Journeys of an Immigrant Passenger Aboard a Steerage
A first person account describes steerage conditions on a voyage to New York, detailing meals, washing arrangements, berths, and the crowded, rough crossing. Passengers endure limited comfort, with the ship doctor earning affection for his constant availability, while vaccination checks and customs inspections precede arrival. The tale ends with arrivals in New York and the uncertainty of onward docking.
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Emikrante
Staerage
Traunot
New York
Rome
Aingle
Wessel
Englam
York
Weng
Golden Age of Childhood and Truth in Atlantic Essay
Louisa McCrady argues in Atlantic that true childhood freedom contrasts with war scarred and overworked youth. The piece laments adults’ artificial age norms and celebrates authentic play unfettered by external pressures.
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Londerland
Kenneth Grehallo
Pater
Grahame
Barrie Neve
Vany
Louisa McCrady
Atlantic
A Trifle Misleading and Widowhood Attitudes
A fragmented obituary note discusses Lucy Reaver and Winans, with remarks about Mrs William Golsan and Mae in late life. It hints at social attitudes during wartime widowhood and lingering memories, but details are unclear and partially garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren Lucy Reaver
Winans
Kaan
William Golsan
Mae
Kilcom
Untitled Fragments from a Stumbling Narrative
A collection of garbled passages recounting private memories and social judgments. The text touches on a widow’s letters, a friend’s defense of memory, and reflections on sly foxes and chicken holes. It weaves in a temperance lecturer anecdote and a classroom reading mishap with racial terms.
Dodging His Friends Advertisement in Colonial Paper
A fragment from an English colonial advertisement shows James Baveail announcing he starts his own business venture, a restaurant, and asks friends to support him by visiting and giving him a chance. The notice reflects early entrepreneurial efforts and social ties in colonial commerce.
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Jame Baveail
Rmataurant
Cheap Jag Be Was Intoxicated Yelln Ver Bens G
Fragmentary OCR note from the Pittsburgh Proms hints at a chaotic scene with drunken behavior and unclear outcomes. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable in the readable text.
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Wilist
A Doubter Lite Helen A4 The Minister Told We Today
In a fragmentary Detroit Free Press notice a minister claims a divine gift to a person. A child or relative insists someone is lying while an auntie voice is heard about a court decision. The text is unclear and presents conflicting voices.
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Helen
Auntie
Watson
Detroit
Grounded Talk on Marty Hat and Family Inquiry
Fragmentary dialogue references Marty Hat and a family query about touching on pinkies. The exchange suggests a joking or coded request for a text dance and mentions an erotic racial stereotype. No coherent event or dates are clear.
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Billa
Nfl
de Ferro
Louie Globe
Willian
Abe
Pas
Carolene Pone
Lucy Eide
William
Caid
Simarily
Manter Reynard
King Pearson
Buffalo
Wechis
M. Clalhuy
Meyerdale
Minnick
Mar
Continental Building Savings and Loan Association
National Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance Company
Fourth Street
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Room
Lewis Lumber CO
J. L. Voelker
E. B. Keller & Go
Coeur d’Alene
Coeur
D'Alene
Arnold, Olson & Davig Brown Table Supply
Coe & Aa Tea Co
Pourth Street
Vasn
Unm
Arthur W. Haley
Idaho Mercantile Co
C.K. Lelthe
Nelson Bros. & Co
A. L. Voelker
Portland
Seattle
Oakes
Spokane
Coeur d’Alene, Hia
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