Aged Woman Burned In Hearth Fire Tragedy
An elderly woman Mrs. Hon fommin Bicket, aged Gy, was severely burned when her clothes ignited from live coals in a box stove. Her husband Mr. Benjamin Bicket rushed to help and was badly burned trying to smother the flames. She is in critical condition. doctors express little hope for recovery. The incident also left Mr. Bicket injured, with his clothing burned off and burns to hands and arms.
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Hickel
H. C. Ogden
Agosta
Lattue
Local events and bake sale aid Merion High School
Local events note a timetable change for Mic Ble Four road next Sunday with trains 44 and 17 annulled. Merion High School Athletic Association plans a homemade bake sale at the Charles Turner grocery Saturday with proceeds to benefit the association. Elizabeth Hensel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hensel, South High Street, is reported improving amid chicken pox and pneumonia. A lecture on State Centralization will be given, followed by a general position, with no collection.
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Mic Ble Four Road
the Athletic Association of the Merion High School
Charles ‘Turner
Elizabeth
Clarence Hensel
South High Street
Mae
Admiral Softer Seeks Food for Yearly Need
A fragment suggests a discussion of an average man requiring 4,600 pounds of food annually. Punctuated dialogue hints at plans or schemes, with references to cleverness and blocking others. The text is damaged and largely unclear.
Anthoni Files Answer to Petition Denying Insolvency
In a case P O Neidig vs Pde Anthony the defendant and his lawyers deny the firm is insolvent and claim to assume the debts and continue the business. He accuses plaintiff Meidig of fraud to drive him out. The firm’s monthly business is about 2000 dollars and a charter mortgage for 1000 dollars was recorded August 4, 1967 without the defendant’s consent. The petition seeks a receiver and the partnership dissolution. The defendant asks dismissal of the petition.
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P.O. Neidig
Pde Anthony
Common Plows
Atourneys
Deuilley and
DeGolley
Bates
Sie
Ppaintif
A. ©. Edmondson
Ak Ae
Admiral Ocoffer and School Teaching Quips
Fragmentary OCR quotes show a mix of banter about foolhardy money, sweet parting words, and affection for children. Mentions of learning shorthand, Kilpotoiter's ad, and a school road appear as partial references. The readable text hints at humorous or editorial snippets rather than a single coherent event.
Dance With Live Snakes by Hopi Priests in Ceremony
A detailed account of a Hopi snake dance showing three groups led by carriers, attendants, and gatherers. Dancers handle rattlesnakes with ritual wrappings and whips, moving in front of a carrier priest. Snakes are coaxed, dropped, and later redistributed. after the ritual, snakes are released to sacred sites to carry prayers to the ancestors and gods, with rain hoped for to protect crops.
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India
Hereditary Eye Color Law Claims Surprising Result
The British Association arouses interest by discussing heredity in eye color. A claim suggests a simple rule: blue-eyed parents have blue-eyed children, brown-eyed parents have brown-eyed children, but mixed-parentage yields a mix of eye colors.
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Clos
Henedkiy
Drop Please to Save Time in Philadelphia Phone Service
Keystone Telephone Co drops please from operator greetings. traffic manager Uleleh says operators answer calls plainly and without courteous phrasing, aiming to speed service for subscribers.
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Philadelphia
Keystone ‘Telephone Company
Acd
Uleleh
Trafic
New Hampshire Game Preserve Promises Vast Wildlife Enclosure
The article details a large privately owned game preserve near western New Hampshire towns. Founded by Armain Corvin, it spans about 25 000 acres with 28 miles of nine foot wire fencing. It houses buffalo, deer, moose, wild boar and other species, with Blaine 18 Vitex in charge applying scientific forestry principles. Fire rules and access passes are provided for visitors, aiming to be the world’s most extensive game preserve.
