Civil War veteran lives in tomb near New York cemetery
John Janson, a Civil War veteran, resides in a two room tomb in the Jones family cemetery near Neweda Corners New York. He keeps his wife’s remains alongside him, plans a cement filled pine coffin, and expects to be buried there with sole ownership claimed though no title exists. He maintains a nearby farm and awaits Gabriel’s trumpet. A separate note recalls a horse leaping Birdcage Walk, leaving rider stunned but alive.
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Don Janson
John Janson
Old Jones Cemetery
Nweda Corners
N.Y
Janson
Hiram Jones
Denver
Janson Beieves
Gabriel
Clif Bridge
Immense turtle caught on New Jecony coast records set
A turtle, declared the dingest of its kind, was caught near New Jersey. Weighing 1,087 pounds, its shell measures 10 feet 3 inches long and 6 feet 1 inch wide. A dozen men can stand on its back.
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Secon
New Jecony
Topsy Turvy Scotchman Elicits Laugh With Upside Down Gag
A humorous item describes a severe Scotsman who can be made to smile by turning him upside down, a playful anecdote capturing rowdy amusement and local color.
That Line of Sport Clamantog Challenge in Town
A playful local note records a challenge for a clam eating contest. The challenger claims to eat two dozen clams in one minute and dares any man in town to beat him. He signs as declaring the challenge to George Konf mans at 729 Second Street in Baltimore.
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Aide
George Konfmans
Second Street
Baltimore
His Great Mistake in Drunken Car Crash Tale
A drunk automobilist explains to a waiting family that he ran down a person, tearing a wheel from the bogey, in a crash described as a grave error and emotionally charged episode.
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Bir Ost
History of New York City Engraved Project Proposal
A firm is contracted to compile and print old English records relating to New York City's history under British rule. The project scope and payment set at 401 dollars for the unit.
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New York City
New York
Balloon cross from Paris to Hull by De la Vaulx
De la Vaulx completes a night balloon crossing from Paris to Hull amid a string of seven attempts to cross the Channel from the Continent to England. Colonel Fred Hornaby stands as the only person to have crossed from England to France. The feat was described as an afterthought by De la Vaulx after leaving Paris without intention to cross.
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Paltooniet
France
England
Count He Ia Varix
Paris
Hull
Interlor
Thachish Channel
Fred Hornaby
de la Vaulx
Practical joke grows Jimson weed misdirection
Poolesville residents heard of a new seed and a woman failed to sprout it. A joker offered a plant, she was delighted, and cared for it as a pet until it flourished into a Jimson weed. The tale ends with the joke exposed by the Baltimore Sun.
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Poolesville
Montgomery County
Baltimore Sun
Bird's Wonderful Flight Discusses Virginia Plover Migration
The article highlights the Virginia plover's migratory feat from northern North America toward Brazil. It notes a flight path roughly 400 to 500 miles east of Bermuda, over Atlantic waters, ending on the Brazilian coast after about fourteen hours, covering about 9 200 miles at a pace of four miles per minute.
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North America
Atlantic
Bermudas
Brazil
The Unkind Searchlight Incident in a Maine Harbor
A battleship in a Maine harbor fired its electric searchlight one night startling a citizen at his window. He, in a nightshirt, reached for his nightcap from a long necked vial as the beam flashed.
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Maine
Harvest of 97 pounds by William Bodwell leads Augusta weigh-in
William J Bodwell of Augusta Missouri achieved a total harvest of 97 pounds from seven items. The weights ranged from eight to seventeen pounds each, with the largest single item weighing seventeen pounds.
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Wilum J. Bodwell
Augusta
Traffic on Electric Roads
A garbled report claims electric roads in the United States carried vast traffic last year, supposedly three times the Earth's population. It also mentions maintaining rural parks and a daily annual maintenance motif, with unclear figures and phrasing.
