Circular arrangement proposed for adding states to Old Glory
The Oklahoma admission prompts debate on flag redesign. A circle arrangement of stars is suggested to flexibly add constellations without crowding the field, but Congress and public sentiment must approve. Critics warn larger star counts shrink symbol size and mar the banner’s appearance at sea and on land. Willhimsport (Ua.) Grit.
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Union
Ford
Esale
Congress
Willhimsport
After Long Years Dear I Think Of You
A poignant prose verse from Harper's Magazine reflects on distant memories and dreams. The speaker recalls meetings long past and wonders who may still feel the same stirring emotions. Ghosts and mysteries mingle with nostalgic longing in a twilight mood.
Aunt Hannah’s Overland Party Delights Neighbors and Travelers
In a quiet California town Aunt Hannah’s routine life brightens when the Overland passenger train slows to a stop at her door. She hosts a spontaneous telegraph of hospitality, feeding and entertaining passengers including a Boston woman and an Iowan aunt, while conductor and tourists join in photos and praise. The event ends with tears and a planning of acts of kindness.
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Hannah
Land O' Liberty
Auns
Overland
California
Aunt Hannah
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Uncle Ezra
Dobbin
White Horse
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Tana
Caime
Aaid
Inez
Lannal
Iowa
Evra
Ella
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Silk Galleon Snafu Triggers Store Imitations of Respect
In a Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt, a shopper argues against using the floorwalker title as a sales tactic. The piece portrays a misnaming dispute over status between customer and staff. The shopper prefers "manager" to "floorwalker" arguing it sounds more respectful and effective.
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Uta
Chicago
Inter Ovrenn
Bank of Spain Eyes New Note Series With Color Security
The Bank of Spain plans a new note issue using a special color process from an English firm. The series will feature Spain’s famous buildings with highly refined engravings, priced at about 1 075 pesetas. Analysts say counterfeiters will face a difficult challenge, while critics note the cost is substantial.
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Spain
Philadelphia Presa tale of the office boy and job interview
A fragment recounts a boy from Philadelphia seeking work as an office boy. A merchant questions his experience and the youth answers honestly, ending with a command to hang up his hat. The piece reflects characterization and dialogue from a dated newspaper style.
Quarrel Ends with Confusion Over School Visit
In a domestic dispute the quarrel centers on a claim about visiting a school. The woman insists she knew where she went, while the man remains calm and questions her memory as the exchange turns to a dispute about her education.
Substitutes for Tobacco Warn of Detrimental Health Effects
An article lists various tobacco substitutes and their dangers. It notes pepper soaked pipefuls, alaskan coast binders, smoked tomato and potato leaves, rhubarb and sage mixtures, ganja in Jamalons, coltsfoot tobacco, mountain tobacco in Sweden, dried holly leaves, willow bark, stag horn nomach, Indian tobacco lobella, and toumbek. warns of headaches, exhaustion, insanity, and death from these practices.
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Ganja
Coltsfoot
England
Sweden
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Apparition in Town Sparks Physical Culture Talk
An advanced woman, Miss Elizabeth Amory Pelham, visits from a suburb to hear an abstruse lecture. A storm drives the audience away. Pelham stays with Mrs Wellton, then Lavinia awakens to report a tall figure moving like a windmill, later revealed as Pelham performing her physical exercises.
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Reaton
Elizabeth Amory Pelham
Weisman
Miss Pelham
Mrs. Wellton
Boston
Mrs. Well
Letta
Lavinia
Fragmentary 19th century interview about a domestic quarrel
The excerpt records a dialogue where Mrs Edgerton Blunt asks why the applicant left a previous residence. The respondent cites constant quarrels with a mistress and a wastrel, mentioning tension with a mistress and a rich party, reflecting class and domestic conflict of the era.
Coldly Considered L sir Alliance Remark in Senate Chat
The Washington Star quotes a sharp exchange where an alliesman dismisses being offered graft and Senator Surgeon questions the honesty or perhaps the soundness of the remark. The discourse centers on integrity and possible corruption temptations among political figures.
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Washington Star
Nurse Blues and Baby Colors Spark Family Dialect
A Philadelphia Press fragment shows Mr. De Style discussing a nurse for Mortimer. He says she wouldn’t do because she wore blue dresses, noting blue is for girl babies and pink for boys, revealing a playful dispute over gendered color norms.
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Little Mortimer
Mr. de Style
Philadelphia Press
Quarrel Sparks Testy Exchange Over Arts and Port
A quarrel erupts with sharp barbs about port and art as two figures clash over hymn writing and comic valentines in a Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt. The exchange centers on who can claim the title of artist and whether hymns or valentine comics show true virtue.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Abolishing the Grand Jury Gains Public Support in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin move to abolish the grand jury draws praise from citizens who favor direct information to the prosecuting attorney. Critics warn of concentrated power but supporters note the end of ex parte hearings and unjust indictments. The article cites literacy and education comparisons across states to frame immigrant communities and civic outcomes.
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Itzens
Wisconsin
Toledo Blade
Literacy in the United States and federal law codification
The article notes U S literacy rates per 1900 census compare unfavorably with several European nations and warns against pride. It discusses Congress efforts to simplify and codify laws, especially criminal statutes, unifying provisions across agencies and removing obsolete language while extending national law to territories banks post offices and federally chartered companies.
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Congress
United States
Post Office
Burmese boat race on the Irrawaddy thrills Myanoung crowd
Burmese residents gather along the Irrawaddy above Myanoung for October boat races between Myanoung and Thoka-kwa. The finale features a peacock decorated boat and a three-flower rival as crews vie for the bamboo Crosser rattan prize and river guardian offerings.
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Irrawaddy
Thames
Hudson
James Scott
Burma
Myan-oung
My An-Oung
Thoka-kwa
Everybady
Myanoung
New Paris Style Dinner Card Enhances Table Decor
A New York Times note on a Paris inspired dinner card gains the table setting. A tiny tripod wire rack holds a pasteboard guest card with a name, while artificial flowers cover the rack. Fresh flowers or ribbons customize the display, costing little and adding elegance.
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New York Times
Paris
Sali
Photographer admits taking children's photos for four dollars
The woman asked the photographer if he was the photographer and if he took children's pictures. He confirmed and stated a charge of four dollars. She said she only had eleven dollars and would go elsewhere, as reported by Success Magazine.
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Tie
Success Magazine
Dentist's Grim Reply Stuns In Odd Tale Fragment
Partial OCR reads a dentist remarking on a patient who married the girl he once saved. The garbled text hints at a local tale of vengeance and irony as a healer reflects on a past act.
Habits of Indian Tribes Highlighted in Talk
Col. Samuel P. Moulthrop spoke at the Social center of No. 14 School on The American Indian. He shared Indian relics and lantern slides, noted tribes in western New York and the Iroquoia confederation, and observed women voting in tribal elections. He praised tribal honesty and referenced native artworks from the Southwest.
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No. 14
Samuel P. Moulthrop
Saya
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Moulthrop
America
Old World
New York State
Confederation of the Five Nations
Great
Southwest
Bungies Bad Break and the Brain Joke Exchange
A humorous encounter features Mr. Bungle showing sympathy for a friend Mr. Jones who fears a possible brain issue. Bungle jokes about not worrying over a trivial matter as Jones rushes to see a specialist. The light exchange reflects a playful, familiar tone.
Fragmented Local Note With Odd Phrases From Philadelphia
A muddled snippet mentions a toad buried for over a thousand years in rock at Merecam and questions what it would say if alive. The text includes stray lines about charity and flowers, with unclear attribution to a Philadelphia source.
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Philadelphia
Yedger
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