San Pietro in Casella the Chicago romance tale
A Chicago girl enjoys a flirtation with an Italian count aboard a Florence to Venice journey. The tale evolves through hotel rooms and train scenes as they discuss names and accents. The couple imagines a life in Chicago with a country residence named San Pietro in Casella, tying the romance to a city setting and a light, social melodrama.
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Europe
Florence
Enrlichman
Venice
America
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Tharp
Ceewl
Carisi
Papa
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Waelishman
Vilas Columbus
San Pietro
Casella
Chicago Times
Little Shavers and Naughty Children Jokes Chronicle
A compact collection of old jokes and quips about children and mothers from various papers. It includes lines about Willie needing correction for mischief, a mother’s playful punishment, a father’s remark on marrying a difficult wife, and jokes from Munsey's Weekly Scranton Truth and Newport News. The piece reflects antique humor and period voice with several named publications cited.
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Willie
Ovar
Papa
Mamma
Newport News
Oddities and fashion notes from distant climes
A digest of odd reports from newspapers about a Minnesota schoolteacher claimed eaten by wolves then revealed as a vacation marriage, a Germantown Nimrod who shot a friend’s crow and its curse, a girl with an umbrella mascot, a spouse who bought neodies and spent 40 years using half, and a Massachusetts return for an old cap. Fashion cues include rope floral decor, prune velvet, antique brocades, Paris astrakhan disdain, black spotted veils, and black gauze with ribbon accents.
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Minnesota
Ma’am
Detroit
Iree Press
Germantown
Ahs
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Lewiston Journal
Massachusetts
Ego
Oya
Paris
Astrakhan
Tia
Ittis
Dry Seed Corn and Livestock Feeding Tips From Old Notes
Winter injury to seed corn comes from moisture not cold. Keep seed corn in a dry area away from dampness so cold has little effect. Cows show milk smell if mismanaged and feed should be adjusted to what they will eat. Flat roofs warm buildings for stock but raise summer heat. poultry and pig houses need vents near the top to adjust seasonally.
Shoe and watch shops push sales in Rochester and Chicago
Multiple local advertisers boast vast assortments and low prices. Rochester Shoe House at 16 W. Washington St claims top value, while Buffalo Shoe House at 651 Washington St promotes durable footwear. The Chicago Shoe House at 24 W Washington St invites shoppers for dress and street shoes with holiday lines.
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Washington St
Chicago Tailoring Co Opens Delaware Market Streets Ad
For the holidays every man in the city should have a new suit and overcoat. For the nicest fits most elegant assortment of goods and most reasonable prices call on the Chicago Tailoring company corners Delaware and Market streets.
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Chicago
Delaware
Marketsts
Chicago Shoe House Promises Best Ringed Slippers
An OCR fragment from a Chicago shoe house ad touts elegant slippers and a promise of value. It mentions 21 W and a sales pitch about rings, joy, and reduced prices, with references to Dr. Jordan and lung renovator cures. The text is garbled but centers on footwear shopping and persuasion.
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Musha
Chicago
Dr. Jordan & Lung Renovator
Chinese Healer Promises Cures In Indianapolis Notice
A waning rheumatism patient credits Gin Wa a Chinese physician with a dramatic recovery after visiting his West Washington street offices. The ad touts his remedies for cancer rheumatism female weakness and other ailments with cure guaranteed and private consultations free of charge.
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City Advertisements Notice to Contractors Indianapolis 1890
Notice from the City Civil Engineer invites sealed bids on Illinois Street paving project in Indianapolis. It details road grading, excavation, curbing, bowldering, headers and stretchers, wearing surface, and performance guarantees, with cost sharing from Citizens Street Railroad and assessment rules for adjacent property owners.
Street paving contract details laid out for Indianapolis project
A lengthy ordinance describes paving and curb work for a street project, detailing Medina sandstone bowls, bowlders on sand, edge rails, sidewalk edging, and gutter rework. It sets conditions for contractor guarantees, assessments, and city engineer approval, referencing the Common Council and railroad company contributions.
City engineers to judge street paving bid for sidewalk and walk stone
Bids must be written in full with no erasures. City Civil Engineer approves the grade of Sidld Street and sidewalk width of 4 12 feet with inner paving 16 feet. Brick paving to eight inches thick and laid on longest edge with sand finish and double walk-stone across street and alleys. Contracts awarded only after official approvals and bond acceptance by the Common Council and Board of Aldermen.
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