Literacy and its blessings in a Brooklyn club tale
A Brooklyn clubwoman changes a talk from illiteracy to literacy and its blessings. She recounts two domestics, one literate but disorderly and one illiterate yet adept at housework, highlighting how literacy affects daily life and work. The piece uses a humorous, anecdotal tone.
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Fiost
Brooklyn
Mec. Monigal
Squeers Mo
Jinks
Marjorie Mason
Sheade
Van
Majoria
Bor
Becauze
Marjorie Apett
Tan
Marjaria
Phearey
Foria
Thompson Streat
Baroush
Manhattan
Tales of Princes and Cruelty Remove Them From Books
A writer recalls attempting to publish children stories in which Prince Charming, a wicked stepmother, and a sick mother were central. Publishers rejected cruelty and illness themes, favoring gentle uplifting tales. Modern educators demanded only beautiful improving truths for young readers.
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Gayly
Ajie
Philadelphia
Preecs
Notting and Leadon Punch Dining Note
An English customer remarks that the American man and his wife drank only water with their dimes, while others paid for champagne. The exchange notes that they pay the same as the others, prompting a puzzled response about the difference in treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ianner
Tastafrant
Signor Maraschino
Notting
Lincoln Calf Story and Early Anecdotes From Lincoln's Time
A veteran recollects Lincoln’s debating prowess and a humorous calf anecdote used to illustrate marksmanship. He recalls Lincoln’s financial struggles, kindness to former associates, and a personal meeting in 1863 with Lincoln amid a room of generals, ending with the assassination aftermath.
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Lincoln
Washington
Congress
Pater Cartwright
Cartwright
Sen.dackson
Springfield
Salem
Nelson Ally
Ally
Knox County
Davis
Fragmentary OCR Sheds Light on Deadness Term Origins
The readable text hints at a discussion of the word deadness and its origin in Leonid Wae Hers volume on The Significance of Nannies. It mentions a fly of Detroit, a cemetery, and funeral rites, with uncertain phrases about construction, bans, and timing.
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Uriin
Teeaulboad
Leonid
Detroit
Fragmented OCR Report Leaves Ambiguity in Local Context
The readable text hints at a disjointed report with names and phrases amid garbled OCR. It references a table, a fair, weight concerns, and a dialogue about a problem, with unclear participants and settings. No coherent events or outcomes emerge from the fragments.
Fragmented OCR Brief Skews Names and Places
A distorted text fragment references New York and Polaris but is largely unreadable. It lacks coherent names, dates, or events, making a precise newsy summary impractical.
Fragments Hint at Old Journal Dialogues and Personal Struggles
Garbled OCR text shows a New York Journal item with names Casey Bevey and references to a man suffering from a thing that day. It hints at a dialogue about a wife and a train wreck aftermath, but clarity is limited across the readable lines.
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Schiller
Sioux City
Iowa
Schoeneman Bros
Ril. Bawden
Ficus Center
Deeo and
Gee
A. Roos
de Kalb Fence Co
Uae
Wm, Shimp & Son
Illingis Central Railroam, Homeseeker's
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He Ingis
Yadue Mizebeatord Vahey
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Guawa
Une Aree
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Ohio
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Ilomerxeekers
Cedar Falla
Pointe
Lyle and
Cedar Rapids
Taois Cantral
Takata
Towa
Pointz
LeMars
Illinois
Westernera
Southern
Flonny
Mull
Rale
J. HL. Anderson
Nog
Ieliteracy Question
Loi Siar
York
Tisflaed
Joanny
New York Journal
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Bevey
Miles
Galata
Mont
Rocky Mountains
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Ocean
Great Northern
Rt . Whitney
St. Paul, Minn
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N,g.o
LCL
Aiwars
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Olice
Dr. Craw
MeBeerer Block
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Pra Pal
Gu aLieees
Na Ff
WM. Shimp & Son
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Hull
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Batonia
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