Letter on fish laws from Cumberland editor Solt letter
Cumberland Times prints Henry Bravis letters urging statewide standardization of game and fish laws. He criticizes favoritism toward river-mouth anglers, calls for enforcement equal to all regions, and cites impact on backcountry communities and food supply.
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John W. Aviratt
Cumberland
James E. Solt
Frederick
Solt
Potomac River
Salt
Rin County
Frederick County
Henry Bravis
Colorado Desert Formation Discussed By Scholars
A historical note outlines how the Colorado River carried detritus to form a lake that evolved from salt to fresh water, yielding fossilized mollusk remains on the dry bottom. The piece also covers port city rentals to major lines and a series of brief notices from Tolstoy to Indiana judgeship and a train record.
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California
United States
Mexico
Peek kLadefornia
Hmit
Great
Colorado River
Gulf
On Lake
Colorado
Notable Deaths and Appointments in Brief
Charles F. Alba, once US appraiser, died in New Orleans from heat. Col. John S. Mosby was named a special agent of the general land office. Chancellor Magte will visit Trenton Thursday to hear probate of Pierre Lorillard’s will, with no contest expected. Irregular-practice charges against Corn King George H. Phillips were dismissed by Chicago board of trade directors. Iowa Bar leader President McCarthy cited bribery in American courts. An infant neighbor recovered from cholera infantum after using Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. praised by Mrs. Curtis Baker. Hansen Whiskey promoted for hot-weather stamina. product available locally.
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Charles F. Alba
United States
New Orleans
John S. Mosby
General Land Office
Chancelor Magte
Trenton
Pierre Lorillard
George H. Phillips
Chicago Board of Trade
McCarthy
Iowa State Bar Association
Lottery Ticket Claims Presbyterian Prize
An old Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania lottery ticket reads Presbyterian church lottery authorized by law. It promises the possessor a prize drawn, with 29 percent deduction, if demanded within 12 months after a drawing. There is an endorsement by Wilkins, president of the board of managers in Pittsburgh dated June 3, 1807.
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Church Lotteries
Wilkinsburg
Presbyterian Church Lottery
Wilkins
Board of Managers
Pittsburg
Remarkable Streets Across the World
Washington claims a 1714 mile street length as the longest. The Paris Rue Blo is the shortest at about 20 feet. Market Street in Philadelphia is the widest, while Via Sol Havana is only 314 feet wide. Main Street Denver stands tallest, while Georgetown British Guiana’s sea level street is the lowest. Regent Street London is the cleanest, with Tchang Tse street Nankin London noted as dirtiest.
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Washington
Paris
Market Street
Philadelphia
Havana
Main Street
Denver
Colo
Georgetown
British Guiana
Regent Street
London
Tchang- Tse Street
Nankin
Texas Area Descriptions Stretch Wide Like Orbits
The text crafts wildly exaggerated measurements for Texas, likening its area to an equatorial belt eleven miles wide, a strip beyond a mile wide to the moon, and a road lane reaching from earth to sun, presenting a humorous, hyperbolic comparison of size.
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Texas
Still Fighting In Mani and Minas Prisoners Recaptured
In July fierce fighting near Mani and Minas led to many natives killed as the town burned before surrender. Private Kidder of the Thirty-eighth and Private Plate of the Twenty-eighth regiments were recaptured. Bethaleng Parley New York Pool Rooms Raided. The Society for the Prevention of Crime raided two pool rooms in uptown New York, freeing 13 prisoners and seizing paraphernalia from a luxurious, long-protected establishment. A resident touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach woes, while Angust Flower is recommended for dyspepsia and liver complaints and is sold by local druggists.
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Mani
Ao Connolly
Minas
Kidder
Thirty-eighth Regiment
Plate
Twenty-eighth
Bethaleng
Parley
New York
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Chamberlain
Saya O W. Wakefeld
Columbus
A. L. Pearce
Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold Ad
A vintage ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to curb a cold and flu symptoms. It claims the product stops coughing and works off the cold with no cure and no pain. Sold at 25 cents per box.
Favorite Prescription Praised by Virginia Mother in Letter
A Perrons, Campbell County, Virginia resident thanks Dr. Pierce for Favorite Prescription, claiming four bottles cured years of illness and severe nerve pain. She describes long labor with first child and brief pain with second, credits the medicine with her improved health and well being as a mother of two.
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D. B. Barricks
Perrons
Campbell Co
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Pandlia
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Gasmirke
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Ukraine
Sweden
Charles XII
Russia
Lord Byron
Charles
Poltava
Luxembourg
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Mwe
Bordeaux
Mel- Set
Belay
Cunard
Wille Bar
Atlantic Transport
Leyland
National
White Star
Cunaia
Ainslee’s
Tolstoi
Fiondon
M. Techerthof
Count Tolstoi
Great Britain
Indiana
V. Goshen
Ind
Frances E. Baker
Walter Olds
Fort Wayne
Ishop
Joseph Bishop
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
Shafter
Amalgamated Association
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Volumbia
Sooc
Henry Davenport
Exell Harvey
Williamston
D. C
Canton
McKinney
Thayer Miliary Band
R. W. Taylor
MecKinley
Congress
CN Tek
Thompson
Fireen
Muln
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Ginger
Allen Rohrback
Next City Hotel
Mglidawly
Oxford Sale
Paisa
J. & T. Cousin
Vamp Sandale
J. Cousina
Geo. A. Gilbert
N. Market St
Frederick, MD
the Carrollton Chemical Co
Baltimore, MD
Isabella Gas Works
West
Patrick Street
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General Hardware
South Market Street
Epsin
Canton E. Main
Great Southern Pty
Clement & Ball
Oxfords
Richardson-Birkenmaier Union-Mayde
David Wineberg
City Hall
Lewly
Cardus
Asbury Park
Nlt
Baltimore
J. Wesley Cross
Cacina Company
Chattanooge
Tern
Aidveea
Pty Xg
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Rement
Chathanoogs
Ike
I. W. Harper
THE
Buffalo
Chas N. Haver
Interstate Telephone 297
WM. S. Miller & CO
A. E. McConnell
Ee Brish
Mitdawiy
A. Bealmear
U.S
S. Charles Sr
von Gale
Shipley & Bopst
Orth Market Street
Garry
Anna
Carty’s Furniture Store
E. Patrick St
Fred’k, Ma
Serge
B. H. Blackston & Son
M. B. OO
JAS. E. Walker & Co
Madras
James E. Walker & CO
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
Brengle Stock
W. H. B. Etchison
Frederick, Ma
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