Attractive station grounds proposed for Oberlin lake shore
Oberlin residents pursue improved grounds for the Lake Shore station with support from the railroad. Andrew Auten designs and volunteers to aid landscaping while citizens fund and plan planting, fountains, and a rustic bridge to enhance views from Main Street to Professor Street.
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Lake Shore
Oberlin
Professor Street
Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Oberlins
Village Improvement Association
Andrew Auten
Cleveland
Eile Zens
Ansen
Foraker’s Tax Plan Sparks Anti Trust Debate
The piece outlines opposition to a fourth section of a proposed law that would hamper anti trust enforcement, potentially nullifying years of curbing corporate power. It discusses interpretations by Senator Culberson and concerns over railroad rate regulation, with a brief ad for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
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State Commerce Commission
Wikinsow
Supreme Court
Culberson
Texas
Ohio
Trans- Missouri Traffic Association
Curious nugget miscue thrills Australia official
An Australian official delayed a telegram about gold in his district after a boy found a nugget and the official wrote that a boy picked up a stone to throw at a crow. Separate note observes English curiosity shops in back streets selling antique items at higher prices.
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England
London
Bond Street
Piccadilly
Red Cross Dogs Rescue Wounded in Manchuria War
During the Russo Japanese war dogs served with the ambulance corps and wore tiny blanket badges with the Red Cross cross. The dog ambulance corps earned a fine record in Manchuria rescuing hundreds of wounded soldiers.
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Ambulance Corps
Dog Ambulance Corps
Manchuria
Poverty drives grim acts in China report by Dorothy Cator
Mrs. Dorothy Cator reports from China that poverty drives child tragedies with female infants often drowned. She notes the Chinese seldom kill sons but drown girl babies when families have too many, sometimes seen floating in rivers.
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Dorothy Cator
Torward
Paris tips and pantheon earners among quirky world notes
The column scans a mix of humor and curiosities including Paris tips at the Louvre era, Pantheon attendants earning tips, a ringer alert halting a fight, family jokes about inheritance and manners, and brief country notes on debt work, hunting, and timber for paper. It folds in jokes about Japanese woods, mothers-in-law respect, and Zemstvo credit.
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Paris
Pantheon
George Was Dilled on Bendigo Gold Fields
A young man named George Washington was brought before the bench in Australia for illegally cutting the bar on crown lands. He pleaded guilty. The chairman fined him 3 pounds and 15 shillings, with an option of two days imprisonment, noting even great names must respect property.
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George
Itaelf
Bendigo
Australia
George Washington
Simple Burglar Alarm At Baltimore Grocery Store
A Baltimore grocer installed a cheap simple burglar alarm using a shovel hung over the door. When the door opened the shovel would fall and crash to arouse the shopkeeper. The device succeeded in warning of a break in as burglars fled.
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Baltimore
Borgiayt
Mind and Body Power Sustains Vitality and Character
The text argues that mental strength helps deny body decay and preserves health. It claims historically minded men and women who reach high mental and moral development live on a higher plane, insulated from life’s turmoil and fret that erodes most lives.
Sounds Through a Microphone
A scientist who has listened to a housefly’s voice through a microphone says it sounds much like a horse neigh. The Minneapolis Journal notes a baby would likely sound like trumpetings of a distressed elephant with a stomach-ache aboard.
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Minneapolis Journal
Baby
Crazy cab ride prompts muttered groans in Chicago
A street scene in Chicago described a rough taxi trip with a passenger lamenting the ordeal and the driver asking for a destination as the ride continues. It captures the humor and tempo of urban transit in a snapshot style.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragmented Scraps and Snippets Parade in Abridged Columns
A jumble of quotes and notes from a weekly miscellany features disjointed bits about a Chinese investor, a cat nest tale, fashion triumphs, the Grant Family reunion, and snippets from jokes, proverbs, and jokes. The item blends foreign commerce talk, curiosities, and light society notes with terse observations.
Money Awaits Miss Rosannah Means In Estate Settlement
Miss Rosannah Means, once connected with a Youngstown hotel, is urged to claim $2000 held in a Cincinnati bank after her uncle C A Hardke’s estate faced a court battle. Relatives and police aided efforts to locate her. attorney C G Moyer, who managed the case, asks she contact Youngstown office promptly to receive the funds.
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Rosannah Means
Miss Means
C. A. Hardke
Cincinnati
Ted
Inouse
Youngstown
C. G. Moyer
Prohibited Prayers and James Whitcomb Riley Exchange
Prohibition of prayers by Ming dynasty founder is cited with extreme punishment. The tale contrasts this with James Whitcomb Riley on his farm recalling a neighbor punning about crop yield as the horse passes a rye field.
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Hey
J. Hardy
China
James Whitcomb Riley
Bridgett Claimed She Cleaned Windows Inside Out
In The Tatler, Bridget explains to her mistress that she cleans the windows inside to see out, but leaves the outside dirt to keep people from looking in. Her reply highlights a witty, self aware answer about privacy and action.
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Bridget
Tatler
To Scale Swiss Mountain From Italian Side
Fragmentary historical note describes attempts to ascend Monte Rosa with emphasis on Italian Alpine Club control and challenges from the Italian side. Mentions Swiss side and Italian towns, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Monte Rosa
Sida
iJacoanaga
Student Lived in Tent Behind Berkeley State University
A fire in the hills behind the State University Berkeley exposed a penniless freshman identified as L. L. Lond living in a small tent. He cooked for himself, kept hidden, and was known as a good student with no room to stay.
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State University
Berkeley
Cal
L. L. Lond
Woorls
Doctor Warns Old Man of Rain Sign
An elderly inhabitant asks a doctor about knee and foot pains. The physician jokes the aches prove the man is older than claimed and concludes the pain signals rain. The Chicago Daily News records the quip as a weather-friendly remark.
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M. D
Chicago Daily News
Live Stock Supremacy in Europe Shaped by Russia
Russia leads Europe in total live stock, with Germany and France close behind per capita. The report notes Russia’s large supply surpasses other nations overall, while Germany and France match or exceed per person counts in some measurements.
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Russia
Trussia
Germany
France
Watch and Pray Reflects on Fear and Prayer
A Philadelphia Record note jokes that faith in prayer does not stop a woman from checking under the bed for burglars. It contrasts pious belief with practical caution and ends with a wry comment on whist players.
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