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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
4
Pleasure Voyage on a Steamer Captivates Percy Hartwell
Miss Percy Hartwell drives a Pacific voyage plot aboard a steamship. She negotiates faster passage to overtake the David, secures dispatches from the government, and earns the captain’s confidence. After the dramatic pursuit, she maintains composure with a calm plea while ensuring the mission’s success. Edwart Lehman is noted returning from the Philippines.
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Porter Eerrring
Hurtie
A. S Seaz
Cape
Gegez
Dave Aga
Comune
Mx Traens
Traseport Davie
See
Honelula
Percy Hartwell
Abe
Beneft
David
Honolulu
David Poebble
Miss Hartwell
Liewt
Edward Ledman
Ant
Lotman
Menileene
En Peetel
Peery
Peery Barteell
Areck
Howell
Hercule
mit-Pacific Island
Edwart Lehman
Phiippines
Moore's Daring Night Ride On Moving Train
A Massachusetts man named Moore sought to reboard a speeding train near dawn after awakening on the wrong car. He clung to a vestibule door edge, endured cold, and finally shattered a window with a signaling blow from his heavy ring to escape, narrowly surviving the perilous stunt.
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the Ineixtati Enquirer
Moore
Washington
Hinton
W.V. Moore
Miestling
Boarder and landlady argue over pie insult
A terse exchange in the Detroit Free Press recounts a landlady threatening to “give you a piece of my mind” and a boarder retorting he can stand it if the piece of pie was not larger. The brief vignette captures domestic tension in a petty dispute.
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Iril
Detroit
Clay
Mr. Clay
Gay
Lincoln
Imare
Linco
Stanton
War Department
Bey
Jobnses
Grant
Gem. Beale
Hayes
Garfield
Congress
Omer
Arthur
Memories of Clay and old Whig devotion in Washington tales
A column recalls Henry Clay through anecdotes of a Washington clerk with piecemeal reminiscences. The stories recount Clay's finances, tariff advocacy, courtship of enemies, bank favors, and sharp legal wisdom. The tone blends nostalgia with political history and personal anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Barre
Eben Bie
Bie
Henry Clas
Senate Galery
Clay
Lal
Lowieville
Dey
Cox
Bank Omewals
Ged’ Ddamas
New York
Mr. Clay
Henry
Kentucky Statesman
Baltimore
American artist pushes plan for a national gallery in New York
Francis Howard, fresh from Paris, promotes an American National Gallery of Art. He outlines a two-committee plan, seeks government endorsement, and cites possible cities including New York Chicago and Washington. He estimates a $2.5 million fund to acquire masters and launch the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Howard
New York
Paris
National Gallery of Art
Mr. Howard
Whistler
Sargent
Jobs Alexander
Meichers
Chicago
Washington
Gigantic Chicago Hotel Project Named The Brooklyn
Chicago capital backs a two story hotel to cost 2500 nine dollars and be ready in about 14 months. W E Kurtz Walter L Selby and New York millionaires back the plan with James H Breslin in charge and to manage on completion. The hotel aims to house 250 families and will be titled The Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. EL Kurtz
100 Brosdwar
Walter L Selby
New York
James H. Breslin
Brooklyn
Fragmented OCR Reads on Health Potions and Crime
The garbled text mentions health tonics and a 1901 almanac with a free issue, then abruptly shifts to a question about lynching a man and an investigative committee's findings. Names and places are unclear, but references to Baltimore appear as a city context.
Woman’s Health Advice and Vera Chappell Portrait
A period ad promotes vegetable compound as a cure for ovarian inflammation. It claims medical insight from women and urges confidence based on Mrs Pink and a Grant Park portrait, presenting a testimonial style endorsement of herbal treatment for female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sician
Happiann
Henith
Fraud and crime chatter in a jumble of quotes
A garbled OCR fragment cites threats and oaths, naming F J Cheney & Co and Toledo Ohio. It references deception, a legal claim, and a claim of payment for each injury, with assorted adlike lines and scattered attributions from Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starz
Ome
Crt
Towena
Frank Ikesey
F. J. Cheney & Co
Han
T . Cheney 2 CO
Toledo
Nostalgic ads tout quack remedies and cures
A collage of vintage health cure pitches extols castarets bowel regulation and natural healing while promoting various tonics and salves. The prose mocks noxious nostrums and highlights products like Hale's Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops amid garbled consumer advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Trams Collide As Scene Ends In Chaos
Fragmentary eyewitness account describes two trams colliding. Report notes warped tracks, toppled beams, and body parts or debris scattered amid a damaged street scene. Authorities investigated the wreck as crowds gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
T.m-s
Fragmented Reading of Crime Note and Notes
Disjointed excerpts describe a tense scene with a door, potential shooting, and a pursuit. The text references an owner, a cog, and a connivance to let it rest. Additional snippets mention the Earl of Makerraise in New York and a joke wedding party, with brief chatter about leaving a business and a cloak purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Ts Society
Earl of
Makerraise
New York
Mary Rich
Free Press
Mrs Brewer Endorses Perona For Grip And Female Catarr
A letter to Dr Hartman from Mrs Brewer advocates Perona as a remedy for grip and female catarrh. She describes using Perona for various ailments common in the region and expresses strong confidence in its effectiveness for women with weakness.
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Hartman
Pecoes
Brewer
Westery
A. Catartha
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