Mary Underwood and her dog in Chambersburg census
A photo captures Mary C Underwood, age 20, with her dog, as census enumerator Naomi Rice notes their unique inclusion in Uncle Sam's records in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. The scene highlights a determined child and her guardian canine in a playful census moment. The piece then shifts to a history of postage stamps and a military dog anecdote aboard the Britannic, detailing stamp perforation and wartime transport curiosities.
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Mary C. Underwood
Chambersburg
Mary
Naomi
Uncle Sam
Washington
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Britannic
Southampton
Cheshire Regiment
South Africa
The Age Riddle of the Old Woman
An eccentric elder in a busy tourist town is asked her age. She cryptically says: From seven eighths of my age deduct twice two. Multiply the remainder by six sevenths of 14 and divide by eight ninths of one half 64 of 54. The quotient equals eighty seven divided by two. Solve to find her age.
The Magpie and the Owl A twilight invitation tale
A vain magpie teases the owl about dining at night then chides him for daylight fatigue. Later the owl proclaims his night sight, and invites the neighbor to join as shadows fall, claiming wisdom over brightness.
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Mag
Magpie
The Judge Dale on the Mediterran voyage
In this tale a western mine owner known as Judge Dale travels from Denver to New York and then the Mediterrean aboard a steamer. He hides his identity under Major Davis while watching the elopement of his wife, aids innocent widows with 13 checks, and confronts a husband who wronged him as a calm, imposing figure. The dramatic cruise ends with Bemis’s death by accidental shooting and the Judge returning home to his office.
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Dale
James Dale
Emma Mine
Denver
Thomas
New York City
Gore
Mediterranean
Major Davis
Judge Dale
Sandy Hook
Lst
John
Major Davia
Mr. Bemis
Major Davin
Major Davie
Elopers
Bemis
New York
Peking heroine spared foreigners in Boxer siege
Lizzie McCarthy Chamot, California born sister of San Francisco supervisor Eugene McCarthy, led a nine person relief party to Chang Hsin Tien aiding 40 Europeans after 45 survivors fought 300 Boxers for two days. Married to A F Chamot, longtime Peking hotel owner, she is described as fearless, skilled with rifle and pistol, and adept at rowing and sailing.
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Peking
Middle Kingdom
California
Eugene McCarthy
San Francisco
A. F. Chamot
A F. Chamot
Chang- Hsin-Tien
China
Sun Moves Claim by Civil War Vet De Peyster
General John Watts de Peyster argues the sun moves while earth stays fixed, citing a Berlin professor. The 79 year old veteran and former political and military figure translates a lecture questioning Copernican theory amid ongoing war news and a presidential campaign. Profess or Schoepffer’s lecture supports the claim.
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John Watts de Peyster
General de Peyster
Berlin
Kepler
Newton
Copernicus
de Peyster
New York State
Gettysburg
Sedan
Army and Navy Journal
Schoepffer
Coming Press Chosen and Heard at Event
A brief notice announces COMING Press, Chosen and Heard will be present at an upcoming event. The fragment lacks dates, locations, or specifics beyond the names and adjective cues.
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Coming! Press
Chosen & Heard
Eye specialists Chasen and Heard visit Massillon for free exams
Profs Chasen and Heard announce a semi annual circuit with free eye examinations at Hotel Conrad Massillon from August 15 to 22. They tout Christy-Vitrine lenses for headache relief, claim vast experience, and report tens of thousands fitted across Ohio with no pressure to buy.
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Chasen & Heard
Ohio
Conrad
Massillon
Profs. Chasen & Heard
Frazersburg
Somerset
Newark
C & Heard
Profs
State of
Feturn
Vision Reform Through Glasses and Eye Doctors
A former justice of the peace in Frazersburg Ohio narrates a harsh tale of near blindness in one eye and poor outcomes from Cleveland opticians. He credits Profs Chosen & Heard with restoring both eyes to clarity and praises their skill as eminent oculists in a long, laudatory endorsement.
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Dan McGamnis
Justice of the Peace
Frazersburg
Muskingum County
Cleveland
Chasen
Mrs Tom Thumb Arrives in New York as Countess Magic
Historic figure Mrs Tom Thumb, famed midget and widow of General Tom Thumb, has just returned from Europe to New York. Once exhibited at Barnum's museum, she traveled worldwide with her late husband and met figures from Lincoln to Queen Victoria. Now aged about 60, she remains as celebrated as 40 years ago alongside her second husband.
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Tom Thumb
New York
Europe
Windsor
Litipatians
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Post Office Department
United States
Alent
Sam Weod
Chambers’ Journal
M. Quad
Popededad
The
Mrs
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