New York Magnet: The Allure That Shaped a City
Captain MacManus and a young superintendent recall New York of 1912 and 1963, the New York bug drawing crowds to Broadway and Coney Island. They describe a city where five million people lived, loved the lights, and chased a dream of being a real New Yorker amid a vast aerial era.
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New York
New New York
Martin MacManus
Manhattan Island
Durang
MacManus
Meeman
Charley
Ell Artis
Greenland
Broadway
Wireight End
Barrow
Coney Island
United States
Kalamazoo
Africa
Michigan
Munele Ind
London
America
Duke of Connaught
New York City
Captain MacManus
W. G. Chapman
One Boy's Brilliant Idea In 1830 Harvesting Invention
A Saint Nicholas excerpt recounts Obed Hussey of Ohio solving a major problem in his reaping machine by adopting a pair of sawtoothed blades inspired by scissors. A boy suggested the design, leading to a rapid one week perfection of a cutting mechanism that became foundational for modern harvesters and transformed farming globally.
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Obed Hussey
Ohio
Hussey
Saint Nicholas
Birth anniversary of Father Francie J Berra celebrated in San Francisco
The two hundredth anniversary of Father Francie J Berra founder of Sam Francisco will be celebrated in San Francisco and nationwide on November 24. Serra, a Franciscan born November 24 1713 on Majorca, labored among Indians in Sierra Gorda and Lower California. He joined Galvez in an expedition to California where a mission at San Diego was established. On June 7 176_, during the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Serra and three priests founded a mission at the present site of San Francisco. He died August 19 1764 at seventy.
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Francie J Berra
Sam Francisco
Father Serra
Majoresa
Mediterranean
Mexico
Montezumas
Sierra Gorda
Lower
California
Denounce Fake Cures Urged by Tuberculosis Campaign
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will urge U S clergy to denounce fake consumption cures from their pulpits. It cites millions spent by church members on such remedies and will send literature detailing methods to clergymen upon request at 106 East Twenty second Street New York City.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States
New York City
Prophesied Flood Doom Foretold by Pam Ema Clergy
Fragmentary report notes Sanches and Balive of Pam ema predicting another flood and Noahic judgment. The prophecy warns of humanity's destruction as a sign of divine anger, with unclear details and garbled references to events.
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Sanches
Balive
Pamema
Late Market Quotations for Hides and Livestock Prices
Market notes list varied prices for beet steers, cows, and feeders with pulp and hay feeding, plus stocker and feeder classes. Colorado and Nebraska upland prices per ton and feed grains are cited, including Timothy and Alfalfa, with regional values from Denver and local valleys.
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Corte
Eid
F. O
Denver
Ecarland
Denver Jobbers
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
South Park
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
Markets Report Mixed in Lead and Spelter Sections
Lead and spelter prices shown for New York London and St Louis with small declines and quiet trading. The data lists Led 4.19 in New York 4.20 in London and Spelter around 5.90 in London and 5.1 in St Louis with minor percentage changes.
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New York
Quiet
London
Spelter
St. Louia
Dull
Poultry Prices and Marks From Chicago Market Brief
Fragmentary market notes from Chicago list poultry prices and small goods like 12 4 at mark and 13 cents for smaller items. The text shows pricing marks and product labels but is incomplete.
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Chicago
Towla
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Listing
A fragmented slate of grain and provision prices includes No 2 Northern No 3 corn white yellow and white soy listings with bid and dealer notations. The text reads as an OCR snippet showing price figures such as 11.76 and 4.60 with various No grades and color descriptors, lacking complete data.
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Chicago
Omaha Live Stock Quotes From Local Market
Quotations show cattle and dairy items with mixed prices and volumes. Reader notes suggest live stock activity including native steers and cows, with prices around five dollars per unit and varied bulk sales.
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Omaha
Bethas
Woman Shot in Home as Dueling Deaths Shake Wyoming County
In Diamondville Wyoming a man John Sera mortally wounds John Steffania and fatally stabs Mrs Steffania after a dispute over contracts and a garnishment. Steffania fights back with a fourteen inch knife, Sera is saved from a lynch mob by the sheriff and deputies. The incident unfolds at the Steffania home as tensions flare.
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Western Nowepawer Union Sows Service
Kemmerer
Jentowsy
Kate
Diamondville
John Sera
John Steffania
Bia
Steffania
Bera
Sera
Mra
Steffanias
Wife-Slayer Pleads Accidental Killing in Sheridan
William Hawkins defense claims a self inflicted reaction to a gun wound made him temporarily kind and mentally irresponsible. He allegedly killed his wife during a struggle with Dare and Lockwood’s assailants while defending himself. The trial featured a completed jury with extensive voir dire. Hawkins’s nine year old daughter Jack Dove testified she awoke to shots and saw her father shoot her mother.
