Countess Julia Beckendorf squanders millions in five years
Round the Capital reports on Countess Julia Beckendorf once a Washington society favorite who rose from Judy’s maid to mistress of millions. Now in debt, with about $100,000 owed, her wealth passed through sales as auctioneers spoke droning words. Once beloved by ambassadors and senators, she spent freely and regretted nothing.
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Washington
Julia Davidson
John O. Donner
Donners
Elsie
Miss Davidson
Leper to Have Home with His Family in Controversy
District health officials plan to move leper Harry Barry to a home where he may live with his family but under strict isolation. Housing, furniture, and self-sufficiency arrangements are being arranged as federal authority questions loom. Doctors discuss isolating and potential Nastin cures, though Barry doubts the diagnosis and opposes the treatment.
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Barly
Solicitor of the Treasury
North Carolina
Commonwealth
Federal Department
Harry
Woodward
William Fowler
Ting
Barry
White House concert ends in sherry gaffe during Welsh song
A private Welsh choir event at the White House featuring Mrs Roosevelt led to an awkward moment as 26 sherry glasses were offered during the final chorus of Old Black Joe. Most attendees refused, leaving a stunned waiter to withdraw the tray.
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Satan
Presi‘dent
Roosévelt
Sherry
Con- San White House
White House
Harlech
Roosevelt
Mountain Agh Ehoir
Civil War Veteran Returns Pension Funds in Full
Commissioner of pensions, BPASIAN WARN, told President Roosevelt of a Civil War pensioner who surrendered his certificate and enclosed two $500 United States bonds and a $172 draft. The act fully restituted all money received on the pension certificate. The commissioner's name for the veteran remains undisclosed and he did not reveal it to the treasurers of the United States.
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Bpasian Warn
Roosevelt
Iine
United States
Werner
Pension Conscience Case Adjusted and Funds Transferred
A pension case involving a conscience contribution prompted a records examination. The veteran was found fully entitled to the pension and mentally sound. The special examiner concluded sound mind, and the conscience account was closed with bonds and money turned over to miscellaneous receipts of the treasury.
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Tressury Department
Cheap political speech sparks flash of counterfactuals
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment recalls a speaker lauding a governor candidate with a cheap remark. A friend praises the effort, then contemplates how a stronger address, with stats and patriotic symbols, might have swayed voters and secured support for the opposing platform.
Love's Young Dream Cooled in Aged Letters
A Dostian tale portrays a married couple clearing a household of love letters. The husband dismisses the stash as junk while the wife laments the brutal act, prompting a humorous exchange about preserving personal letters and sentiment.
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Hushite
Clarence
Helen
Lippincatt
Baby’s Itching Humor Ended by Cuticura Help
Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana writes that her baby suffered months of itching sores that spread after healing, until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used thrice. The sores healed with no lasting scars and no return, saying the remedies are the best she has tried. Dated July 22, 1907.
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William Geeding
Washington St
Attica
Ind
Not Up to the Record in Chicago School Echoes
A Chicago pupil cites a schoolroom exchange about quiet behavior and shoes, with a seven year old Kenneth debating footwear. The item includes a waverly magazine note and a Philadelphia Bulletin reflection on technology and nature, concluding with a thought on humanity's needs versus nature.
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Chicago
Kenneth
Waverly Magazine
Where His Treasure Was and the Diet Miracle
A reader recounts a grandmother’s recovery from long illness using Grape-Nuts and Postum. The article cites a doctor’s astonishment at her improvement without medicines, attributing her recovery to proper nourishment and the right foods.
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N. Y
Postum
Early Farm Safety Tip On Tongue and Iron Brace
Instructions advise drilling holes in the wagon tongue end and attaching a half inch iron brace on the lower side to align with holes in the tongue irons. This simple modification aims to prevent tongues from dropping when tugs detach or trees break, reducing runaway risk.
Prairie Farmer on neck yoke safety ring design
The Prairie Farmer advocates a neck yoke safety ring with four shoulderons inch ring to pass the neck yoke more easily when the end rests in front. The safety iron catches the ring reliably while allowing easy on and off in normal cases where rings are standard size. They deem this arrangement superior to springs or a loose bolt through the tongue that may bend and cause trouble.
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Saga
Road Drainage on Hills From Agricultural Bulletin
The Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture discusses road design on steep grades, urging gutters and side ditches to prevent washouts. It recommends brick or stone gutter bottoms, frequent field outlets or underground pipes, side ditch sizing, and gradual fall to avert cave-ins.
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Bulletin Department of Agriculture
Making cement brick and seed treatment notes
The article describes making cement bricks using two old molds, a vinegar barrel mixer with a crank, posts, and a barrel hung overhead. It notes bricks were rapid to produce, with a shed 16 by 16 feet built in two days and the bricklayer calling them the best he ever laid. It also covers seed wheat treatment with formalin, using one pint formalin per 40 gallons water to treat 60 bushels, and instructions to sterilize floors, dampen grain, cover piles, and disinfect bags and implements.
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Saya Farm
Oil Dustless Roads Trial Shows Strong Results
Experiments across several states tested applying crude oil to dirt roads to create solid dustless highways. In Kansas tests, heavy oiling in October used about one gallon per square yard, followed by harrowing and rolling. roads stood heavy traffic, resisted frost heave, and remained dust free. Oils costs about one and a half to three cents per gallon, with grading and oiling per mile ranging from $500 to $1,300 depending on distance and labor.
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Kansas
Saga
Gallaéry
Imandy Low Truck From Wagon Front Improvised Farm Vehicle
A Farm Journal description details a makeshift low truck built from a wagon front. A strong pair replaces a longer beam, an iron device forms a crosspiece for a platform, two 15 foot poles extend rearward, holes are bored two feet from the top, and rear wheels of 16 inches diameter ride on an iron axle.
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Farm Journal
Farm Notes on Birds, Feed, and Barn Hygiene
A rustic guidance item offers tips for farm management including protecting birds, feeding strategies for cattle and poultry, fly and mosquito control, stable cleanliness, pruning and spraying for fruit trees, weed control, straw stack handling, and yard cleanliness to convert straw to feed and manure with minimal labor. It emphasizes sunlight, air, and disinfection as cheap essentials.
Saving Cholov Seed for Future Planting
The article urges saving home grown seeds to save money and ensure true varieties. It highlights selecting seed beans from main vines, planting cabbage radishes turnips early for seed, and staking tops to prevent damage. It notes demand for lead in various manufactures and export of tea cheats.
Peruna Tonic Promotes Health Claims and Tablets
An item discusses Peruna tonic and tablets with endorsements and cautions. Attorney R Tharin remarks on anti trust issues while promoting Peruna as a useful tonic. The ad describes tablet forms and claims of restoring strength arising from tinctures and claimed ailments.
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R. Thari
Thirin
Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Disjointed Medical and Trade Terms
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a patient, eye issues, and various business names like Biltaioe N.Y and Writ N W Tide & Bur Co. It references medical attention, child-related products, and terms tied to commerce, but lacks coherent narrative or complete facts for a full summary.
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Spellbinder
Anils Book
Bunker Hill
American Eagle
Wililanen
Love
Cutiura
Pregide
House
Ant
Dublin
Tre Trigh
Qiling
Imandy
Peattit
Injui Duard Bros
Biltaioe N.Y
Uray
Time
Ture & Hides
Tide & Bur Co
Winslow's
Boathtie
Softens
Mil
AR Nei
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