Monkeys Terrorize Greenwich Women In House Entry Spree
A wild monkey roamed Greenwich Connecticut for two days entering homes while women fled and a bulldog defended a screen door. It seized fudge at Nathaniel Webb’s kitchen and snatched a candy stick from a child before climbing a tree and vanishing. Authorities offered no origin for the intruder.
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Greenwich
Conn
von Alain
God
W. T. Huchelle
New York
New York Telephone Company
Nathaniel Webb
Hoosier Rats Hook Method Draws Praise From Darnall
Walter Darnall, proprietor of a Petersburg fish market, traps rats by baited hooks and strong lines in rat holes, sparking wide adoption as hundreds of rats are captured daily. Nearby notes report the world potato crop at about five billion bushels annually, with European dominance and fluctuating yearly totals from 1903 to 1906.
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Europe
Not the butcher's fault in lamb dispute
A customer insists the lamb delivered was the largest and toughest ever, while the butcher Mr Stintwaite defends his service. A shop assistant notes strict orders to deliver promptly for a young customer, and a domestic dispute tone emerges over the leg of lamb.
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Stintwaite
Mr. Stintwaite
Cured Eczema By Cuticura After Months of Suffering
A woman in Highlandtown Maryland describes ten months of intense itching and disfiguring eczema. After failing with a kin disease specialist she used Cuticura Remedies, reporting relief after four to five applications and complete cure. The note is dated January 9, 1908.
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Umea
Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem Corp
Bob Ronen
Coffee Toxins or Relief The Postum Test Claim
A consumer urges a ten day coffee abstention with Postum as a remedy for stomach trouble headaches and nervousness. A woman recounts improvement after choosing Postum over coffee and rapid return to sickness upon resuming coffee, advocating Postum as the safer daily drink.
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Postum
Dean's Kidney Pills Claimed Cure For Kidney Trouble
An advertisement cites Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache swelling and urinary issues, with a testimonial from Mia Graves of Graves, Villinca, Towa, claiming life saving results five years prior. Also notes price and distributor Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The passage shifts to an unrelated shortcake praise and product pitches including Defiance Starch and Rough on pests, concluding with a New York Sun note about a mammoth iceberg sighting near 42:20 46:70.
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Dean
Mia
Graves
Villinca
Towa
Dosa
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Mammoth
New York
Mexico
Mitch ell Eye Salve Receives Serial No. 701
Dr Mitch ell shows a patent medicine entry with Serial No 701 for Mitch ell Eye Salve claiming an unfailing cure for sore weak and inflamed eyes. The advertisement notes the product price at 25 cents and asserts unchanged labeling.
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Sam
Mitel
Mitchell
Spectacular oil well fire in Mexico’s Doa Bocas
A colossal blaze at a Doa Bocas oil well in Mexico burned about 60,000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames rose between 800 and 1,400 feet, described as the most spectacular fire in the oil industry.
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Doa Bocas
Mexico
Important to Mothers Castoria Safe Remedy Note
This fragment urges careful examination of CASTORIA bottles for infants and children, ensuring the signature is genuine. It weaves in literary quotes and scattered phrases about voices, watercolor, and prudence, reflecting a noisy OCR mix of ads and quotations with unclear full context.
Janet and David Spark Wedding News Feels Like Earthquake
Janet has dominated the household routine for years and reveals to the mistress that she plans to marry David within a month. She recalls gifting a cake and confessing a personal recipe copied into her own small book, signaling the impending engagement. The tone suggests a dramatic shift in the family dynamic and social expectations.
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Janet
David
Mann
Inkling of a Pen Run Sparks Neighbor Banter
The overheard line features a playful exchange between Williama and a neighbor about a fountain pen mishap. The brief dialogue hints at a humorous incident as one asserts how easily a pen could run and the other admits having an inkling.
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Williama
Single Binder cigar promises freshness and quality
An ad style summary notes Lewis’ Single Binder cigars use extra quality tobacco and foil wrapping to stay fresh. warns shoppers of imitations and urges asking dealers for Lewis’ Single Binder. Also includes assorted 1900s era column snippets and household tips on starch, laundry, and white goods care.
Surprised at the schedule in a Charlestown case
A controversial Charlestown court trial involved a colored man accused of stealing clothing from a white youth. The judge pressed for value, the defendant claimed innocence, and the young man stated prices before the judge. The exchange highlighted prejudice and class tensions in a 19th century setting.
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Charlestown
Platntit
Beggar Politely Boasts of Thrift in Chicago Court
A Chicago magistrate questions a beggar found begging in the streets while carrying over ten dollars. The mendicant replies he is “spend thrift,” contrasting wealth and poverty with a humorous pride. The item comments on appearances and social judgment.
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Chicago
Harper’s Weekly
Confistently Opposed. A Quear Fellow In Con Tradictory Roles
A fragment discusses an actor described as a queer fellow who contradicts himself even in his roles. The remark notes he is currently playing a crooked character in a straight drama.
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Quear
No clear headline from fragmented OCR text
Fragmented excerpt discusses grammar lessons on words ending with ous and a student suggests dangerous hazardous and others. It includes a quote from a teacher and a remark about pride and hurting others attributed to George Eliot.
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George Eliot
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