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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
8
In effect October 5 1908 the Portsmouth Electric Railway sets route details and changes to ticketing and stops. The notice lists stations, fares, and operating constraints affecting travel to and from major depots with local stop clarifications and timetable adjustments.
In a tense matchup the Portsmouth and Exeter team and Railway Portsmouth and Exeter faced off in a high scoring game. Hoel Ys Wag Teenie Elk delivered key plays for Portsmouth and Exeter while Peat Laver contributed several strong finishes. The final score mirrored a 47 47 tie as both sides traded baskets through the fourth period.
The scan shows a timetable listing daily and holiday hours with times such as 4.35 4.00 and 10.09, plus notes on holidays and May 16 to October 16 with midweek and Saturday operations. Names such as M. Doyle and officials are mentioned along with approval stamps from Vara and other entities.
Fragmentary OCR passage evokes Heath Valley with references to hedges, travelers, and a valley tale. Mentions Padiferwise bogiel travelers and a storehouse of gold, with warnings of thirst and danger. Coherent details are sparse, but the piece conveys a haunting, mythic mood and local color.
The readable lines describe a rough scene with hogs, construction, water, edges, piers, and a railing. Mixed phrases reference a scene at a shore or wharf with stakes, ties, and measurements. Names and places are garbled but multiple references imply a local construction or agricultural vignette.
Fragmented account describes whistle use in a factory setting with varied mentions of workers, machines, and daily routines. Readers glimpse tones of industrial life, dawn shifts, and the bustle around steam powered systems and morning commutes.
A highly garbled OCR fragment mentions various jumbled terms and names such as Periites Frater raving cranes tabaren and stae sther trols. The text references readers world Elaine Inerpipatable shire and Cambridgeshten seats with scattered mentions of veterans and a review.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions jewels, a date near 14, names like The Tipenyers, Herthoe, and places or persons unclear. No coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a full card.
Fivewing squads faulted through a chaotic game with numerous misplays and errant passes. MARON TAPS and Choco highlighted the offense while Hoel and others battled for rebounding. the fluid, rambling action featured mixed tempo and sporadic scoring across the night.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss cement, coatings, and materials science with scattered references to cement types, coatings costs, and potential uses. Mentions about wire, insulation, and protective layers appear alongside speculative lines on production, trade, and testing. Entities include cement and metalwork terms, but names and concrete details remain unclear.
A fragment discusses using pillows to comfort the sick and convalescing, noting common pillow types and improvised supports like elbows and knees to reduce strain. It mentions shaped cushions, high wool down, and other arrangements claimed to ease pain while resting in bed.
A damaged OCR passage discusses a five layer disk housing and a center fire vessel. It mentions a device, a cover, and a beverage of medicine in relation to a vessel and position held by a person. The text is garbled with numerous unclear terms and names.
A heavily garbled OCR passage apparentl y from a historical page. Readable names or events are absent, yielding no clear people places or actions to summarize. The fragment resembles stray phrases and incomplete words.
A garbled OCR style passage describes sandwiches with odd ingredients and unclear steps. Mentions bread slices, gravy, butter, and various nonsensical phrases. No coherent timeline, people, or organizations are identifiable. The text reads as fragmented kitchen notes rather than a complete recipe or news item.
Fragmentary OCR passage blends lines about a diver, a quest for God, soldiers, and memory with poems and reminiscences. It weaves the diver’s ascent, battlefield phrases, and rural scenes, naming figures like Ada Poster Murray and Frederick M. Dean, and touches on fishing, wilderness, and imagined conversations across time and place.
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