New York Sets Aside Funds for High School Athletic Fields
New York has allocated 500000 dollars to buy athletic fields for high schools and opened the first on Staten Island at Curtis High School named after George Wilam Curtis. The plan aims to supply every city high school with a field and provide exercise facilities for elementary and new school buildings across Greater New York.
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New York
Staten Island
Curtis
George Wilam Curtis
Greater
Cuticura Remedies Said to Cure Child’s Cuban Itch
A mother from Union City Michigan recounts using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to soothe her infant son’s Cuban Itch. She notes the child slept after treatment and the sores dried within two weeks at a total cost of 75 cents, praising the remedies as life saving.
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Aira
Zona Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Fragmented Odds and Ends From A Turbulent Page
A garbled column mixes domestic chatter, a patent eye salve ad, a French scientist on geography and an abbey charter tale. It notes a sea encroachment shrinking travel time from mainland France to Jersey and mentions a family trip to Naples for a three month Europe tour.
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M. Bertin
Jersey
Europe
Hight
Ourney
France
Becond Story Man Repeats Novella Plagiarism Claims
Fragmentary copy notes a writer dubbed a second story man accused of reshaping tales as his own. The text hints at a quibbler remark about teachers and long-lived views, but overall reads as garbled OCR with unclear specifics.
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Quibbler
New Danger in Coal Mining and Superstitious Filipino Beliefs
An American mining crew in Cebu, Philippines faces hostility as locals fear a superstition linking blood to discovering coal. Engineers convince villagers the tale is false, with police guarding camps until trust returns. The piece also mentions a hunting anecdote about Legrand bagging blue winged teal after three days of failed attempts.
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Philippines
Cebu
Larch- Saat Farm, Inc
West Camp
Legrand
The Idea of a Roadmaker and a Bon-Ricnes Girl
A fragment prompts a punny image about a roadmaker and a Bon-Ricnes girl weighing two hundred and a knee scene. The text blends whimsical wordplay with a crush stone reference.
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Bon—Ricnes
Cone
Diplomatic Blunder Over Ambassadorship to Germany
The piece derides the mishandling of Dr. Fill’s appointment as ambassador to Germany and notes German envy of lavish American diplomacy. It contrasts Tower and Reid with past envoys Bancroft March Bayard, arguing old standards valued scholarship and merit over extravagant spending.
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New York Evening Post
Fill
Germany
Foreign Office
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
London
England
Reid
Dorchester House
North Sea
United States
George Bancroft
George P. March
Italy
Lowell
Bayard
Kindergarten Appreciation and Capitol Luxury Quarters
The Boston Transcript urges Cambridge to keep kindergartens open and lauds early education as essential to society, citing Professor Eliot and Froebel. A Brooklyn Eagle note describes Ways and Means Committee rooms as luxury capitol quarters with planned decor and a throne-like seating arrangement.
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Boston Transcript
Cambridge
Eliot
Kndergarten
Froebel
Capitol
Brooklyn Eagle
Ways and Means
New York
Walla
Paving the Way from the Philadelphia Lodger
A Philadelphia lodger called George shows bashfulness as a leap year proposal is discussed by a pretty girl. He blushes and admits the exchange would have been accepted, while she takes pride in not taking advantage of the season.
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George
Carnegie on Temperance Interview in New York
Carnegie expresses a nuanced stance on temperance, likening himself to a man who claims to be temperate yet mocks the extremes. He notes he supports temperate habits among his staff and crew, offering a 10 percent bonus to those who promise to abstain from liquor.
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Carnegie
New York
Sallota
En-Gineera
Allen's Foot Ease Versus Corns and Bunions Ad
An 19th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Flase powder to ease corns bunions swollen feet and ingrown nails. It claims to make new or tight shoes easier and offers free samples by mail from Allen 8. Olmated Louisiana. Harriman system starts Snake River cut off construction between Huntington and Lewiston extending water level from Portland to Pocatello Idaho 729 miles besting other transcontinental lines in economic advantage. Also a noticed Texas land prospectors in Knox City inviting descriptions and prices from W M Sandifer.
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Nalla
la Roy
Snake River
Huntington
Lewiston
Snake River Canyon
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Tidewater
Portland
Pocatello
Idaho
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Good Advice From Frank Gotch on Health and Exercise
Humboldt wrestling champion Frank Gotch offers public guidance on balanced effort and hygiene. He stresses moderation in activity and clean living, noting proper sleep ventilation and the partnership of brain and brawn for a healthy body and home.
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Frank Gotch
Humboldt
Godlloo
Veteran of Three Wars Wins Kidney Relief With Dean’s Pills
Blair Nebraska resident Matthias Campbell a Civil War and Indian Wars veteran reports severe back pain and urinary trouble resolved by Dean’s Kidney Pills after doctors diagnosed advanced kidney issues. He and his wife attribute their cure to the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 0 cents a box.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Matthias Campbell
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Veteran Texan and Odd Cow Tale
A veteran Texan jokes about his cow that has given milk since she was 18 months old but never calved. In New York a clubman recalls a dish served with a pin in ice cream and a solemn waiter who warns the pin cost a man his job, while noting most diners sip rather than chew.
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New York
Sorny
Winiter
Naturalization tale from a Irish immigrant ends with humor
A Philadelphia saloonkeeper recounts his naturalization process after arriving from Ireland. He answered a judge with a joke about succession, saying the undertaker would get the job if both president and vice president died. The judge approved the application amid smiles.
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Philadelphia
Ireland
Trightman
Widow News Spark a New Pension Law Reference
Fragmentary text describes a widow topic and a new law about pensions. Mentions Mrs De Witt and Miss De Witt, with observations about appearance and conversation. A bright man advocates “Ward your free” remedy claiming it cleanses pores and improves circulation to relieve headaches, based on personal trial.
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Pune
Still Having Fun With Him
Unable to extract a coherent event or names from the provided fragmented OCR text. The readable material mentions people and a scene but lacks clear actions, dates, places, or outcomes to form a factual summary.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A letter from Mrs. Sallie French of Panca Ind, Ter describes years of female troubles and recovery after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy cures displacement inflammation fibroid tumors pains backache and nervous prostration and invites letters for free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia BE. Pinkham
Sallie French
Panca Ind, Ter
Pink
Lydia E.ham
Pinkham
Lynn
Inked scroll reveals historic title battle hint
Fragments suggest a court case or property dispute with a hint of titles and rights. Readable names and places are unclear but the snippet implies legal action and settlement talk.
The Slot Machine Delays and Delights Its Patrons
In a lively discussion a subway crowd debates slot machines. They note payouts are inconsistent and sometimes a cent buys gum instead of luck. Some observe players pretend victory or probe pans for leftover candy as others hurry by.
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Ape
Be Engaged in Tour Yet?
Fragmentary OCR text offers limited readable words Be ing not Tour vou ted her ped leaving readers without clear people, places, or events to identify.
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