Aliens Bearing Gifts and the Idea of Americanism
A letter from Margaret Sperry in a New York paper critiques blind Americanization and urges embracing cultural diversity within American life. The piece contrasts European views with native identity, arguing unity in essentials and value in nonessential differences while noting radical magazines’ Russia relief appeals and grain aid politics.
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Margaret Sperry
New York
Fenvol
Teton
Vie
Charles R. Davis announces primary candidacy for County Commissioner
The voters of Erie City and County announce Charles R. Davis as a candidate for County Commissioner on a Good Roads and Law Enforcement platform at the primaries on Tuesday September 18. His petition asks for support and lists vendor notices for garden seeds and dairy buying services from Union Produce Co. Davis Woods Rowse.
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Erie City
Batt
Charles R. Davis
Auction Sale Notice for Level Lots Near Factories
Notice to home builders. Level lots 80%180 ft near Tess Catherine and Summer Sts, near all factories. 10 minutes walk from the Corry depot. Public sale Saturday May 12 at 1 oclock. Terms to quit. Gust Johnson VT Powers, auctioneer. Walter Peake, clerk.
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Tess
Catherine and
Summer Sts
Corry
Ouit
Gust Johnson VT
Powers
Walter Peake
Fragmented old crossword style musing from TOM SIMS
A garbled collection of quotations and misprints discusses home, fitness, optimism versus pessimism, weather, memory, and social observations. It mentions a telephone girl, a night watchman, a Houston resident, and a Spokane reference, with tangential lines about Providence and Germany censuses, plus odd facts about turtles and whales.
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Vallege
Vitor
Providence
Houston
Spokane
Germany
What Will the Harvest Be Seed Catalog Piece
A Davis newspaper snippet advertises field and garden seeds offered by Union Produce at Coj Ind Avenue and Washington Street. Woods & Rowse supply appears, promoting “The best that money will buy” with weather playing a role in yields.
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Union Produce
Coj
Ind
Avenua
Washington Street
Davis
Woods & Rowse
Twenty Years Ago From The Journal Files May Ninth
May 9 1903 notes recall Toho Burgert returning from California hale and strong after six months away. Neighbors surprised Mrs Bessie Hull at East Wayne street. Agnes Keefe celebrated birthday at Mrs John Barry’s East Main Street home. Mrs Minnie LaFever returned from Randolph NY to run her father’s new restaurant on First Avenue. Ice cream at Joh Williams tonight. Beet sugar producers show fortitude as prices rise.
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Bessie Hull
East Wayne Street
Missy Agnes Keefe
Hme
Mis
John Barry
Minnie LaFever
Randulph NY
First Avenue
Joh Williams
Youths Escape Under Auto After Collision Near Fair
Reported early Friday morning in Fair recounts two youths, William Vinethey and Merger Hurley, escaping injury after their overturned vehicle nearly slid under another car near Ridge Road. They were found shaken with minor injuries and transported to St Mincerity hospital. Authorities say the party, including Miriam Ritchey and Margaret Penn, were en route to Hawai City when the mishap occurred. none of the injured required hospitalization beyond routine observation. The group reportedly planned to continue travel by ship, and local officials noted no further danger at the crash scene.
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Moy
Wba Uianeneath
William Vinethey
Securid
Ani
Miller
West Kigtthy Treet
Geoffrey
Ford
Alonseide
Fairview
Heliel
Mily
Miriam Ritchey
Margaret Penn
Gi City
Turing
Sidhu
Hawai Ui City
Uncertain Neuritis Cure Claims Reported
An old advertisement-like fragment touts a supposed nerve remedy sold by a chemist or pharmacists. It describes a topical lotion that supposedly relieves pain when applied to the affected area with rapid absorption. The text mentions a “thousands of tubes” sold daily and references a Thomas Downey and Ames & Co. as potential sellers.
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Yeufius
Thomas Downey
J O. Onde
New School at Mayville in Landmark Plan
Mayville VTA reports May 1 that Jamestown student Karlee Taue appears in the new site project. The plan for a street alignment includes three rows of staples and a garden area on CHishhaugha Street while a special meeting on Tuesday may consider the recommendation for the new school.
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Karlee Taue
Jamestown
Ubuitaugant
Board of Advontion
Dectiine
Tulluy
Dishwashing Scene Riddled With Jumbled Terms
A garbled OCR fragment presents a puzzling series of words and names. It includes garbled phrases like parcel, postal, Hew ien, Luh Zhteer, and Rivke MeLanit, with scattered references to a third Wa ole of murpixe and a Wardungtin 10 saggy. The text lacks coherent events or clear entities to define a proper news item.
No Estimate on Refinery Loss at Warren
The article fragment discusses an unspecified refinery loss at Warren, but provides no concrete figures or official estimates. It also mentions related figures and individuals in a garbled OCR passage, with no clear conclusion or data.
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Warren
Egg slicers to hampers in a kitchenware roundup
A transit of kitchen tools and household items appears in a catalog style list. Items include egg slicers dish scrapers jelly molds polish mops chair seats electric irons prackers broom holders ile picks tea stands and five hampers. The fragment suggests a sale or display but offers few concrete details or dates.
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Ile
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A.D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrave
P Stnane
Russia
Space 14
Department of Agricultite
Marding
Union
Davis, Woods & Rowse
Sae
Tom Sims
L. L. van Tassel
Clymer and
Findley Lake
St. James Hotel
Toho Burgert
Caliornia
Wat
NEW School
Mayville
Miesi
Wille
Atr Senuadder
D. Padoll
Hoover
Barlow Hdn. Co
Corry, Pa
Our Furniture Department
Alps
Ar Sang
Ecru
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