Woodbine NJ a unique Jewish town with thriving growth
Woodbine New Jersey emerged twelve years ago as a Jewish refuge for Russian Jews aided by Baron de Hirsch. The borough, organized by the New Jersey legislature, grew from three shanties and undeveloped land to a 1600-person community with factories stores schools and modern facilities. Immigrants received homes land and mortgage terms from the Hirsch fund, enabling a steady economic and social rise in Cape May County.
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Woodbine
Cape May County
N. J
New Jersey
Dennis
Ile Beletit
France
England
Baron de Hirsch
Cape May
New York
Ralircal
Hirsch Fund
Snake Swalloed Pig Ends Life in Java Rice Field
A Java resident died after a very long snake that had just swallowed a live pig was shot in a rice field behind his bungalow. The reptile, thick and long, was unable to escape and proved a fatal hazard in a region where snakes are rarely killed due to the perceived value in commerce.
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Java
Easy Divorce in Old Times from King Khammunabi Code
A ancient text from King Khammunabi of Aauyria circa 200 B C describes divorce. It states if a wife leaves her husband and diminishes his household she may be divorced and receive nothing from him.
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Khammunabi
Aauyria
Suen
Fragmented Language Note in Engtiekhan Phrase Count
A garbled OCR fragment notes that the word oc has more varieties in Engtiekhan than in any other language and claims it is pronounced in six different ways. The readability and accuracy are unclear.
Last Chance for John Kingsland in New York Romance
In a tale from Christopher Shadow to the New York Times, John Kingsland, famed for gauging track work, pursues a marriage with Miss Klomsmeyer but misses time and again. A bold plan ends when he is left behind aboard a messenger, and rivals win another engagement, altering his outlook and fortune.
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John Kingsland
Andes
John
Teddie
Tan
Teddin
Miss. Klomsmeyer
Bostden
Ming John
Neechety
Focal Paper
Kiemmeyer
Larry Jenkins
Millopatre Lumber Meecings
Europe
Moe
Ociety Columnyan
Mra. Ericaon
Marguerite
Victoria
Pirhapa
Ericaon
New York
Marguerite Cat
Hanson
Miss Ericson
Jom Evar
Christopher Shadow
New York Times
Fat policeman trapped in patrol box rescue ends crowd scene
The Pittsburg Gazette reports Policeman James Preston was locked inside a patrol box after entering the Highland and Poon avenue station area. Unable to open the door, he rang the station for help, and a fellow officer retrieved him after fifteen minutes. He exited to a crowd of amused spectators.
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Polideriner
Janes
Preston Spains
Highland and
Poon Avenue
Treston Haw
Treston
Pillaburg Gazette
Where People Refuse to Die in Jamaica and New York
Fragmentary prose describes a remote mountainous district of Santa Cruz Jamaica and a New York doctor scraping by mending broken hopes. It questions health and hypochondria as several aged patients insist they are ill while few truly benefit from care.
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Santa Cruz
Jamaica
New York
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Russia
le Now & Prosperous Settlement
Cabina
Statlon
Beite
Gerough
Atreeta
Nuninesa
Caie May County
Jin
Ropartn
Fife
Anmret Erogod
Gal
Watte
Faye
Teddle
Old Man
Mim
Gaught
Brian
Orerne
Wimkress
Pitipa Brooks
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