World famous Texas Oil Wiekin Room advertisement
An OCR fragment presents a help wanted notice for Dodge City Kansas with commercial chair and good wages. It references Fort Worth Texas and a request for hands to work on 305,000 cores of wheat in Ford County Kansas. The text is garbled but signals employment offers and wages.
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Coulson Ridg
Ft. Worth
Tex
Mlervest
Ford County
Kansas
Goodwages Weite Commercial
Dodge City
Kak
MET WHISTLERS BE WARNED
A New York Evening Telegraph report lamented a murder after a man was killed following loud whistles in public spaces. Lawmen pursue the killer with strong public support for swift capture.
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MET Whistlers
Commercial prospects in Siam favor plant makers over phonographs
A historical commercial report notes Siam offers a fairer unexploited field for plant manufacturers than for phonograph makers. Western instruments are rare. Siamese music favors wind and native pieces, while phonographs are already common in many households.
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Siam
Peeled Chicken Mystery On The Farm Visit
A young visitor, Wally, explores a grandmother’s farm filled with curious sights. Today she watches a chicken and prepares for dinner as grandma ponders what to eat, while a playful exchange reveals the domestic rhythm of rural life.
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Wally
Grinhion
Boy's bouquet purchase bid ends when wife explains
In Monument Circle Indianapolis a boy offered roses to a man as a sales ploy. The woman stopped the scene, told the boy not to mind, and revealed the man was her husband. The couple continued their stroll as bystanders watched.
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Monument Circle
Brescia
Indianapolis News
Quinine Tonic Formula Featured in Old Weber Print
A fragment notes a quinine based tonic touted by an unnamed author, claiming a tasteless form and a buildup effect with iron supporting the stem. The referenced formula appears in Weber and mentions a price of 60.
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Weber
Language Reform Echoes in Debates on Style
In a spirited fragment, a speaker questions split infinitives and gerunds while joking about spelling and language. The note hints at broader calls for linguistic reform and a skeptical view of traditional rules, reflecting ongoing debates in usage and education.
Bandits hold up bank at busy corner in St Louis
Two armed robbers raided the Meramec Trust Company on a main thoroughfare, fleeing with over 26000 in Liberty Bonds and currency after a running gun battle with police. Three men were captured, while Officers Smith and Ward were seriously wounded. Smith was blinded by one bullet and Ward was paralyzed below the waist.
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Thomas Ward
Missouri
Roth
Alexian Brothers
Detectives On Job Probe Plot Against Major Cities
Chicago reports two hundred Navy Intelligence Bureau agents investigate a bomb plot planned for July 4 across New York Philadelphia St Louis and over twenty other large cities. Dispatch notes about 58 operatives in Uivaro as headquarters while leads span Detroit Indianapolis East Chicago Hammond Milwaukee Minneapolis St Louis Louisville Cleveland Akron Toledo and more Midwest centers.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Navy Intelligence Bureau
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Dispatch
Uivaro
Detroit
Indianapolis
Hammond
Milwaukee
Minneaqtails
Louisville
Cleveland
Akron
Toledo
Meo Hine
Overseas Soldier Cemetery Bill Passes Senate in France
The senate approved a bill to set up an American cemetery in France for soldiers who died in the war with a $500000 appropriation for the memorial. A telegraphers union and the American Federation of Labor were engaged in labor-related communications, while John D Rockefeller added $2,000,000 to a conditional gift supporting the effort.
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Washington
Senate
France
A. F
Atlantic Clivy
J.A
Samuel Goppers Fren
Konenkeamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Executive Committee
New York
John F) Rockefeller
Fire destroys palace and municipal structures in distant city
Fragmented dispatch reports a palace and a kiosk in Constantinople destroyed by fire. It notes William P Larkin being elevated by the pope to a church rank and mentions Knights of Columbus work. A council discusses a reply to a note from Admiral Kolchak on negotiations.
