Elopement Scandal Shocks New Jersey Farm Family
Pretty Tizzle Gordon of Afottaway R3 elopes with Charles Davin once a tattered tramp. Local beauty Lizzie H. Gordon’s daughter rumored to be involved as neighbors note Davin’s rise from laborer to companion. Davis fled to Keyport after leaving Gordon farm in Malinivan. Parents discover Alisa Lizzie took a savings book with five hundred dollars credit at New Bronawick.
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Tizzle Gordon
Afottaway
R.3
Charles Davin
Liazle
Mer
Jo Courtney H. Gordon
Malinivan
N. J
Davis
Goredon
Gowd
Garden
Darla
Keysport
Gordon
Lizzie
Durts
Nothieuz
Wes
Tavis
Alisa Lizzle
Inet Wouth
Ned
Keyport
Seta
Eha
Bool
New Bronawick
Moose attack in Aconstook county kills two men
In Aconstook county near the Canadian border a moose charged a camp. Lavante and Feren were killed as Labonte Percy and a boy approached with carving knives. The boy fired once but the moose trampled the victims before wandering off. The scene left the men stripped of flesh and skulls fractured by hooves.
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Anngor
Sheridan Plankdon
Aconstook County
Lavante
Feren
Labonte
Percy
Moose
London smoker records vast diary of cigars in life
A 70 year old London man, who died recently, kept a diary noting he smoked 328,713 cigars over his life. Of these, 43,696 were gifted and valued at 96,150 pounds. The record reflects a long smoking habit and notable gifts linked to his habit.
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London
Washington hotels feature colored front services in early 1900s
A Washington hotel introduces a colored front man who asks guests to perform small tasks for room delivery and messages. The practice unsettles first time visitors but becomes familiar as staff repeatedly shifts duties to guests and other staff.
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United States
Washington
Bulsleyton
Tombstone Tale From Topeka Journal Wild and Woolly Past
A fragment recalls a Topeka State Journal mention of a cemetery at Boots Hill where a man killed in a dispute was buried. Reported lore describes guards removing records and a tombstone slab with a bold black lettered jest about “Look out for the Cars” seen across a distant field.
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Terey
Hoya Cals
Kansas
Tags City
Topeka State Journal
Weill
Otale
Kilven
Spaniard seeks exit as war rages in Chicago tale
Ailing Spaniard wanders into a downtown Chicago office seeking passage out of the country and help from a sympathetic clerk. The piece threads a harsh portrait of war era poverty with a slice of city life, then shifts to a milk filtration method used in European depots, describing large cylindrical vessels with sand filters and staged refinement before distribution.
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Spain
Ile
Servien
Trelon
Chicago
Aourney
Fragmented OCR Note on Soil and Land Use
The fragment notes sparse arable land reasons, citing surveys by an author named Mark Twwaln and mentions of soil, farming, and burial with unclear context. It hints at mathematical or linguistic quirks in the text and a habit of comparing individuals, but the exact intent is obscured.
Railroad Timetable Highlights From Southern Lines
A historical timetable lists depart and arrival times for INternational and Grmmat port towns, Southern Pacific routes to Houston Galveston New Orleans, and San Antonio area lines. It details daily and Saturday variations, noting departures for Cuero Waco Beeville Corpus Christi Rack Port Kerrville Boerne and Gulf Shore connections with specific times.
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Maextco
Bagis Pasa
Houston
Galveston
New Orleans
Eagle Pass
Mexico
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Cuero
Waco
Hoveton
Beeville
Corpus Christi
Boerne
Kerrville
Dail
Rourne
Excape
Gulf S]iore
Martinez
Adkins
Lavernia
Sutherland Springs
Stockdale
At &M
Ansyes
U. C. Pastiche Patent Cure Promoted In Quirky Ad
An unusual ad touts a fantastical medicine promising universal cures for ailments from headaches to constipation. It touts a “box of U. 0. C.” offered at nineteen cents and guarantees healing by all droogiate, with names and nonsensical spellings typical of faded period catalogs.
South Seas Islanders Practice Bonding Arts of Love and Discipline
A旅行ogue-like account describes Fijian courtship and parenting customs on the South Seas Islands. It details lovers perched on tree branches during evening courtship, with etiquette requiring separation by the branch stem. It also contrasts European disciplinary methods with local biting, rubbing, and nose rubbing as affection and care.
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Cupid
South Sea Island
New Zealand
Naval ship tailors ply trade aboard deck hands outfits
Sailors on annual cruises stitch and tailor their own bluejacket uniforms and caps aboard ship. Tailors in the crew sew after duty, charging about five dollars for a suit and $1.50 for a cap with embroidery. A quartermaster reportedly drew $3,000 after a three year cruiser, reflecting thrifty, shipboard earnings.
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Jondsanta
Bette
Nehore
Mike
Anlor
Trhmllings
Crume
San Prateines
Ice Cream on Fire at Western Theater
Joseph Teersan recalled a comic backstage mishap at a western theater where a candle tipped into a banquet ice cream bowl, lighting it on fire as intoxicated assistants failed to extinguish it, eliciting surprised audience amusement. He also noted Czar Nicholas II’s public exchanges with his wife, a rarity in Russia, and a survey of languages in South America.
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Joseph Teersan
Jionov
Ecomplis
Jefferson Salt
Sea Island Cotton
Strampe Czar
Nicholas IT
Czarina
Russia
Notable Caucasus Brigand Rules Village Like a King
Ahmed-Abezar-Ogh, a notorious brigand, seized control of a village near Quojel in Elisebetopol district after escaping, ruling with his own justice and gaining influence among local co-religionists. Russian authorities proved powerless to challenge his prerogatives until Prince Galilan, governor general, ordered his arrest and execution as a warning to others.
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Caucasite
Lesenesa
Roduce Aoy
Ahmed- Abezar-Ogh
Elisebetopol
Rossjan
Galilain
Tetrict
Ogi
The Threshold Test Of Veracity And Folly
A quirky talk on truth and rumor unfolds with a young woman asserting baldness marks character while an older man warns honesty matters. The piece threads in Mary Stuart, Richard III, and a monk skull tale, then shifts to English diet and science notes, ending with cricket in Australia and a scoring board moment.
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Australia
Reefs
Sydney
Concen
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