Local Writers and a Goat Tale Highlight Town Fame
A Maryland based anecdote recalls Mr. Stone of the Evening Citizen gaining fame by writing humorous animal sketches and city pride as a signboard proclaims the town “on the map.” The piece contrasts him with earlier local scribes and notes a reporter’s quirky path from misfit satire to recognized journalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stone
Pike County
Henry
William McClenshan
Port Deposit
McClenshan
Baltimore Sun
John McGormack
Sun
Stone
Evening Citizen
Irony by Arthur Brisbane on flights and warship costs
The column critiques costly military ventures and speculation about a future world where United States ships, planes, and submarines influence global power. It comments on spending, diplomacy, and national pride, noting figures in francs and dollars and imagining state visits and royal receptions.
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New York
Lindh
Ork
Woodrow Wilson
Buckinghamlace
Batchelor's Buttons Green by W C Batchelor
Th e is many a legalized injustice. 23 Trusting in luck is the sign of a lick of pluck.
National Hotel Room 32 Endures in Washington History
Report describes crowds at the National hotel auctioning off furnishings from Room 32 where Henry Clay lived and worked. It notes the room’s 42nd floor drafts of the Compromise, and mentions notable figures who stayed there including Polk, Webster, Booth, and others in a historical panorama. The hotel’s demolition plans are announced as part of Washington’s modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sixth Street
Henry Clay
Toam
Fold National
Greater Washington
Thit Country
United States
Vanessa
Polk
Genner M. Malas
Scott de
Jone
Daniel Webster
Lafayette Park
Prince
Princess Salm‘Salm
Booth
Thy National
James Wilkes
Carp
Lincoln
New York World
Yeterdas
Winsted
Bey
New York Gigolos and Caviar Tales from 1920s Paris to Manhattan
A fragmented NewYorker column notes lonesome gigolos in Manhattan, versus Paris romance markets. It mentions casual escorts, a vanished Fifth Avenue rendezvous, and quiet urban scenes. It shifts to Russian caviar imports, prices, and shipments to New York, detailing fresh versus preserved varieties and distribution routes. The piece blends social gossip with trade notes, ending with a pastoral memory of a picnic and a brook nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Tradie Corperation
New York
Whho
Firvent
Tran Alaska
San Francisco
York
Caspian Sea
Volga
Hemburg
Har Ab
Sundown Stories by Mary Graham Boner
Fragmentary note appears to mark Sundown Stories by Mary Graham Boner with unclear text. No further readable context or dates present. The fragment mentions a small world and a line about a pit, but lacks full sentences or specifics to verify events, locations, or participants.
Fragmented OCR echoes in Dawson City musings
The text presents a mosaic of garbled phrases and names, recalling Dawson City scenes, stray lines about tests, jokes, and speculation. It reads like corrupted notes or an experimental poem, with scattered references to people, places, and imagined events.
Century of community life at Ashford social circle event
A long readable record details Ashford society gathering hosted by Mrs Cameron and Mrs Dupree, with Miss Cameron performing a piano piece, and numerous attendees from local circles. The report lists hostesses, guests, music, refreshments, and circle notes, reflecting mid century club activity and social ties in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford
Akin
Cspecial
Mra
Kldredge
Mie Wut
Migs Tallin Chin Ten
Fragmented OCR headline yields unclear names and event
A garbled OCR passage presents jumbled names and phrases with no clear event or entities. It reads like a misscanned page segment with scattered words, making it impossible to identify a person, place, or date.
Mysterious Night Car Accidents Kill One in Ceanton
Fragmentary report describes a fatal car mishap in Ceanton with several named individuals and unclear details. Police investigation and local officials are referenced amid scattered names and locations, suggesting a preliminary inquiry into the incident.
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Landis & Foun
Detsoit
Bip Laury Chineee
Sam Fresco
RIDAY
Arthur Brisbane
Atlantic
Pacific
Britain
London
Propia
Ing
Buckingham
Poe
George Washington
Lin
New Yorker
Paris
Manhaton
Gankles
Alps
Manhattan
Tels
Mortias
Fifth Avenue
Somaya
Deni
Che Pieriewiy
Cbs
Laney
Family Aidi
Alice Judsos
Cape
Mary Graham Boner
Dawson City
Romeh Gald-Pasdsons
Abel Creek
Studia Ommie
Mauneegentiy
Garden Academy of
Madcoe
Mille Acer
Studio Uint
Tanita
Mes HC
Tanrniteert
Huge Gernkamn
Bates
Webb Welly
Bruner
Clyde Mitre
Cirele Na
Cuele
M Sumhtaid
Geiger
Fo Melityre
Peepee
Mearlows
Jeneeni
Mothers Club
Sored de Beln
Es Davey
Wits
Oal
Finne
Willis Terry
Sanford Vato
Mrs Beale Quivtales
Tathan
Tah May W. Cou
Manley
Wales
Seton Hastert
Asialy
Walford
Habis
Newton
Ford
Lambert
Wo Mathai
Sam Wittewe
Mbremy
Gap
Shaner
Elaughtey
Viking
Mies
Ben Seger
Wradland
Tineke
Metis Atte Heoquuetteont
Ryote & Wr
Burt
J. A. McClain
Alperiville Kilked
Sora Nalel
Ceanton
Alia
Sara Null
Janet Iter
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