Local notes mix of visits and ads in Maine tale
A fragment from the Webster City Freeman mentions Mrs Nels Folger hurt last week, visits by Neal Clancy and neighbors, and plans for music tutoring with Blanche Gripman. A Maine flower company faces a fraud order blocking mail use, with Judge Putnam upholding postal action. brief items on local names and a caution against counterfeit Hazel Salve.
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Nels Folger
Nate Looby
Mick
Reef
L. A. Olden
George Tetley
Blanche Gripman
Livermore
Hardy
Maine
Post Ofice Department
Bocade
Putnam
United States Circuit Quart
Post Office Department
Webster City
John Sherman Letter on Treaty and Philippine Islands
Dec 7 Boston report describes John Sherman sending a letter urging Senate rejection of the treaty to free the islands from Spain and distant domination by the United States. He expresses sympathy with Aguinaldo in aiming to found a republic in China, and sees the U S as washing away European and American influence. The page also notes a cough remedy advertisement.
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John. Sherman Ohap
Boston
John Sherman
Senate
United States
Spain
Aguinaldo
China
Algona Courier
Fragmented Excerpt From A Maritime Diary And Court News
An OCR fragment mixes a shipboard daily routine with meals baths and inspections aboard a vessel possibly during a voyage to Manila, including descriptions of quarters bunks and deck life. It shifts to a Michigan mortgage dispute where Stephen A. Baldwin sues A. Baker over a farm loan and a silver dollar payment tendered in 1872, with the court ruling the silver tender valid and discharge ordered, likely heading to higher courts.
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Elien
Balayur
Aston-Land
Lommissary
Stig-douye
Gash Company
Conpany
Walt
Manilla
Tegiment
Michigan
Pautive
Dee
Stephen A. Baldy
A. Baker
Phe
Eurstances
Baliwin
Boonfield
Vale
Morten
Baldwin
Baker
Congress
Fragmentary Extract From Turbulent Night On The River
Reading from a damaged page, witnesses recount a violent incident near the water. A young man named John Bruoke and his parents are mentioned amid a scene of danger with a distant reference to a gunshot or injury and subsequent care at a hotel. The exact sequence and full identities are unclear due to the OCR corruption.
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Peentia
Iimore
John Bruoke
Pulte
Eli
Preventable Scourge and Hog Cholera in Early 1900s
A muddled speech lists cures for diseases and criticizes hog cholera control. It references Mayor Cage of Fort Dedise and a regulated plant, with notes on burying deceased hogs to stop spread. The piece also advertises Northwestern live stock transport to California and Oregon with weekly tours and tourist accommodations.
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Fort Dedise
Jost Hess
Cragg
Californis
Caliornia
Califfornia
Oregon
Chicago & Norths
Household fears over unsafe cough cures for children
A fragmented notice warns parents about dangerous home remedies and the risk they pose to children during illnesses. It urges vigilance to avoid unsafe products and seek proper medical care to prevent emergencies.
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Cole
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