Bealed Proposals for Water Tube Steam Boiler Installation
Proposals will be received at the Mountain Branch treasurer's office until 1 o'clock on June 8, 1808 for labor and materials to install one Water Tube Steam Boiler in the Mountain Branch Power House. Specifications, proposal copies, and details available from Paul I. Divine. Also contains an unrelated advertisement urging self-help housing and landlord financing.
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Mountain Branch
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Paul i Divine
M. Dov
National Sulkers
Tenn
N. HU. V.S
Hhaiik
Paul 1. Divine
Buchson's Arnica Salve The Best Salve in The Worlds
Arnica salve from Buchson claims top quality among remedies. The ad asserts powerful healing for skin issues and sporty scrapes. Product promotes natural ingredients and broad effectiveness.
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Buchson
Fragmented May 2 109 regional route listing and notes
A fragmented OCR style record lists routes and distances between towns in Tennessee. It mentions Port Blackmore Johnson City Kingsport and other locales, with various numbers and times. The fragment ends with a mention of Johnson City Tennessee and a person named Manuzer.
Millionaires Falsify Checks for Customs Duty Cash Required
Wealthy arrivals from Europe faced with paying duties on imported personal effects see their certified checks rejected. Yachting millionaire C Oliver Iselin paid $2000 in cash after officials refused a check. Barney Biglin lent $1750 to settle the bill, underscoring that the government insists on real currency for duties despite wealthy objections.
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Vanderbilt
Autor
Morgan
Rakefeller
Gould
Sam
Europe
C. Oliver Iselin
England
Iselin
Wiliams
Custom House
Barney" Bigiin
Honaire
Bigiin
The Dangerous Life of Shipwreck Wreckers
The piece chronicles wreckers who risk storms and freezing seas to rescue cargo and crew. It notes many die yearly, while others lose limbs, suffer amputations, or perish after hours of exposure, highlighting the perilous calling.
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Narrows
Capes
Appleton’s
Dusts the Tomb of Napoleon The Emperor's orderly dusts his tomb
A Paris insurance manager is honored with the Legion of Honor. An old soldier employed to open doors declares he is Napoleon's orderly, dusting the tomb of the emperor who has been dead for some time.
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Paris
Legion of Honor
Ofice
the Invalides
Orerly
Tam
Te Bald
Napoleon
Year in College Offer Promises Cash for Enlistment
A text promising a year’s college in exchange for £250 cash or service, stating it can be earned by any applicant. The plan claims no interference with other work and lets the student choose the institution. Details are incomplete and unclear.
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Sunny Brook
Eneral
Om Chattanooge
Country Life Lures With Sky and Seasons
A Philadelphia Record piece cites a New Century club member praising country living in Chelton hills. She notes year round beauty, sunsets, starlit skies, and nature’s weather signs, contrasting city glare and winter dreariness with suburban countryside charm.
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New Century Club
Philadelphia Record
Chelton Hills
Mont City
Humorous Minnesota man recalls failed railcar trunk caper
J Adam Bede recalls a carpet firm friend who tried to save money by shifting trunks onto a fellow passenger. The traveler claimed to be going to Chicago and offered a trunks' extra fare to be checked, only to reveal he was the conductor. The anecdote finishes with light social quips about marriage and money making in the Cleveland Leader style.
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J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bede
Chicago
Ory
Sim
Friend
Sam
Southern Railway Daily Trains Schedule Overview
The schedule shows daily trains from Knoxville with connections to Cincinnati, Louisville, St Louis and Chicago. Routes include Memphis St Louis Cincinnati links with one car change at union depots and Western-line connections. Tickets offered at low rates. check with Southern Railway agents for rates maps and information. Names listed include C H Rickert W P M Washington D C, W Taylor GP A Washington, J I Merk DP A Knoxville, S H Hanowher PTM Chattanooga, and A Beisporen GP A.
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Bristol
Stohnson City
Jonesboro
Lidéam
Greenavillel Sium
Morristowns
Knoxville
Chattanya
Memphis
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Rifam
Loutaville
Siam
Louis
Western
Union
C. H. Rckert
Washington, D
W. . Taynor
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Merk
Town
H. Hanowher
Washington, D. C. C
A. Bexsporen
Chattanooga, Tenn
Fearful Punishment Fails to Deter Perjury in San Francisco Trial
Column recounts a prosecutor's remark that perjury is the era's greatest crime and notes historical lore of mortal sins and dire punishments. It compares seventeenth century fears to modern attitudes, arguing moral motives drive truthfulness for practical reasons.
Pseudonyms of Women Writers Revealed Through Lineage
An article traces why writers used pen names such as George Eliot and Lucas Malet. It details Miss Gregg choosing Sydney and Mary Chavelita Golding Bright adopting George Egerton, tied to family names and personal reasons to avoid reputational ties to others.
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George Eliot
Mre Harriton
Lucas Malet
Miss Gregg
Byd Jmey
C. Grier
Sydney
Grier
Shetland
Harrison
George Egerton
Mary Chavelita Golding-Bright
Isabel George Bynon
George Bynon
Bynon
Egerton
Mary Ann Evans
George Blot
Eliot
Aes
Such Is Fame From Kansas to Philadelphia A Yarn About Depew
A young Kansas engineer returns to Philadelphia with a tale from a rural village beyond the Ozark ridge where a casual talk at a crossroads store about Chauncey M Depew sparks an elderly man’s doubt and speculation and recalls no such figure in the area.
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Kansas
Philadelphia
Lide Crossroads
Ozark Ridge
Chauncey M. Depew
Questioning suffragists ends in comic reply at meeting
Mrs. Borrmann Wells spoke at a suffrage meeting where a man asked several questions and received prompt replies. His last query about marriage was met with a punch line pointing to Mr. Wells standing beside the platform as the serious objection.
The Precise Scientist Tale From a Philadelphia Dinner
A Philadelphia opera opening dinner features a precise scientist who insists on proven facts. He challenges casual chatter, asking why one speaks of unknowns, then remarks that an old fool outpaces youths. A quip about a “No. 1 fool” and a young woman ending with a proverb closes the anecdote.
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Gov. Stuart
Philadelphia
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