Random Colonial Quips and Notable Nonsense From Marble Hill
A scrambled collage from Marble Hill Press includes musings on age vs youth in medicine and intellect, figures like Churchill and Peary, quips about copper mining and Kipling, a Boston typist’s speed, and assorted social stereotypes. It presents era-tinged commentary without a clear news item.
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In a fragmented report, Frederick Melbrook of Brat Gebers defeats rival contenders including W Rew art and Seumier BeGieid Proctor. Names like Jota Grot Ebeneser Qmeby and others appear in garbled form, with scattered figures and phrases about bids, centers, and counts.
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Vermont
Hall
Frederick Melbrook
Brat Gebers
Shewer Goverser
Rewart
Seumier BeGieid Proctor
John LL Secsior
Gamedt E Pingree
Ebeneser
Qmeby
Seer
Canell & Page TA
Wien
Seed for Divorce in Missouri Complaint in St Joseph
Aldine Edith Hartman sues Joseph H Hartman secretary of Hartman Furniture company alleging common law marriage since April 1904. She claims they lived as husband and wife and that he was served with the divorce petition as he alighted from a train in St Joseph. The Hartman firm once operated stores in St Louis Kansas City and other cities.
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St. Joseph
Josep H. Hartman
Hartman Purniture Company
St. Louk
Kansas City
Bt. Joseph
Aldine Edith Hartman
Wedding Strains and Silent Tension in Brooklyn
Anita and I attend Joe Ball's wedding with Alva and a minister, while the evening reveals social strains and personal rifts. Anita and I clash over control as I insist on taking her to her uncle's, aware she could later regret defying me.
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Wall
Sohaere
Mra B
Joe
Alvs
Anita
Allie
Mogi
Ball
Brooklyn
New York
Alva
Mra Ball
Mise Ellersly
Jos
McCabe
Mra. Blacklock
Alle
Two Joplin Girls Drown In Shoal Creek
Mamie Raf aged 12 and Reby Garner aged 6 were among a boating party from Joplin that drowned when their boat capsized in Shoal Creek two miles from the city. The accident occurred as the stream swelled from recent heavy rains during the harvest season.
Reading Prayer Book Ends Tragic Local Death
An elderly resident died at home while reading a prayer book. The report notes authorities and local offices were notified and officers began an investigation. Several named officials appear in the fragmented text, with unclear details about appointments and duties.
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Jongh
Andrew E Agne
Steuke
The Etiquette of Calls
A fragment discusses social calls among women, arguing the practice should be abolished. It laments the obligation to reciprocate, notes daily routines like shopping and dining together, and questions the ritual’s relevance and origin. The piece critiques formal social obligations and hints at age or class norms shaping interactions.
Mail Broadens View Diect of Confederam Letters on Gen Lew Wallace
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss General Lew Wallace and letters related to Confederate era topics. The readable legible bits mention broadening perspective and reflections on war events, with no clear dates or locations. Overall, the text is incomplete and difficult to decipher.
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Diect of Confederam Lettnrs
Gen
Lew Walace
Fragmentary Quote on Neon and Self Mention in Dialogue
A fragmentary passage records a speaker reflecting during a dialogue, noting a sensory moment with neon and an inner acknowledgment. The text remains incomplete but hints at identity and perception themes.
Improper Speech Fragments From An Old Message
A garbled OCR fragment discusses humor and treatment of others. The passage shows misread words and unclear attributions, including references to Bilking, jokes, laughter, and social perception, with no coherent event or identifiable figures.
Wealthy pioneer Henry Hewitt of Everett remembered
Local notes recall Henry Hewitt a founder of Everett Washington and landowner who laid out the town. The fragment mentions his wealth in iron sands acreage west of the Rocky and his prominent role in early Everett development.
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Henry Hewitt
Everett
Wash
Mr. Owens
Fragmentary text from a 19th century clipping
Readable portions reference a historical discussion on topics like history costs, a bride’s home, and public spending in Colorado. The garbled OCR yields no clear event or names to anchor a concrete summary or identify a person, date, or organization.
Paper presses endure amid punitive actions in London
The London Standard notes Capt Novaksviteh has been sentenced to four months in prison, printers jailed on various charges, and the office boy expelled to Zemin. Despite these difficulties, the paper continues to appear daily.
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Novaksviteh
Zemiin
London Standard
Gumming Season Ends In Maine Gum Market Return
The Boston Globe notes gummers returning from the Maine woods with golden gums. Spruce gum fetches high prices though not gold weight yet, with chicle substitutes scarce. In Bangor, Maine, gum traders pay about 2.40 dollars per pound for spruce gum amid strong activity.
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Klondike
Maine Woods
Boston Globe
Bangor
The Apt Pupil and the Fifth Seeing Lady
A philanthropic visitor among Sunday school pupils tests their sense of virtue by asking what she is doing when giving up time for their moral good. A boy answers by saying she is “Buttin’ in,” revealing attitudes of the class toward charity and instruction.
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Eust Side
Mayor recalls old shoe peg tale from Marlboro
Mayor E F Brown of Marlboro Mise recalls a story from his father a pioneer in the business about a peg that fit a hole in shoe making. He notes the old method is no longer used and adds a lighthearted smile about how times have changed in the boot and shoe trade.
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E. F. Brown
Marlboro
Mise
Boot and Shoe Club
Mayor Brown
Itching Rash Resolved by Cuthurn Remedy
A Bay City Michigan mother recalls her daughter's decade long itching rash starting behind the ears and spreading to knees elbows neck and face. After failing treatments a specialist and finally the Cuthurn Rem Gad, the breakout is now not visible. The note is dated May 20 1906.
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M. Curley
Sixteenth St
Bay City
Mich
Wrecked Words in a Fragment Sketch
The readable text presents a fragmented garble mentioning a man and a son in a cryptic line. It lacks clear events names places dates or organizations. The piece reads like a stray OCR fragment without a coherent news item or identifiable subjects.
Nervous troubles in women promoted by a cure ad
An old advertisement text promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervousness and ailments claimed to afflict women. It asserts such issues harm families and cites maternal instability and irritability as proof, urging women to seek the product for relief and listing supposed benefits claimed by the maker.
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Pinkham
Loa and Platham Plant Fresh Veg in Remote Women’s Shop
A local business Loa and Platham opened a vegetable shop aimed at serving women with remote access needs. The venture offers fresh produce, delivery options, and a focus on accessible shopping for female customers in the area.
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