Pastors and Teachers Attend Pleasant City Reception
A gathering of city pastors and teachers at Dr. B. A. Bobb's home hosted by the W C T U featured dainty refreshments and a program of music and readings. Superintendent Quigley urged manual training and shared school-work examples, while Professor Graham forecast advances in college study.
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Apa
B. A. Bobb
Ruth Youngman
Scallin
Lee
Quigley
Graham
Hoff
Dean's Ointment Marketed for Piles and Itching Relief
A Fargo advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a universal cure for itching skin, piles, eczema, and related troubles. It cites a local testimonial from Mrs. T. P. Ross and a husband who found relief after three weeks, claiming complete itching relief and gradual disappearance of hemorrhoids.
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Dean
Les
Fargo
N. D
T. P. Ross
Fargo House
North Front Street
N. di
Macy
Befzis
Scholarly speaker at Sunday school defines line
A man with large eyeglasses addresses a Sunday school, asking for a definition of line and guiding listeners to see it as a boundary in longitudinal extension. He emphasizes clarity and simplicity in explaining the concept to young learners.
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Chicago Tribune
The Trouble With Poct From a Georgia Farmer
A Georgia farmer mocks poctn and field hands saying they fear plowing and won't swear at a mule. He calls it inherited laziness and notes the birds of a different era from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Three Hour Day and Women’s Health in Dr. Pierce’s Prescriptions
The article argues the husband’s long day leaves the wife exhausted and claims Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription restores regularity, stops draining illnesses, heals inflammation, and strengthens weak women. It promotes privacy of letters to Dr. Pierce and warns against substitutes, recommending Pleasant Pellets as a companion laxative.
Tasters' Coat London Shops Burdened by Tasting Pilfering
A London trader denounces widespread pilfering by tasters in large stores. He cites numerous petty thefts during shopping, with customers taking raisins nuts biscuits and fruits while inspecting goods. He notes the problem grows when families shop, inflating losses for retailers and suppliers alike.
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London
Rocky and Scallin Bride Mystery Baffles HL
A fragmented notice notes a wedding involving Rocky and Scallin, with unclear details and years referenced. The sparse text mentions a bride and HL, leaving the exact date and context unreadable.
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Bride
Scallin
I Haveed to Turn Cayenne Aware Miss He Had Found
A garbled note from the page mentions a person named Cayenne and a claim that someone had found something. The fragment provides no clear event, date, or organization to confirm.
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Cayenne
Fragmented OCR snippet reflects humorous old time column
The text presents a garbled dialogue with names Patlare Bure and Hrooklya Magle and a quip about a newspaper and a Panama hat. It appears as a satirical or mock dialogue likely from a Chicago Tribune page, but lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable people.
Three Eyed Animals in New Zealand Fauna
Melbourne Argus reports on Professor Dendy’s discoveries of animals with a third eye in New Zealand. The matira and lamprey exhibit a skin covered third eye atop the head, with speculation on past multi eyed ancestors and tautari eye loss.
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Zealand
New Zealand
Dendy
Melbourne
Australia
Argus
Discovery Enables Artificial Lobster Culture
Professor H c Bumpus of the American Museum of Natural History finds a method to rear lobster fry by keeping their water in constant motion after hatching. The approach prevents smothering and cannibalism, producing healthy young lobsters by nine to sixteen days old. The U S Fish Commission plans restocking coastal waters with these lab spawned lobsters.
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Europe
H. c. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Bumpus
United States Fish Commission
Waves In Solid Metal Demonstrated By Prof Austen
Professor Roberts Austen spoke before the Institution of Civil Engineers in London on metallurgy and vibration effects. Experiments showed mercury surface waves from tuning fork vibrations and a similar pattern on lead. mild steel described as a solid solution of iron and carbon without cinders. metallurgists have doubled steel strength since its early days.
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Roberts Austen
Institution of Civil Engineers
London
Mercury
New York Skyline Moves Artist From Gloom to Awe
Vereschagin, painting a San Juan Hill battle scene with Roosevelt at the center, lamented New York’s skyline during a 15 year visit. He recalled skyscrapers as a painful blot then, after long study of Manhattan’s tall buildings, he told a friend the skyline begins to be grand.
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New York
Vereschagin
San Juan Hill
Roosevelt
Metropolis
Island of
Manhattan
Obsolete label survives in public speech for Sandwich Islands
The term Sandwich Islands recurs in talks and writings as a legacy from older usage. Mainland speakers often mispronounce Hawaiian and default to the familiar phrase to avoid lingual blunders.
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Sandwich Islands
Tie
Pennypacker Name Nominated Governor Sparks Discussion
The text discusses Pennypacker in Pennsylvania, noting few bearers in Pittsburgh and Allegheny, and traces origin variants Panabaker Pan nubecker and Dutch roots, while pondering corruption from early German names and a lingering reference to baking in a pan.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Pennypacker
Pannubecker
Panabauker
Teas & Min
Selecting effective executives in business success
The article argues that hard work alone does not guarantee success and that selecting skilled executive heads is key. It praises leaders who outline a plan and delegate to capable people, noting great heads rarely tinker with details and instead trust others to execute.
Marjory Finds Fear Of Farm Dogs In Rural Visit
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes Marjory’s rural outing with sights of green growth and livestock. She fears the farm watchdog Hector and hesitates to walk to the village unless dogs are kept away. The piece ends with a plug for Rocky Mountain Tea priced 35 cents.
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Marjory
Baby Marjory
Philadelphia
Hector
Vacancy Report Shocks Firm Chief
The firm learns its cashier has absconded with the cash and the staff debate a proper person to inform the owner. The head clerk ultimately delivers the news after a street dogfight ends as the chief’s carriage arrives. The cashier’s disappearance unsettles the leadership.
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Jorkins
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