Unique parade on stick horses at the fair
The opening night featured a standout stick horse parade with about sixty children in original costumes. Miss Cora Lee Jacobs directed the event, training the young participants to perform with careful precision. Prizes honored Martha Washington and George Washington representations, gold dust twins, and several other character entries amid lively applause.
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Misa Cora Lee Jacobe
Geo
Washington
Floral Hall
Golddust Twins
George
Martha Washington
Tige
Podhdhontas
Cora Lee Jacobs
Messrs. Jones
Chicago
Barnes
Knoxville
Pillow
Arkansas
Frances Alcorn
Edwin Turner
George Washington
Isabel and
Theo Vaughn
Eugenia Jackson
Myrtle Alcorn
Netherlands
Notgrass
Santa Claus
Barret Shelton
Louise Dorch
Puck
Kate Greenaway
Robert Lee Vaughn
Pauline, Elam
Ernest Farrell
Catherine Hastings
Queen Hearts
Albert Siddney Page
Mildred Brant
Poppy
Mary Harris
Hartwell Hagey
Columbia
Paul Stanley
Pocahontas
Archeleus Hughes
Mery Tucker
James Nichols
Cieg Boaz
John Wesley Finney
Marguerite Marmon
Hugenia Cook
Brownie Owen
Voss and
Jackson
Railen Douglass Everett
D Jesse Ellington
Dorothy Dainty
Lucile Owen
Yokley
Mother Goone
A.B. Myrtle
Alcorn
Nonsense Names Splash Across Probable OCR Lineup
A string of odd pairings and misread names appears to mix people and possible nicknames such as Polly Clown and Little Bee Peep with affiliations like Gold Dust Twins and Western Girl. The readable content resembles garbled OCR of a theater or parade style roster.
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Alleberet
Gondor Adkteron
Polly
Rubble Powell
Custer Armstrong
Boy Bilge
Isabel Aughs
Thee Vaughe
Roberta Pry
Louise Robert
Journey
Jstk
Buever
Mary Jane
Tige
George McGaw
Mary Collins
Parmer and
Pairy
Marica Sets Fast Record in 2 ̈0 Trot Straight Heats
Marica finishes the two thirty trot in straight heats without difficulty to claim a new record.
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Marica
Princess Evelyn Wins Pace At East Mare Meet
Princess Evelyn by Norwood Hambletonian wins the two year old pace heat in 2:20 at East Mare, three seconds ahead of Bessie Gentry by John R. Gentry. The program featured fast times, new records, and additional events including Wild West Show acts and a half mile dash by Swain show members.
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Tuseday
Princess Evelyn
Hambletonion
al Stanley
Winchester
Marica
Smith Thomas
Game Mate
Mariea
Adbine
Thomas
Lazette
Ashland Wilkes
Whitehead
Teeee
Greyhound
Boltecrat
Stiles
Dr. Hatch
Branch
Sarah
Alto Leyburn
Gallagher
Norwood Hambletonian
Ewing
Bessie Gentry
John R. Gentry
J. Thomas
Steees
Kenneddy
W. IL Swain
Letter Praises Dr Roskind Glasses From Columbia Tenn
A reader from Columbia Tennessee writes to Dr H G Roskind praising the glasses fitted for his daughter and himself. He notes relief from severe headaches and other head problems since using the glasses and urges others to seek his help, saying previous glasses were less effective and more costly.
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D. L. Short
A New York City Dilemma And a Clergyman’s Charity
A young New York cleric visiting parishioners finds a starving family of five with a baby. After giving $5, he and others raise $25. The mother defends buying a baby carriage and coffee, saying they needed them for daily life. Appleton's Magazine reports the case as a morality vignette.
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New York City
Appleton’s
Soldiers and Courage in Battle Observations
The article notes soldiers confess that shouting and noise prevent nerves from breaking. It acknowledges inevitable cowardice but says it is quickly overcome as fighting continues despite danger. It credits bands and martial music with boosting morale and saving campaigns.
Smoothing It Over Irate Individual Feuds Over Gossip
An irate man confronts accusations of spreading rumors while the other party denies the claims. The exchange shifts to a defense of habit and public treatment, ending with a resigned acknowledgment of the narrator’s temper. The Chicago Tribune frame emphasizes a quarrel sparked by village chatter.
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Chicaro Tribune
Fun Missed In Air Traveling
A playful clipping contrasts balloon speed with the dullness of common passage. The author jokes that fast travel loses sight of telegraph poles and police onlookers, preferring speed that outpaces still scenes. The piece weaves humorous dialogue about ambition, a diamond on the finger, and a teacher’s sly encouragement.
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Boston Advertiser
A Truly Good Man Brightened A Quiet Life
A brief obituary note from Boston lauds a modest and timid man who faced life’s shoals with quiet strength, keeping to his duties and preparing others for hardship despite his own frailties.
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Boston
Brave Girl Heroic Conduct Saves Nine in Sound Explosion
Eight people escaped death when a forty foot launch exploded near Davenport's Neck Fort Slocum. Miss Elsie Heuel, seventeen, aided by her father’s butler Arthur Jeffries and U S soldiers, rescued the passengers and carried them to the Heuel home turned hospital. Mrs Heuel and her daughter helped tend the injured as shock and fright subsided.
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Davenport's Neck
Fort Slocum
John B. Hasslocher
New York
George B. Thret
Hasslocher
Emil Heuel
Arthur Jeffries
United States
Dr. Heuel
Mrs. Heuel
Elsie
New York World
Miss Heue
R. L. McKinney
G. O. P. Majority Cut In Twain In Maine Vote
Four hundred towns and plants outside Portland and Bangor report Fernald Republican 68,852 to Gardner Democrat 62,661, with 1904 figures for Cobb 61,884 and Davis 40,519. Statewide Republican plurality likely about 8,000 and indications show four Republican congressmen elected. Subscribe for The Herald.
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Portland
Bangor
Fernald
Gardner
Cobb
Davis
Congress
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Bes
Gentry
Flem Thomas
Haury County
Bridge Fund
Pd. Co
Amt
Errors & Insolvescles
Lang
Wis
Ant. Com
Canal Highway Fund
Amt. Wa
Patreseeeses
Ieee
Amt, Wts. & Int. Pd. Co
Rev. Rec'd. Co
Amt. Com
Bal.oph
Amt. Wts
Auta
St. Rev. Pol
Columbia, Tenn
H. W. Thomas
Tennessee
Frem Thomas
Maury Courty
Maury
Met
Jonal
H.W. Thomas
DR. Roskind
H. G. Roskind
Washington Star
Johnnle
Johonie
Tinea
Twain
Maine
The
Herald
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