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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
2
John Harriman navigates crowded canals and brutal street mobs in Canton after a Cantonese mob pursues him by land. He escapes aboard a steamer on the Pearl River, narrowly avoiding capture as boats, bells, and market chaos swirl around the fleet.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an elderly man, a Chinaman, and a claim that medical help cannot aid him. It mentions a token MMS and a recovered “sit le tem ters” with anger directed at “their good.” The text is nonsensical and lacks coherent event details.
A damaged OCR passage shows a man driven by desire to fund a cure while others argue with improvised medicines. He contemplates theft from a purse and a steamer’s departure as he struggles to repay debts and grasp what he is running for, with shop signs and splintered mentions in the ruin.
The article compiles farm notes on clover seed quality and pasture health, warns against mixed debris in seed, and includes veterinary insights on Paralysis of Hind Parts. It also offers practical guidance on grindstones, squab farming, nitrogen in rye, and soil improvement with cowpeas, oats, and birds in pest control.
The readable fragments describe a single train journey with unclear targets and scattered words. No clear person, organization, or location is confidently identified. The text appears as OCR noise rather than a coherent event or notice.
In southern Indiana a tree planting revival is underway using waste tracts for growing locusts and catalpas. The movement aims to produce timber for fence posts, with land available at a dollar to ten dollars an acre, supporting a good crop of black locusts.
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