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William P Larkin
Knights of Columbus
St. Gregory
Pope Benedict
Council of Four
Admiral Kolchak
ad-Kuseton
Omekk
Nemphie Captain Mallory Dies at 44 in Town
Capt W B Mallory banker, businessman and publisher, died here at age 44. He was the father of James Wurahan of Chicago and New York.
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Nemphie, Tenn
W. B. Mallory
Mallory
Jatuea
Wurahan
Chicago
New York
Government Needs Clerical Help in Washington
The civil service commission calls attention to an urgent need for a large number of stenographers typists and bookkeepers for employment in Washington with salaries ranging from 1.00 to 1200 per year.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Illinois Senate Passes Boxing Bill in 27 to 16 Vote
Springfield reports the Illinois Senate approved a boxing bill by 27 to 16 to create a three member commission to license and regulate boxing in the state. The measure drew support from professional boxing advocates amid debate on oversight.
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Llinois
Senate
Springfield
Illinois
Director Rewarded in New York War Work Honor
The director of the Koichie of Columbor oversees wartime work, praised by Pope Hosanet for dedication to national service and the Kolatinoed of A. Gronars.
60000 On Strike Of Telegraphers
Nation wide strike aims to include cable operators as unions push to halt lines across Western Union commercial United States and related systems. Chicago reports 80000 telegraph and telephone workers likely to join, with brokers urged to back the stoppage to avoid paralyzed lines.
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New York
Tia
Wilson
Sali
United States
Chicago
Triis
Tin Unten
Freakere
Chery
Senator Knox Seeks Senate Notice on Covenant
Washington reports Senator Knox Republican of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution in the foreign relations committee asking the Senate to formally notify the peace conference of opposition should the treaty be submitted in its current form. The move follows criticism of the League covenant and aligns with Lodge supporters. In Brussels Cardinal Mercier defends the papal stance during German occupation. The Churchwomen’s League in New York forms to shield children from Bolshevism.
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Washington
Penmoate
League of Nations
Koos
Pennsegvania
Senate
Know
Foreign Relations Committee
League
Did Benator Lodge
Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Senator Spencer Bid for President in 120 Campaign
A state wide effort aims to place Belden B Spencer as the Republican nominee for president of the United States. The campaign references Senator Spencer as a leading figure in the possible field for the White House race amid shifting party dynamics.
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Spencer
Bt Wouls—Firet Drepe
Belden B Spencer
United Baston
Bavy Bowen
Congress asks Wilson to end wartime ban on beer wines
Representative Dyer of Missouri via cable urged President Wilson to issue a proclamation ending the war and demobilization to stop wartime prohibition from applying to beer and light wines. A congressman suggested the president may consult the attorney general on authorities under wartime prohibition.
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Washington
Dyer
Missouri
Cable
Wilson
United States
Congress
Belerna
Tie
Theos
Treaty copy obtained in Paris on 7th year of Geneva pact
Chicago Tribune correspondent reports an unofficial treaty copy captured in Paris and sent to the United States. The 41-page German French English document, about 7500 words, lacks maps but covers the treaty’s core terms. Omissions occur in Sarre Valley and international labor organization sections. French aviator Casale sets a new world height record at 31,000 feet.
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Chicago Tribune
Orings
Paris
New York
Chiease Tribune
Shewa
Reinal
Varin
Prenet
Enelieh
Germany
Sarre Valley
International Labor Organization
Casale
Ite
Russians Want to Go Home Amid Trans-Siberian Overstay Crisis
Fourteen thousand people, who had formed homes along the Trans-Siberian railroad, seek return passages as the growing dislocation prompts calls to return to their own regions. The mass displacement has drawn attention to travelers stranded far from home and authorities face requests for repatriation solutions.
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Omek
Carn
Jos
Pittsburgh area suit seeks order against Detroit railway firm
Pittehbureh a-Theeple all Pittebureh through A. B Adderean an attorney filed a suit in inquiry against the Amalgamatid Association of street and electric railway employees. Detroit firm seeks to compel car service veto under a mandatory prohibitory order.
