A Grim Deathbed Joke and Other Vivid Vignettes
A disjointed memoir fragment recalls Napoleon’s 1871 Wind for Dy reception and a grim hospital anecdote from 841, with jokey quips about fate. Hazy portraits mix imperial folly and a medical student’s exam miscue in a kaleidoscope of era gossip.
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Marwtthire
Napoleon
de de Bassin
Lord Granville
Pludstone
Ksinye
Thorellied
Tetal
Deb P. Prank
University Hospital
Plena
Cminn
Dr Padoll Leve-Light Specialist Ads Offer Eye Care
Dr D Padoll promotes glasses that provide natural clear vision and comfort. He claims years of experience in fitting lenses and promises thorough eye exams and specially fitted glasses with guaranteed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Padoll
D. R. Leve
Fragmentary OCR News Snippet With Erratic Names
A garbled OCR fragment references multiple unclear names and items including a busket of fruit to 44 Grosvenor Square and a pay envelope at a new mine. The legible parts mention a star looking at writing and a surprised exclamation about spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor Square
Pal Inffier
Ohio
Raul
Chen
Strain in Town Over Speeding Punishment
In a chaotic account a constable describes punishments for speeding and unpaid fines. A jail yard was renovated and Switt Kot served as driver of a steam roller as part of the penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switt
Yarl
Woman Seeks Fair Payment for Writing News Papers
A fragment discusses a wife worried about her husband’s love and driving him to stop playing bridge with relatives. It mentions women collecting and artful data for newspapers as a remunerative occupation and questions if a woman cannot write or be trusted to express herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Ter Mother
Ubs
Post Office urges use of home mail slots and boxes
The Post Office Department invites patrons in Conry Pennsylvania to adopt convenient mail receptacles and door slots. Such devices help carriers cover more territory, deliver quicker notices, and improve safety by avoiding door-to-door calls. The department stresses the small cost vs. benefits and seeks patron cooperation for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Tess
Hive
Store Promotion Teases Free Gift With Each Sale
A downtown advertisement promises a free item with every $2.50 purchase. The exact gift is not specified in the readable text but the offer emphasizes customer incentive and value.
Thompson's Barosuma Promoted For Kidney Cure
A corry advertisement touts Thompson's Barosuma as a cure for kidney problems and related pains. It claims kidneys clogging cause disease elsewhere and promises health benefits in a day with a money back guarantee. It urges readers to buy from N F Ames Co or Thomas Downey wh ile supplies last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NE Ames & Co
Thomas Downey
Thompson
Corry
N. F. Amen & Co
ASIC
Small Duties Elevate Peace and Healthful Healing
True, we can never beat peace till we have performed the highest duties, but the performance of smaller duties—even the smallest—will do more to give us temporary reform, act as healthful anodynes, than the greatest joys from any other source. Gy Macdonald.
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Gy Macdonald
Corry Book Store invites holiday shoppers with extensive selection
Christmas sales pitch from The Book Store of Corry touts unsurpassed stock and low prices. Featured titles include Rosary, Master of the Vineyard, Webster's Dictionary, and Pony Rider Boys with many 25 to 50 cent books. Also offers perfumes, brass atomizers, calendars, picture albums, and Liggett's candy with aggressive discounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Acsuerican
Weekly Weather Forecast for Western District
The forecast notes moderate temperatures for the coming week across the region with expectant snow in the northern areas. A cold front is forecast to move southeastward, bringing precipitation and windy conditions along the coastal and higher inland regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloutle
St. Lyowranny
Gil Westen
Cali Weathien
Prisons and Joys Reflect on Freedom and Duty
A fragmented meditation by Roy Rolle Gilon on beauty and restraint. The text muses that hidden joys dwell in spring and duty sustains sacrifice, suggesting immortal joys cannot be taken by fate or others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alite
Roy Rolle Gilon
Benongse River Improvement Hearing Report
Athy Dees reports the Monroe county supervisors plan the Ganenia river project to improve Pou water supply. The first hearing outlines the proposed improvement and its scope in Heehestor.
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Benongse
Athy Dees
Alia
Conteil
Monroe Counly
Specials Colgates Comitorts Christmas Package
New this year the Colgates Comitorts gift bundle offers taloun powder and toothpaste plus soap for ladies, and shaving stick taloumn powder and soap for gentlemen. Wilinnice boxes priced at 60e each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorit- Jemien
Wilinnice
School Class Pennants On Sale In Colors
High school pennants for every class available in correct colors. Prices are 50 cents and 1.00 each.
Post Cards Buy Offers 5000 Christmas Cards for Sale
Advert shows purchase of 5000 Christmas cards priced two for five cents or three for five cents. Sellers will no longer handle postcards and the lot was acquired for inspection. Readers urged to compare these elegant cards with other records and note differences.
Fragmentary Caption Teases Local Event
A torn and unreadable clipping hints at a local event involving a person or group named in the fragment. No clear dates or places are legible. Further restoration is needed to identify the involved parties and context.
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Witien
Elm .J
Newark
Klee
St. James ‘Hotel
Corry, Pa
Hvery Priday
Meron
Biaretan Et A Ieee
Anson C. Greenlee
Sophia E. Greenlee
Ajax Bldg
Maple Avenue
Union
Rweru
Hushand
Dee
Anions
Anatwyli
Selyatoe Magiats
New York
United States Post Office
Conry, PA
Optic
Henry
Alger
Castleman
Hephem
Mead
Pony Rider
Submarine
Motor Boat Club
Dart
Webster
Andy
Jacke
Shepherd of
Nicholas Minturn
Sevenoakes
Cy Whitaker
Saturday Evening Post
Colgates
O. Babbitt & Son
Edt
Priat
Oni Ou
Ay Vale
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