World's Greatest Riding Act Engaged for Big State Fair
The engagement of George Holland and Rose Dockrill, famed equestrians, will headline daily at the Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition in Oklahoma City from Sept 28 to Oct 3, 1914. The act, formerly on New York's Hippodrome and Chicago White City, features four Arabian horses and high dress costumes, with Holland and Dockrill acclaimed as supreme performers. Additional attractions include elephants, cabaret acts, auto racing champions, harness and running races, a major football event, and 16,000 exhibits, promising a premier annual fair.
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George Holland
Rose Dockrill
Oklahoma City
Worl
America
May Wirth
Europe
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Dockrilt
New York Hippodrome
Chicago
Windy City
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Dockrill
Dockrud
Power
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Thavin
Louis Disbrow
Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition
The Ball Tickets Dilemma and the Stenographer
A sharpnos ed man frets over a stenographer named Mina Drew after a charity ball tickets incident. He refused charity, lent the tickets back, and later learned the benevolent society collected $10. He confronted Mina, who claimed he told her to return the tickets, and he still doubts whether to fire her or dock her pay.
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Manson
Benevolent Society
Ucketa
Mina
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Thought He Liked Flattery. Judge Rentoul’s Witty Court Tale
A North country Irish judge presides at Old Bailey and tells a self mocking tale about visiting Wales on a political mission. He notes that the Welsh audience applauded based on compliments to him or his speech, though he did not understand the words.
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England
Rentoul
Wales
Sharp Geography Quiz Reveals Cape of Capes Riddle
A playful classroom exchange has a teacher asking what a cape tet is. A bright junior misp answers with a joke about a cape lacking sleeves, sparking laughter and a light moment in geography.
Man Walks 297000 Miles Over Eighty-Four Years
An eccentric resident reports a remarkable daily routine walking around his home and business district totaling about 297000 miles across eighty four years. The feat highlights patient perseverance and routine devotion to physical activity in the local community.
Why Bhouldn't He Worry Tucker Joke Exchange
A humorous exchange between Tucker and Parker centers on dreaming of death and the tombstone, with Parker prompting the joke about living up to an epitaph. The brief quip hinges on fear of aging and the afterlife, delivered in a light, teasing style.
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Tucker
Parker
Readin Not Wrintin A visiting girl letter from parents
A visiting little girl receives a joint letter from her parents. The father’s half is typewritten, the mother’s postscript handwritten. Marion replies that the letter from dad and mother came, the part from dad was nicest, and there was readin and writin.
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Papa
Mumma
Marion
Dad
Waste in Goo Done Away With
Waste in coal has practically been eliminated. Even the waste from the culm bank washers is now being utilized for mine support. It is flushed into old workings where it cements together and provides roof support as pillars are removed.
Golf Bug Destructive to Grass on Links Declared Common
The Buffalo Express notes a British adentate golf bug damaging turf on links. Readers recall past clashes with such pests at their clubs and suggest handling turf cuts as a remedy alongside a quip about recurring nuisances.
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Adentate
Tham
Vigne
Buffalo Express
How to Keep Pins From Rusting
Advice on preventing rusting of pins from an old crib note. Recommends using clean setup with pine and coffee grounds, rinsing in cold water, air drying on paper, then stuffing a cushion. reads as a quirky domestic tip from a past era.
Wise comment on self restraint cited by Detroit Free Press
In a quip reflecting on past folly and present prudence, Wise notes that while he has made many mistakes, he never could paper a bedroom by himself. The Detroit Free Press records the wry remark as a light aside.
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Detroit
The Late Adial Stevenson and the partisan paradox
The text recalls Adial Stevenson, a Republican leader in Broomington, explaining that party politics insists one side must be right and the other wrong. He suggests truth can emerge from multiple paths and uses a teacher’s arithmetic metaphor to critique rigid partisanship.
