Nationwide junior marksmanship movement launches in Washington
The Washington Post reports a new outdoor shoot movement modeled on English 100000 junior scouts aims to foster rifle training for boys in cities and towns. Lieut. Albert S. Jones of the National Rifle Association touts benefits to nerve control, observation, judgment, and moral discipline while urging support for congressional bills to promote school rifle instruction.
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America
Washington
Lord Roberts
Lord Ashburton
England
Congress Heights
Albert S. Jones
National Rifle Association of America
Roy
Weblic
Ohe
United States
Great Bisley
Washington Post
Fragmentary text about windfoot mammoth hunting relics
Readable lines show a damaged OCR fragment mentioning wind, mammoth, flesh, and relics with unclear context. Names, places, dates, and outcomes are not reliably legible, making a concrete summary difficult.
Giant Mammoth Illustrated By London News
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a mammoth of nine to eleven feet in height, with illustration credited to the London News. The text lacks full context but signals a feature on prehistoric fauna and a drawing.
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London News
The Humoroon Hat Incidents in Parliament and Public Life
The hat as a humorous symbol in politics and street life is described with examples from Britain. The London Globe notes hats provoke wit in the House of Commons and describe Gladstone’s famous misadventure when a division required a hat on the chair.
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London Globe
House of Commons
Howse
Lockwood
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Self-Defeating Men and Self-Confidence
The piece warns against self-deprecation and argues you should not undersell your abilities. It cites the risk of employers passing over capable workers who downplay themselves and notes many people rise to occasions when they try.
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New York Sun
Henry
Bosa
Shock in Surgery and Its Physical Effects
The term shock describes a low mood state after severe injury or strong emotion. It involves circulatory imbalance with blood pooling in the veins and reduced brain perfusion, causing pallor weakness cool skin and possible loss of consciousness or death. Symptoms vary with intensity and may delay after surgery or mental distress.
Fragments From a Boston Letter Highlight Odd Phrase
A clipped excerpt from an October 12 letter from Boston Massachusetts features a quirky line about a trial causing no harm and a remark on time, with address 147 Congress Street. The readable portion mentions S. P. Keyes and hints at a souring impression.
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Dave
P. Keyes
Congress ‘St. Boston
Mast
Maori Suffragetten at Hippodrome Show in New York City
Maori women appear as features of a show at the Hippodrome in New York City. They are educated, cultivated, and claim full suffrage in New Zealand. Three delegates are named Kiri Matno Waapi and Diana, with ties to politics and voting history.
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New Zealand
Hippodrome
New “York City
Pankhurst
Jetture
Carnegie Hall
Kiri
Matno
Waapi
Diana
Pimples Cleared After Ten Days With Cuticura
William J. Sadner of 1614 Susquehanna Ave Philadelphia reports rapid recovery from facial pimples using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for ten days. He had consulted doctors for months without success and states he is now perfectly well. May 3, 1909.
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Wm. J. Sadner
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Public Nuisance Chides Mererliff for Gluttonous Habits
In a dialogue style note, residents describe Mererliff as a public nuisance and a glutton who devotes himself to eating and drinking. The exchange emphasizes social criticism and personal opinion about his behavior.
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Mererliff
Pillars to cure constipation praised by Dr. Pierces Pellets
An ad style note touts Dr. Pierces Pellets as a thorough cure for constipation and cites sugar coated granules. A separate line advises buying Christmas gifts early while a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote lists eggs as gifts despite cost.
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Pierce
Cure a Cold In One Day Tike Laxative Bromos Qishine
Ad claims a one day cure for a cold using Tike LAXATIVE and BROMO Qishine tablets with a Druggists refund if it fails. Includes Grove signature on each box and a promotional notice.
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W. Grove
Prisoner Declines to Speak as Court Delivers Sentence
A restrained prisoner answers the court with a brief misquote and requests to speak, but notes are made of possible defense remarks. The judge proceeds to pronounce the sentence after the perceived lack of further input.
Red Cross Ball Promotes Clean Linen Amid Bias Talk
A fragment from a 19th century page contrasts racial imagery with a Red Cross fundraiser. It mentions Hop Lung the laundryman, stereotypes of Chinese people, and a call to attend a Red Cross Ball with a six cent slot machine ticket, tied to a Baltimore sermon on Calvinism at a synod meeting.
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Hop Lung
Sielde
Washington
Donald, Guthrie
Baltimore
Guthrie
Synod
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