Vanity of Great Minds and Strife in San Francisco
A fragmented article mixes caricatures of vanity in letters from famous writers with a long San Francisco political passage. It recounts John Ruskin and Victor Hugo quotes, then details Mayor Schmitz Ruef graft, police, and city corruption before and after an earthquake, plus a tangential Arkansas hog anecdote. The piece blends literary allusion with a historical graft narrative and a rural digression.
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Doloa Labor Party
Mapor
Klondike
Kansas
Lester
Columba Theater Orchestra
Music— Fans' Onion
Schmitz
Thirteen Party
Abe Ruot Breceuth Podlican
Municipe
Board of Public Works
Ruef
Deni
Vitors
Ruet
Langdon
Henry
Barns
Froonm
Humors of Sculpture and the Public Building Humor
A New York Press quote lampoons facade decoration by architects who add symbolic groups. It cites two cherubs atop a municipal building window as reminders of past construction scandals. The piece notes lasting myths about statues at national capitol sites and public memory of marble enhancements.
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Washington
Capitol
N. Y
Just One Kiss Sparks Mild Quarrel Between Lovers
In a playful exchange, Jeanette and Harry dispute a kiss with light banter about vows, hats, and mussed hair. He promises restraint, she accuses him of deception, and their flirtation hints at a budding romance. The scene centers on charm and social manners rather than conflict.
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Jeanette
Harry
Giraffe Falls Ill as Malaria Quinine Prescribed
In a fable tone, animals quarrel over bragging giraffe who boasts of better feed. The rhinoceros questions him while the elephant asserts consequences. The giraffe now shows malaria symptoms and a doctor prescribes quinine.
Annilled letters at Lexington post office May 18 1907
The list names residents and customers whose mail remained unclaimed at the Lexington Missouri post office on May 18 1907. Names include L F J Brown Calloway Mrs W M H Gilbert Grivhy Lang Lucy Jenkins Adder Keller Bessie Lensy Almada Manning Mary Popejoy William Payne Rankand son Abram Renick Lillie Shelby James Strawther Berths Woods Roy Work Jobo Woalot Mabel Wilson. Postmaster DeLra Crowder notes these items were advertised for pickup.
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Lexington
L. F. J. Brown
Rev. Calloway
Ben Te eSoda
Spstella
W. M. H. Gilbert
Grivhy Lang
Rufus Horley
Meas
Lucy Jenkins
Adder Keller
Mise
Bessie Lensy
Misa
Almada Manning
Mra
Mary Martin
Mary
A. Popejoy
William Payne
F. Rankandson
Abram Renick
Lillie Shelby
James Strawther
Berths Woods
Roy Workoof
Jobo Woalot
Mabel Wilson
DeLra Crowder
Estimating Corn in Crib by a Texas Man
A Texas man offers rules for measuring produce in storage. Corn: two cubic feet of sound dry ear corn equals one shelled bushel. Shelled corn in a crib is the product of inside length, width, and height divided by two. Apples or potatoes in a bin use the volume times eight with decimal adjustment. Hay in a mow: 512 cubic feet per ton.
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Texas
Loaf Oyster Dish: A Novel Serving Method
A recipe describes shaping a bread loaf hollowed and buttered, filling with oysters and cream sauce, then layering with oysters and sauce, finishing with buttered bread crumbs and browning in the oven. It emphasizes removing oyster shells, draining liquor, and seasoning.
Grand Anion Tea Co Promotes Coffee and Fine Goods
An advertisement touts direct sales of coffee tea baking powder spices with exclusive territory and steady employment. It claims the Grand Anion Tea Co at 618 Felix Street St Joseph Missouri is the largest retailer in the US with 200 branches and 3000 wagons, established 34 years.
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Grand Anion Tea Co
Felix Street
St. Joseph
U. 8
Iowa Agricultural Output and Dairy Shifts Across Years
The record notes 1005 and 1008 in Iowa with hand separators and rice counts, 1906 butter production totaling 708000 pounds versus 1202000 pounds in 1006, and a rise in av ery patrons from 85000 in 1005 to 1407 in 1006, reflecting method changes and demand shifts.
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Lowa
Iowa
Real Estate Transfers May 1907 Listings Across Town
Transfers dated May 0 to May 15 1907 list numerous property trades. Names include A D Hook WT Hook Robin Webb Geo M Smith Petersog Jesse W Edwards Dewitt A Olery LO Reshterman Wm Dierker WD Sims ton Emile Holsten Hi Petering Jno Wolters HH Kneppenberg Jno B T Rheemeyer Geo Kleesehute Elizabeth Laoner Lens Liese J A Sshomachur WF Rogers Alice C MeQhoe AM Walkenhorst Wm Fintey Jas W Horver Levin Sehroll Jas A Jeening Jan Schooling DD Collard Mary E Reecx Hlaveb Qorder H Ovlschloeger Frank Heimbrook M A Heir brook Hizg inevilla H Oélsebloegar Oscar Thomas and others. Listings show land in various ranges and lots, with monetary values ranging from 1 to 17600 dollars and parcels described by lot and township.
