Demand for a Bride Tall enough to Suit Giant Ag us Barth
Ag us Barth of Brooklyn seeks a wife at least six feet seven inches tall. He has traveled extensively, missing several candidates due to height disparities. A seven-foot wife was found via Miss Rosa Wedsted, but the match failed as Barth fled before the interview. He remains wealthy, with lands in Bronx, Jersey, Plainfield, and Riverhead, planning to marry a tall partner who can share life with his oversized frame.
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Agus Barth
Brooklyn
Tam
Mr. Barth
Rudyard Kip- Ung
New York
Barth
America
George Auger
Col. Auger
Bronx
Jersey
Plainfield
Riverhead
L. I
Chicago
London
Scotland
Ireland
France
Anci
England
Peebles
Anoka
Minn
Henry Pehling
Roundlake
Fig
May &Finity
Fingat
Hurth
Deer In Dry Goods Store Startled Winsted Crowd
Two native deer buttressed by a herd of ten roamed into Winsted's Main Street district near Highland Lake. The two does leapt through John J. Mycock’s plate glass window, one healing after the escape as the herd fled. Glass damage tallies fifty six hundredths inch thick and sixty five dollars. Two witnesses, Mrs M B Hall and William Sullivan, saw the spectacle near Main and Lake streets. The state may seek reimbursement for the losses.
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Winsted
Conn
Wakefield Boulevard
Highland Lake
John 8
Mycock
Main Street
Mad River
Highland
M. B. Hall
William Sullivag
Main
Lake Streets
Copper Boiler Melted Into Coins at Calcutta Mint
A 19th century copper boiler found at the Calcutta mint was melted down into copper coins after note that copper use in electrical machinery has raised metal prices. The boiler, dating from the first half of the 1800s, was valued higher as metal than as a finished article.
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Calcutta
Senator Clark of Montana to Leave Senate March 1918
Washington reports Senator Clark plans to resign from the United States Senate on March 3, 1918. The Montana Democrat, once wealthy with an estimated income of 1,000,000 annually, failed to win social or legislative favor in Washington and earned the nickname “Mr Tightwad.” He rarely entertained lavishly, spoke little in debates, and is noted for his striking hair and distinctive beard rather than oratory.
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Washington
Clark
Montana
United States Senate
Democrats
Senate
Republicans
Croesus
Helight
West
Senator Clark
Tightwad
Thomas Walsh
Colorado
Mark Smith
Arizona
President Roosevelts Double Disturbing Lookalike Bar Keeper
In Washington a bartender named Theodora G. Stoner draws crowds because his similar build and resemblance to President Roosevelt irritates him. He recalls first noticing the likeness while viewing photographs, mistaken for the president, and notes adopting the president style to emphasize the similarity.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mr. McKinley
Washington
Theodora G. Stoner
White House
Stoner
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Camel raising proposed in United States by agriculture experts
Experts from the Bureau of Animal Industry propose introducing camels to the Rocky Mountain region and Southwest territories to build a camel industry, produce camel hair worth about 32 million dollars annually, and explore breeding alpacas and Persian sheep, with historical ties to 19th century camel experiments for military transport.
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United States
Rocky Mountain States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Great Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Jefferson Davis
Great American Desert
Davis
Ageria
Arabia
Rio Grande
Pecos
T* Yarid
Peru
Bolivia
Roller Rink Jape Delights Diplomats and Attaches
A winter f ad of roller skating sweeps a diplomatic crowd as Chinese officials and other embassy staff join in. A secretary’s hesitant start and later graceful spins spark humor, with amused peers noting the unexpected skill and cultural mix at the rink.
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August Barth
Uvon
Toledo
Pauline
Hea
MaePherson
Col. Ferrar
Shilds
August Bren
Che
Yandsome Glent
Connecticut
Bossip
Regatt
Amer
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