City Board Shuns Forfeitures Over Municipal Contract Damages
City Engineer Thompson reveals contracts under way causing damage while public works funds forfeit actions are avoided. He says the city would incur higher costs pursuing court cases and that only actual damages can be recovered, with few cases pursued and contractors unlikely to pay without proven losses.
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Thanksgiving Puzzle Dinner Hosts Silent Menu Mystery
An original young hostess invites friends to a pre Thanksgiving puzzle dinner promising an unusual service: guests must guess to be served, with toothpicks and water as a joke? Penetix cards will be given along with 14 A circulating sweetmeat. The item list hints at themes like country content, speaking softly, relations and outdoor water supply, rewards of merit, autumn windfalls, and a lingering description of throat sensation.
Odd Menu Translation and Nonsense List From Scrappy Notes
A jumble of misheard phrases and broken spellings appears to mix menu items with misread words. It reads like kitchen shorthand or phonetic notes including oysters soups meats pumpkins cauliflower coffee and assorted odd phrases without clear context.
Luncheon Menu and Household Tips from a 1900s Page
Includes a luncheon menu items such as Shrimp Salad De Ville Crackers and Layer Cake, plus a bake and sauce rack project for boys mothers. Also features a cautionary health note on avoiding cold exposure after breakfast and advice on bath routines and skin care.
Latest menswear styles in trousers shoes and pajamas
New York reports swagger in mid fall fashion with looser free fitting trousers narrowing toward the foot and slight fall. Men pair gray worsted or Scotch suits with tan gray or buff spares and pointed shoes. Negligee pieces and luxury fabrics appear in men’s clothing with deep colors and fashion-forward patterns.
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Carnegie's Age in Doubt on Birthday
New York November 24 Andrew Carnegie's birthday is observed with doubt over his exact age. He claims 66, while biographies from Dumferline place his birth in 1435 making him 606. Carnegie remains indoors at his Fifth Avenue home. congratulatory letters arrived but no public celebration.
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Thanksgiving Day Observed at the White House
In Washington the government slows as Thanksgiving Day is observed at the White House. President Roosevelt and his family will have a turkey provided by Horace Vowe of Westminster Rhode Island who has supplied the White House bird for three consecutive years.
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German Emperor’s Meteor to sail ocean race cross Atlantic
New York reports Sir Thomas Lipton advocates seaworthy contenders for America's Cup while talk grows of an ocean race. The German Emperor’s Meteor, an American built yacht, is highlighted as a likely entrant and is described as sturdy and capable for long Atlantic voyaging.
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Green Lake protest plans two meetings on streetcar service
Green Lake residents plan a protest meeting tonight at Good Templars hall and a December 5 session to press for change in streetcar routes around Green Lake. The Green Lake Improvement club will form a committee to consult with the car company, citing split routes and crossing dangers at Latona bridge. Latona Improvement club also protested the service and instructed its secretary to contact Seattle Railway and the company with grievances.
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Court Denies Divorce For Fremont Couple After Testimony
In King county court, Judge Joiner refused to grant Mercy Day a divorce from KF Day despite jealousy claims and alleged affair with Norwegian servant Martha Westby. The judge praised the couple’s long devotion and noted no grounds for dissolution. Westby, overwhelmed by disgrace, testified simply, while Day thanked the court and supporters as the ruling was read.
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Diet guidance advocates simple foods and Stuart's tablets
The article argues for a diet of grains milk vegetables and fruit, noting meat should be limited to daily one meal for all, and recommends Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe daily aid to digestion. It explains the tablets stimulate gastric glands to increase acid secretion and improve digestion without acting on a specific organ.
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City to challenge gas trust and Edison in municipal lighting bid
Chicago Mayor Harrison declares city will enter the fight against the gas trust and Chicago Edison and its subsidiaries. He plans a municipal lighting plant to supply light and power to private figures and the city, while the combine vows to challenge the project in court.
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Santo Domingo Government Surrenders to Revolutionists
State department reports a cable stating Santo Domingo city fell to revolutionists yesterday. President Woey Gill and cabinet have sought refuge aboard a German warship in the harbor.
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