Piano sales scheme offers free railroad fare at fair
Sioux City piano dealer promotes a fair time sale offering free railroad fare and hotel costs within 150 miles, plus buyback cash to draw buyers. Ads claim factory prices on Emerson and other makes, with flexible payments, large storage stock, and banks as references. Pins found among mummies and Swiss caves conclude fragment.
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Siauy
City
Awa
Sioux City
Towa
Ytone
Plano
Nallyaik
Monlupost
Newt
Everett Piano
United States
Kimball, Story & Clark
Farrand & Water
Chicago
Newman Bros
Northwestern National
First National Banks
Broux City
L. BH. Jones
Fourth St
Fall bfillinery and the Mushroom hat trend
The Mushroom shaped hat becomes the favored Wali wear with velvet trim and ostrich plumes. Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown, Milwaukee’s Progressive Millinery House, supply up-to-date hats priced for the general public. Ask your milliner to display a Trimmed Hat with the B. L. G. monogram label.
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Northwest
Lira
Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown
Milwaukee
Ship wreck tale sparks a lighthouse tragedy
A fragment from a period piece hints at a ship collision with rocks after the lighthouse keeper’s daughter distracts her companion, who lowers the light by mistake. The scene suggests a fatal or near fatal maritime incident set near a coastal outpost.
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Ziaew
Parks
Job Recommendation and Foot Ease Advertisement
Merchant offers nephew for a store job while a clerk questions his lack of experience. Uncle defends him and hints at his effort. An old sales pitch promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve swollen sore corns and aches with a suggested price.
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Jim
Tie
Allen
Alien
Conversation Praised by Noted Speaker Among Pajara Guests
A fragmentary note recalls an evening with Miss Peachley and the Mr Spark guest. The writer mentions an engaging talk and a young conversationalist who impressed the listener with witty remarks.
Battle-weary travel and a ghostly message on the ridge
Captain Lawton leads a small party with Sergeant Hollister and twelve men to tend wounded and carry supplies. A hidden musket threat and a cryptic note tied to a rock signal possible danger, prompting caution as they press toward a distant settlement.
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Lawton
Llollister
Damwoodie Hind
Neletan
Pawoodie
Ceria
Pak
Ulotel
Letty
Gery Hogy
Sean
Dohay
Tartahid
Aungeon
Mader Dunwoolie
Alere
Elizabeth Flannagan
Deter Archhitall Sitgreaves
Getty
Edinburgh Doctor in Rebel Camp Seeks Honor and Escape
The Edinburgh graduate surgeon Lawton defends his role as a physician not a drill sergeant, insists on humble status, and reflects on his duties amid a cottage’s hospitality. A forthcoming gala with Lt. Strigfrew’s party hints at shifting alliances as Washington’s orders and spy fears complicate fate at Four Corners.
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John D Lawton
Edinburgh
Dragoons
John Lawton
Plumwoodie
Isabella
Four Corners
Menry
Dunwoodie
L Ton
Therm Taut
Bad
Washington
Danwoodie
T Hayes
Walel Ager
Meray
Pat Krow
Tors Fang
Lawton
Tistitusai
Che Crimne
Persarne
Cheptain Lawron
Haserie
Eran Pen
Lindelivers
Cryptain Lawton
John
Flying Fish Attack Aboard Barkentine Near South Brooklyn
A schooner in South Brooklyn witnessed three flying fish strike the steward on the breast and face as the barkentine battled a shark and bonitos near 27th Street. The crew secured the fish and continued the voyage amid a northeast breeze and glassy seas.
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27Th Street
Brooklyn
Lucia
Aw Pile
Tedari
Itini Dercigkrom
Ile New York World
Santa Crus
Cuba
Tahamas
Fernandes
Iaste
Sta Lhe
Lerring
Sarkentine
Unclear Fragment Describes Pennsylvanian Coal Mines and Photos
An unclear OCR fragment references Pennsylvanian coal mines and a photo concept. It mentions 1.6 million workers and a buried discussion about taking photographs of breath after eating spring onions, with stray terms about Stubb and Berlin.
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Stubb
Pberlin
Stubbm
Penn
Young man learns frugality from elder mentor at Chicago Daily News
An older gentleman praises the youth Billy for quick wit and frugality, reflecting on the value of discernment and correcting mistakes. He stresses old-fashioned virtues, warns against squander, and notes how a sharp mind earns respect and success.
