Pigeons Race From Antwerp to Compiegne Sets Record
A London observer notes a swallow beating carrier pigeons in a sprint from Antwerp to Compiegne covering 147 miles in 67 minutes. Pigeons released next at 7 16 am aimed north but struggled briefly before resuming, with distances logged near 132 miles per hour for the swift bird. The article weaves modern aviation bravado with a moral on front-running and bold action.
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Thzen
Antwerp
London
York
Ords
Lincoln head for new cent by Brenner designer of coin
Victor D. Brenner of New York designed the Lincoln head to appear on the new cent from the Philadelphia Mint on August 1. Brenner explains the coin’s smiling Lincoln, pictured as if talking to a child, and notes his aim to show sunshine and earnestness. The change follows the discontinuation of the Indian head cent due to counterfeiting concerns.
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New York
Victor D. Brenner
Philadelphia
Russfan
Brenner
Lincoln
Charles Eliot Norton
Fils
Mr. Brenner
Washington
New York appoints William F. Baker as police commissioner
William F. Baker is named police commissioner to succeed General Theodore A. Bingham. Baker has long force ties and, as first deputy, has managed Brooklyn, with prior roles as secretary to Bird Coler and deputy police commissioner. The change is viewed as political, signaling renewed ties among Mayor McClellan, Murphy, and Tammany leaders ahead of the fall election.
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William F. Baker
McClellan
T. A. Bingham
New York
Theodore A. Bingham
Bird Coler
Tion
Brooklyn
Gen
Gingham
Murphy
Tammany
McCarren
Obe Acetal
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Cures
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for irregular kidney secretions backache and swelling. It features a testimonial from Charles Cole of Iola Kansas claiming complete relief for two years after using the product. Bold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Charles Cole
N. Buckeye St. Iola
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Long Way Back and Various Anecdotes
A collage of brief items includes Miss Passay claiming no memory of being kissed, a physician’s prank where a patient’s tongue hung out after a street scene, a short note on a small scale barley trial in East Lexham yielding a barley bushel, and a jokey exchange about the Duke and a painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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East Lexham
London Standard
Bunker Hill
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman details health gains after giving up coffee. She credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with restoring sight, boosting strength, reducing fatigue, and improving memory, claiming a 25 pound gain and renewed walking ability after six months.
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Richmond
Eam
Wellville
Kiver
Hanna Autereal
Farmer mistaken for Sherlock Holmes by mail carrier
A rural delivery scene shows a farmer named Holmes questioned by a mail carrier who jokes he is not a good judge of human nature. The dialogue reveals the farmer’s self perception as detective enough to read people, ending with the carrier’s thanks for the interaction.
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Holmes
Beverly G.1
Sherlock Holmes
Itched for Twelve Years Eczema Healed by Remedies
A 1908 testimonial tells of twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet with swelling itching and peeling. After failed salves doctors a friend urged Cuthurs Remedies. The user reports rapid healing and no trouble since. Also included are jokes about love letters and a child puzzled by a microscope water bite. Catholic Standard and Times.
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Mins
Fragmented ad copy and quips from a 19th century page
A mixed read of quirky dialogue about after dinner speeches and appetite, an Allen's Foot-Ease product plug, a mock non-expert opinion, and assorted fragmentary lines about shoes, trust, and perseverance. The readable fragments present generic ad tone and period humor without a single continuous narrative.
A City Clerk’s Garden Tall Tales Revealed
Five colleagues who heard the clerk boast of a grand garden visited his home on a Saturday afternoon. They found a tiny yard—about 12 by 10 feet—but the clerk insisted the garden was enormous, pointing to the sky to show its true height.
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Jock
Chicago Daily Socialist
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