New York Central Four Track Bridge Nears Completion
Immense engineering feat nearing completion as the New York Central Railway finishes a four track steel drawbridge over the Harlem River and a long viaduct from 188th to 106th streets. The project, begun in 1893, costs over 4 million dollars and will allow free passage on 138th Street with trains elevated above street level.
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New York Central
Harlem River
110Th
14Th Street
New York
149Th Street
195Th Street
Madale
188Th Street
10Th Street
106Th Street
Aba Ott
Mwuty
Mes
Grant
St. Luke's Hospital
Barnard College
Columbia College
Morningside Heights
St. John the Divine
Washington Bridge
Mel Comb's Dam
University of the City of New York
Webb's
Sailor's Home
130Th Street
Greater
Bridge under Harlem river and New York’s new gardens
The text describes a heavy trussed drawbridge with tall central and end trusses, engine houses, and double-cylinder engines that can operate together or separately. It notes traffic clearances for tugs and barges, and warships’ navigation rules. It mentions the Harlem river canal status, and plans for Bronx Park with botanical and geological gardens. Greater New York is highlighted for its vast size and attractions for visitors and knowledge seekers.
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Lwo
Harlem
Secretary of War
Fra
Harlem River
Harlem Division
Bronx Park
Greater New York
Europe
Remarkable Alameda County Register Records Very Old Citizens
The Alameda county great register, prepared by County Clerk Frank C. Jordan, lists ages and heights of male residents with curious results. It names William Allen as 176, Joh W Alexander as 405, George H Allen at 326 and 2 feet high, John C Cadman at 86 and 9 feet 15 inches tall, among others, sparking talk of sideshow attractions.
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Columbus
America
Alameda
Alameda County
Register
William Allen
Joh’ W. Alexander
George H. Allen
John C. Cadman
San Francisco
German note seeks lost brother in American china trade
A Philadelphia Record transcription describes Frank Young finding a blue envelope with a German letter in a chinaware shipment from Germany. The note traces Carlstadt native Cora Bletaner seeking her brother William Blotsner who left Carlsbad for America two years earlier to enter the china business.
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Germany
Frank
Young
Mr. Young
William Blotsner
Carlsbad
America
Tam
Cora Bletaner
Philadelphia Record
Quotes on faith, knowledge, and change in Southwest Breezes
A terse Southwest Breezes note argues great faith yields power for good and investment in knowledge pays best. It humorously claims people resist others doing their own foolish acts and that no one converts while nursing a toothache.
A Vanished Civilization The Jesuit Work in South America
Lippincott’s notes describe the Jesuits as civilizing pioneers in South America. They are praised for humane treatment of natives and advancing development from the Amazon to Brazil’s borders, leaving monuments and lasting infrastructure that contrasted with fortune-hunting settlers who plundered and oppressed the land.
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South America
Lippincott
Amazon
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Goyaz
Thief Reward and Catarrh Cure Advertisements
An old advertisement offers a one manied cailare reward for a cake of cataret that cannot be cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure. It lists Cheney and associates as honorable in business and promotes Hall's Family Pills, with wholesale druggists and prices per bottle.
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Mall
Cheney
Duminens
West
Truax
Poledo
Unclear hair care anecdote and Santa Fe train ads
The text describes a woman preferring a silk handkerchief over a brush for hair care, claiming it tidily brushes without damage. It then shifts to travel ads for Banta Fe Route California Limited from Kansas City to Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco with velvet Pullman palace sleepers and dining cars, via railroad schedules and inquiries to W. Hagenbuch in Kansas City.
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California
Kanans City
Rowel
No-T-Bad and Local Tales Mixed In Newspaper Clippings
A chaotic mix of ad blurb for No-T-Bad tones, humorous snippets, and scattered notes. Includes a claim of over 14 000 cures, a joke about a bag of peanuts, a mention of J. M. Burgess of Spearfish shooting a record deer in the Black Hills, and assorted antiquated word salad about wine, branding, and misread headlines.
Fragmented Readings From a Mangled OCR Page
A jumble of phrases evokes scattered comic and mysterious items. References include Russia Norway and London notices, a paper mill discovery, a West End flat for ladies only, and a curious remark about a costly watch buyer. It hints at ads, anecdotes, and name fragments without coherent narrative.
Thightly Deserted Cites and Eldorado of March of Ancona
Fragmented prose sketches roam through exotic locales and literary allusions. The piece references deserted cities in March of Ancona and Tuscany, grand palaces with artists’ ceilings, and wealthy occupants like Italian or English ladies under limited independence. It weaves in Stevenson and Conan Doyle anecdotes and a quip about oysters and Dusty Waters.
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March of
Ancona
Grand Duchy of
Tuscany
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Metropolis
Salzer
John ‘A. Sulzer
Indianapolis Journal
Marlem River
Jhese
Anak
Toms
Speers 8-J.wine Co
Coyne
Dufmati
Ibave
Young Me
Pompon Ta Sulekurs
Achangey
Life
No-T-Bao
Tobanco
J. M. Burgess
Black Hills
Cies
Russia
Sluwr
Harley Mis Tinal
Norway
Otsaro
Mich
Winiatewy
Soneli
Atling
West End
London
Frre Raenitcare
Giremt
John Nvara
Pailin Pe
Alway
Pino
Suger Anton Ten Tra
Wiay Bs
Tous
Maine
Nate
Eison
Ayer
Ieee
Tantes OF Centur
Algia
Samon
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sammon
Conan Doyle
Stevenson
Dusty Waters
Eve
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Dandy Cathartig
Chicaeo
Monleya
Kay
Cougby
Nier Thie
Srw
Tele
Dr. Kay
Tan Pastor
Ap Kay
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