City Hall Vote Sown by City Council Action
City council members and Mayor VanAlstine discussed funding for a city hall with a bond vote or warrants and set a motion to submit the question to voters at the April 16 city election. The panel also reviewed budgets, warrants, and committee plans for site selection and water mains work.
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al Dermen
Messrs
Stout
Perry
McLaughlin
Beckwith
Miller
Hannett
Bracy
VanAlstine
McCormick
Pattetion
Messrs. Bracy
van Alatine
VaneAlstine
Kibbee
Justice McKinley
Treasury
McDonald
Council
Tne
Electric Light Co
Fire Department
Bedford
Crane & Odway Co
Morse
Geo W
T Coughlin
Keith
McCorwics
Scallia
LA Amsden
McKinley & Eddy
Davis & Daniele
Council Yoom
J Schlimgen
Ben Ponte
Tremaine
Service Police
Omighy
Greene
J J Nelson
Geo Logan
Standard Oil Co
James Lyons
SF Schirmer
Tire Department
East Second Street
West Third
West Fourth
Minnesota Street
Methodist Church
Main Street
Dr Kings New Life Pills Claim Quick Health Relief
An advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills cure digestive ills and breath odor from constipation biliousness or stomach trouble. The pill promises to clean the system soothe headaches and improve liver and kidney function with a price of 25 cents at S H Scalia's drug store.
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Dr. King
S. H. Scallia
Benson
Benson’s
United States
Eans
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg
Chemists
N.X
Reds Win Jubilee Ticket Fight at Court House Event
Immense crowd hears Dixie Jubilee singers as Reds defeat Blues 255 to 241 in ticket sales at the University event. Reds provide banquet. Blues supply the meal. The show at the court house included vocal solos and quartets, raising about 175 for the athletic fund. Dr. Dundass promotes a Thursday band concert. S. H. Scallin promotes Banner Salve for skin ailments.
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Dixie Jubilee Singers
Court House
Reds
Blues
Prof
Graham
Dundass
Jubilee Singers
Buckner
University Athletic Fund
February Real Estate Sales Lead Davison County
February sales show 6,280 acres conveyed in Davison County valued at $78,200 averaging about $1 250 per acre. County compares favorably with state peers in winter and spring real estate activity. A lighter note mentions a football player’s dressing table stocked with toiletries and Cole’s Carboli salve and soap sold by J. B. Ferris.
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Davison County
RD. Pres Colt
Register of Deeds Office
Cole
J. B. Ferris
Tramside Tale and Stage Jokes in Brief Snaps
A young man on a Sheffield tram flirts with two married women and exits amid laughter. In another item a stage manager jokes about light and diamonds during a gloomy career. A census pun wraps a Pittsburg quip about newspaper headlines.
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Sheffield
London
Impoverished nobleman refutes pleasure trip claim
In a Baltimore American item the impecunious aristocrat tells an astute interviewer that he is not in America for leisure but for business. The interviewer taunts with the name Count do Smallchange, noting he arrived yesterday to pursue an heiress for marriage.
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Baltimore American
America
Baltimore
Witty Dovey Exchange Sparks Sofa Pillows Tale
Mrs Dovey jokes that a man became a pair of sofa pillows three weeks ago and has not yet considered buying a new sofa. Her friend probes for a personal motive as the light quip reflects on male forgetfulness.
Butcher Shop Banter Sparks Grim Gag Line
A humorous but grim exchange unfolds in a butcher shop as a clerk jokes about breaking bones and taking apart customers. The quip involves names like Williamson Smith Murphy and a brisk response from John, highlighting dark humor in a staged scene.
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Bucher
John
Those Boston Men and Their Chess Bargain
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes Mrs Chatter-Oh and Mr Chatter-Better debating chess as a social pastime. He remarks chess is not a conversational game while she wishes to learn.
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Boston
Mrs. Chatter
Charles
Mr. Chatter
Boston Transcript
Looks the Part May Has Accepted Mr Slimm
Life notes May has accepted Mr Slimm as a good match. She is described as a red headed woman while he is portrayed as a stick and the potential union is framed with light social commentary. The clipping contrasts sharp wit with domestic commentary.
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May
Mr. Slimm
Philadelphia Press
Not Dependable Teacher Asks Why Rise By Our Own Efforts
A Baltimore American item quotes a quip about personal effort and reliability. The remark contrasts self-reliance with uncertain alarms, reflecting a humor column style. It features a named figure, Johnnie Wise, in a concise world-weary aside.
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Johnnie Wise
Baltimore American
Disliked Sermons Prompt New Pastor Selection
A dialoged exchange between a parishioner and a deacon questions the choice of a new pastor described as overweight. The deacon defends by noting that fat men are commonly short winded, reflecting a humorism or criticism within the church community.
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Dazeleigh
Deacon Broadaisle
Indemnity Payable for Chinuian Beliefs in Washington Star
A Washington Star poem mocks a proposed indemnity targeting Chinese Americans. It questions who will bear the heavy cost and condemns official calls for taxation while casting blame on Chinese individuals and urging resistance to “coolies” suffering under policy.
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Washington Star
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises To Cure And Keep The Promise
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for blood diseases and nervous debility. It claims modern and humoral terms alike describe cures, citing testimonials from Mrs. A. O. Spaulding in Maine and W. H. Garner in Pennsylvania, and urges buyers to choose the genuine product.
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Hood
A. O. Spaulding
North Searsport
H. Garner
West Earl
Hlood
Hats On or Off in Public Places Across Regions
A Norfolk Landmark note discusses etiquette on hat removal in elevators and public corridors. It argues courtesy to the fair sex does not require taking off a hat in such settings, though it acknowledges polite intent in those who do. It contrasts New York and Charleston norms and notes Virginia sits between them.
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New York
Gotham
Charleston
Virginia
Norfolk
Fragmented OCR: Stomach Health Note From 19th Century
Poor readable text shows a fragment about stomach health and nutrition from an old issue. The lines are garbled with missing letters and words, offering little clear detail beyond general discussion of digestion and diet.
Irreconcilable Faction Shapes Local Crisis
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a sharp split within a local faction affecting governance. Readable lines point to competing leaders, disputed authority, and a volatile path forward as residents await clarity.
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Mitchell
Naftalan
George Leiser
Berlin
Eczemanmenist
Fort Wayne Drug CO
Fort Wayne
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Bidwell Land & Loan CO
South Dakota
Vixchell
J.P. Murry
Cashier
W. ©. Huyck
Ass’t. Cashier
Lways
What Is
Castoria
City Hall
The
S. H. Scallin
Pittsburg
Mr. Birmingham
Mr. Manchester
Chicago News
Koran
Blakens
Stareg
Daffy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Chinuian
Li Ming Chang
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Tade
Wahseareer Sign Works
Milwaukee
Wis
R. D. Prescott
Main St
Mitchell S
Cas Irkable
Ailoy
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