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Tine Mountain Park
New Hampshite
Newport
Croydon
Grant Plainafield
Cornish
Claremont Townelspa
Armain Corvin
New York Bunker Railroad
Ile
Montana
Blaine
Vitex
Yale Forestry Actings
New Hampshire
Vistors
Famed Grand Island eagle Hob to be kept in hospital care
Buffalo reports Hob the famous Grand Island eagle was rescued after attacking a calf and injured. Dr Wende and game protector Willam Hodge arranged care at the veterinary hospital with a possible dispensation. If released, Hob faces possible penalties or return to a sanctuary.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Grand Island
Inet
Willam
Hodge
de Tloratins
Wende
PIG ROAST AND KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEETING REPORTED
A lively social night featuring a large pig roast prepared by Candy Johns McClellin was enjoyed after Knights Templar degrees and a Modern Woodmen conclave. About 200 members plus delegates from Shelby and ProsYeet attended the event in the local lodge hall with banquet, speeches, and a large carding and billiards session.
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Ian Mikes
McClellin
Parker Jr
Orcaston
Ather
John M. Brigel
Wilbur J. Jacoby
Pearl R Meira
Ue Modern
Ite
Viators
Prosyeet
Gerega Hon
Hichwood
Shelby
W. H. Clovinger
Prevent
A. Beelman
Ohio
Scherff
Wanicker
Marelon
Templar
Willan J. Capen- Hover
Surhiefeld
Oleh
Ui Grand Cometeendery
Admiral Coffrr Thirty Votes Choir Concert Friday
A choir concert is scheduled for Friday evening February 16 2021 at the U B Church. The event highlights a selection of songs presented by Admiral Coffrr and the group.
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U. B. Church
Unclear 19th Century Beekeeper Eats Watermelon in Transit
Fragmented OCR describes a scene with a honey maker or beekeeper on a tram or train, loading watermelons and containers. It references places like Saint Leon and Fort War era terms, with scattered names such as Bowers and Hod Waterstown, and mentions melon shipments and a car load guiding safety.
An Anecdote of Four Wet Years in Rollant Maine
A Rollant Maine man recalls a long wet year era linked to a fortieth anniversary of a local celebration. He describes severe flooding and crop loss across the region while weather records, town events, and the community's response are noted.
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Maine
Aumont
Gould
Fragmentary OCR Summary Teases Hidden Names
Jumbled text appears as an OCR fragment with distorted names and phrases. The readable content hints at a cryptic exchange and possible references to personal names and a value or price, but no clear event, date, or location is discernible.
Fragmentary Civil War Memoir Quote Surfaces in Hite's Note
A damaged archival fragment presents a garbled exchange where Hite recalls a registrar's text and replies Mercy Goodness My clip is taped over. The note hints at a plea for mercy and a reflection on fate in a wartime setting.
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Hite
Koulgess
Howe
Mrs Morgan Feehown and Companions in New York Social Notes
Mrs Morgan Feehown appears with companion Mrs Murenn pubicle while photographs are discussed. The piece references Tracy of New York linked to BL Moewmm and Phoy Lave, noting teaching roles amid unclear details.
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Morgan Feehown
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Ieee
Budy Graham
Admiral
Abe
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Anthoni
Meidig
Edlth
Tyndalugiinet Rovenae
John AW
Clark
Rowencrans
Bi. Rowencrana
Galleher
Terro't
Pelegrino Emanuell
Fottan
Ladolph Adolph Arins
Common Pleas
Stephen Vargo
Willan Vargo
Jink Sebok
Admiral Ocoffer
Graham
Firaduate
Vale
Jamaica
Robert
Storaci
Reyal
Knights Templar
Moderan Woodmen
Wythlon
Kestel
Albert Wencork
Cus Huneke
Bart May
Waynide Lodge
Moe
Pry Admiral Coffrr
George R. Stuart
Iand Opera House
Sundy
Frank Bowers
Leonie Dtetaon
Leila Lehe
Indy
O. Wehithar
Vale Howe
Coffe
Robinson’s
Girocery
E. Center Agency
Liptons Teas
Marion Chattel Loan Co
East Center Street
OHLS
Whs, J
Pierfont Morgan
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