Historic Illinois site addressed by Eve and Nora halts on honesty
A fragmented item describes Eve and Nora making an address at a historic Illinois spot, with references to a showman, an American shipyard, and Col. Huntington. The piece alludes to Newport Dry Dock and a massive yard project, noting notable figures and the scale of wartime shipping efforts, but details are unclear due to OCR damage.
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Illinois
Mammoth Yards New
Collis P. EU
En American
Kella Huntington
B. Huntington
C. B
Newport Pil
Newport
United
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Freeport
Womf
Congressman Hitt
Libel law approved in Pennsylvania shocks no one
Governor Pennypacker signs the Grady Salia libel act with aims to curb sensational and untruthful reporting while protecting fair, honest newspapers. The measure goes into effect immediately, repealing conflicting laws and signaling a stricter standard for news accuracy and accountability.
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Pennsylvania
Pennypacker
Grady-Salia
A Kiss by Proxy on the Maine Coast Romance
Detained lovers Jerry Hapgood and Nell journey by auto along the Maine coast to a lighthouse lunch, face a crashing brush with death on a rickety bridge, and recover in a farmhouse as Jerry heals from a broken leg and Nell nurses his care aided by a proxy kiss from Detta.
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Jerry Hapgood
Jerry
Nell
Detta
Maine
Sta
Nolt
Fort
Nel
Mr. Hapgood
Dette
Aust Nell
Orro Cushing Nelson
Boston
Globo
Clergyman Drives Out Gamblers in Rockridge
Reverend F. H. Argo of an Episcopal church in Rockridge Montgomery county Pennsylvania challenged poolroom operators near his church. After being refused admission he vowed to pursue them for six months until they were convicted. Within forty eight hours the gamblers and their belongings had vanished from the area.
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F. H. Argo
Rockridge
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Argo
Wanda
Tim
Archbishop Ryan's Joke Reveals Charity Society Gaffe
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia shares a humorous anecdote about hosting Bishop Spalding of Peoria. A letter included playful details about a prominent social charity figure and a witty misprint showing a harsh remark about a husband, reflecting arcane Victorian style and the society’s humor.
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Ryan
Philadelphia
Spalding
Peoria
Howton
Entibe
Society For the Prevention of
Monument to President Arthur Dedication Planned in Vermont
A Vermont ceremony plans to dedicate a monument to President Arthur at his birthplace in Paleveld Vermont. Officials from the state will preside with local leaders and a choir. The July event will feature speakers including Lincoln of Chileno and President Arthur’s commemorator Wililad O Chaatien of New Manyehire.
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Arthur
Real Dent Chaser
Alan Arthur
Paleveld
Atalv
Vermont
Lincoln
Chileno
Ware
Wililad
New Manyehire
Wetton
Stichuey
Fragmented Poem Fragments Amid Rural and Urban Imagery
The text presents a garbled poem with references to rivers, towns, and landscapes including the Tennessee area, Arlington, and Schuylkill. Readable bits mention unknown speakers, feeble lines about dawn and morning, and disrupted lines suggesting a near-forgotten verse about place, memory, and gathering friends.
Fragmentary debate lines reveal gendered rhetoric
The malformed quotation shows a masculine speaker arguing about a woman's strength while a female voice disputes the claim. The garbled OCR preserves the clash but lacks clear attribution or full context.
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Huntington
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Belna
Ove
Grand Army of the Fle
Adjutant General's Office
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
John A. Logan
N. P. Chapman
Omelal
William T. Collins
Pom Tapiueli Featar
Pita
Tor Steer
Tie
Atroni
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Nintutte
Rabcock, D
Toem
Ducky
Jane
Anni Nell
Pe Uroad
Hudson
Ty Arlington
Raim-beeathing Jungs
Marnwin
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