Olympic Roundup and New Jersey fruit ripening by nitrogen
The piece opines on American performance in Amsterdam Olympics noting Britain Canada Germany France Italy and Japan in relation to U S athletes and national sentiment. It also reports New Jersey growers testing a nitrogen assisted method to keep fruit ripened for up to six months, using nitrogen in steel containers to exclude oxygen and prevent decay.
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United States
Amaterdam
Sual
Yen
Britain
Finland
Sweden
Ireland
Great Britain
Canada
Armsterdam
Germany
France
Italy
Japan
Ley
Hite
America
New Jersey
Franklin
Philadelphia
Thomas FP
May Greggor
Institute
Sidewalk Cafes Twenty Years Ago
A fragment from the Journal File August 15, 1908, discusses Americans abroad and European cafe culture. A critic notes streets modernize but sidewalks remain unused for outdoor dining, arguing improving urban life requires outdoor seating rather than indoor confinement.
Regulation of Alienists and Court Psychiatry Reform
The state crime commission at Albany examines widespread scandal in criminal courts from reliance on expert mental testimony. It proposes removing bidding for expert testimony, creating court control of mental experts, standardizing compensation, and enforcing uniform rules to curb perceived abuses.
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State Crime Commission
Alpany
Look and Learn Quiz on European History and Historical Figures
Answers to yesterday’s questions cover Death Valley, the Grand Army of the Republic, Mediterranean, and Edam cheese. The prompts ask which small European nation supplied loyal soldiers for centuries, who wrote the Tartar stories, and who navigated the Audiomiver in 1807 with the question of who Lelazanus was.
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Lazanus
Death Valley
Grand Army of the Republic
Mysterious Explosion Shocks Aamastown
A deep blast rattled Aamastown at 10 o'clock causing numerous telephone inquiries across city police, the exchange, City Hall, and Morning Post offices. Officials sought a source but made little progress as patrols scanned every district. Witnesses reported scattered noises and officials collected reports without a clear culprit.
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Aamastown
Alig
Woluck Jas
Pollcw Fivatlquarters
Morning Post
Vijer
Gremen
Teddy
Joowllen
Calla
Kmtoye
Cys
Falconer
Hienolge
Olive Uroye
Game of Correct English by W L Cordon puzzle excerpt
Excerpt presents a set of language exercises and word games from W L Cordon. It includes prompts on grammar spelling pronunciation and word forms with hints and incomplete lines. The manuscript-style page features misprints and archaic phrasing that challenge the reader to fill in missing letters correct errors and choose proper forms.
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W. L.cordon
First Ward Resident Sent To Institution
A First Ward resident is placed in an institution due to robins disappearing and needs proper care. Meanwhile, two northside shoe stores rehab improves the mercantile district and plans for the Altoona races draw local attention.
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Mercantile
Little Light Bearers Society Meeting Noted
The Little Light Bearers Society of the M E church will meet Thursday afternoon August 16 in the church. A brief business session will precede a short program including a children story by Miss Ola Young. Games follow supervised by Miss Ruth Dahlste, refreshments by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and all members and their mothers are invited.
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Lene Herve
M. E
Agust
Hiver W
Ola Young
Ruth Dahlste
Porelen Missionary Society
Weyl
Shower addition idea for warm days at home
The notice promotes adding a shower to an existing bathroom as an inexpensive way to refresh after work or everyday activities. It suggests the idea fits warm days and offers a practical home improvement that enhances comfort and convenience.
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Arthur Colegrove
Oes
National Advertising Representative
Baye
Ut Americans
Paris
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Mae Sole Briale
Tony
Reitinye
Etiveks
Adan Gay
Phe
Alain Reunianh
Joseph
Cal Payne
Imare
Hultonn
Jay
Altoona Gato Noble
Ae Today
Harold Brown
Durkeyvile
Ulvelooke
Hay
Corry Hospital
Caleb Jewell
P.R. R
Ell
Jane
First Ward
Warren
Fifth Avenue
Fale Gower
Frank H. Losey
Mr. Losey
Edison Company
New York City
Erle
Charles Bugbee
Uveir
Laxpuyery
Pennsylvania Hleptiic Company
Kelly News
Eno
Pennsylvania
Federeal-State Crop Reporting Service
Mercury
C. F. Burkhardt
W. Frederick St
Little Light Bearers Society
THURS
Star Wide
Chapin
Coats
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
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