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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
1
Portsmouth beat Greenland in a Saturday baseball contest attended chiefly by navy yard workers. The Plains offense overcame early deficits to clinch the game at the Mating on Saturday afternoon amid a lively crowd.
The readable fragments mention a marine and a stop on a tight mallarded scene but lack coherent names, places, dates, or actions to establish a factual headline or summary. The source appears damaged with insufficient context for a proper card.
A lively theater column reviews costume and dress details from a European tour. It highlights gowns, fabrics, and designer touches, noting the performers’ elegant attire and the public’s interest in fashion as part of the musical comedy’s appeal.
In probate court a Wortsmouth transfer and administrator reviews list wards Jane C. Peverly and others. Estates include Mary J. Poole Nan J. Poole and Nike entities with licenses granted for sale of property and stock inventories.
A lively Saturday afternoon occurred on Heath of Batis IE Street with residents gathering outdoors. Witnesses described a cheerful scene, neighbors exchanged greetings, and children played as local energy filled the block.
An unsigned review describes a lively Tremont Lane performance featuring a fanciful elopement scene and a prominent chorus. The audience applauded warmly as the dialogue and music created a rustic, humorous mood of the evening.
Local game recount features Varney, Hughes, and Boardman scoring for Kittery while Abbe and Seeker add points for the Rittery team. The narrative mentions multiple players with sparse, fragmented phrases from the event.
The readable text references August, travel, hotels, and payments but lacks coherent details. Names, dates, and actions are fragmentary, producing an unsure item about duties or accommodations without a definite outcome or participants.
Porlsingreh correspondent reports police demand for extra patrols after night shift events. He describes coverage gaps across Christian Shore and Market reel to Heowster street, with limited officers on duty and vacancies in key beats.
A garbled OCR style text recounts Navy officials inspecting multiple yards and ends with incoherent remarks about a wedding in the neighborhood. It mentions Rear Admiral Pillsbury and the Chief of the Navy, with stray lines questioning words and public statements. The overall piece seems to mix brief official notes with nonsensical commentary.
A fragmented notice describes Cheertuly welcoming spring and graduates amid hopeful statements about cheerfulness and moral steadfastness. It mentions blessings, rites, and warnings against misreading beliefs, urging readers to discern right from error in a contemplative, community tone.
Fragmented OCR reports immense wartime shipbuilding costs in Dakota with figures claiming total outlay around 1 million dollars yearly. Descriptions mix crew pay, armament, materials, and support expenses, noting hefty sums for powder, stores, and construction while citing uncertain per-item costs and dates.
The article describes coca leaves as an invigorant used by South American natives. It notes cultivation in the frontiers and the processing of seeds, as well as the leaf’s appearance, growing conditions, and limited chewing use for sleep prevention. It mentions ailments and traditional uses among locals, including fatigue and hunger suppression.
A damaged OCR passage describes a large balance scale at the Bank of England and references the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. It mentions a seven foot high mechanism weighing about two tons, with a dramatic note about a paste stamp and the scale’s safety and lightening. The text is fragmentary and difficult to parse.
A garbled historical column explores spring motifs and poetic fragrances with misread phrases and puzzled notation. It mentions mystical hints, a lingering scent, and a modern wearers’ sense of season.
The readable text shows a whimsical line about a pretty female teller and a playful dialogue. Names appear garbled, location unclear, with phrases like where is pegogt bald dew othe rau ip. The fragment suggests a humorous or casual item rather than a full report.
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