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Billy
All Sendleman
Tigville
Chicago Daily News
Takin and antelopes linked by horn shapes and origins
The article surveys the takin as an antelope linked to cattle, sheep, and goats, noting its northern range, pale variety in western China, and presence in Tibet. It discusses horn structures, related species such as musk ox and chamois, and suggests an evolutionary connection within the antelope lineage. It also recounts a Webster local anecdote about hiring and fees.
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Assim
Brian Hodgson
China
Pete David
Thibet
Arctic Circle
Hired Webster in Nantucket Court Hustle
A sharp Nantucket man allegedly hired Webster for legal services in a small June case. The event defender of the constitution was said to be outwitted in a humorous exchange as the matter moved toward a Nantucket court.
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Webster
Nantucket
Ofice
Multilingual Scholar Malan's Deathbed Reverie
On his deathbed Solomon Malan, a famed polyglot scholar, mutters a psalm in youth’s vulgate as his son recites. He could write in thirteen languages by eighteen and translated works from Arabic to Gothic. He learned Armenian in a fortnight and preached in Georgian at Kutais Cathedral.
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Solomon Cresur
Malan
Solomon
Mehroun
Dave
Kutais
London Saturday Review
Ancient trees and ages span continents in old lore
The text notes coconut palms living 600 to 700 years, date palms 200 years, Waillan's oak near Paisley over a century, eight Mount of Olives olives, Fountain Abbey yews from 1182, a California redwood centuries old, Africa’s Tacha trees over 5000 years, Chapultepec cypress even older, and a cranky digester imagining cynicism.
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Paisley
Scotland
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Fountain Abbey
Yorkshire
Mars Tosa Grove
California
Africa
Chapultepec
A Careful Patient Tells Of Rest For Throat Trouble
A Philadelphia writer recalls a woman whose throat ailment urged complete silence to heal. The doctor warned that cure required rest from talking, but the patient protested she spoke carefully and avoided harsh language.
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Philadelphia
Wpublle
Back Ache Recalled Relief From Dean's Kidney Pills
Farmer James R. Keeler of Cazenovia shares his experience with back pain lasting about 30 years. After trying various remedies he found relief using Dean's Kidney Pills, noting his recovery and recommending them to others. His wife and friends also report good results. Pills sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Louisville, KY.
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James R. Keeler
Fentir
Cazenovia
Feliaf
Dean
Manny
Foster-Milburn Co
Lultale
X.Y
Snowshoe Hare Descriptions From A Dressed Scene
Geol Koesker describes a snowshoe rabbit or hare with a white eye stripe and gray fur that hides its form in summer, blending with the ground's appearance to mask itself from enemies across seasons.
Fragmentary dialogue from late 19th century publication
Fragmentary OCR text shows a conversational exchange with quoted names Webster Hayne and Peach, referencing a claim of declarations and a gas rule, amid a style suggesting a serialized dialogue or dramatic scene from a historical newspaper.
Merchants Urge Visitors to Milwaukee During Fall Season
The Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers invites merchants to Milwaukee for a fall season of business and pleasure. A new two cent fare governs travel from Wisconsin and neighboring states, with no certificates required after Aspnat 15, 190T. Information available at 5-6 University.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Hingis
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers’ and Manufacturers
University
Prague Council Bans Attire On Public Places
The Prague Municipal Council prohibits dresses worn in public places and streets under penalty of a heavy fine.
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Prague
Handwriting styles shift across generations and ages
The piece notes a transition from angular copperplate handwriting to earlier cursive forms among older women and grandmothers, with younger groups re adopting pre copperplate styles. It also mentions a wasp observed robbing bees returning to the hive.
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Wno
Coffee Trouble Stopped by Postum Says City Reader
A reader describes severe nervous pains and sleeplessness from coffee use. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, the jerking limbs and coldness ceased, sleep returned, and health improved. The letter endorses Postum as a proven alternative with the phrase There’s a Reason.
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Ime
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Euree Wind
Ketty
Firendy
Lawson
North America
Lucusis
Singleton
Archibald
Eveut
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Westrehester
Sitzrerves
Adalis
Ore Cooper the
Revolution
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Bik
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A& Great
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Kling
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