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Adial 1. Stevenson
Broomington
Geret
Ike
Cald
Wille
Fragmented tale of Kerr and Metchnikoff birthday note
Making It Complete, Mr. Fred Kerr the actor played at Ranelagh and at the Lake hole drove eight waugénative balls into the water. He left with no clubs, walked to the lake edge, spoke a broken line, and went home. A Parly correspondent in New York marked Metchnikov seventieth birthday. He advised frugal eating, abstaining from alcohol and meat, and eating green vegetables. He closed with Good eating makes more pesel than bad luck.
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Fred Kerr
Ranelagh
Paria
Parly
New York
Metchniko
Metchnikoff
Eruption Over Child S Body in Little Falls Case
An item cites a family from Little Falls Minnesota describing a child's fever followed by a severe skin eruption. They report relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming the child healed in three weeks. The ad touts Cuticura products with a Boston address. A separate note recounts a bank president revealing lack of implicit trust in a cashier who stole.
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Little Falls
Minn
Mick
George Jan
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Ady
Ambiguous Court Message Turns Dinner Invite Into Handwritten Gaffe
In My Varied Life, F C Phillips recounts Sir George Honeyman sending a cryptic note to a friend of his from the ranch. The barrister scrambled an undecipherable reply on a half sheet, then handed it to the judge. Sir George, annoyed, asks what is meant. He explains he asked the barrister to come and dine with him tonight.
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F.C. Phillips
Sir George Honeyman
George
Pleasure party questioned in Siberia press note
Fragmentary OCR mentions a phrase about a pleasure party and knouting in Siberia, references Hanford and Myrrl, and notes about improving time and bleeding with a remark about some men never marrying, suggesting a stray or misread historical snippet with unclear context.
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Siberia
The Remedy Recital Sparks Speech on The Singer’s Guttural Notes
A fragment reads as Becca eae Buc Brest performing The Remedy with remarks on the singer’s guttural notes. Another line references Theo and a saying about a gentleman with a cloven hoot and a breath, amidst a note on mosquito bites and Hanford's Ady.
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Theo Ieath
Well He Made Them Laugh Henry’s Dinner Speech Wins Pleased Giggles
Henry returns from a dinner proud of his humorous speech that brought laughter and roaring applause from the table. His wife quips that next time a waistcoat under his dress coat would be wise, noting his dashed attire and the festive mood.
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Henry
No Menane Insanatorium Dr Edward J Trudeau Quote
Dr Edward J Trudeau who built the first tuberculosis sanatorium in 1885 speaks about land prices and safety of sanatoriums. He notes paying 25 dollars per acre for Adirondack land and asserts no employee ever contracted tuberculosis at the sanatorium, arguing location cannot endanger neighboring residents.
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Edward J. Trudeau
United States
Saynt
Adirondack Cottage
Imperial Texas debutants trigger protest at convention
A Louleville man Colle reported an incident during a Sunday shop convention with state delegates. When Texas was called a large man proclaimed Texas history, claiming the first white woman born in Texas is still alive with a population over three million. A gallery voice retorted to bend that woman to daboo.
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Louleville
Texas
Dabo
Donkey Request Reveals Odd Family Exchange
Vague dialogue from a column fragment presents a curious mock dialogue about a donkey gift and a casual family remark. The text includes quirky phrases about Burns and Scalde and Masford's Balmm of Myrrh used for skin relief, plus a stray ad line and a doubtful statement.
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Masford
The Guarantee. Burne Talks on Graft and Garment Guaranties
William J. Burne, the famed detective, comments in New York on his name being dropped from police honors. He links the move to graft exposures and recalls a clothier's guarantee saga about shrinking pants. A young man seeks assurance that his ponte pants won’t shrink, and the clerk boasts warranties that all fabrics in town shrink.
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William J. Burne
New York
Mr. Burné
Desler
Aline Questions What You Study at College
Miram answers she is studying pharmacy while Silas jokes about new farming methods as a judge asks about the topic.
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Aline
Miram
Silas
Fragmented Hanford Balaam Monograph Readings
OCR fragment notes new uses of Hanford Balaam of Myrrh in medical contexts. Mentions dehorning, head injury, and fight applications to stop bleeding with hot something. Uses phrases about fame and laziness to announce wind.
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