War game ploy ends in counterfeit recruit scheme tale
A long reminiscence recalls a World War era impostor who feigned injury and cunning to fleece brokers and recruit officers. He describes pretending to be a willing substitute, negotiating a retainer, then being rejected after a staged, risky confrontation in Pittsburgh. He reflects on deception and its costs.
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Toring
Michigan
Apollo Belvedera
Diomedes
Samson
Tal
Eame
Tomska
Pittaburg
Monongahela House
Lowes
Menu
Lewitin
Busines
Swimmers Seen Approaching Steamer In Coastal Village
An Englishman returning from West Africa reports witnessing a village of swimmers moving toward a steamer. The scene unfolds amid peculiar renovated secondhand goods described as "atovepipe" and wrapped in white tissue paper prepared for sale.
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Hata
Africa
The Dunkers Love Feast Described in Ephrata
The Dunkers of Ephrata Lancaster County Pa hold a nightfall love feast described by Clifford Howard in The Ladies Home Journal. It begins with foot washing, participants removing shoes and stockings, then wrists and brothers wash one another. The meal follows with broth and bread then handshakes and the kiss of peace as the communion is administered.
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Clifford Howard
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Ladies' Home -Journal
Thia
Bin
Delaunay and the Ocean Fear A Tale of Fate and Foresight
A fragment from an 19th century account recalling Delaunay director of the Paris observatory. It recounts his fear of water after relatives drowned and his reluctance to cross the sea. The text compares fate and precaution, noting a Cherbourg voyage ends in disaster and references a local legal tale about Adam Steele's bargain in Kentucky.
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Delaunay
Paris Observatory
Simon Newcomb
Americh
Royal Astronomical Society
Cherbourg
Illinois Central BR T 1866 Edition Overview
Fragmented OCR text outlines a rewritten 1866 edition covering Illinois Central railroad routes and statuses. Mentions cities towns and outside districts along the line, with references to preparatory pamphlet issuance and various te xt fragments.
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Adiga
Darter Fagineae
Uilinvia
Ental Railford
Owl use in Chicago markets to curb rodents
Chicago commission and market firms adopted owls to control rats and mice in warehouses. A farmer boy trapped and freed a live owl, proving its value and prompting others to invest in owl houses in cellars and bring owls to stores after dark. Owners of big apartment houses also see vermin control benefits.
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Chicago
Chicago Times-Herald
Unscrambled Text Fragments From VEEAP Farm Lands Ad
An OCR damaged notice discusses land values and rent, mentioning a list of locations and services. It hints at price concerns and the offer of low rates for loans or maps, inviting readers to request free materials. The text is fragmentary and includes stray names and unclear phrases.
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Wilacine
Picking Pockets With Toys
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal describes ganchas in Buenos Aires plains as dexterous with hands and feet, able to ring the lasso and pick pockets with deliberate footwork, illustrating a thief’s nimble craft observed by a wary French fisherman in Argentina.
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Buenoa Ayres
Boones Ayres
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Skelbs
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Ilinois Central BR. R
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JNO
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Casqira
Iowa
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Owle
ST. Louis
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Sandex
Thana
Mo Lanse
Uae
Ino
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Sheldon & Clarkbout
Baadralier
Rock Island
Studebaker and
LaBelle
Preparatory and Normal School
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Institute
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Hull
Knewel & Cassidy
Gsulletin
Cmicado
Milwadere
Paul
Cenenszet
Nod Paanenger
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Mouz Cty & Boatwear
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A. P. Owens
Pioneer Drug Store
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Siwasa
Oscein
THE
Sioux Ciy & Northern
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Vaneaver
Frita
McNider
Gen'l Pass
Sioux City
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Morag
Pebs
Minn
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Bia Neak
Indianapolis Jourval
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F.m.slagle
Daaleee M
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