Boston and Concord Battle Monuments and Revolutionary Events Display
Historic tablets and landmarks across Boston, Salem, Cambridge, and Concord commemorate the American Revolution. The text recounts the Boston Tea Party, Lexington and Concord clashes, Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill monuments, and the roles of Paul Revere, Captain Parker, and Lafayette, with notes on the Cambridge Harvard Library and Queenston memorials.
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United States
Toston
New York
Philadelphia
Faneuil Hall
Old South” Church
Christ Church
Old North Church
Paul Reverd
Wanker Hill
Boston
Salem
Leslie
Castle William
Marblehead
Danvers
Timothy Pickering
Pickering
Lexington
Mass
Gage
Concord
Paul Revere
Major Pitcairn
Goncord
Jonas Parker
Cambridge
Bunker Hill
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Charles River
Harvard University
Washington
Charlestown
Breed’s Hill
Tyler
Minute
Parker
Pitcairn
Middlesex
North Bridge
Sir Isaac Brock
Queenston
St. Paul's
London
Speech Restored by Shock Echoes in Medical Cases
A narrative traces cases where speech and hearing return after trauma or near-drowning. It recalls a deaf mute girl regaining speech after a brother's suicide shock, a North Shields boy's near-drowning and a bystander regaining speech, and a Bavarian cattle dealer who temporarily loses then regains voice amid a warning tale.
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Bath
Tha Stour
England
Germany
Collapsible Bridge Built in the Philippines
The Bureau of Public Works designs a collapsible bridge for flood prone Philippine streams. A 320 foot long bridge across the Penaranda river uses timber girders on cables and deadmen shore supports. It can be detached and reassembled after floods, offering a temporary crossing where funds for permanent bridges are unavailable. Also a humor joke about insomnia ends the note.
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Bureau of Public Works
Wee
Philippine
Gapen
Penaranda River
Philippines
Penaranda
Fragmentary Quote From The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
Readable fragments present a dialogue on the power of the pen versus concealed weapons. The lines reference a comparison between writing tools and weaponry, implying a debate about influence and restraint.
Pimples and Blackheads Skin Treatment Ad
An old fashion beauty ad promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for pimples and blackheads, claiming cleansing and prevention of inflammation. It offers a free sample and postal address in Boston. A collection of humor snippets follows, including a jealous father and jokes from the Atchison Globe and Indianapolis News.
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Cuticura
Dept. B
Boston
Mrs Carter Hopes For Cure With Electricity
Mrs Carter, suffering mutism, declares she has no patience with remedies. Her sister Caroline Smith suggests electricity as a cure for rheumatism, but Mrs Carter recalls being struck by lightning last summer with no benefit. The exchange appears in a Youth's Companion fragment.
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Tere
Carolina
Carter
Caroline Smith
Courpanien
Wallie Finds Ice Cream On Pie Then Beef
Wallie visits a restaurant with his father and discovers pie a la mode, a dessert his mother never served. A later meal features beef a la mode, prompting Wallie to joke about ice cream on beef and marvel at the gastronomic versatility of language.
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Wallie
Father
Novel Lawn Mower Idea From Family Rabbits
A family in Kentucky uses six white rabbits as a lawn mowing team. They built a movable seven by ten foot pen off the lawn and relocate it as the rabbits trim the bluegrass and clover, pleasing everyone involved.
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Christion Wndeavor
Expecting Too Much Claudey Esm And The Patriotism Dish
A fragment from a humorous vignette: Claude, promised a motor title with his father, faces his mother’s sharp questions about cleanliness as he dresses. A landlady and a stingy strawberry dish prompt a wry exchange about patriotism with a glaze of irony.
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Bright
Claude
Claudey
Purist Quarrel Over Mixed Metaphors in Banter
A Purist scolds a conversationalist for mixing metaphors while another character, Alf, is not involved. The sage comments on the absurdity of certain phrases. The faol retorts that some metaphors appear to have been framed up in the other place.
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Boston Harbor
Great Britain
Moston
Boston
Tfera
Troston
Indiana
Pearl Street
Atlantic Avenue
Griffin's Wharf
Salem Bridge
Mass
Gascof
Alf
Faol
Libby
Pat Q'Prynn
Pat
Landon
Golf Crank and Stray Observations From a Cracked Page
A fragmentary excerpt reflects on golf devotion and social impressions, noting a distant figure who believed himself essential to progress. The text blends slang and garbled phrases about walking, golf, and department store strife, with uncertain names or events.
Easy matter to choose Pat Rose nobly to the Gecaslan
A fragmented humorous piece describes Private Pat Q'Prynn from a fatigue party, offering drinks to a noblewoman and his witty exchanges about thirst and decorum while a house scene unfolds with a book agent and family banter. The text also mentions Nellie crazy for Ibsen and notes on American dry farming experiments and a Canada ton figure.
Fragmented excerpt shows a sport scene with fan dialogue
The readable text depicts a tense game moment with a father and mother in the stands watching a runner, while characters discuss strategy and a player’s performance. The piece includes scattered dialogue about money, a coach or manager, and a sense of drama around the competition.
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Brock
Erin Queer
Ldn
SOL
Parch Toll
Tee
North Shields Fish Quay
Knacker
Heaith
Doan
Vrs Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, KY
North Alabama
Johnny
Papa
Indianapolis News
Short Jenks
Globe Office
Eputore
Atchhison Globe
Jamie
George of
Indge
Lita
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Lombard Fifth Ave
Quincy St
Jackson Boulevard
Rynta
Spaictorn
Lotiband
Ike Bears
Cleo
Alidogtarnn
Eafirean Guild Fr el Avs
Brooklyn
Ibsen
Jim
Spalo
Sandner
Canada
Ory
Europe
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Willan Pacey
Aras
Ottawa Canase
Won, UL
Milwauk CE
Leva
Tilen Beengne
Peter
ecyieTte Tuck
Gabo
Steve
Chareed
Tito
Ruy
Cine Mundo Enquirer
Ulin
Bern
Parmendhy
Greand
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