Quartet of Prized Southern California Land Plums For Sale
Four properties offered with long frontage and mountain views: 4.68 acres at Palm avenue and 14th street priced at 1170 dollars total, 14 cash. 2.43 acres grape land at a townsite corner for 218.70 with 55 dollar down. 20 acres foothill ranch with springs at 50 per acre. 7.36 acres apple land in Beaumont near the depot with 145 cash. First come first served as offers are subject to prior sale.
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Villa Ranch
Palm Avenue
14Th Street
Palm Boulevard
California
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Riverside
Redlands
Beaumont
Beaumont Independence Drive Promotes Southern California Ranch Hope
Promoters urge readers to invest in Beaumont, toutting fertile soil, abundant water, and a booming city on the Southern Pacific line. Claims include rapid growth, 600 homeseekers, 63 buildings in 90 days, and $80,000 in new business as proof of progress. Free lectures, round trips Los Angeles to Beaumont, and Sunday Thursday home-seekers tours are offered to attract buyers and investors.
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Beaumont
Dollara
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Riverside
Redlands
South Broadway
Edinburg
Sands
Dolgeville
Alhambra
Pomona
Ontario
Colton
Redlands Junction
California
Choice of Cravats Opens Matrimonial Proposal
A young man plans a marriage proposal to a widowed mother while choosing between two cravats. He finally decides which tie to wear, weighing self-image against pleasing the girl’s mother, as the scene ends with her approval and the girl’s admiration.
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Bohemian. Magazine
Haunted Houses Exorcism Service Offers to Rid Abandoned Estates
An 1777 London advertisement seeks property owners of uninhabited mansions in England and Wales. A European tour veteran, skilled in sacred exorcism, promises to expel evil spirits and render premises tenantable within six days. Inquiries go to the Rev. John Jones at 30 St Martin’s Lane.
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London
England
Wales
Europe
John Jones
St. Martin's Fane
N. B
Inscribed Window Pane Links Jack Sheppard Era to 1706 Glazier
A London house once tied to Jack Sheppard bears a glass pane etched with the name John Woolley Brand, Painter and Glazier, dated March 12, 1706. The note, carved by a glazier, predates Crycam and ties to the era before Sheppard’s notoriety.
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Tower of London
London
Jack Sheppard
Jack
John Woolley Brand
Cry Camme
Jacob Sheppard
Alexander the Great narrowly escapes death at banquet
A young Alexander the Great avoids fatal harm during a banquet in Pella with Philip present. After a toast, Alexander throws a goblet at a guest and Philip, drunk, lunges at him but collapses before reaching him. Alexander quips about crossing from Europe to Asia while still seated.
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Alexander
Pella
Macalonia
Philip
Europe
Asia
London’s First Pawnbaker in Edward II’s Reign
The article notes pawnbroking was introduced in England by Michael de Northburg, bishop of London, during Edward II’s reign. He established a pawnbroking house to lend to poorer Londoners on portable property and, per Dugdale via Pearson’s Weekly, if a loan expired without redemption the preacher at St Paul’s Cross would announce a sale in fourteen days.
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London
England
Michael de Northburg
Edward
Remembering public service and bearing the people
A Washington Star quote contrasts a veteran urging humility in public duty with a suburban resident newly elected who questions whether he can act aloof and perform as many holidays as possible. The exchange frames attitudes toward governance and citizen leadership.
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Scott
Washington Star
Cement aleck men quote in Chicago record page
A quip about men being made of dust evolving into a remark that many are made of cement, attributed to a man in a Chicago record Herald setting.
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Chicago
Wert to Perform Poco Seeja Portrayals in Realistic Acne Cast
The text notes that male performers have an advantage playing roles involving gendered sex, while commenting on the acne characters appearing real and vital as portrayed by actors. It references Slay Beerbohm.
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Slay Beerbohm
Partial Lapse Dialogue Echoes With Doubtful Resolve
A fragment shows a terse exchange where a child named Ethel denies crying to a mother. The moment captures hesitation and a sly verbal play tongue in cheek with a pithy retort about booing versus crying.
Straws Show Which Way the Shid Dé Brewing
An OCR fragment notes brewing trends with uncertain timing for change. The piece hints at evolving tastes and market indicators but offers no concrete dates or decisive outcomes.
A Chinese Drought Described By A Missionary
The Chicago News reports on a severe Chinese drought with water scarce across districts. Rev John MacGowan depicts parched fields and cracked soil as farmers fight for limited supplies, risking poverty and social tensions over access to irrigation.
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China
John MacGowan
Chicago News
London’s safety valve and free speech in Hyde Park crowds
The piece describes London allowing vast free speech in Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park, where Sunday gatherings attract massive crowds with speakers from religion to politics. It notes the red flag presence and police-allocated ground spaces as a social outlet for public expression. It also briefly cites a side note on marriage rings worn on the left hand and reasons for the fourth finger choice.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Hyde Park
House of Lords
Vagny Enedishmen Aus
Philadelphia Bulletin
Voltaire’s Belief and the Door Inscription in Perney
The passage notes Voltaire’s complex stance on religion, describing him briefly as a critic who believed in God but rejected revelation. It mentions his association with a church door in Perney, Switzerland inscribed with a dedication to God.
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Voltaire
Perney
Switzerland
New York
Atmericann
Weathered Words from London Lost Brother
A fragmentary Londonushed dialogue evokes a grieving sibling asking for news of a missing brother. The text hints at departure to heaven and a hopeful but uncertain response, capturing a quiet moment of sorrow and memory.
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Billy
Elin
Brudder
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Qualiy
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Main
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San Bernardino Business College and Civil Service Institute
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