Uncle Sam Bets on Poland and Peace, or War
A ponderous colonial era letter outlines U S credit to Poland, estimating up to 100 million dollars owed for war supplies via France and the grain/navy channels. It argues for public awareness and accountability from officials while invoking Pacific Northwest boosterism and a defense of Japanese allies amid wartime rhetoric.
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Russia
United States
France
Baker
Poland
U. S. Treasury Department
State Department
Congress
Bator
Panama
Gome
Sound
Pacific Northwest
Beatile
Pacific Coast
America
Porter-Lady Seeks Ticket to Bar City for Son Meeting
A fragmented line suggests a Porter-Lady aims to tell someone when she reaches her son. The speaker suspects the Conductor’s ticket reads Bar City, a place she formerly called home.
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Bar City
Debate on Railroads Provokes 1824 School Board Refusal
A letter dated 1824 from F. W. Force of Gilman, signed by Lancaster Ohio’s school board, refuses a meeting on railroad viability, arguing against steam speed as ungodly and implying innovative travel risks. It cites Itreade’s text urging caution and labels new travel as heresy while acknowledging the potential value of trial.
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F. W. Force
Gilman
Lancaster
Ohio
Hell
Royal visit mocks slang and wit in city reception
A royal couple’s US visit features praise for a mayor and his wife. The queen lauds the mayoral spouse while the mayor delivers a brisk retort. The piece contrasts polished diplomacy with the mayor’s memorable quip, declaring it lasting in royal circles.
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America
LaFayette
Ponzi schemes contrasted with government money orders
A columnist critiques Charles Ponzi’s eight month $8.5 million scam and contrasts it with U S government money orders profits. The piece notes Ponzi produced little real value while government postal money orders charged higher costs, prompting calls to reveal how such schemes work. The column also wryly references current events and public figures.
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Ponzi
Boston
Charles Ponzi
America
Rockefeller
Carnegie
United States
Mr.Ponzi
Sam
Post Office
England
Uncle Sam
No title found in this fragment
A fragmentary dialogue describes a deputy and a harsh regime enforcing bread and bean as punishment. The speaker notes jail, improvised clothing, and the family coping under pressure while a mother is urged to visit, ending with a garbled copyright line from 1920.
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Olf
Latte Willie
Slater H
Poems, Curios and Cutups From a City Page
A fragmented newspaper page mixes a reader poem for the police band with comic anecdotes and local jests. It recounts petty tales of kisses, quarrels, and courtroom quips, including bets over a singer’s route and a Chicago street scuffle ending with a cop.
Debunking Superstitions and Declaring Independence Within
Doctor Crane urges readers to root out personal superstitions and fears, urging a personal Fourth of July to reclaim freedom of mind. He warns against petty beliefs from Friday bad luck to moon signs, urging clear, rational thinking and independence of thought.
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Beacon
Talen
Fountain of Youth Right in My Back Yard Ad
The writer compares Ponce de Leon’s quest to a local discovery in Florida, claiming a real fountain of youth exists in his own land. He describes finding three feet of muck, geysers of gas, and mineral water with strong flavors and a lively bite. He jokes he would drink tea for regular use, calling the water stout-hearted.
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Disraeli
Ponce de Leon
Ponce
Fountain of Youth
Florida
Ichabod
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Ane
Seattle Star
Samuel
Editor
R. M. Duffield
Port Townsend, Wash
Warsaw
Francisco Villa
Washington
Babe Ruth
Wihelm
Door
Dee
Everett True
Mister True
Meter Reginald B Deepeyster
Edmund Vance
Baypeeeseeeeaese
Yva
Pom Pomeroy
Frisco
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Helen Maurice
Florence Olson
Chicago
Nick McSheates
Miss Olson
Nick
Margaret Noyen
Gridley
Cal
Tiffin
Ind
Henry Ake
Laporte, Ind
Ana
Mra
Hazel Bush
Kalamazoo
Mich
Waukegan
Leslie Manaman
Lealle
Prof. Porta
Joseo
New York
Frank Crane
Copyrtacht
Ague
Puget Sound Savings @ Loan Association
Pike Street
Tn Tn Kon
Dana Sleeth
Jim Bolatr
Adv
Europe
Columbia
Materia Medica
Loew’s
Palacefic Theatre
Ackerman & Harrie
Wizards of the Forest
Faber & Bernet
Weller, O'Donnell & Westfield
Lawrence Bros. & Thelma
H. B. Warner
Wolfe
Rainier
Rainier Products Co
Seattle
Rainier Beverages
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