Old Capitol Corridor Scene and Clara Morris in Passageways
A lively Washington era piece describes the Capitol building corridors crowded with vendors and visitors. Clara Morris, an aging vendor known for curios and mementos, draws attention among old-timers as reform efforts push to clear the space. The article notes the Senate debate over an educational bill, the White House fire alarm prank, and census work advancing with new electrical enumeration machines.
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Teinay
House of Representatives
National
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Ata
Ing
Senate
Agate
Sone Polron
Clara Morris
Clara
Gorman
Indy
Capriens
Henry Clay
Thia Stack
Baby McKee
Washington
Alaric
White House
Honge
Pane
Balng
Pepats
Halford
Out of His Sphere and a Rough Exchange with a Judge
A brief excerpt from an American Commercial Traveller describes Prigonor and his Honor in a street fight scene. The exchange centers on whether the judge or the justice of the peace matters in assessing the scuffle and the severity of the punishment. The speaker questions the judge’s impartiality, insisting that the fight outcome matters more than titles.
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Prigonor
Jedge
Judge
Jestica
Hotel proprietor dialogue from a traveler's request
A traveler questions the hotel head about who runs the place. An elderly clerk names the owner, manager, or landlord, but deflects, saying the woman is inside with the staff. The piece captures a period voice and social interaction.
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Coman
Breaking the News Gently to a Widow
A grim excerpt describes a deputy breaking fatal news to a widow after a man fell from a five story building. The scene depicts the awkward delivery as coworkers attempt to announce the death and locate the missing Tim, amid a rough spoken account and magazine context.
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Thar Greote
Sim
Drakes Magazine
Devastating landslide buries homes on Warren’s hills
Heavy rains trigger a massive slide on Adams street, Warren’s hills, destroying a two story brick house occupied by four families. Dozens aid rescue as the fire department assists. Several residents are killed or injured, including Mrs Canton, Mrs Hoan, and Canfield family. a similar slide in 1358 at the same site is recalled.
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Troy
Warren's
Adams Street
Havar- Man Gvenite
Postal Telegraph Scheme Proposed to House Committee
A syndicate led by I. M. Seymour of the New York Stock Exchange submitted a proposition to the House Committee on post offices for a government postal telegraph system. They offered to fund build operate and staff offices under a fifteen year contract with renewal option and sought exemptions from Federal aid and state taxes. They claimed major capital backers would bond $100000 and argued private business could run alongside government work. If adopted the Patten multiplex system would cut costs from prior estimates.
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Washington Dispatch
I. M. Seymer
New York Stock Exchange
Seymour
Haseen
New York
Philadelphia
Seypntz
State of Trade reports shifts in merchandize movement
The week shows a clear check in general merchandise movement in the lower Mississippi valley due to floods and fears of further overflows. Weather and high water hinder activity, while improved movement is noted in Huston, Pittsburg, Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. Wheat stocks east of the Rockies show a large weekly export of 3,007,039 bushels, with total farm holdings around 136 million. Iron and steel lack renewed strength. dry goods remain active in New York and Boston but demand elsewhere lags. colored cottons stay buyer-favorable. Business failures total 209 this week, down from last week’s 255.
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Spormons
Bradstreet
New York
Midsissipy
Ohio River Valley
Huston
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ivy
Chicago
Omaha
Rocky Mountains
United States
Canada
Boston
Congo Mission Sanitarium Proposal and Medical Advertisements
Fragmentary historical notice notes King Leopold funding for a sanitarium in Ma sada Congo for African explorers and others in need of medical treatment. The rest comprises medical testimonials and ads for rheumatic syrup and Kemp's Balsam, with unrelated scattered lines about ships and leprosy trends in China.
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Congol Fres
Ae Sean
Leopold
Masada
Congo
Pils and Patent Cures Promised in Energetic Ad Copy
An OCR fragment advertises Wikvard's Rheumatic and Liver Pils claiming scientific formulation, safety for adults and children, and relief for headaches digestion and appetite. It promotes Dobing Electre Houp as a saver of money and health, and mentions Brown's Unoxontan and a pocket pin cushion for smokers, all in a dated promotional tone.
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Wikvard
Symptomatic Catarrh Cure Claims Magic-Like Relief
An advertisement claims a remedy for catarrh that instantly relieves symptoms such as nasal irritation and headaches. It asserts the medicine clears offensive discharge, relieves watering eyes, and improves smell. The text lists a Buffalo New York distributor and urges shoppers to buy at local druggists.
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Buffalo
N.Y
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