Whistler Left in Fury Over White Plume Hostess Prank
An account describes Whistler reacting to a party prank involving white plumes and a drawn room of guests. The artist declared the scene tragic rather than comic, turning away and exiting in anger as onlookers observed his fury and the unintended insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comte de Chambord
Indy
Frida
Mrm Langis
Whitlar
Whistler
Hmuolé
Kla Hostow
Binalloy
Mystery of Paris case and European punishments cited
Disjointed excerpts describe a 10 year old American boy's disappearance in Paris and a large reward offered for his recovery. The text then pivots to historical English punishments such as ducking stools in England and a pejorative note on Albanian dueling practices. It references London notes and a first knitting machine credited to William Lee with patenting context.
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Paris
Murtron'a
England
Gowen Hite
Mt Toominster
Nicrad Jennoy Pipes
Ila Jane Corran
Komator Bridge
Sarah Tenke
London
Real Estate Offers Sell at Half Cost in Corry
Sealed estate opportunities advertise half-price houses and lots. Listings include large brick block on Main Street, double houses on Wright Street, and multiple farms near Corry with barns, wells, and fruit trees. Rentals also noted with several apartments and rooms for rent.
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Aula
Grand Opportunity for Corry Homeseekers
Three attractive women promote Corry area homes with listings for a double lot house for one or two families a new cottage hungalow with four rooms bath reception hall open stairway and mantelfireplaces plus an additional single story home for a working man with a large jet space and oak finish throughout.
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Hungalow
Nica Uttie
Lost items notice from 714 North Center Street and 122 Wayne Street
Lost on or near Center Street a child's gold locket and chain. return to Mildred Howard at 714 North Center Street for reward. Also a gold bar with pendant in crescent shape to be returned to Journal office for reward. A socket and chain missing two weeks ago. return to 122 Wayne Street for reward.
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Atrest
Mildred Howard
Peta
Crescent
Journal Office
Wayne St
Best Offer Seeks Sale of Property and Land
Best Offer takes all or either one of these portions cash or easy payment Bea owner at 521 W Wayne Street. For sale 6 acres land with running water barn and other buildings and a fine old residence in Columbus near Gorry, Alxo. In same town a store building with living room on second floor ownership by Mrn 8 A Gordon box 995 Los Angeles Cal.
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Congress Street
Corry
Worno
Bath
Bea
W. Wayne Street
Columbus
Gorry
Alxo
A. Gordon
Low Angeles
Cal
Notice to drivers on motor vehicle regulations and penalties
Legal notice outlines driving rules including headlight usage at night, horn signals when approaching others, and speed limits with posted dangers signs. It asserts authority of state officials to arrest violators and references a ruling by State Highway Commissioner J M Bigelow imposing a fee for operators except certain vehicle types.
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C.L. Alexander
AIL
Junie
Ant
Eternite
Wight
Commonwealth
Tocal
State Tighly
J. M. Bigelow
Piano at a Darga or Would Store With Desirable Party
A scanned item notes a piano care of Journal of 08 with reference to a desirable party. The fragment hints at a musical item linked to a shop or listing and a date in text. Further readable details are unavailable in the snippet.
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Journal of 08
Unclear catalog item list with names and weights
Fragmentary OCR listing appears as a sale notice or inventory with multiple personal names such as Fred Houth and C. G. Hawkins, plus weights like 219 pounds and 600 pounds. The text is garbled and lacks coherent event structure or dates, making precise summary difficult.
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Young Ples
Fred Houth
B.D. T
Bor Gules
Prins
C. G. Hawkins
Corry
Iwii
Taquila
Smith
Treet
Tor Bill—heavvy
Wayou
Lee
ATP
Wanted: Packing butter iron bound lard tube and more
Classified notice item seeking workers and supplies including butter packing iron bound lard tubes oats straw and related goods. Offers inquiries for Erie Railroad work at eight dollars per day with application details in Columbus Pennsylvania and at Bell Telephony B21 in Awiee.
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Erie Railroad
Sherwood Bimmong
Columbus
Bell
Fragmentary Abandoned Note at Journal Office
A mangled OCR fragment refers to a small gold rocket and china as possible payment for a notice. It mentions a gentleman wounded and Toft at the Journal office last week, but specifics are unclear.
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China
Gentiaman
Journal
Do Minorities Rule in There Really Such Creature
A fragmentary quotation from Chicago News explores the paradox that the “average man” is a myth, arguing the vocal minority dominates discourse while most people feel misunderstood. It muses on individuality versus collective norms and cites Carl Crane’s remark about many people having unique thoughts unseen by most.
