Young Men's Christian associations raise funds for buildings
The text reports on a broad fundraising drive by Young Men's Christian associations aiming to build new facilities. It cites a Philadelphia museum effort in twelve days, a $2,000,000 foreign capitals campaign, and varied regional totals including Brooklyn $415,000 and Reading $217,000. Leaders credit Christian charity, concise public appeals, and visible completed buildings for success.
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Philadelphia
Sitio Wan
Brooklyn
Nel
Ienta
Reading
Blyria
Obie
Sharleston
Harleigh
Walla Walla
Wash
Ishpeming
Mich
Welcomed by Men Who Smoke
A satirical fragment notes how some men who smoke find strong tobacco breath offensive to refined tastes. It cites Paxtine Tatler and Paxton Toilet Co claims of mouth cleansing benefits and urges readers to obtain samples, followed by a quip about a nephew’s marriage to a female baseball player in a Puck cartoon caption.
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Paxtine Tatler
Paxton Toilet Co
Benton, Main
Truth About Bluing Talk No 5 Avoit Liquid Bluing
In every city junk bottles are soaked in a weak bluing solution. Do not buy water for bluing. Use RED CROSS BALL BLUE with a 20 cent value per package. It makes clothes whiter than stew. This ad includes a dialogue about fear of death.
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Avoit
RED Cross
Quaint Garden in Chicago Grows to Italianate Charm
A Chicago garden near Wolverclly has evolved from a simple yard into an old fashioned space with an English basement entrance. A vine balcony opens from the dining room to a sundial centerpiece, surrounded by trellises, honeysuckles, bay trees, and a vibrant border of poppies, lilies, tulips, and clematis. A lily pool with day and night blooming mites houses koi, tadpoles, and a frog. a cement inscription marks the area, while Dorothy Perkins roses and other plants frame the scene.
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Chicago
Wolver Clly
Italy
Mont Attenctive
Darwin
Parks Mean Much to City Speech Urges Park Movement
Chicago speaker Mr Bursham urges city primaries to promote parks worldwide. He links nature to citizenship and argues that familiarity with nature gives city dwellers an advantage in life. He calls for bold plans and lasting beauty as a guiding beacon.
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Bursham
Chicago
Hamburg Waste Disposal And Incineration Uses Expanded
Hamburg Germany the city explores diverse waste practices including carting garbage to outlying districts plowing under fertilizing fields incineration of refuse and distribution of furnace by products into markets and construction uses such as concrete and filler between floors and ceilings plus dressing on promenades and road foundations.
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Hamburg
Hemburg
Germany
Atuin
Rorde
Berlin the Cleanest City Claim by Local Analyst
A quoted assertion from Bertto Lokal Anaaiger proclaims Berlin as the cleanest city in the world. The remark ties cleanliness to the capital's identity, noting ongoing debates about city maintenance and public perception.
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Berlin
Cnpital
Bertto Lokal
Anaaiger
Doctors Fail to Help Woman in Wisconsin
Pound Wis Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Mrs Henitax Suerit who says after fourteen years of illness and consulting many doctors she is cured of dyspepsia and female troubles. She urges others to try the medicine and notes its ingredients come from herbs and roots. She offers to share advice from Mrs Pickham in Lynn Mass.
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Pound
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henitax Suerit
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Plokhar
True Courage Natalie Yee Attends to Him
The dialogue depicts Natalie and Katelle discussing courage in proposing, with Natalie noting he paid attention to her and Katelle doubting his willingness to propose. Natalie questions whether he had the courage to propose after noticing his long attention.
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Natalie
Yee
Katelle
Her Offering and a Worm Gift in the Country Home
A Lulu boarder laments missing letters as Melba the household pet arrives with a large chip and worms. The child Misie Alfon answers a knock at the door and Melba presents the worms, claiming the letter carrier did not come.
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Lulu
Mite Melba
Mise Alfon
Melba
Mira Allee
Pontman
Quench Thirst With Coca Cola Ad And Odd Anecdotes
A vintage promotional piece urges Coca Cola as the best summer drink and encourages readers to request a booklet. It includes a baseball anecdote about a man hugging a stranger and a quip on a court case. Also mentions Mrs Whuston’s soothing syrup and a caution about a peacemaker.
Unclear ancient quote on Washington distances
Fragmentary OCR text presents a confused quotation about Washington and distant places. The lines mix garbled names and phrases, mentioning offices, paths, and unknown individuals, with no coherent event or clear attribution to a person or organization.
The Passing of the Wife
Edith expresses plans to leave the parlor as three temptations tempt their restraint. The dialogue notes a wife once essential for housework and care, now viewed through suffrage era irony, as Edith bids farewell to past roles amid a museum of life.
Rembrandt and Mikael Angelo Play Checkers Under Sunlit Tree
In a whimsical scene the famous Sultan observes as Rembrandt and Mikael Angelo play checkers beneath a cprnad tree. Tommy notices a payment for a minute of your time while Elyse Folda comments on canvas quality and the sunlit moment.
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Rembrandt
Mikael Angelo
Large Tobacco Purchase For Lewis Binder Cigar Factory
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria buys what is described as the largest tobacco lot ever held by a U S factory for Lewis Binder Cigars. The purchase covers twenty four carloads representing a crop deemed among the finest in years and will supply production for over two years with an extra payment for selection. Smokers of Single Binder Clare will value this lot. Also notes Albivore Nova Scotia fishing industry sees horse mackerel weigh over 50 pounds with shipments to Boston and prices around three and one half cents per pound.
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Bingle Binder Cigar
United States
Frank P. Lewis
Peart
Wis
Clare
Peoria Star
Nova Scotian
Boston
Untold Ambush Question Across a Classroom Exchange
A terse classroom dialogue recalls a mock ambush and a teacher asking what happened. A student named Willie responds that everyone ended up scratched up in the encounter.
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Willie
Surety Deserwes a Medal The New York War Scene
A reader describes a bravely cross town wartime moment. A man with a pennant and a bandbox transports a hat and a large sum he considers essential, while arguing with a wife who spent freely. He refuses to return the money, insisting on keeping the hat. The scene shifts to a dramatic accusation and a neighbor’s critique of courage and manipulation amid hardship and a weather remark.
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Tork
Owen
Partelan Willineryelo
Josephine
Eamie
Daily counsel and social tidbits from a roll of fragments
A clipped fragment mentions Tian cas Y and a woman’s talk, acknowledging limited ability to compel a partner. Garfield Tea is noted as assisting constipation. Observations imply some men view laws as tools to be broken, reflecting a breezy, opinionated tone.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola CO
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Watt
Mra
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Husband
Washington
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First Clase
Eaton Sales CO
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