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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
6
James Schreiber details how the U S immigration system works at Ellis Island with a focus on shifting origins. He notes the long history of immigration, the melting pot concept, and the predominance of Southern European arrivals in recent decades.
An article lists immigrant arrivals by country for the year ending June 30 1911 with totals for regions such as Austria Hungary Germany and Italy. It describes island detention practices at Ellis Island including medical exams, tagging, and possible deportation, and notes hardships for families separated by health checks.
A humorous tale credits Alexander Hamilton with establishing turkey as America's Thanksgiving staple. A banquet lacked a turkey, Hamilton urged debate on turkeyless feasts, and his defense led to roasting four dozen turkeys and a resolution urging all citizens to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
The poem expresses a longing to escape urban life and wealth driven toil. The speaker yearns for simple joys, rest by a stream, and time to appreciate nature and God, away from engines, chimneys, and the chase for money.
A nineteen year old narrator recalls overheard insults from Kate Harker and Marion Drowne about him being a gawk and knowing things He seeks money and confidence and returns to his birthplace to confront love Marion bears the blame and finally consents to marriage after a year of waiting as he seeks apology
A compilation of brief, comic dialogue excerpts and captions from various newspapers. The pieces include staged banter about a man dropping twenty stories, a judge’s remark on a magazine illustration, and assorted quips from the Washington Star, Los Angeles Express, Houston Post, and others.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a quarrel and a request to return a lock given in childhood. The tone suggests a personal grievance and a lingering dispute about custody or possession linked to a past incident.
Reading a playful exchange in the St. Louis Dispatch where Smither asks what Billy Hasdatt is doing. The reply from Binks notes Billy is working to fund his way through college.
Fragmentary notes allege a local figure named Pape owns stock and has long political ties while suggesting public scrutiny of local officials and private interests. The text is unclear and reads as a garbled draft.
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