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Iluke
United States
Ufe
Solind Ant
Mane
Krapk Crane
Chicago News
Mirabeau and the Birth of Aristocrat and Democrat
A fragment from an 18th century discussion traces Mirabeau's influence on coining the words aristocrat and democrat. It notes his 1785 pamphlet critiquing the Cincinnatus order and the spread of the new vocabulary through Paris and London, shaping modern political language.
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Mirabeau
Washington
Paris
London
Mirabont
Mirabean
Alwaya Ahead of Hime Mina Cute in Printer Notes
Fragmentary OCR reads as a playful headline style with garbled phrases about a person or team named Mina Cute and a rival Boston Traneorpt. It hints at competition and a boastful forecast but lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
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Alwaya
Mina
Atateur
Chinina
Boston
Sennit Craft In Polyneath And The Pacific
In Polyneath and the Pacific the outer husk of the coconut is braided into cords used for many purposes. The woven fiber binds houses, ties tools, and secures implements. The technique unites construction, tools, and daily life in a single craft.
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Polyneath
Pacific
Datanda
Raftaning Hila Joys Gilant 8o the Jury Gave Me 1007
A garbled OCR style note references a jury and a legal event with numbers like 1007 and names such as Raftaning Hila Joys Gilant and Lawyer-Yed. Details are unclear but imply a court setting with a disputed figure or outcome.
Unclear historical plea and garbled dialogue scene
A fragmentary, garbled text presents a dialogic demand for an item, with odd spellings and references to a buyer pair. It mentions a price of ten cents for false teeth and gratitude toward a person named Baume for a bell or alert. The fragment lacks clear narrative structure or identifiable event.
Dandruef Disappears Parisians tout Sage Hair Dye
An old advertisement touts PARISIAN Sage as a pure dye free of lead and other poisons. It claims the product nourishes hair, stops dandruff and itching, prevents shedding, and promises a shiny, brilliant look. It features a girl with auburn hair on every bottle and carton, selling a large bottle for 50 cents through N. Ames and local dealers.
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Ames
Denlera
Strindberg Marriage Fueled Deep Work and Tragedy
Clayton Hamilton notes Strindberg formed by a turbulent marriage to a woman who left him. Their son and daughter tied them, but years of conflict led to divorce after sixteen years. The author argues love, the core of life, also fuels harsh conflict, shaping Strindberg’s art and themes.
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Strindberg
Anguet Strindberg
Clayton Hamilton
Milvorve
Kipling
Courtlandt Van Sickler Appeals From Prison in Truzillce Case
Courtlandt Van Sickler, once of St Louis and nephew of Mrs George T Augustine, writes from a prison cell in Trinidad to his sister Florence Van Sickler seeking aid for a fair trial on murder charges. He says he shot and killed FP Shaw, manager of a plantation, but claims he acted under duress and requests presumed innocence while detailing his wound and confinement.
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Sourtlandt
B. van Sickler
St Louis
Ald
Courtlandt van Sickle
St. Louis
George T Augustine
Vicw
Carleton Dry Goulls Company
I Truzillc
Florence van Sickler
van Vornen Avenue
van Sickler
FP Shaw
Modest Garson and Frontier Legends in Century Piece
A fragment from a Century Magazine piece discusses Chelytophoe Etty Curcon, Garson frontier figures, and a 1862 incident near Now Slehco on the Santa Ho rail line. It mentions the United Society of Lady Vegetarians and a dramatic rescue scare during a heatwave with a savage boil and a dramatic accusation by a spectator.
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Garson
Etty Curcon
Century
Mta
Mx Wroll
Chnarrun
Slechco
Santa Ho
Carin
Caryon
Ty Comarling
United Society of Lady Vegetarians
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Mehard Burton
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Albania
Elixabeth
William Leo
Hoon
M. My
Ike Watath
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Robert Patterson Real Estate Agency
Bousend
Noid
Tim
Isarn
Robert Patterson
Corry, PA
Seal Estate Por Base
Corrs
Mott Street
Imownekeeping
Penn's Aventw
Irving St
Bell Phone
Braulie
Wayne Street
Gould Streat
Bracken Bros
Apul
West Church Strest
Flist Avenue
Imperial Hotel
A. Barimster
Cohen Brick
Cohen
East Irving Street
L. A
Untler
Brooks At
Root
Corry Homeseekers
George Roberts
Second Avenue
Shady Lie
Lake Front
Wake Morgaridge Real Estate
Maude
Ghewt Journale
Rhodes
Baume
Dandruef
Mair
Yankee
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