Valuable Lot for a Jackass History of Site of New Department of Justice Building
A Washington site once shaped for an Andalusian jackass became a focal point in national lore as the Department of Justice prepares a new building costing about 34.5 million dollars beyond estimates. The Lot’s history traces through Commodore Rodgers, Henry Clay, and Blaine, with the site later hosting the Freedmen’s Bank and a theater before the Justice Department project. Meanwhile a joke on a South Africa map seen in a suburban resident’s kitchen adds a lighter note.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Griggs
Treasury
Commodore Rogers
Spain
Henry Clay
Pennsylvania Avenue
Madison Place
Commodore
Mr. Clay
Kentucky
United States
Commodore Rodgers
Washington Club
Seward
Payne
James G. Blaine
Walker Blaine
Andalusia
Freedmen’s Bank
New York Journal
Giving a Man a Chance Changes a Soldier’s Life
A commanding officer notes a “chance” can transform a man. He meets a drunken defaulter known to him, offers a lance corporal stripe, and the man vows total abstinence. Four years later the groom tells the officer at his wedding he will not drink, to avoid ruin if he ever relapses.
Keeps Her Old Hats Reflecting a Princess of Wales Taste
The princess of Wales collects hats and bonnets from thirty years of London fashion history. Each item is stored with the season date it was worn, revealing a remarkable archive of her headwear through the years.
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Princess of Wales
London
Washington Post
Meant What He Said
Smith asks if the new clerk is good. Jones praises him as a rare, diligent worker. Smith comments charms seldom work, but Jones agrees the clerk lives up to his words, noting that you heard what he said.
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Smith
Jones
Energetic agents needed to sell Safety Carriage and Wagon Wren New
Classified notice advertises Johnson & Noyes of Chicago seeking energetic men in every county to sell Safety Carriage and Wagon Wren New with no capital required. The ad promises fast selling potential and invites correspondence from interested parties.
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Johnson & Noyes
Monadnock Block
Chicago
Learn Profession and Public Notices Mixed Adventure
An OCR fragment offers a jumble of course titles and address data for a PROF Zach Shed in Denver, alongside assorted quotes, product mentions, and stray advertisements. It references a Goebel shooting, Union Pacific train to Chicago, and various products like Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, interspersed with personal notes and humorous lines, reflecting a chaotic old newspaper page.
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Zach Shed
Sarapahoe
Denver
Kentucky
Goebel
Pe-ru-na Praised By Women In Testimonials
A long letter chain extols Pe-ru-na as a household remedy for women and catarrhal ailments. Mrs Hamilton of Columbus Ohio and Mrs Margaretha Daubes of Racine Wisconsin share health improvements and recommend the tonic. Annie Wyandotte credits Peruna with restoring her singing voice and career. The text links catarrh to mucous-mmembrane issues across organs and cites multiple testimonials and addresses.
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Colonel Hamilton
Hamilton
Goodale Street
Colurmous
Ohio
Margaretha Daubes
North Superior Street
Racine City
Wise
Pen
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South Africa
Transvaal
Orange _ Free State
London Daily Chronicle
J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Misa Simpgon
Carter
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Ae City
Mrs. Winslow
Bea Bettie
Dave
Walter Daker
Neil
Pat
Pamsen
Harm Bataax
Annie Wyandotte
Fifteenth St
Jackson Ave
Kansas City, Mo
Dr. Hartman
Peruna
The
Star
Clara Stoecker
Perecs
Hartana
Clara iToEaa
W. L. Douglas
Hewett Drag OS
Wemera Agen
Leweet
Cave
Lawree
LA Grippe
Klondike
Cuba
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