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Sheridan
Wiliam Hawkins
Hawkins
Dare
Lockwood
Jack Dove
Trial of George Edwards for Ott murder at Douglas
The murder case against George Edwards moved to the Misteret Court in Douglas County. Judge Winter presides as Edwards seeks a fair trial after a change of venue from Natrona County where the killing occurred.
Reward Offered for Arrest in County Attempted Assassination
Campbell County commissioners memorialized the Wyoming governor to offer a $50 reward for the arrest of the person who recently attempted to assassinate Elwood Anderson, county prosecuting attorney. The reward will be offered at Alice.
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Cheyenne
Campbell County
Wyoming
Carey Heads to Europe as Houx Takes Gubernatorial Power
Governor Carey departs Cheyenne for Europe with his daughter in law Mrs Robert D Carey and Careyhurat. He plans a two month absence while Secretary of State Frank N Houx assumes gubernatorial powers.
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Cheyenne
J. M Carey
Europe
Mra
Robert D. Carey
Careyhurat
Frank N. Houx
Wilkinson Funeral at Pine Bluffs for Wyoming Land Owner
The funeral of John Wilkinson, a major land owner in Wyoming and Nebraska, was held at his home in Pine Bluffs. His estate is estimated at $600,000.
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Cheyenne
John Wilkinson
Wyoming
Nebraska
Pine Bluffs
Wilson appoints land office officials at Evanston
President Wilson names Alex Niahi of Evanston Wyoming as Register of the land office and James P. Folger of Kemmerer as receiver of public moieties at Evanston. Charles K. Yeoman of Newcastle is assigned at Sundance.
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Wilson
Land Office
Evanston
Register of Land Office
Alex Niahi
Freceivers
James P. Folger
Kemmerer
Charles K. Yeoman
Newcastle
Sundance
Riley Kane Dies at Bath Ranch in Mysterious Death
A man named Riley Kane, age uncertain though at least ten, died at the Bath ranch owned by Robert A. Bath. The incident occurred on the ranch property and raises questions about his death. Authorities are expected to investigate to determine the cause and any contributing factors.
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Shell
Riley Kane
Robert A. Bath
Oil Field Abandoned as Company Moves to Moorcroft Well
Upton The American Oil Company abandoned Ol Field after spending 26000 dollars probing the locality. It is shifting its prospecting equipment to Moorcroft Held where a spouting well was brought in recently.
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Upton
American Oil Company
Moorcroft
Aged Tive Band Divorce Case Reported
A divorce case involves Qheyeone Heery Swish and Olga Wurst with desertion cited as the ground. The matter centers on marital breakdown after sixteen weeks of separation.
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Qheyeone
Heery Swish
Olga Wurst
First Days of Photography and Its Social Shock
The excerpt contrasts early photography with painting, noting the panic among painters at photography’s rise. It cites a 1899 claim that a mirror would imprint a true, lasting portrait and quotes comments on Daguerre’s pension and the traveler needing Daguerre’s apparatus to fix impressions without others.
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Monitenr Universel
M. Daguerre
Annie-Nathan Meyer
Atlantic
Underling Bjinks Encounters Shifting Boss Mood
In a real estate office, Bjinks struggles with poor returns as the boss worries. On Wednesday Ajinka greets the boss with Christmas wishes and is told the sentiment depends on him. The next morning the boss is in a better mood and wishes a New Year.
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Bjinks
Ajinka
Hijinks
Ajinks
Ajriks
Scalp Trouble Ends After Cuticura Therapy
F J Busher of Elyria Ohio reports ten years of scalp itching scales and hair loss ending with two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment use. He describes washing twice daily and applying the ointment to clear the scalp. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with a 32 page Skin Book.
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Harrison St
Elyria
Ohio
F. J. Busher
Peatcard
Cutleura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Twiggs worries income from business may lag tax joke
Looking Forward. Griggs says continuing current management will delay a comfortable income. Twiggs replies that income tax may be abolished by then, a remark cited by the Springfield Union.
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Griggs
Twiggs
Springfeld Union
Castoria Ad Promoted as Safe Remedy for Infants
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, reliable remedy for infants and children. It claims the product has been in use for over 30 years and urges caregivers to examine it carefully and ensure the signature appears on packaging.
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Castoila
Fletcher
Local Sayings Stir Outcry From Ady Laundress Ad
A fragmentary note voices a man’s claim that when he decides to act he follows through while praising his wife for decisive influence. The garbled lines mention a laundress and grocers named Ady, hinting at a rural household dynamic and shop talk.
Mayor Endorses Feruna For Cold Relief In Family Use
Washington Georgia mayor reiterates support for Feruna as an effective cold remedy and tonic based on personal family experience. He notes Peruna’s indispensability, urges all families to keep it on hand, and mentions a free 1914 Peruna almanac offer via Peruna Co Columbus Ohio.
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Washington
Georgia
Feruna
Peruna Ca
Columbus
Ohio
Moore Wee
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