Jumble of Quotes and Jokes Spark Light-Hearted Wit
A collage of quips and humorous lines from various papers includes exchanges about selfishness, envy, and breakfast routines. The snippets feature jokes about a man cooking his own breakfast for 15 years, a grocer and orange, and a rental agent advised to rent to families, reflecting playful early 20th century syndicated humor.
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Puck
Chicagoe Daily News
Feo
London
Eben
Washington Star
Philadelphia Press
Indianapolis News
Sam
White House
Atchison Globe
Wired Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay Wiring Trade
An oyster lover recalls the oyster wiring industry at Cape Charles in Virginia’s peninsula during the early 1900s. Oysters were wired by hand and later by machines, packed in barrels with seawater and carn meal, shipped by rail to San Francisco, then by barge to Japan or China, and rewired before onward export. The source laments the industry’s fate and notes the high cost compared to rare value.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Chesapeake Bay
China
Cape Charles
Northampton County
Accomac County
Virginia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmington
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Japan
Akron lawyer R. Talbot seen at Andwur yesterday
R. Talbot, a lawyer from Akron, visited Andwur yesterday, adding to the day's local activity and prompting speculation about his visit's purpose.
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R. Talbot
Akron
Andwur
Rural mail carriers form union seeks higher pay and roads
Rural free delivery carriers plan to organize to urge the Post Office Department for better compensation of 500 dollars a year and parity with city carriers. They cite self supplied winter teams and hard roads, urging road improvements and shared holidays, plus campaigns for good roads nationwide. A separate help-wanted ad asks for a competent girl for general housework at 358 East Broad Street, Mrs J Q Ryan.
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Post Office Department
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Postoffice Department
East Broad Street
J. Q. Ryan
Time Card of the L. 9 Am 6 Railway Yard
A brief listing notes the time card for the L line at 9 AM and the railway yard schedule. The record records the morning time and location details in concise transit notation.
Cleveland Lorain and Railway Company in Court Action
Cleveland Lorain and Railway Company, Sehsdale in affect November, faces a court action concerning its operations and potential legal remedies. Details remain sparse in the readable fragment.
Resolution to Improve West Bridge Street and Assessments
City of Lorain orders West Bridge Street upgrades from Broad to West River by grading and paving to the established grade. The Cleveland, Elyria & Western Railway Company bears seven feet of cost. remainder assessed as a special tax on taxable city property. Installments over ten years, bonds issued in advance of collection. publication for two weeks mandated. Henry Krohn named marshal to enforce collection with Lorain County residents affected by the assessment. December 1, 1920.
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Kiyrins
Asary
Avid Street
Creveland, Elvrra & Weatern Railway Company
Ueesamane
Henry Krohn
Marshall
Lorain County
Fred Norton Shite
W. Il Park
Caunail
Taxes for 901 Pay Taxes Early At Treasurer Office
Taxpayers urged to pay taxes during the final week of the term and to call ahead. When mailing requests include property details and name, township, acres, lot number, and addition. Pay by New York draft or other prepaid form. receipts should be checked at pickup. Office hours given October to December 1901 and April to June 1902, excluding holidays.
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New York
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Cleveland & de Tnidy
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County Recorder
W. LH Warden
Loria County
A. Gilemore
West Bridge Street
West River Street
Elyria Foundry and Machine Works
Ico
E. LeClair
W.ntel
National Accident Society
B. H. Starr
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Middle Avenue
Malaga
Jersey
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Elyria Block Shoe Store
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Amherst Union
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Elyria Corporation
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Grafton
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Rawsonville Union School
Rawsonville Union
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Eaton and Grafton Corporation
Henrietta
Cee. Eee
Eaton and Grafton
Huntington
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Hontangton
LaGrange
LaGrange Duion School
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LaGrange Unio
Penfield LaGrange Corporation
LaGrange Corporation
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Peta Eeneers
Pittsfield Spec
Rochester Lessee
Rochester
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Rochester-Union
Rochester Corporation
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Oberlin Union School District
Oberlin Union School Disct
Oberlin Corporation
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Wellington
Wellington Union School District
Wellington Union School
Wellington Corporation
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