Old Settler Recalls Washington's Growth Over 67 Summers
The elderly narrator, William Turpin, reflects on Washington, D C as it evolved from a marshy village to a grand capital. He recalls soil paths before sidewalks, the Civil War era, and his 30 year residence on Massachusetts Avenue. He notes real estate value gains and a milder summer in 67 years.
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Washington
City Post
Ist
Henry Clay
Doan
Calhoun
Daniel Webutrt
William T. Torpini
Fepedic
Ald
Pennerivagia Avenue
Potomac
Alexandria
Georgetown
Turpin
Mixes Rameer
East Capitol Street
Capitol
White
White House
Rocketees
Massachusetts Avenue
Leeds
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Ohio River
D. O
Congress
Virginia Hills
Poteamac
Army
Navy Department
State Department
Diplomatie
Bull Run
Black Horse Cavalry
Stonewall Jackson
Lenin
Grant
Alexander Shepherd
Shepherd
Carnegie Library
Liberty Market
Mit
Eanrise
Emith D. Fry
Petroleum boom risks to small investors in California wells
Edward Julian reports that petroleum speculation drains small savers in Los Angeles and across California. The piece notes a shift to market access and transport, describes oil discoveries near Newhall and Summerland, explains varying well depths and outputs, and highlights the economy and future prospects of California fields amid rising costs and expanding refineries.
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Love
Ofl Preiiet
California
Kern River
McKittrick-Sunset
Carreaga and
Fullerton
Pennsylvania
Ene Tire
Pacific
Mexico
Alaska
Santa Barbara
Summerland
Los Angeles
Ventura County
Tar Creek
Newhall
Edward Julian
Astor Plans Finest Steam Yacht For Commission Next Year
John Jacob Astor plans a 240 by 250 foot steam yacht with 6000 hp engines expected to reach 22 knots. The vessel, costing around 500000, will feature twin propellers two masts and two funnels with coal capacity of 325 tons and will exceed most Atlantic yachts in size while outrunning them in speed.
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John Jacob Astor
Lewis Nixon
Arrow
Atlantic
Oliver H. Payne
J. Pierpont Morgan
James Gordon Benner
Mr. Astor
Expert at Deing Nothing Manager Discharged
A humorous exchange shows a manager dismissing a clerk with the remark that he is discharged for nothing, prompting the clerk to protest that he has done nothing. The lines capture a wit-filled workplace moment from Tit-Bits.
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Thomson
War Rations Tested By U S Troops
Uncle Sam plans further tests of the emergency ration to see how long troops can go without a square meal. Brig. Gen. Weston endorses improvements after successful trials, with more experiments to simulate wartime conditions. The one day ration includes evaporated beef parched wheat salt chocolate and sugar. Trials in the Philippines were satisfactory.
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Sam
Weston
United States
Philippines
Return postal card system plans to test two methods
A four member commission appointed by Postmaster General Payne to study a return postal card system has finished its labors and will soon report in favor. It recommends testing two approaches, one via city wide private corporations and one with direct government dealings, in six cities each. Business houses alongside mail order firms urge the experiment.
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Payne
Peculiar Literary Notes From An Elaborate Century
The excerpt surveys Jules Verne predicting fewer books by 2000, announces Arthur W. A Beckett launching the John Bull weekly with Percy Spence and Harry Furiss as artists, notes Lonefellow’s top poem payments in 1874 and 1977, cites Louis VII linking Moroccan leather to bindings, mentions Amelia Barr's prolific output with rigid daily routine, and highlights a striking coincidence between Dorothy Vernon titles by Charles Major and Henry Hastings both set in Haddon Hall.
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Jules Verne
M. Verne
Arthur W. A.beckett
Punch
John Bull
Percy Spence
Harry Furiss
Lonefellow
Robert Bonner
Harper & Bros
Harper's Magazine
Louis VII
Morocco
Moroves
Amelia Barr
Charles Major
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Henry Hastings
Dorothy
Difference In Bachelors Sparks Lively Banter
A matron mocks a perpetual bachelor in a playful, cross cultural debate about marriage. The bachelor, content with single life, faces ribbing over national birth and imagined Corean customs while jokingly admitting marriage might change him. He departs amid banter and laughter.
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New York Tribune
Costers Curling Irons Hint East End Fashion
London Tit-Bits notes the East End obsession with hair curling among costers and bar staff. Barbers report heavy sales of curling tongs to costers, barmen, butcher lads, and soldiers from Woolwich, with two curls from forehead to back seen as essential for the smart look.
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Costers
East End
London
West End
Deptford
Woolwich
Seasick Lover Loses All For Mermaid
A seasick tale from a Los Angeles Herald item describes a sea creature and her lover, as she confesses she has given up everything including her love. The conflicted pair share a tense, satirical exchange amid emotional turmoil.
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Ywaiden
Torral
Los Angeies Herald
Sally
Abe
Battoer
Ogni
Interchangeable New York Central Travel Tickets Expands
Albany Argos reports a flexible ticket system by the New York Central, valid on over six miles of eastern lines and branches including Rome Water town and Ogdensburg routes. Tickets priced at two cents per mile offer unlimited use for one bearer on many Central routes and select feeder lines.
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Buffalo
Hudson River
Rome
Watertown
Ogdensburg
Carthage & Adirondack
Morawk & Malone
St. Lawrence & Adirondack
New York & Putnam
New York & Harlem
Pennsyvania
Wet Shore Railroad
Chenan and Wallkill
Bues& Albany
Beffalo, Rochester & Railway
Central Railroad
Nia
Pittsburg
Johnstown
Fastern
Philadelphia & Reading Railay
Atlanta City Railroad
Albany Argos
Young dining car superintendent named for Alton railway
Mr H J Titus a twenty four year old dining car steward on The Alton line is appointed attendant commissary of the Mobile and Ohio Railway based in Jackson Tennessee. A Moose officer identified Titus's attentive service as the reason for the promotion making him the youngest railway dining car superintendent in the United States.
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Thenico & Alton Rail Way
H. J. Titus
Alton’s
Chicago
Moose & Obie Railway
Chow & Alton Railway
Titus
Mobile & Ohio Railway
Jus
Jackson
Tenn
United States
Merctane Remedy Heresy Stirs Senate Trade Debate
A garbled note references medicane quality and price margins with casual mention of CASCARETS stamped COG sold at drugstores. It alludes to a Senate discussion on trade or regulation impacting medicine costs and availability.
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MG Senate
Dany
Bors Deraareorr
Hie Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
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