Remembered boxing clash as giants in three days
In a 34 year old tale from Richburg Texas the paper recalls a bout between John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain. The match cost $20,000 to prize and spanned 76 three minute rounds in 1889. The note notes Sullivan’s fame and mocks modern overpaid fighters as unfit to tie their gloves.
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John L
Jake Kulrain
Richburg
Isa
Shelbr
Sullivan
Fane
Matematics
Licenses for Automobile Operators Limited in States
A World War era report notes rising automobile fatalities nationwide but cites Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland as showing declines due to stricter supervision. It states 35 states license only chauffeurs, 15 require licenses for all operators, and only seven require driver exams. The piece argues licensing boosts public safety where enforced, but many states lack merit-based license revocation and solid standards.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maryland
William J. Cox
National Bureau of Casuality and Surety
Nderweiters
N. S
Harding Faces Questionable Campaign Issue as 1824 Hint
A Western speech by President Harding highlights efficiency and economy as a campaign issue, though past political predictions cited in the article proved unreliable. The piece notes previous misreads on Beveridge, New, and Ralston races, and suggests Harding may not yet be crafting a decisive early platform. The writer views the president’s agreeable traits as not aligning with successful political leadership.
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Harding
New
Beverge
Indiana
Beveridge
Ralston
Beverlage
Marding Fappity
Robert P. Porter
Japan
Porter
New Rules Of War And The Hague Proposals On Air Attacks
An international jurists committee at The Hague proposes rules for warfare amid wireless and airship use. They condemn civilian bombings as moral sabotage and note German manuals urging morale destruction. British and French morale attacks are cited as counterexamples, with a critique of German aims in World War I.
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International Commission of Jurists
The
Hague
Balgiun
France
Nome Pymer
North Hon
England
Stielly
Paris
Iittery
London
Rhine
War Office
Cormané
Ely Lied
Shelby’s Foolish Showdown Draws High Price Fallout
In Shelby Montana residents staged a Dempsey Cilbous bout, paying dearly for the spectacle as authorities allowed an extraordinary payout. The town faces sharp scrutiny over the reckless financial adventure and mocking headlines about prize demands and public risk.
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Shelby
Mont
It's always weather no matter where you go
A humorous verse notes how locals attribute unusual weather to seasonal norms. It mocks travelers and residents alike who explain heat or rain as normal, claiming its the worst weather they have seen yet, in various spots from mountains to seashores.
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NEA Service, Inc
Haskim's Letter on Civil Service Fraud and Debarment
Washington letter outlines how applicants try to cheat into government jobs and how the Civil Service checks expose false statements. It cites 496 debarments in a year for fraud including false age, education, training, or prior occupation, and details patterns like exaggeration and bribery attempts.
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Uncle Ram
Uncle Sam
Civil Service
Max Ramage
Ander
Manny
Fragmented column offers satirical critique of politics and society
A distorted, garbled passage mocks figures and ideas across eras, noting England’s coal tax and U-boat warfare, while poking fun at anti German sentiment and Ford as president. It hints at reversals in public opinion and laments contemporary political pretensions in a fragmented, ironic tone.
Unclear fragmentary OCR note on international capitals
Fragmentary text discusses Geneva and a capital of the world. Mentions Americans and a wife payment while referencing heat in a feast. Lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or clear actions.
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Geneva
America
Q and A From The Information Bureau Delivers Curious Facts
Questions cover quarantine history, naval burial rites, upside down flight limits, metal reacting with water, historic black political office, nickel coin composition, and a famed linguist. Notable facts include Lombardy’s early quarantine reference to 1374, naval burial practices when port is delayed, and Cardinal Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofani’s polyglot prowess.
Fragmented Q&A on ancient rulers and numbers
A damaged OCR fragment lists questions and answers about Mithridates and Cleopatra, then shifts to demographics and war communications. It estimates 27 million US families with 4 to 5 per household and notes over 38 million words handled by the War Department at $1,210,900. It ends with a gloss on large cardinal numbers naming mill ions to nonillions.
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U. A
War Department
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