Land Draw Lottery Sparks Marriage Offers in Midwest
Ten thousand men and many women who failed to draw farms in the South Dakota land lottery send marriage offers to winners. Elizabeth Crowe, Omaha, drew a farm and received multiple proposals from Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota suitors. In Norfolk and Lincoln alike, disappointed applicants imitate a wholesale courtship, while many winners already have partners.
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Neb
South Dakota
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Elizabeth Crowe
North Twenty-eighth Street
Miss Crowe
Wyoming
Nebraska
Nght
Norfolk
Gregory
Kansas
Lincoln
Iowa
Free Lands
Cusses in a London bioscone show draws rebuke
A London bioscone scene during a banqueting speech showcases a young actor delivering learned discourse while entertaining fellow actors with vulgar slang. The film is praised globally for lifelike audience engagement, but a deaf mates' institution director objects, saying lip readers followed the risqué orator.
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London
Bioscone
Boy 14 Charged With Attempted Suicide in Sheffield
A 14 year old boy in Sheffield was charged with attempting death by his own action after three prior attempts. The youth, first trying to end his life at age six, reportedly drank laudanum last week after purchasing it for two pence.
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London
Sheffield
United States
Abbott-Detroit
Wonderful Island White Island New Zealand
White Island in the Bay of Plenty is a sulfur covered volcanic isle about three miles around and 800 feet high. A vast gas cloud constantly floats above, with a central 50 acre boiling lake and surrounding blow holes. A boat ride can reach the lake with careful navigation.
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New Zealand
Bay of Plenty
White Island
Building a Home Wisely for Young Buyers
William Radford, noted editor and designer, answers reader questions on home building. He warns against false economies such as undersized heating systems and poor finishes, urges economical, well designed plans, and highlights a gambrel roof design saving about 300 dollars. He endorses professional advice and presents an accompanying design estimated at 2200 dollars for future builders.
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William AL Radford
Wiliam A. Saidford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Wandering author ends 4000 mile bicycle trek to Chicago
M. E. A. Lasley, aged 53, after a four thousand mile ride from San Francisco via Seattle and Omaha, warns against roaming. He authored Across America in a House on Wheels. For twelve years his wife and five children traveled with him. four years ago they settled in Reading, Pa. He now aims to reunite with them and try to live permanently there.
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M. E. A. Lasley
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Omaha
Lasley
America
Lve
Reading
Memory of a Master Artist on Florence Facade
On the Florence Palazzo Vecchio facade a marble profile portrait is ascribed to Michael Angelo. Legend says he and a friend bet who could draw a head with their backs to the wall, Angelo winning with a perfect profile drawn with a nail. both drawings are preserved.
Daniel and the Lions in the Darius Era
The note recounts Daniel cast into the den by King Darius and the next morning the king opens the den and asks if the lions bite. Daniel, full of legal jargon, answers patiently and the king proclaims the question resolved.
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Daniel
Darius
Puck
The Voters Manual and Eggs for Setting in One Scene
A brief dialogue touches on political literature and insurance, with a pilot mention of a political subscription book The Voters Manual. The text shifts to selecting eggs for setting, arguing a dozen hens yield as many hatchlings as needed and pure-bred roosters ensure uniform color and merit.
Fragmentary sale items from a late OCR reading
A garbled OCR fragment lists low prices and apparel items such as aprons overalls and calhoes with nonsensical repeats and stray numbers, lacking clear context or full item details.
Wanted Salesmen in Every County Nationwide
Advertisement from Hubert Mfg. Co. seeks live sales representatives across the United States. Promises guaranteed income not less than $150 per month plus expenses. Address 400 Monticello Ave, Chicago, Illinois.
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United States
Hubert Mfg. CO
Monticello Ave
Chicago
Ills
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