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Dewitt A Olery
LO Reshterman
Hi Petering
Jno Wolters
Odessa
Schumacher
Lens
Fette
Sehroll
Alma
Jas
W Horver
Levin Sehroll
SF Morganets
Fintey
J B Sehroll
H Kleeschalte
Jan Schooling
Value Of An Education In A Fragmented Text
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper discusses the value of schooling and education. It cites a book listing 11,000 prominent Americans and tracks numbers of those with some college or higher education, noting over half are graduates. It urges readers to ponder such figures before pursuing further study.
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O¢ Gil
Katy
Journal
Incomes of State Universities Compared per Week
The University of Michigan News Letter reports a calculation of incomes per week per student across large state universities. University of Alabama leads at 7.0 dollars, Wisconsin 6.81, then Missouri 6.9, Ohio 6.46, Kansas 4.32, Michigan 4.82, with Minnesota Nebraska Iowa and Indiana following. Indiana lowest at 4.08.
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Michigan
University of Michigan News
University of Alimoly
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ohio
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
Lumber For Sale At Wentworth Military Academy Premises
Auction notice for a quantity of mixed old lumber and fencing sections taken down at the Wentworth Military Academy premises. Apply advance, Davenport and Ward auctioneers.
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Wentworth Military Academy
Avonce
Corder Items and Local News Recap
Corder items note Dr Moon in Kansas City and Mrs. Haas hosting guests. Mildred Corder on sick list. Fred Smith left for St. Louis with stock. Miss Ada Smith from Leavenworth and Miss Adams of Wisconsin visit. Susie Corder, daughter of Corder, dies in Missoula and is buried in Corder with funeral at the Methodist church. Dover and Lexington activities, school appointments, and local society events included.
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Fred Smith
St. Louis
Stock
Dr. Ramsey
Kansas City
C. I. Wilson
Miss Adams
Wisconsin
Haas
Bila
KR. CO
Geo, Sydnor
Odessa
N. H. McCane
C.corbin
Lexington
Ada Smith
Leavenworth
Kansas
Milas Smith
Susie Corder
Corder
Missoula
Mont
Susie
Earth
Montana
Squire
Harris
Lumber and building materials sale notice
The notice lists old brick white pine dimension lumber doors and windows with or without frames and horap lumber. Senses tft.
Palmer Gift to City of Park and Boulevard System
Colorado Springs officials voted to accept General William J. Palmer’s gift of a park and boulevard system worth more than a million dollars. The gift includes a maintenance fund of 1,000,000 and an annual upkeep cost around 10,000. Palmer also pledged to cover next year’s maintenance expenses to allow time for a special appropriation.
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General Palmer
Denver News
Colorado Springs
William J. Palmer
Campbells Smock Visitors and Delivers Offer Cause
Campbell Smock formerly of this city Dow of Muskogee Indian Territory visits with friends and relatives in the city. John Welborn left Wednesday evening for Phoenix to join his wife there for her health. Miss Abbie Magruder of Brunswick and Miss Agness Steward of South McAlester, I T, came Wednesday evening to make short visit at Central College. When you want anything to eat in our Hine call 86 and we will deliver promptly.
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Campbell
Dow
Muskogee
Indian Territory
John Welborn Teft
Phoenix
Arizona
Abbie Magruder
Brunswick
Agness Steward
South McAlester
I.T
Central College
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Arkansas Hog
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Arkon
Farwiy
Union
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Ibena
Humors OF Sculpture
Jay
WT Hook
D Hook
Robin Webb
Geo M Smith
Petersog
Jesse W Edwards
City
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ST. Louis, Mo
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Mound City
Crenshaw & Young
Seiter’s
Campbell's Amusement Hall
Harry St. Clair
Franklin Avenue
Eleventh Street
Dr. Moon
Mildred Corder
Mr. Situs
W.S. Simma
Mrs. Haas
Kia Haas
Mia Adame
B.C. Prevking
Glackburn
Geo. B. Sydnor
Elizabeth Wilson
Ellen Qorder
Adna Grim
la Monte Missouri
Marshall
Mil School
Hackley
Dover
Dick Guerre
Page City
W.es. Heck
John Cooper
Mary Lee
Higginsville
Jin Wint
Miss Grace
Hilton Lewis
Alina
Willam Liter
Blackburn
H.S. Beck
Leonard Vaughn
Wolton Shoemaker
Lyfe Ikke
Lynn Gordon
Rank Gordon
The
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Dover Reds
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