Cleaned City Block Sparks Civic Improvement Drive
The South Park Improvement Association of Chicago led a cleanup and street maintenance push in Ferguson area streets. Volunteers secured contracts with property owners, formed wards contests, and urged city help to remove snow, rubbish, and overgrown vegetation while city leadership promised enforcement of waste and litter rules.
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South Park
Enue
Sioa
St. Patd
University of Chicaton
South Wack Improvement Association
Pitty Fifth
Fittsouth
Cottage Grove Avenue
Tllinois Central
Wdwav
DSS
Willian Wiese
Seth
Serine Fey
Pom Beae Lao Pom 207 Pont 215
Fragmentary OCR notes mention scores or measurements with numbers 120 and 207 215 and references to locations or items labeled pom and lao. No clear event or people identified. Context suggests a sports or numeric record but details are unreadable.
Enduring toil and sacrifice in pursuit of a goal
A fragmentary exchange shows a man urged to endure personal discomfort for a chosen aim. He answers that he can conscientiously say he once colored a merchaintua pipe, illustrating a small personal effort as proof of determination.
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Tam
Baltimore American Quarrel Over Father and Son
A Baltimore American snippet reports a heated exchange where a son accuses his father of severe anger and refusal to speak. The father allegedly withheld a fee during a recent meeting, illustrating a sharp family dispute.
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Baltimore American
Train Schedule Notice for Cumberland Line Stations
All trains run daily except trains 126 and 127 which operate only with authorization for theatre events. Trains depart Cumberland after performances and stop at all listed stations except Westernport Allegany and Mount Savage Junction where boarding or alighting is limited. General Manager C I Breta announces.
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Cumberland
Westernport
Allegany
Mount Savage Junction
C. i. Breta
Opportunity and Marcus One Hundred Twenty Fifth Street
Margaret Thuston struggles with a stalled romance plot on a cross country train bound for New York. John Sherwood’s bold confession and the bald head joke expose her stubborn pride, then love conquers doubt as the couple reach Manhattan and reconciliation emerges.
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New York
Ardsley-on-Fludson
John Sherwood
John
Margaret
Dobbs Percy
Opportunity
Yonkers
Morris Treights
Brake Bn
Min
Mars
Erin
Bullet-holed Bibles fascinate collectors in curio trade
In a private office a dealer describes pocket Bibles pierced by bullet holes, bragging that he made them and that rich patrons value them as heirlooms. He jokes that a perforated Bible can prove ancestral Civil War heroism and appeal to the “Son of the Revolution” set.
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Ike
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Adonirum McGill
Jones
Bear Creek
Louisville Cour
er-Journal
Mev De Tidward Everett ale Chaplain of the Senate
At eighty three the Reverend De Tidward Everett ale is described as youthful in spirit and intellect and elected as United States Senate chaplain. He vows prayer for Washington staff while maintaining nonpartisan cordiality with both parties. He reflects on December anniversaries including pilgrims landing Christmas approaching.
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de Tidward Everett Ale
United States
United States Senate
Dor Hale
Himoon “Tarry
Senate
Washington
Cem
Boston
Divine
Owen Johnson Novel Explores Terror Era Paris
The novelist Owen Johnson, age twenty six, releases In the Name of Liberty, a second fiction work linked to global turmoil. General Horace Porter praises Johnson for vivid Paris during the terror and his grasp of French history informs the gripping tale.
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Owen Johnson
Russia
Paris
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Horace Porter
France
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Robert Underwood Johnson
Get Busy In The Pursuit Of Opportunity And Love
A vintage motivational piece urges readers to seize every moment to advance in life and romance. It muses on staying active, chasing dreams, and not letting fear hold one back. Figures like Columbus and Napoleon are invoked to illustrate decisive action.
Dentist Mr Monks Seeks Decayed Tooth in Puzzle
A fragmented dialogue shows Mr Monks interviewing a dentist about locating a decayed tooth. The exchange hints at a growing difficulty as the search continues and prompts a tentative next step.
Prominent Connecticut Lawyer Hosts Reading Joke Party
A well known attorney entertained friends at his summer home in Connecticut. A guest asked for reading matter, received a bulky volume from the library, and a playful misunderstanding led to a joke about wading through the lawn rather than a book. The exchange ended with light laughter.
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Connecticut
Elermeyiniin
Bady
Philadelphia
Infant Crows On Environment Influence
A modern infant comments on environment influence while humorously noting being an incubator baby. The child quips that crowing would be odd for his gender and asks for a bottle of warm milk, reflecting playful social observation from the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Wise Child Admonishes Willie About Gluttony
A father scolds Willie for believing wary rumors about being called a glutton. Willie replies that a glutton's child is a big glutton. The exchange reflects cautious speech and humor.
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Willie
Question on Appear Pair Passenger Sketch
A fragment depicts a conversation between a passenger and a captain about a broken "fers" and a ship nearly under water. The passenger remarks no one will notice its absence, while the captain appears worried.
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Chicago
Termes of
Fe Faerbershin E Contraet
Civite Pmmprovement League
Por Bergusen
Ladies’ Civic Improvement Lengue
Tie
Wabash
Ted
el Icren
W. W. Chitiith
Mai
Charles Great
League
Levere Lave
Jferguson
P. C. Barnes
Barton, MD
Dre
Dun
Chas. B. Shoemaker
Daes Tesa
Tnion Strews
Wtsburg
Mab
Bove
Geo. N. Beall
HI Frost
Dr. LL. Ritter
C.L. DeLauter
de Lauter
Somerset County
Mac
Deo
Meyersiale, Pa
Georgesreek and
Central Spa Pion
Cummberland
Cumberland Allegany Grove
Clarysville
Vale Sumuanit
Midland
Lonmaconiis
Lonaconing
Loto Am
Lio Am
Pam Vale Sumit
Wado Am
Allegany Grove
Tite Aim
Pam
Dan's Rock
Vale Summitt
Vale Summit
Washington Street
Co and Cor Co
James A. Mililolland
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad CO
Prt
Ae Lao
Piedimont
Barton Moscow Pekin Lonaconing
Midland Tannery
Ocean Los
Arlos Jumction
Lota Ae Borden Shalt Jos
Midlothian
Frostburg
Mount Saing
Barrelville
Kreigbaum
Mt. Savage Jn
J. H. Hitchins
The
Mining Journal
Margaret Thuston
San Francisco
Denver
Cromwell
Oliver
Pampton Court
Elizabeth
Ose
Whitehall
Evun
Diame
Westminster Abbey
Offver
Maghind
Olver Cromwell
Westminster
London
Bullet Hole
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everet
Buble
Miniy
Haltiaere Ameriesan
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