Peck's Bad Boy In An Airship Adventure In Paris
In Paris the narrator and Pa Yges recount a comic misadventure with a government airship scheme. Pa is duped by a Washington con man and lands in trouble at a hotel, then joins circus folk on a caper involving a fountain ducking and a chase through clubs. They later plan Africa safari flights to capture wild animals, with Pa boasting of daring stunts aboard an airship.
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W. Chapman
Paris
Pa ‘Youges
Moi
Paria
Airship
Eng
Washington
American Express Company
Ton
Henry
Win
Rube
Ginger
States
Germany
Hagenbach
South Africa
Lions
Tigers
Africa
Ney
Ani I
Sim
Kagenbach
Berlin
Senator 5shum Seeks Farmer Vote Advice
The senator proposes helping farmers by giving them guidance on how to vote. He frames advice as the primary assistance a farmer needs, highlighting political participation as a key step. The remark reflects a partisan angle on agricultural concerns and civic engagement.
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5Shum
Bryan Precinct History Reveals Local Voting Split
In a Nebraska precinct, Bryan supporters outnumbered Republicans with 43 to 35 votes, while another section showed a narrower margin. The episode reflects shifting loyalties as Bryan recalls a former polling place that favored Republicans, joking about a more divided community as he eyed reform. An unrelated anecdote recalls an English hostess with 800 guests offering five seats, prompting a humorous quip about the shortage.
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Bryan
Nepubiie Ia
Primiars Ch. Noebraska
Lancaster
Fairview de
W J. Bryan
Poe
Republis
Fairview
Mic
Xidimed
Merchants announce business hours and sale notice
The notice from Brink & Co and partners lists Savin ay shops and cooperating firms extending hours to 10:30 pm on Friday July 3 1909 for patrons to trade. It urges customers to visit and mentions several local business names and savings banks in the area.
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Business Menadery
Savir
Ord
Pani
DekaQen Brink & Co
Karrners Co
G. Lubbers & Sen
Ho DeVertes
Esg & Winter
Arin Savings Banks
Ee Bank
Spear
Be ofers Fidle proof Sox advertise six month wear offer
Ambiguous OCR text announces a six month wear offer for socks with a free replacement, mentioning Navy blue and new socks. The fragmented copy references timing and styles but lacks clear entities or a coherent action beyond the promotional claim.
Wound Scouts and Eighty Nosebags Explained
Colonel Edmund Rice of the Twenty sixth Infantry volunteers in the Philippines formed a wound scouts company from his regiment. A requisition sought eighty nosebags for horses, but the quartermaster noted only sixty men. The colonel replied I have sixty men but eighty hosts nosebags are for the horses, not for men.
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Maude T
Edmimund Rice
New Lagitia
Philippines
Uisibba
Tuo Manila
Vice
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Hon. Geo. W. Peck
Oo Brink & Co
Kev
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Ved Blessing & Winnt
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