Filipino Officer Feeds Pasig River Escape to a Patrolling Sentinel
An American sentinel on a bridge over the Pasig river stops a Filipina who tries to cross after a man in a mob across the river. The officer seizes the offender, halts the act, and tosses him into the river before resuming duties on the bridge. The incident is narrated in a fragmentary report titled The Borrower.
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Exellen Ae
Pasig
Atearican Sentinel
Ofecer
Beeen
Chaotic Rambled Note on Town Repairs and Officials
Fragmentary OCR text describes a town project involving chairs, a committee, and repairs. Mentions Bleed, Wood, Mise Ire France, and "Deegrans 245" with unclear events. References to chair holders, a Home tor bind, and forested areas hint at civic or memorial work but details are jumbled and uncertain.
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Charlie Newnes
Crete
Charee
France
Wedding Day Promises Amid War Front Letters
Fragmentary OCR shows a couple exchanging vows with a vow not to smoke on their wedding day amid wartime concerns. A woman named Mrs Goodart and a caller discuss sending care packages to soldiers at the front, reflecting homefront efforts.
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Gia Seul
Mr Dear
Goodart
Hestan
Fragmented dialogue from a court scene and random exchanges
A garbled OCR style excerpt features lawyers and a jury in a fragmented exchange. It includes misheard lines about opinions delays love and a reference to a previous trial. The text shows disjointed questions and snippets of courtroom chatter without clear context or outcome.
Pride and Parade Reverie Read in Fragmented Speech
A garbled voice narrates a parade scene with misheard names and a boastful remark about grand marshals. The speaker hints at pride causing a stop in the procession and reflects on a brotherly figure whose share supposedly shined.
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Grant Warehalfing & Sig
Ube
How It Happened on an Island in the South Pacific
A narrative fragment describes an aid worker recounting capture by a savage tribe on a South Pacific island. They demanded a thousand dollars for release, and the scene shifts to a cafe in Cha fuse where observers note the Look in French Faces and Edith Wharton’s commentary on focused purpose and character.
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South Pacific
New York
Brewer
Almiat
Cha Fuse
Turman
Edith Wharton
Heritner
Fragmentary Trowl on London baronetcy remark and beauty
The clipped Trowl fragment hints that an Aggioder or figure in London faced a rebuff over a baronetcy claim. It mocks a perceived beauty and suggests others misjudge the situation, with unclear context and names obscured by garbled text.
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Ina Knikk
London
Tangible value of ancient trees survives modern strain
Allen Chamberlain notes that old trees along village streets endure despite years of neglect and new development. He warns modern life risks forgetting these living assets as bark beetles pests and urban paving threaten their vitality. Preservation requires public appreciation and protection efforts.
State or Private Business In Reforesting Michigan
The Detroit Journal argues against paying landowners to plant trees, urging state-led reforestation for climate and public benefit. It contends bonuses tempt planting but do not ensure care, as owners may abandon saplings once paid, while individuals rarely reap profits in a long-term venture.
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Michigan
Tt Tt
Detroit Journal
Dahlia Tubers and Planting Instructions From a Garden Column
Plant tubers in a cellar then raise in a pot frame. When shoots reach five inches, transplant into sand and garden loam, then place pots in a cold frame. Set out when weather allows. Dahlias cut in July yield new wood for next season. starting seeds in pots also works with single varieties favored.
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Boxer
Calomel Liver Tone Ad Claim Promises Safe Remedy
An old time ad copy attacks calomel as poisonous and corrosive, touting Dedemon or Dedeca's Liver Tone as a safer remedy. It promises quick relief from liver torpor with a spoonful, boasting a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Dedson
Rsa
Dedeca
Dodeon
Deded
Soldiers Who Wear Veils in German Southwest Africa
Reported dispatch describes General Botha’s expedition in German Southwest Africa amid a blistering desert. Troops endure heat and sand with minimal protection, many wounded, while both English and German accounts debate battle truth. The piece also includes a string of unrelated jokes and ads blended into the column.
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German Southwest Africa
Borka
Notha
Geneta Botha
Woman credits Postum with healing after coffee illness
An Ohio woman recounts severe heart trouble nervous prostration and insomnia tied to coffee use. She quit coffee with Portum and reports renewed health energy and absence of symptoms. Ad promotes Postum cereal and instant Postum with a buyer testimonial, urging readers to switch.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Fragmentary historic line about luck and marriage
Muddled OCR style text mentions luck and a widow. A character muses about marriage and danger, with scattered phrases about Red Crow Ball River Delights laundries greens and a history line claiming Jonah as the first man who wanted the earth.
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Jonah
Earth
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William Penn
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Jones
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