Fragmentary ad copy about medicines and prices
The readable lines mention a medicine for women and a price of a dollar and a half. A clerk is referenced and hints of a salesman or notice style appear, with phrases about availability and requests for quantities or substitutes. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or names.
Belle on Trees Es t. Peter's cathedral in South Africa
An odd note reports a cathedral bell arrangement at Peters Cathedral in South Africa. Four large bells hang from a prominent tree, a rare feature not typical of most cathedrals.
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Est. Peter's
South Africa
England
Aie’ Mere
Surrey
Liebop, Colen
Chestnut shunting and a coat offer in chilly scene
In the forest a pretty girl notes the cold while shunting chestnuts. A gallant young man offers his coat or sleeve. Dogwood leaves turn red as the moment unfolds in a light, quaint vignette.
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Chicago
Daly Newa
Towne and Browne Discuss Illness and Rumors
The Philadelphia Press reports Towne and Browne debating illness and appetite rumors about a man living at a whorehouse. Browne cites Mrs Starvep as the source, noting the subject’s condition and health progress.
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Towne
Borden
Browne
Pearl Cultivation by Nacre Growth in Oysters
The article explains a method where a grain of sand is implanted into oysters to trigger pearl formation. It outlines the process of nacre deposition around the foreign material as the shell lining grows into a pearl.
Woman Foe and Hero Clash in Dramatic Street Scene
A dramatic Chicago Daily News excerpt shows a villain hissing threatenings as he tosses a cigarette, while the heroine responds with a sharp quip and resolves to pursue justice. The tense exchange captures early 20th century pulp tone.
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Chicago Daily News
Do You Think Kissing Is Wrong Question
A playful exchange features a bashful young man asking if kissing is wrong and an ex-summer girl replying that it is not if one is honest, in a light Chicago Daily News stylistic excerpt.
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Younis
Chicago Daily News
Baking powders judged dangerous and confiscated
An official report found the staff mixed with alum powders containing alum and sulphuric acid. Several thousand pounds were seized and destroyed. Physicians warned against mixing food with cheap baking powders. High grade cream of tartar powders are recommended as safer and cheaper in the end.
Bomb Attacks Rise in Balkan Insurgency
Reports detail railway and sea explosions in the Balkans near Budapest to Constantinople. A wrecked express train killed seven and wounded fifteen. days later the Austrian steamer Vaskapu near Burgas saw fifteen killed. Insurgents are blamed for spreading terror as part of their campaign.
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Budapest
Constantinople
Adrianople
Vaskapu
Burgas
Perons
Balkans
Death of a congressman echoes in corner store orator
An unnamed speaker at a corner store praises a popular congressman who had recently died, saying he will be a loss to friends and all who knew him. The remarks frame the death as a unanimous rejoinder to his life and service.
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Debated In Congress
In Washington the Cuban reciprocity bill faces strong debate as Senate leaders discuss extending lottery laws to insurance companies and House members including Stevens and McClellan argue over the measure. A vote to make the treaty effective is set for Thursday afternoon amid party-line divisions.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs. Cockrell and
Dryden
House
Stevens
Rep
Minn
McClellan
MccClellan
Fordney
Francis Thurber
N. Y
Sen
Leonard Wood
Thurber
Double life and shooting twist stuns Kenosha tale
Mrs. R D Marshall of Kenosha recounts a remarkable case of her son Earl Marshall born 1883 who lived as Eva for eight years and only learned to be a boy after a hospital visit. He then disguised as a man, faced jealous motive for two fired shots at his sister Nellie Roberts, with no injuries. The report traces a strange, public misidentity ending in renewed family letters to newspapers.
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Mark. Twain
R. D. Marshall
Kenosha
Earl Marshall
Marshall
Nellie
J.“Ws‘roberts
Marshal
Eva Marshall
Kenuskha
J. W. Roberts
Nether Marshall
Robert
Iowa
Roberts
Eva ‘Marshall
Jetter
Secret Refunding Move Revealed In Capital
A newspaper interview reveals tensions over a major treasury refunding operation of 20 million dollars. The secretary deflects questions about leaks while recalling a forgotten letter to the president, noting he warned against public discussion.
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Treasury
Remarkable Woman from Kokomo Endorses Kidney Pills
Mrs Anna M Willis of Kokomo Indiana aged 74 writes that twenty years of kidney trouble caused heart and back pain and limited her tasks. After using Dodd s Kidney Pills she says she was completely restored and feels twenty years younger able to do house and farm work. Her letter is for publication and cites the drug store of KE Meek as the source.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Ss. Willis
Dodd
KE. Meek
Tam
Victory at the club noted in Tariff Talk
Mr. Lewis returns from his club where he and Stafford debated tariffs. Mrs. Lewis learns of the brisk argument and jokes that Stafford admits he knows no more than her husband about the topic.
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Mr. Lewis
Tie
Seon
Stafford
Mrs. Lewis
Lewis
iWell
Peruna ads cite Sisters of Charity letters praising remedy
A securer look at Peruna marketing shows letters from Sisters of Charity in Detroit and a testimonial from Congressman Meckison of Napolison Ohio praising Lethal Taruna for throat ailments. The notices urge readers to contact Dr Hartman of Columbus for further advice and a free book.
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Sisters of Charity
Penman
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Co
Slartman
Meckison
Napolison
Deruna Medicine Lo
Cientlemen
Meekison
David Meekison
Wartman
Dr. Hartman
Phe Hartman Sanitarium
Fragmentary Patient Interview Describes Wife’s Cough
A mangled OCR passage depicts Mr Dennis trying to explain his wife’s symptoms to a doctor. The text includes garbled dialogue about a hollow cough and uncertain admissions, with scattered names and lines.
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Dennis
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