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Pittebureh
A. Bo Adderean
Csult
Association of
Reet
Detroit
Laber Won't Stend Wage Reduction in Denver
A garbled early 20th century transcription reports Laber resisting wage cuts, with references to Valter and Switeletter’s Unto of Nore Ampetiia. The text is unclear but mentions Denver and a war decision context, naming President Lieberling and Cadlew in a disrupted sentence.
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Laber
Denver Cole “Valter
Lieberling
Nore
Freckles Up the Thane to Get Rid of Ugly Spats
A garbled excerpt describes freckle removal and a claim of double strength of a product called Sorati, with awkward writing about curing skin spots. It includes a stray note about a New York sign offering a cup of coffee and a roll for 15 cents.
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New York
Cuticurn Talcum Powder Ad Provides Fragrance Strength
An advertisement touts Cut cura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and cosmetic. It markets the powder as a scented, economical option for face skin baby and dusting use and claims superiority over other perfumes. It notes Cuticurn Toilet Trio includes Soap Ointment and Talcum and mentions Turkish parental discipline as a separate reference.
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Cuticurn
Adyv
Mrs Boyd avoids operation with Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Canton Ohio woman recounts suffering from female troubles and two doctors recommending surgery. Her mother urged Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound, which relieved her, enabling housework. Authors advise other women to try the remedy before surgery and offer guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Maniy
Bub St
N. E
Fortunes for Fishermen in a Trawling Season
A fragmented report notes fishermen in a port city sharing fortunes from a recent voyage season. The piece mentions trawlers selling, quays crowded, and wages or earnings varying widely among crew, with some boats renting gear and others earning modest sums. Colors of speculation and local market mood color the scene.
Fragmented Text Headline Reflects Scribal Errors
A garbled OCR segment in a historical newspaper appears to reference a court matter and various unclear names. The readable bits suggest legal or civic proceedings, but the exact event, parties, and location remain obscured by misspellings and missing words.
Three Out All Out Drama Read by Committee
A young dramatist asks if his three member net drama will be accepted. The reading committee has read it and the manager notes it will work if the parts not cut out remain intact.
Fragmentary Quotation on Theatrical Acts and Sympathy
A damaged OCR fragment shows a speaker saying it is me worse, sir and the manager notes each person wants to strike out a different act. The text references Harper's Magazine era language and a tone of relief mixed with dissatisfaction, without clear names, dates, or events.
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Harper
Military thrills fade from old newspaper record
Fragmentary text notes a vanished era of sensational warlike exploits and bounties, describing diminished rewards and a sense of lost martial pomp as memories fade into history.
Coca-Cola Engine To Be Used To Christen Nashville Engine
The Nashville Waverly Belmont fire hall will christen a new engine on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 with exercises led by Mrs. Guilford Dudley, a pioneer suffrage worker. Mrs. Miles Willitte and Mrs. Folk organize events with the young sponsor’s maid selections from prominent suffrage families. The ceremony features Mrs Went Folk as aunt sponsor, with honorary attendees and floral tributes as the engine is christened.
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Nashville
Tenneaean
Ann Dailies
Bradley
Waverly-Belmont
Guilford Dudley
Women of
Tennessee
Miles Willintte
Nod Bitte
Judith Winston Folk
Thean Folk
Nashville Arcenizarian
Mise Folk
Travants Thudley
Lenore
Renny
Rote
Ty Seth
Elristenio
Tomtels
Walt Jing
Ceti
Tompkins
Hh Bey
Teetbeg
Went Folk Plaitman
Tte
Ely
Tejon
Aegis Aaly
Practical Flustration Sparks Library Door Dispute
A fragment from a column shows a reader asking why her husband growls and swears when the library door is opened. He claims the action disrupts him while writing about how to bring sunshine into others.
Kidney disease linked to kidney trouble in health article
A historic health piece claims most illnesses trace to kidney trouble. It lists symptoms such as backache stomach pains and nervousness and links kidney disease to wide systemic harm. It mentions preservation rules and forestry permits in a final note.
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Kilner
Wrathtead
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