Air Stowaway and the Alaskan Passage Memoir
A first person account describes leaving a harbor and seeking work, facing forced departure as winter shuts down towns. The narrator details blue ticket migrations, life as a pantry worker, caddying, and stints aboard ships like the Mololo and Malolo, ending with return to San Francisco by December 1, 1927.
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Hue
Alameda
Seattle
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California
Vimcaly Park
Honolulu
J Army
Tren
Licen
Relief for stomach gas with simple magnesia tablets
A plain remedy for gas and stomach discomfort proposes Bisurated Magnrale tablets. It claims quick, lasting relief after meals and promotes using three or four tablets after eating. The ad markets a "Biemuth inst" formulation described as harmless and effective for indigestion and acidity.
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Ana
Fragmented quotation notes bread and health claims
A garbled OCR passage mentions bread and a "Vegetable Compound" with phrases about a new woman, fatigue, and health tones. Names and context are unclear, but the text reads as a stray dialogue or ad snippet. It references a center in Mans and odd stray terms like Pink ham's and Saydia. The overall meaning is obscured by errors.
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Baugus
Mans
Saydia
Myron
Jour Sraiay
Zeppelin Tale of a Roving Ship Heist in New York
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a daring weekend when the writer slipped into a hangar housing a Zeppelin bound for Germany. Evading guards, he hid among baggage, mail sacks, and crew rooms, then fled aboard as crowds gathered outside. The escape sparked a bustling chase and a brief overland air departure above New York City.
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Gate
Los Angeles
Tis Angeles
San Franciso
Levis
New York
Feve
Jersey Central
Livok
Coe
Errelin
Naval Police
Duce
Arlene
Passenger recounts escape and travel on German ship
A fugitive narrator describes slipping aboard a German vessel, hiding in the chart room, and evading naval officers. He details being questioned by crew, receiving vague assignments, and considering future work in Europe with offers from Berlin and Tingenteck offices. He claims the trip was thrilling and worth the risk.
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Tingenteck
Xan
Berlin
Timmer
America
Europe
Anil
Lakehurst
Mexican War Veteran Dies at Texas Home at 97
A Mexican War veteran aged 97 dies at his Texas residence after a long life marked by service with General Scott. He remained engaged in the presidential campaign, with two surviving veterans nearby in Missouri and Washington state, and his widow by his side during his final days.
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Texas
Scott
Vera Ucnt
Willian Huckner
Par’ Mo
Owen Edge
Washington
Army staff car arrival sparks postwar vehicle update
First state cars purchased since World War II arrive for Army units in Antonio. Commanders and area chiefs will begin using the cars as soon as they can be serviced and painted. Classified columns promote home goods, reduced stove prices, and general merchandise.
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I OI Corps
Aitonia
Kidith Carpe
Mrs Roberts Resigns Hospital Post for Nursing Home
Mrs E Roberts announces resignation as superintendent of Robert B Green hospital after three years. Effective November first, she will open a nursing home at 15 Crofton Avenue for veterans and others needing care. During World War she served with the Red Cross in Europe.
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E. Roberts
Robert B. Green Hospital
Crofton Avenue
Robbery on Southern Pacific Tracks Near Muat Mousloo
An exasperated report details a brutal hold up by two assailants near a North Wink location at Muat Mousloo Street along the Southern Pacific tracks. One Negro man alleged to threaten the victim with a pistol while the other searched his pockets and stole ten dollars. The victim fled home as the robbers fled toward the vicinity, prompting a police inquiry.
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Griffin
Lamar Elrret
Holt
Muat Mousloo Ereet
Hollup Quir
Th Mow
Envoy Returns From Italy For Pan American Conference
U S envoy to Italy Henry B. Vieleher arrived aboard the steamship Mem to join the Pan American conference set to convene in Washington on December 10, with the trip marking his first return since duties in Rome.
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Italy
Raw York
Cenry B. Vieleher
United States
Ambarsador Lo Maly
Clark
Washington
Der
Two Couples 4 in Marathon Placed by Texas Show
The stalled marathon scene in the lounge of a Texas theater stretches into hours as two couples compete for endurance. Judges disqualify Jimmy Whidden, while Ross Jonay and Muriel Taylor and Jane Conk and Volewine Vesto strive on under Gen Thue. Local merchants sponsor prizes in a marathon tied to a movie event featuring Joan Crawford in Our Dancing Daughters and The Lights serial.
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Theater ix
Tias
Jimiy Whidden
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Walt-Over Shoopans
San. Antonia
Malone Candy Company
San Nites
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Eam Old Furniture
Korothi Spurniture Company
Pui Service Company
Anl
Campy
Texas and
Tight
Joan Crawford
the Lights
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