24 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
1
Fire at Plaistow New Hampshire postoffice destroyed the building and caused about eight thousand dollars in loss after a man named Wintstaw threatened the premises and spread flames to nearby areas. The incident began shortly before dawn and burned the structure to the ground as local townsmen reported the blaze as tinder ventral.
Reads like a mixed local page tale of residents traveling and visiting kin in York Harbor and Falls Maine with notes on a yacht event near Gooseberry and a boating entanglement. A sudden kitchen melee caused a wholesale discharge at a local hotel. A motorboat accident near Gooseberry left two rescued after entanglement in eelgrass. Lobster activity rises after a recent storm, schooners and boats noted along the harbor.
A garbled item describes a figure named Teale and a device called Adore. The fragment hints at a weekly context and a weapon or implement themed notation. No clear event, date, or place can be identified from the readable text.
A London observer notes Paris barber culture as a sociable, pricey ritual. Visitors expect 1 fr for cut and 1 fr for perfume, with hidden costs and French terms. Barbers’ assistants mingle as confidants, sometimes steering tips and horse opinions while customers vent and depart lighter in purse.
Fragmented excerpt on anatomy and body parts from a historical text. It contains garbled lines about lips teeth skin bones and organs, plus unrelated names and a stray mention of a challenge. The readable pieces mix biology with editorial noise and stray phrases.
Fragmented OCR notes recount a maritime voyage near Provincetown and port visits including Charleston and Gaston. It mentions anchors, a ship maneuver, and names of individuals, but the garbled text leaves key details, dates, and outcomes unreadable.
Fragmentary report references new masts, a medal result, Comita from Capo Cod, Maine speed, Portsmouth band, a Ubarty party, payroll details, and discontinued Pine Tree line. Mentions battleship Maine, Little Ra, Teton W. Lambert, and a printing department note. Contains many garbled names and numbers.
Fragmented OCR text describes a public notice style rant about time and truth, mentioning names and places in a garbled manner. It references Sidney Fills and a New York agent, with scattered phrases about honesty and public judgment amid unclear dates and events. The piece reads like a damaged historical clipping with speculative notes rather than a clear report.
Infant son William Owen Pierce of Pletec died after a brief illness on March 745 Markel, aged days. Survived by parents and family. Funeral arrangements pending as of this notice.
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