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Newspaper

Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1908

Page

3

Richest Girl stage drama dazzles in village theater

The Richest Girl charmed a mixed audience with a lively performance at Master Wall theater. Cast members Benjamline Slowly Maple Horo and Masten Punk Nuun led the ensemble, with notable turns by Jolson Walle Pevelde and Hartson Catt. The joke filled play balanced romance and comedy as Benjamilne Slowly courted Maple Horo amid family schemes and theater mishaps.

Dora Pama Mant Nermand Deane Waredh Miss Toro Seonnam Shudt Slur Gretel Diem Paul Nimans Ted Rte Sean Mita Benjamilne Maple Argoniel

Forest Blaze Near Jackman Maine Rages Again

Fire roared through a forest near Jackman Maine with flames threatening a hangar and structures. Reports describe rapid spread toward the Canadian border as firefighting units battled the blaze through a windy morning in mid May.

MOTH EXPERTS Warn of Towns Facing Pests Near Rivers

Moth experts warn that pest incursions threaten towns near the Grilerstvd region and nearby rivers. Researchers from the Port and New Temistiliy organizations outline spread risk and call for monitoring and preventive measures along the border, highlighting potential impacts for local agriculture and safety.

Cura Roelste

Fragmentary street chatter prompts late night asks

A garbled note mentions a gael Street or SMhl Blaslee and a 2 am time to discuss a wager. It references a tiered message about a Monty style payout, a tiersemens Thexaar, and an address at 2% Consress St Bridie Prop. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.

Tada K Thexaar C. FP Bridie

Simple sacque neglige offers genuine comfort in historic fashion

Saidy fashion notes favor a simple sacque neglige worn over skirts or petticoats for warmth and ease. The piece can be made from flannel, velarnelette, cashmere, or fine silk, with optional lining and trims. Describes sleeve shapes, cuffs, petticoat gores, jacket matching, and fabric options, with pattern No. 612 and sizes, price, and mail-order details.

Kashion Department

Life success hinges on character and focus

Fragmentary note extols character, capacity, and concentration as keys to success. The text praising best men and steady effort remains unclear but centers on personal virtue and disciplined conduct as essential traits for achievement.

Beechams Pills Ceremony at Japanese Imperial Palace

A grand audience at the Tokyo Imperial Palace featured Rear Admiral Speery and a delegation including American and Japanese dignitaries. The visit by American representatives highlighted cordial relations and mutual praise, with Emperors and Empresses receiving envoys and messages from President Roosevelt. Splendid weather and crowded streets marked the celebrations as American and Japanese hosts emphasized friendship and enduring ties.

Tokio Munncheon Charles Seperry Presson Divisiers Fnperld Palace Ammerfcans United States Empire Japan Theodore Rosny Trasas Ad Spears Mons Erletstig Goak Hanks Isit Uew Wrerivtumen Anerican Tokin Vokulen Jackies Sperry Newy Neel Iithern Vor

LAST TOUR GEFORE ELECTION Baltimore Qen N Mattatsigde eowds geevtud Peostdmastal Can

Reports from Baltimore indicate last tour campaign events featuring Shera and local surrogates. References to Brew Tuesday and training trains appear amid names and places, with a focus on Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia relations and restoration issues.

Baltimore Qen Mae Shera Tats Voice Barkenbo eAditian Maryland West Merttisburg Cumberland Mab Corey Chau Piven Ponti Roney Hiya New York Reyawe Melero Platafiis Rm Paneinse Eleeniog Mae Hublienis Senator Alek Europe Wien

Red Noses and Cosmetic Care Advice Prompts Caution

A fragmented ad-like text promotes a method to remove facial blemishes and suggests a home regimen. It mentions a “Gethia Prescription Med” and a Clearola product, plus ether, alcohol, and a mix applied day and night. The writing targets self care and contains medical claim language.

de Gow Carter

Bondholders to Act On Debenture Terms and Maturity

Frederick J. Bradies and Athi Wright and Witt announce actions by bondholders holding six percent debentures of the Jones County and Ataexdaay Steel Telephone Company. The committee outlines statements of interest, notes due June 1, with maturities and claims on payments. The committee seeks to coordinate with the company and creditors to resolve the debt obligations.

Frederick J. Bradies Athiwright and Witt Vivatta CNT & Ataexdaay Steel Telway Company Conkotibad Cunithe Histon Sato Crow Company Saby Nates Iowa

New King of Duaglar? French Crime Letters Reveal Burglary

A typewriter burglar in Toulouse left a long, taunting note on the crime scene. The letter mocks a professional typist, admits theft of drawers’ contents, but claims not to steal the machine and notes skepticism about selling second-hand typewriters.

France Toulouse

St Marys Ship Stands In History Of Valor At Valparaiso

A note recalls the old sloop of war St Marys and her role in a Valparaiso bombardment. Under Capt Colveraces she fired 22 shots representing a navy of 4200 guns, anchored before the city as Spanish admiral boasted of its fall. The ship’s name ties to early Maryland colonial naval history and shared reverence with Jamestown and Plymouth.

St. Munr‘s St. Mary‘s Valparaiso Binte Ste Colvorars Esses Mary Valparaisa Culvocoresses Sli

Kinematograph Aids Medical Teaching Gets Encouragement

Dr Luteet reports that the Kinematograph in medicina aids teaching nervous disease at Middlesex Hospital and elsewhere. The technique has met with encouragement from colleagues and other medical professionals as well as the wider profession.

Middlesex Hospital Aedseul Luteet

Century of Shriek and Shifts in Public Thought

Fragmentary OCR reflects a 19th or early 20th century piece discussing a century marked by shrieks and political moral faltering. It references an army of degenerates and alleged influence on jubilee opinion, with phrases like axeltabie erratic and The Century of Shrlok in Black and White.

Axeltabie

Cat Photographers In New York Studio Posed Cats For Pictures

A New York City story notes a Harlemy studio boasts services for posing cats for portraits. A Broadway salesman reports a young Wann with requests to mate her cat, while city phrase collectors admire clever feline imagery.

Wann Fonkligs Rags I Siiide Sprukhip Phratos Pleturi

Next Door Neighbor Faces Nuisance Misery Claim

An eastern man Nas began a troubling sequence near his home causing ongoing disturbance. He reportedly appeals to police to relieve maddening effects from a persistent hum and related conflict with a neighbor.

Nas

Fragmentary Observation on Poverty and Talent

A fragment notes that many great writers died poor, arguing poverty is not a measure of genius. It quotes a late figure remarking that poverty can signal nature and sometimes brilliance, in a tone reflective of the era.

Penlusey Jost Immingy Atlanta Constitution

The Philosopher of Folly On Titles And Ranks

A quip notes that the term mister should not be used for a former captain of a downstate mine company, highlighting how honorifics shift after service. The piece mocks pretentious labels and emphasizes plain speech over status.

Philospher Nape Oller Minte

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