The Lizzie and the Bell Buoy Notch A Treasure Find
On Se Etuckit Point a schooner named Lizzie drifts near shoals while Bar ney Small Captain Ezra Titcomb and Bradley Nicber son drag for an anchor. They recover an iron bell frame from a submerged buoy and plan second attempts on the Mary D. while tensions rise with Gus and Baker amid their risky salvage venture.
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Se Etuckit Point
Cape
Setuckit
Lizzie
Barney Small
Ezra Titcomb
Dory
Bradley Nicbergon
Mary D
Eldrelge
Orham
Titcomb
Bradley
Dandruff Cure Ad And Ballroom Night Scene
An ad touts Newbro's Herpicide as a dandruff remedy proven by science and used nationwide. A second excerpt depicts a Decoration Day ball with Bradley, Gus, and Sam Hammond, detailing dances, flirtations, and a waltz that underscores Bradley's growing amusement and tension with Hammond.
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises in Election Race Riddle
A quirky poem fragment hints at belief in Rocky Mountain Tea and a man’s money not being on a sure thing until after the race. It references social aims, marriage, and misfortune for the friendless and penniless in a rough moral tone.
Need of New Buildings for Washington D C
The New York Sun notes Senator Hepburn's bill to purchase land near the mall for new government buildings. Proposes 3,000 acres along the west side of the capital to house the departments now renting space. Estimates say $10,000,000 could yield a valuable complex, with land likely rising to about $15,000,000 in a few years. The piece argues for a national economy and a "city beautiful" capital.
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Hepburn
Washington
Department of State
Navy Department
War Department
Department of Justice
Department of Nation and Commerce
Heyburn
Mall
Pennsylvania Avenue
New York Sun
Why the House Was Open
A Capitol Hill resident recounts returning home at two in the morning to find the front door and others open with gas burning and the only sign of life a sleeping country cousin. The cousin explains he planned to escape any burglars by having as many exits as entrances.
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Gus
Bradley
Clara Hopkins
Georgiana Bailey
Georgiana
Titeomb
Bradley Wos
Black
Sam Hammond
Hammond
Brad
Laudiers
Mr. Bangs
the Landers
Sam
Ben
Rennie
Gruinl Opera
Capitol Hill
Quan
Diplomatic Language Masked Root's Direct Negotiations
The piece notes Elihu Root's blunt legal style contrasted with diplomacy and explains he had Assistant Secretary Adee craft formal phrasing for important foreign communications, recognizing the need to cloak directness in stilted language.
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Elihu Root
Mr. Root
Adee
State Department
Record Brick Work Sets 11 Million Year Milestone
The United States Capitol office building site in Washington reached 11,000,000 bricks laid by July 3, 1906, after the first brick was placed July 5, 1903. The unusually open 1905-06 winter kept work ongoing with minimal weather losses, marking a possible world record for bricks in a single year.
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House of Representatives
United States Capitol
Washington
United States
Cientific American
Markets Report Covers Diverse Commodities and Prices
A dense listing of market quotes for dairy, produce, meats, and staples. Butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, squash, and more show per unit prices and track or crate figures. Ox-like notes reference lard, sausages, pork cuts, and wheat corn oats with track-based pricing. A brief ad touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup and travel routes via Florida to Washington with rail connections.
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Virginia
California
Californi
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Ons
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Dardruff
Anna
W Newbro
Detroit
Mich
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Bennie D
Annie Rooney
Scott
Town Hall
Watts
Hradley
Eiectrogen Co
Fremont
Eady Drog
Ohio
Lorain
State of Ohio
W. S. Abbey
Masonic Temple
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
State
Western
Limburger
Kennedy
Florida
Washington, Galtimar& Ohio
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Eldred & Go’s
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