Bond of Bank of Port Portugal Unearthed by Lewiston Girl
A Lewiston mill girl finds a note tied to a keepsake dictating a $5,000 Bank of Port Portugal bond payable in 1906 with 0.15 percent interest compounded annually. The bond, found with dress samples and cards, could yield nearly $8,000 as it matures. The tale links a Christmas gesture to a fortune for Annie Josephine Laurier.
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Bank of
Portugal
Hani Kinins
Uncle San S Navy
Annie Josephine Laurier
Tewtteton
Philadelphia
Nenely SS
Ser
Newport
United States Navy
Monn
Lewiston
Bank of Porters
Remarkable Wine Tasting Feat Ends With Water Reveal
A famed wine expert, blindfolded, correctly identified 24 wines in a row during a bet. The final glass contained water, which he misread at first before realizing it was the cleansing rinse. The backers anticipated victory, but the gag highlighted the peculiar livelihoods of tastemakers.
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Beverare
Harper's Weekly
Fragmented Voice on Civil Rights and Social Strain
Jumbled dialogue portrays a tense scene where a man watches a woman struggle under a heavy bag, debating concepts of duty and help. The text hints at conflicts between personal pride and obligation, with references to fear and social pressure shaping actions.
Fragmented OCR item with unclear names and events
Readable segments mention a theater or cable service context and multiple named entities but the text is garbled. It references individuals, places, and a timeline that cannot be reliably reconstructed into a coherent event or notice.
Empress Dowager Halts Queue Abolition Talk Amid Tense Debate
In Qing dynasty China a court intrigue pits the Empress Dowager against a head eunuch over abolishing the cueing queue policy for soldiers and officials. The Empress challenges the idea, declaring "Will it die, then you can cut off your queues" and the matter fades from public debate.
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Pebyang Veliy
Ching
Conich
Liuen-ying
Emneh
China Revie
Courting Was Not Expensive in New Hampshire
An Epping, New Hampshire, old man famed for frugality learns a parlor fire bill from a weekly visit by a teacher's beau. He jokes the cost of warmth for the season, offering ten cents as restitution, highlighting thrift over romance in a humorous local anecdote.
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New Hampshire
Epping
Waal
Mr. B
Christmas Doll Scheme Revealed In Family Tale
A six year old minister's daughter named Marie is central to a Christmas week episode involving multiple dolls under the tree. The mother, wary of excess, schemes to “kidnap” a child to save for next year, then the plan collapses as the missing child reappears and the scene ends with a quiet inquiry by Marie.
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Marie
Mario
Fragmentary OCR Passage Reflects Unclear Historical Incident
The readable lines describe a chaotic event with names like Teue, Winelyy Ui, Filipitita Abigale, and Helietius, amid references to a canal, a doctor or executor, and a person named Gag Hite. Details are garbled and names appear miswritten, making precise attribution difficult.
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Annie
Twelve Hours on Montana Lizzard Passage Narratives
Helena man Ike Boyer recalls a brutal Montana blizzard bound for Bannack Argenta route. He and driver Shorty bivouacked in sod sled, feeding horses, sharing stories, enduring subzero cold and a broken tongue as they pressed toward Bannack after a storm that left the night 41 below.
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Ike Boyer
Helena
Madison County
Butte
Montana
Bannack
Aragenta
Shorty
Argenta
Adi
Bravery and Poverty Referenced in Century-Old Quote
A fragmented speech recalls courage amid hardship and political weather. The speaker cites poverty shaping work ethic and resolve, praising resilience while pondering virtue and fate in a murky wartime speech.
Unclear text fragment from a grocery or service notice
The readable lines describe a confused customer asking about items and a mistaken or garbled request. Entities are not clearly identifiable, and no definite actions or outcomes are present in the legible portion.
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First National Bank
Kemmerer
Wyoming
M. C. Dolar
Drayman
Leore
D. E. Brown
Diamondville
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Wyo
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Frontier Supply
Frontier
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Sneddon
View Pres
Frank Pfeiffer
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Arthur Hobie
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Europe
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Valle
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Te West
Energy Enterprise
Consign
Clay, Robinson & Co
Live Stock Commission
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Denver
Soutit
Omaha
Kansas City
South ST. Paul
Sioux City
Kodol
E. C. Dewitt & Company
J.B. Roberts
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