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Civilize Em With A Krag Violence and vigilantism in crime limits
A critique of crime fighting in the United States argues for violent frontier style action to swiftly remove dangerous gunmen. It contrasts New York and Cicero shootouts with old Western vigilante justice, condemning modern leniency toward criminals and urging decisive extrajudicial measures.
Delaney Fight Promises Strong Card This Week
Local boxing note promotes Jack Delaney's upcoming bout, comparing Friday the 16th to Thursday the lath and promising a strong showdown with the left hand in tonight's event.
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Subpoena Bill Aims to Bring Dodging Witnesses Home
Last session Congress passed a bill allowing U S subpoenas through American consuls abroad to compel prominent witnesses avoiding the lie detector in oil scandal cases. If they fail to return, courts may seize up to 100000 dollars in U S property per person. The piece condemns executives who fled to Africa Europe and Canada rather than testify, calling it a disgraceful episode of big business.
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Scoundrel Observes Flag-Waving Gentlemen in Spare Moments
A fragment notes the phrase scoundrel may observe gentlemen who, in spare moments, engage in flag-waving. The text hints at social judgment and casual criticism of public display without clear context or names.
France and the colonies through Henry Allen view on debt impact
General Henry Allen argues that American memory overstates France’s role in the revolution while minimizing the broader France England conflict. He notes Washington’s return to lead American forces and France’s later Mexico ties, crediting French experience in colonial warfare to American success. He suggests France may counterclaim for similar credit.
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Flimsy Fire Dangers At Summer Resorts Careers Spark Alarming Losses
The Catskill mountains resort at Tannersville N Y burned with 18 lives lost following another summer resort fire that killed nine. The piece condemns flimsy construction and weak water systems in older hotels, urging safer designs, proper fire escapes, and better fire protection to prevent future tragedies.
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Glebe House at Woodbury A Restored Historic Home
In Woodbury's Glebe House a caretaker guides visitors through a dwelling rich in history. Rainy town scene contrasts with an old property noted for its cross motifs, panelled doors, and a front room with a functioning fireplace. The keeper spoke of the house’s living history and its unseen past.
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Origin of burning the candle at both ends tale
The passage discusses how the phrase arose from rush holders used to light both ends before candles existed, then shifts to a narrative about the Glebe House in Connecticut. It describes architectural details, a secret passage linked to a Revolutionary era clergyman, and the house as birth place of American episcopacy, noting its historic church ties and atmospheric rain on the roof.
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Connecticut's Playground at Hammonasset Beach Draws Big Crowds
Ansonia Sentinel reports 9200 cars counted at Hammonasset Beach on Sunday, estimating no fewer than 50 000 people including those from trolley cars and buses. Bathers came from Madison and other towns, with campers along the edge of the crowd, creating an impressive cosmopolitan scene. The beach is a free, well managed park resource supporting Connecticut's park department through revenue and recreation.
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Sentence Sermons on Value of Experience and Faith
The speaker urges valuing experience over enthusiasm and notes much of value is not cash grounded. It argues that aiding sinners can be more rewarding than condemning saints, and cautions against beliefs that success excludes or harms children. Friendship of God is often needed.
WHY THE FRENCH VETERANS MARCHED TO WASHINGTON
French war veterans led by the maimed and blind marched to the Washington statue in Paris to protest debt settlement terms. The piece explains French views on preferential treatment, shared sacrifice, and a long history of US France friendship influencing opinions on debt and alliance. The essay cites General Alen and argues for pooling blood and treasure while noting that Senate ratification and unprovoked German aggression concerns shaped attitudes.
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Living to Be a Hundred Says Dr Frank Cra
The piece cites Dr Frank Cra Captain Robert Dollar and others discussing longevity. It notes retirement, health, and chance affecting lifespan, contrasting ages from sixty one to one hundred two. It argues the average lifetime has risen and that healthy old age is attainable, while extreme longevity also hinges on luck.
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Dollar Steamship Company
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United States
Political pointers at council table show delicate praiseology
Tax Attorney Kelly and Deputy Judge Buckley lead a display of political praise at the mayor's table. The piece notes shifts in rhetoric between past and present battles, references to Corneil, Anderson, Ed and Bill, and mentions water funds and unappropriated revenue. Gus Leyserty explains the term while Bill Ard avoids the mayoral beat ride. The narration hints at a payoff for water funding and a pending electrical license action.
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John Corneil
Frank Anderson
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The Prisoners Faces A Grim Road From Freedom To Jail
The piece portrays prisoners enduring a harsh fate behind bars and warns of two paths to wealth and crime. It contrasts the hopeful, playful past with a stern police reach and the lure of the quick route to riches. It notes signs warning against the downward road and the new life of workers in banks.
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Sigarth
Fragmented OCR note on habits and regional imagery
The readable text hints at daily routines and weather or regional imagery with references to a pitcher and stenographs. It mentions preparations two days before an action, and a region where milk appears yellow atop blue. The fragmentary style leaves several uncertain details.
Imaginative Development and Biblical Canon Reflections
The Rev Dr S S Parke answers reader questions on imagination building for young preachers and on God as Spirit. He discusses imagination as fueled by actual experience, outlines the personal nature of God, and reviews how the Bible was canonized through early councils up to the fourth century.
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Yellow Mill Pond Bridge Proposal Across Cedar Creek
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Market Analysis Minutes Report Unclear Text
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss market conditions analysis by a U S body and references to department council and cost tone. The readable items include mentions of minutes and a report, with no clear outcomes or entities fully captured.
Maude and Joe Miss Advee Gad Mt
Maude and Joe share a curious exchange about a plan and friendship. Their dialogue hints at longing and growing feelings as they discuss a possible future together.
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Myer
Kathryn Gipple to Wed Local Doctor
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Benjamin J Gipple of Siden New York that their daughter Kathyn Gipple will marry Nicholas DeWitt of the University club and 340 Myris avenue. Gipple a Harvard graduate studied in Toulouse France and is connected with Mrs Mabel Osgood Wright of Fairfield.
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Benjamin J. Gipple
Siden N.Y
Kathin Lointa
Nicholas DeWitt
University Club
Myris Avenue
Hs. Gipple
Vinna College
Toulouse Unterdiay
France
Mabel Osgood Wright
Oiknoven
Fairfield
Weather summary for Hussern and surrounding regions
Weather notes for Hussern New York and nearby areas show fair and warmer conditions with possible local thundershowers in the north portion. New England expected rain then clearing and warming by Friday. Atlantic coast forecast for fair skies and rising temperatures. A disturbance from the south moves northeast, bringing showers to the Midwest and Northeast, with temperatures rising over the next two days.
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Almanac Style Weather Note for Telegram Era
Fragmented text presents an almanac style weather note with unclear date and location. It hints at daily temperature patterns and mentions Wales and New England in a vintage telegram tone. Readable elements are sparse, but the piece conveys a climate snapshot.
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