Old St Pauls Church Rock Creek Destroyed by Fire
Fire devoured the historic St Pauls church in Rock Creek cemetery dating to 1778. The interior, memorial windows, and relics including a 1727 folio Bible paid for by tobacco were lost along with two large common prayer books. The district now recalls the Grat Haster service once held at old St Pauls in the District of Columbia.
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St. Pawa
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington
United States
District of Columbia
Old St. Paul's Church
Rock Creek
Greatest zinc mine in New Jersey history
The famed zinc mine in Sumex County New Jersey has seen near continuous operation since colonial days, reputed as the world’s greatest zinc mine and a long standing regional landmark.
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Jersey
Sumex County
New Jersey
Quarrel Overheard Restored by Honest Talk
A pair of friends in the New York Mall argued due to a false report. After each described the other’s despicable act, the two met, talked, and resolved their anger in minutes. The narrator recalled a past quarrel and found similar reconciliation through open explanation.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Lfe
Éemech
Dr Sen Named President of the Chinese Republic
The article celebrates Dr Sim Yat Sen being chosen president of the Chinese republic after a 36 year career advocating democracy. It recounts his exile after liberal views, a kidnapping scare in London in 1890s, and his role in the 1912 revolutionary government before yielding to Yuan Shikai.
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Sen
St. Louis
London
China
Foreign Office
Bun Yat Sen
Legation
Dr. Sen
Yuan Shi Kai
International factions shift as three socialist currents emerge
The piece describes Europe having three socialist internationals led by the second international in flux with social patriots, the third international in Moscow promoting forceful revolution, and a centrist international dubbed international two-and-a-half in Vienna. It lists participating nations and notes Italy and others absent. it also covers naval funding debates and wartime cost comparisons.
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Second International
Socialists of
Great Britain
Social Patriots
Brussels
London
Third International
Moscow
Vienna
International
Socialist Parties
Germany
France
Jugoslavia
Zcotland
Russia
Switzerland
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
Anp
Jewish Socialist Party
Pack- Zion
Italy
Spain
Lollan<d
Congress Tax Revision Aims To Shift Burden To Consumption
The article argues tax reform should reduce excess profits and income surtaxes while shifting focus to a sales tax. It warns exemptions and wartime policies harmed production and mortgage markets, with business groups favoring a consumption tax and Congress urged to cut spending to lower overall taxation.
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Otto Kahn
Senate
Manhattan
McKinney
Congress
Voice of
Washington
Turk Revision
Houston
Treasury
Europe
Canadian
The Harding Style Across Editorial Notes
The piece notes Mr. Harding's insistence on accuracy over ornate prose, praising steady effort to express exactly what is meant. It contrasts bureaucratic speech with readable writing and argues for precise language over rhetorical flair in state utterances. It cites the Monroe doctrine and the Magna Charta as examples of heavy phrasing versus clear action.
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Harding
United States
Congress
Edinburgh
New York
President Harding in the Tribune on official utterances
The Tribune argues Harding's writings imitate older biblical and Chaucerian English, praising his official utterances for their fitness and urging readers to engage in hard thinking. The piece analyzes language patterns and the president’s stylistic influences.
Trembly wedding toast at ANBWell promotion day
Reggie, after years of courtship, stood beside his wife at the wedding breakfast. The nervous groom delivered a halting speech, then blushed as guests heckled with a quip about jelly, ending the toast with laughter and good spirits.
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Sie
Hegue
Fragmented Owl Newspaper Comic Snippet
A garbled 19th century item notes a dentist visit with a boy paying 50 to 76 cents and a quip about no mercy. It mentions Karl returning to Switzerland and a colorful cast including New York’s famous gon om day and a professor linked to a theory.
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Prim
Henry
New York
Poet laments hard living while others encroach on poetry
Outside competition the poet wonders why poets struggle to earn a living. He notes doctors lawyers and many others write poetry yet no one sees poets drafting legal briefs or prescriptions. The remark highlights the tension between art and professional demands.
Aspirin Bayer Warning Prompts Brand Verification
An ad warns buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin. It promotes Bayer as the trusted maker and notes common uses from colds to toothache. The ad mentions small tablet packs and larger purchases at druggists.
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Boxer
Drugeists Aloe
Fragmentary Quote Appears in Age Herald Text
An aged Herald excerpt shows a garbled dialogue about worth and remarks by Almaliage, with references to a mutual acquaintance and a tense exchange during a calm afternoon, suggesting a narrative fragment from a longer piece.
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Hain Age-Herald
Wuronabila tourist teases fara with grand monarchical claim
A fragmented dialogue shows a wuronabila tourist declaring kingship while the fara questions the boast. The exchange references a tractor, a bleeding tan, and a mortgage on the old Howe property, revealing tension and socioeconomic strain amid travel talk.
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Wuronabila
Fara
Stringer
Howe Pve
Fractured Notice Near Ulawathe Courtroom Divorces Mentioned
Fragmented text mentions a divorce and a domestic scene with a woman left with a black eye. Names and places are obscured, suggesting a local legal notice or social column fragment. The readable bits indicate a domestic dispute and impending separation.
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Wlawathy World
The Responsible Party Report Card Scene
A mother scolds Jimmie for poor grades while threatening to withhold entertainment. He compares himself to Teddy S whose grades are praised, then blames his fantasy excuses on parental guidance and a widowed teacher seeking a husband.
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Teddy
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Relief for Corn and Bunions
An ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder promising instant relief for sore feet and bunions by shaking into shoes. It cites Army usage during the war and claims millions of pounds sold. A separate note reports a Spearman Texas oil field well finding 211 feet salt layer at 700 feet depth with no water encountered, challenging mining prospects.
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Turkey Track
Spearman
W. Scott
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Circulated as Cure All
Circular from Fr. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure all for catarrh. Claims to cleanse broad system and restore normal condition letting nature work. Sold by all druggists.
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Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledi
Ohio
When It Hurt Branch Break Incident Report
A brief quote captures a fall after a branch broke, with a response that the speaker felt pain only after reaching the ground. The fragment evokes an accident scene without further context or outcomes.
Not for me The hottest night for me says Powell
A fragment from The Record and New York Sun notes a personal dispute about a mug and a wife discovering it. The excerpt hints at heat and confrontation but lacks clear event details or names beyond Powell and a wife.
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Powell
New York Sun
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