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United States
Pope's Autograph Headed Rome's New Leader
A fragmentary note references the authentic signature of the recently chosen head of the Roman Catholic Church. The text appears to describe the papal autograph and the occasion surrounding the selection.
Queer Form of Putats Exhibited in Vermont
A strange show from White River June Hon in Vermont featured a creature resembling a human with a thumb. It exposed Magare and then closed, drawing sharp public curiosity about the odd display and its origins.
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White River
Hon
Coats Show New Shapes for the Season in Grays and Charms
This season presents light tender gray coats and darker gray options with new exceriats in styling. Three quarter coats are gray lined for motoring wear with wide seeyer. verge double breasted coats are smart and trim. The Fife coat and Empire coat for walking wear are showcased with copper and enamel buttons.
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Renson
Verge Double Bremsted
Kitchen Tips And Floral Arrangements From An Old Column
A fragment from a household guidance column discusses cleaning and cooking tips such as removing onion odors with celery and avoiding soda on gilded china. It also mentions preserving green vegetables by not covering them during cooking and suggests brass pan care with salt and vinegar. The piece shifts to decorative ideas using silk, tulle, and roses for a formal arrangement with incandescents, evoking period wedding styling.
Chintz Draperies For Country Homes Popular This Season
English chintz gains favor as room upholstery for country homes with pink as the preferred color. Designs feature carnations bouquets, roses with ring stems and green leaves, and dotted florals in narrow stripes and broad pink figures for draperies and hangings.
Cleaning and stain removal tips for household accidents
The note offers old fashioned remedies for dental care and stain removal. It mentions rinsing with soda water to prevent decay, cleaning sine wash with hot soda water, using turpentine on moats, covering spills with sawdust, and pouring boiling water on peach cherry tea and coffee stains. It also advises scraping paint from a window pane and using penny or other coins in water.
Faded OCR Fashion Lines Hint at Autumn Frocks
The fragment discusses women’s autumn dresses with trim details such as pinked ruches and plaited founces, noting trends toward grandmothers day styles, Parisian shades, and new fabrics. It mentions fringe, collar, and jetting as popular touches amid evolving fashion.
Ham and Eggs Practical Pan Fry for Evening Meal
A method for cooking ham and eggs: cut ham half an inch thick boil until just cooked then brown fat briefly remove fat wipe pan shine with clear fat return fat add eggs cook slowly four to five minutes then serve around the ham with mashed potatoes and no extra fat poured on.
Tulle Rich Table Décor Described By Canadian Women
The article notes Canadian women decorate lunch and dinner tables with tulle around centerpieces of flowers or ferns. They use pink green yellow or wire matching the flowers, typically white for dinner or bridal feasts. The tulle is pulled out.
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Canada
Novel Sofa Pillows Spark Photo Revolution
A new photographic process applies a sen sitized cloth enabling sepia prints that resist soap, water, and heat. Kodak and large prints can be cat stitched onto denim or coarse fabric. Images favor detail over depth, ideal for summer girl souvenir pillows. White Cloth With Chantilly Lace.
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Kodak
Orange Peel Softeners For Toilet Water A Quick Trick
A simple method to soften hard water in the toilet is to drop orange peel into the bowl or a jug. The peel not only helps soften the water but also perfumes it with a pleasant fragrance.
Autumn gowns from Paris described with velvet and embroidery
A Paris fashion report details gowns with black cloth trimmed in blue velvet and silk galoon. Skirts feature hip yokes and plaiting, boleros with extended shoulders, network embroidery, and collars. White silk waistcoats and veiled trimmings complete the ensemble as described.
Advice and oddities fill a cluttered column reel
A garbled OCR collage mixes stray proverbs, market notes, and societal snippets. It mentions a conductor Rainey, advice about strangers and pocketbooks, odd domestic scenes, a faint tale of a wife's proposal, and scattered lines on cruelty to animals and rapid timber shipments from Pacific Northwest mills. The fragmentary text hints at public notices, commerce, and political unrest, all in a noisy 19th or early 20th century vernacular.
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