Alamo Restoration Plans Move Forward In Texas
Governor Colquitt backs a $50,000 project to restore the Alamo and surrounding convent, turning the site into a park and shrine. The plan aims to return the complex to a near original look, ousting tenants, and preserving the mission’s historic role as the cradle of Texan liberty. The Alamo chapel remains a central symbol drawing visitors from around the world.
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Il Conroy
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Alamo
Atute
Everal
Hugo Schmeltzer & Co
Alamo Chapel
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Crockett and Rowle
Mission
Texas
Ataches
Bam Houston
Travia
Davyne
Jim Bowie
Hontam
J. Washington
Cost of grain growing in central Canada
A survey outlines the high costs of grain production in central Canada due to weather, harvesting difficulties, and low wheat prices. It estimates production costs per acre, including interest, machinery, labor, seed, harvesting, threshing, and marketing, for 320 to 480 acres over three years, with total expenses around 16,960 dollars and net balances varying by acreage. the note also comments on margins for low and high grade wheat and implications for settlers. It also weaves in unrelated items about Vanderbilt and a random joke, as well as a Castoria notice and a short quip about the German emperor.
Rest of It Bill Dispute On Bend
Fragmentary dialogue from a page shows a brief exchange about a bill on a bend. The line reads She I have a bill for you on bend and He Well. The excerpt is incomplete.
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Bend
Spectral Pageant Sparks Confusion At Odd séance
In Indianapolis Charles M Crom attends a strange séance described as a tense, midair spectacle with ghostly figures, trumpets, and a lighted circle. A violent interruption leads to a claim that St Peter’s spirit conspired, leaving Crom perplexed and seeking answers.
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Charles M. Crom
Indianapolis
Wanda
Sr. Cross
St. Peter
Peter
Cold Comfort and Street Exchange in Odd Encounters
A humorous dialogue shows a nervous passenger asking the captain about iceberg danger and a quirky street scene on Fortythird Street and Broadway where a man seeks a cousin named Cohen. Also described is a veterinary operation on a pony with jaw fracture involving cocaine, dental wiring, and silver wire to realign the jaw.
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Lee Harrison
Fortythird Street
Broadway
Poughkeepsto
New York
Lee
Cohen
Wanstead
Ing
Unclear Applicant Confrontation at Government Posts
A garbled exchange shows a head clerk questioning an applicant for government posts. The dialogue mentions indents and a death certificate while describing a chauffeur as ignorant of his duties. The fragment hints at a disciplinary or eligibility screening scene.
Fragmented 19th Century Snippet on Oil Spill and Elections
A garbled historical fragment mentions Air Lawa, Wiltur Wright, and Dayton with a reward for information about an aviator incident on Wright roads. It weaves in partisan questions, a remark on leadership, and childhood remedies, ending with a confused note about Mrs Winslow.
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Wiltur Wright
At & Team Dayton
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Lawa
Mra
John Dee
Wright
fragmentary dialogue at a bank with a judge
A fragmentary scene depicts a man asking about his wife’s social secretary role and a woman at a small bank within a study setting. The judge notes a morning routine of a farewell kiss before heading to the office.
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Mumbled Exchange Incomprehensible Bostonene Entry
A fragmentary exchange from an unknown Boston scene shows a character railing about being deemed unworthy while another comments on an inverse ratio to the choir's idea of worth, leaving the speakers in confusion and the setting unclear.
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Bostonene
Bowton
Mistaken Identity Leads to Courtroom Colorful Exchange
Local court notes a comic misidentification as a reporter from the Terrebonne Courier Journal recalls a pair of blunt remarks about a pretty girl and a homely widow during a leap year discussion. The exchange underscores social attitudes in the era.
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