Jamestown Exposition Opens Under Roosevelt Aegis 1907
The Jamestown exposition at Sewells Point Hampton Roads celebrates 300 years since 1607 with 680 acres of grounds three miles of water front and a War Path midway. It will feature state buildings permanent after the show and host hotels resorts and transportation links to Norfolk Newport News and Old Point Comfort. The event opens April 26 1907 and runs through November 20 1967 as the Roosevelts era and American memory converge on maritime history and national progress.
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James River
Fort James
James City
Jamestown
Sewells Point
Hampton Roads
Hampton
Old Point Comfort
Atlantic
Chesapeake Bar
Demain
America
Boush Creek
Ile Sound
Petersburg
Uarbor
Gaines Mill
Appomattox
Yorktown
Pacific
Water Front
Asany
Bomier
Exposition Grounds
Norfolk
Fortress Mourne
Newport News
Portsmouth
Ocean View
United States
Williamsport
Out of Proportion. Canary Spars House Keeper Trial
A Philadelphia Press excerpt features a confrontation where a house keeper asserts a harsh principle of life for a life after a remark about eating a canary bird. The dialogue centers on a demand for lethal action over the act.
Quake Wrecked Kingston Views Progress in Jamaica City
In Kingston the quake wreckage is advancing, with observers noting fine progress. A dialog mentions engagement plans, money, and marriage amid the mentions of Lovett Afarryat and Inatathment plan, reflecting the Philadelphia Press item's light tone.
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Kingston
Jamaican City
Lovett
Philadelphia Press
Odd Humorous Quip Stirs Laughs in Patchwork Verse
A playful mash of mock proverbs and wordplay circulates, hinting at a whimsical exchange between wits. The fragment hints at a humorous stance on effort versus luck, urging readers to try to know when humor lands.
Remembering the House of My Birth and Types of People
A literary fragment recalling childhood in a home with sunlit windows and garden blooms contrasts with reflections on heaven and distance from youth. The text then shifts to a poem about the two kinds of people on earth, lifters and leaners, questioning the reader’s place.
Peculiar One Passenger Car Steered by Foot Pedal
A foreign motor car design attracts attention with single seating for one rider. The operator sits ahead with a single lever to control speed. Steering is done by the rider’s feet, similar to guiding a small wagon, with the vehicle features and wheel size described.
Good boarding miscommunication sparks bemused exchange
A boarder with a bad cold says he only wanted to pass the time of day, but his remark about good burning is misheard by fellow residents. The group pauses their burned oatmeal, then apologizes as laughter and confusion follow in the Allegheny boarding house.
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Allegheny
McLush Arrest Sparks Bail Out Call
A fragmentary report notes McLush arrested for drunkenness and a call to bail him out. Colonel Pepper reacts to the remark with surprise and asks if the person intended was indeed him.
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McLush
Eight Hour Day Proposal For Fashionable Women Mentioned
A letter to London Truth advocates an eight hour day for fashionable women. The writer notes ongoing scandal as the public imagination runs high, expressing strong excitement and urging restraint.
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London
Salt bag economy and domestic uses in a Cleveland tale
A Cleveland tale recalls salt bags used in households for years as bags of salt were phased out. Mrs Brown notes changing salt packaging from wooden or pasteboard boxes to bags while detailing once common uses. A servant washed bags to reuse them as handkerchiefs for a boy, reflecting thrift amid shifting routines.
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Wwe
Letty
Jie
Aba
Kent
Cleveland
Filata
Rabbits Swim Postures and Noted Predation in Fox Ferret Accounts
The passage describes rabbit swimming with head high and hind legs visible, body midline submerged, rump aloft, and tail high. It recounts an observer’s note of predators in one burrow scene where a fox, ferret, cat, and rabbits share a game earth, with the ferret causing the fox to bolt and a subsequent chase. It cites Millais on hare and rabbit locomotion, giving approximate stride lengths and jump capacities under various conditions.
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Millaig
Artant
Millais
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Steat
Boosh Creek
Hampton Froads
Roosevelt
Jamestown Exhibition
Jammestown
Thiladelphln Press
Kingston Jamaica
Ee Pfs
Horth
ATER
Pete Cepitol
Mim
Thomas Hood
Pete
Elio -Wheeler Wilcox
Ake
Haten
Maria
Marty
Hepsy
Youeb’s
Sulty
Opuan
Ditchey
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