Tag Day Hoax in Capital Sparks Citywide Fad
In Washington on June 12 and 13 a tag selling scheme imitates a charity drive to fleece pedestrians. Citizens, including President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte, purchase five and one dollar tags to avoid “holdups.” Young Quentin Roosevelt pockets $9.20 in an hour selling ten cent tags as crowds converge near the White House.
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Ashing
Express
Washington
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
White House
Quentin Roosevelt
Mr. Loeb
Postage Stamp Gum as Article of Diet
A 19th century style note explains that postage stamp gum, made from sweet potato, is used on all U S stamps by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The liquid gum is applied to sheets then dried by hot air, and readers are advised to lick stamps from the sheet center to avoid handling by others.
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United EG States
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Consul Warns Americans on Antique Suckers Abroad
A Dunfermline based American consul warns travelers about common art and antique scams aimed at wealthy Americans. He cites examples like Burns Chats Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots tables, Sheffield Plate, engravings, and rare old furniture as modern fakes or easily aged items. He urges purchases only with a dealer’s guarantee.
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Dunfermline
Robert Burns Chatts
Robbie
Sheffield Plate
America
Mrs Meyer Sparks Social Turmoil in Washington
Mrs George von Lengerke Meyer wife of the postmaster general has stirred Washington society with a new calling custom and a curt attitude toward wives of cabinet officers and congressmen She excludes some social lights and entertains only diplomatic corps members during events such as the duke of the Abruzzi visit Her background as Miss Alice Appleton heiress is noted.
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George von Lengerke Meyer
Meyer
Levi P. Morton
Washington
Wirs
Congress Halls
Far
Wesr
Beacon Street Circle
Wiven
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Duchess of Sutherland
Alice Appleton
Great Publishing Company
Nature as a Sculptress at Washington Rock in San Juan Islands
A Seattle reader describes Waldron Island’s Washington rock and nearby formations as natural monuments. The article notes Washington’s likeness carved by waves, the strategic San Juan reach near Vancouver Island, and shiplike “Battleship Island” and other quirky rock shapes. It highlights historic coastal struggles, evolving scenery, and the growing tourist appeal of the San Juan Islands with mentions of resorts, yachts, and lingering old-time figures.
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Seattle
Washington
Union
British Territory
Gilbert Stuart
Vancouver Island
Great Britain
America
Washington Rock
Waldron Island
San Juan
Puget Sound
Battleship Island
More's Island
Strait de Hara
Sucla Island
East Sound
Pacific
The Professor's Ignorance and The Dragon Fly Mystery
A clipped humor item contrasts a child's misstatement about asps with a witty dialogue from Cleveland Leader and Yonkers Statesman. The quip touches on origins of asp snakes and a playful exchange about the direction a dragon fly can move, reflecting light newspaper humor and schoolyard banter.
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Cleopatra
Asia
Aspasia
Cleveland
Scott
Yonkers Statesman
Fragmented ad copy and dubious claims for tonics and remedies
A garbled OCR item lists old time products and quack claims including ball blue remedies, birth celebration phrases, and various nerve tonics. Mentions Dr Kline in Philadelphia and Mrs. Winslow teething nurse with prices and dubious health statements scattered with misspellings.
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