Postage Quiz At Ravenswood Station Sparks Debate
A woman asks the postal clerk how much postage a package requires. The clerk says thirteen cents. The woman frets about thirteen as unlucky and debates whether twelve or fourteen cents would be safer. A clerk assures honesty, but she insists on proper postage and starts over with an extra cent.
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Ravenswood
Chicago Daily News
Fin
Sam
Reuben
Cey
Detroit Free Press
Open letter touts Dodds Kidney Pills for aged kidney trouble
Bellflower Missouri July 6 Mr G V Bonrer writes urging old people to try Dodds Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary issues. He says years of trouble and nightly wakings ended after using two boxes and claims a lasting cure. He notes his own relief and states he is 14 years old.
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Bellflower
G. V. Bonrer
Dodeé
Mr. Bonver
Doad
Dodd
Fragmentary Memoir Excerpt From The Change
A torn reminiscence recalls a past journey through a tunnel with a mare and a woman. The speaker notes sorrowful reflections and mentions someone who drank after a dream friend. The text reads like a fragmented personal memory from a Chicago Daily News style source.
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Chicago
New Wheat Fields in Southwest Aimed at Increased Production
A government official notes a potential new wheat variety imported from Russia promises higher yields in the Southwest. Industrial reports from the Santa Fe Conference indicate the grain could produce flour-grade wheat with equal per acre output and price to ordinary wheat, given adequate rainfall.
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Santa Fe
Mier Preference Shy HOD Ade Mister Gaye Inquiries
Fragmentary text from a Rohe ko ownership dispute mentions the Cenutqe and a patient asked questions before dental extraction. The excerpt references a tentative medical or legal interaction and an unclear account of ownership.
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Gaye
PD Retter
Aras Dale News
Americas Summer Resorts Guide from Four-Track Series No2
A fragment advertises Americas Summer Resorts, noting hot dry weather and travel thoughts. Mentions a two cent stamp request for a guide by Jeeve H. Danis General Passenger Agent New York Central Hudson River Mavrona Grand Central Station New York.
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New York
New
Uciacd
Urs
Noa Americas Summer Resorts
Jeeve H. Danis
General Passereer Agrt
Castral & Hudson River
Mavrona Grand Centerab Station
Fragmented 1900s OCR Snapshot Notes Mixed Nonsense
Disjoint, partial OCR snippets mention embezzlement hints from Uncle Eten and various era phrases. The text pulls in unrelated slogans and ad-like lines from newspapers such as Washington Star and Pacific & North-Western lines with scattered names and places, creating a garbled collage without cohesive story or clear event.
God-Given Wisdom and Its Practical Utility
A sermon on Solomon in 1 Kings 3 revealing that wisdom comes from God not man The humble prayer of Solomon at Gibeon shows the need faith and selflessness The piece argues wisdom serves daily life not grand displays and stresses practical influence on others
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Solomon
Chicago
James
Kingdom of Israel
David
Gibeon
Ari
Eotomon
Satana
Colecu
Ange
Edomon
Tess Wanis
Ely
Geen
God
Jerusalem
Oman
Tower of Babel
Moses
Israel
Promised Land
Far East
Babylon
Daniel
Jesus
Paul
Stephen
Glibeon
Salomon
Wiecom
Sheba
Wea
Lfe
A Model Cow Stall Keeps Cow Clean All Winter
A farmer details a design for a cow stall that prevents soiling and keeps the animal dry. He describes building a front close, a four foot rack for rough feed, a bottom board, side slats, a corner grain box, and a front 4x4 support that directs waste behind it. The setup allows the cow to stay indoors from November to April without cleaning, as reported by Ed. 5. McKean in Epitomist.
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McKean
Capitals of the Indian Territory corrected by Dawes commission
Tams Bixby says geographies wrongly name Tahlequah as the Indian Territory capital. He notes the territory has no single capital. government sits at Muskogee while each civilized tribe has its own seat: Tahlequah for Cherokee, Okmulgee for Creek, Tishomingo for Chickasaw, Wewoka for Seminole, and Tuskahoma for Choctaw.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Indian Territory
Tams Bixby
Dawes Commission
Fahlequah
Tahlequah
Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes
Train Passenger Confronts Conductor Over Fare
Fragmentary OCR notes show a passenger asking what tickets cover and a conductor responding with a prepared explanation. The passage hints at a tense exchange aboard a train, reflecting early 20th century railway service disputes.
Sieve Method for Spraying Potato Bugs
An old fashioned flour sieve attached to a crooked stick is used to dust potato plants with a dry Paris green and sand plaster mix. The operator carries the weight on the neck while tapping the sieve over each potato plant for thorough, economical application.
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E. N. Barrett
Against the Double Hive in Beekeeping Trials
The Wells system of a two-compartment hive with a perforated wall allows workers to pass between sides but not the queen. After years of trial, most testimony discourages broad adoption. Objections include swarming cross-activation and persistent queenlessness when one side lacks a queen.
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England
Wells
Pacific Homestead
Cause of Dairy Prosperity and Herd Culling
The article notes that the rise in U S milk and butter output over the past decade came mainly from higher yield per cow rather than more cows. It argues future gains require more careful culling to improve heredity and dairy productivity.
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United States
Barrie the Prosperous English Author in Early Theater History
A literary note surveys L. P. Hill paying Atlanta taxes and the immense wealth of playwrights like Barrie with The Admirable Crichton and Quality Street earning about 5 000 dollars weekly. It also recounts Grieg’s stance on being called Scandinavian and traces Damrosch’s name origin from German to Hebrew roots.
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L. P. Hill
Atlanta
Barrie
Mr. Pinero
Henry Arthur Jones
Esmond
Crichton
Quality Street
Edward Grieg
Greig
Griegs
Scotland
Norway
Damroschh
Germany
Walter
Frank
Blut Kopf
Boston
William Dean Howells
Figures of Finance and Early Clearing House History
The text notes that sixteen or more than half of Boston clearing house banks have capital of 1.6 million dollars or more. It cites shifts in British public debt interest, railway capital expenditure in England in late 1902, and trade with South Africa. It also recalls New York banks' first exchanges through the clearing house in 1852 and summarizes a Leipzig chamber of commerce report on Germany’s 1902 economy, marked by overproduction and price distortions.
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Boston Clearing House
England
South Africa
New York
Clearing House
Leipsie
Sage Sayings Review of Love and Caution
A collection of wry maxims contrasts love and doubt, noting a wise man avoids trouble, a woman's love often blunts judgment, pessimism comforts non optimism, and engagement rings mark promises. It jokes that nagging history prompts repetition and chaperons act as silent censors in youth.
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Uncle Eten
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Aueo
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Yood
Ovesland Lemited
Bone
Pacuie & Norta-Weeters
Travk
Newsdeslors
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Bat
Quoiker
J. M. Edson
Alabama
Figures OF Finance
Market Report
Cincinnati
Ateer
Baltimore
Fanapolis
Dean
Taylorsville
J. N. Lewis
Reo
Marttals Conpor
Foster-Milburn Co
Duflato
West Briaxce
Mica
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms
New Haven
Conn
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Tre Dr. Slocum
Slocum
A. Slocum
Pine St
DR. Slocus
Mickory King
Samson Carriage Mfg. CO
Pearl St
Asheville
Queen & Crescent
Chicago & North-Western
Missouri River
Western
Canada
FIO
Atlas
Ottawa
I. M. Williass
Law
Toledo
Ohio
J.A. Duncan
Big Four
Indianapolis
Ind
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