Vintage auction listing with prizes and floor plan
A long OCR fragment details prizes for a fair or raffle including a Overland touring car worth 1145, a Matchless Milton piano, an Edison diamond disc phonograph, a Hoosier kitchen cabinet, B25 watches, an autographic Kodak and a cash commission. It describes a large hall with balcony shading and decorative elements, names numerous attendees and voters, and outlines construction costs and room layouts. Distant references include Virginia Withers and various towns, venues, and individuals, with scattered floor plan notes and voting tallies.
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Clarksturg
Broad Oaks
Industrial
Union Hatta
Hartland
Stealey Heights
Point Come
Plate
Nort Rlin
Airthiet
Enron
Machine to strip hemp fiber invented by Yan Ker
Manila July 1 A machine for stripping hemp fiber has been invented by an American in the Philippines. It will produce 400 pounds of hemp a day, while old methods yielded only fifteen pounds per workman with an assistant.
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Manila
Philippines
Forest ranger heroically fights wolves with rocks near Olympic park
In Port Angeles Washington United States Forest Service ranger Christ Morgenroth led a defense in the Upper Emba district. Without a club he repelled a two wolf attack using rocks and thrown embers to deter the beasts as they trailed him for miles.
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Port Angeles
Washi
Christ Morgenroth
Olympic National Forest
Emba
Morgenroth
Morgenroth Warns Public After Forest Assaults
Morgenroth reaches a ranch house after years in the forest and retracts his claim that the woods are safe. He urges people on foot to be armed. His leg is lame from a series of fights and tree climbing exploits.
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N.C. Fuwrs
Morgenroth
Boy regains speech after Mayo brothers find blockage external
Dumb Antigo Wisconsin boy Marvin Worden who has not spoken since age six now has normal vocal organs per Mayo brothers of Rochester Minnesota. They report no operation needed as the growth was external. Worden, who can hear perfectly, will learn to talk like a baby and plans are set for further schooling with help from local supporters and transport arranged by Northwestern railway officials.
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Antigo
Wis
Marvin Worden
Mayo Brothers
Stochester
Min
Marvin
Oight
School For the Deaf
Roehester
Thomas Kavanaugh
G. J. Quigby
Northwestern Railway
Argentine balloonist crosses Andes from Chile to Argentina
Santiago, Chile, July 15. Trad ley Zuloaga, an Argentine astronaut, crossed the Andes in a balloon. He ascended from Chilean territory and reached Mapallate near Mendoza, Argentina. The Uspallata pass stands at 12,795 feet, with Aconcagua nearby.
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Santiago
Chile
Tradley Zuloaga
Andes Mountains
Mapallate
Mendoza
Argentina
Uspallata
Andes
Zuloaga
Aconcagua
Anas Range
Gotham hotels lure South American visitors with cinema ads
New York hotel men advertise their properties and prestige through moving pictures shown in South America. The plan aims to awaken wanderlust among Latin American viewers and attract travelers to the New York hotels.
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New York
South America
Skeleton Found Near Pittsville Believed to Be Albert Hind
A human skeleton found near Pittsville, Wisconsin, is believed by local authorities to be Albert Hind. Hind, who worked in a nearby lumber camp about twenty years ago, disappeared while claiming he was headed elsewhere. The skull reportedly resembles Hind’s head in shape.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Pittsville
Albert Hind
Hind
Old Currency Collection Showcased in Tifton Georgia
Lester Hergrelt displays a diverse collection of old money. Notable items include an $8 Massachusetts note dated 1470 redeemable in Spanish milled dollars with five percent annual interest and a 1862 Georgia note countersigned by T J Bloodworth. Also present are Savannah Bank of Commerce notes from 1857 Alabama notes from 1883 and Confederate shin plasters in small denominations.
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Tifton
Lester Hergrelt
Massachusetts
State of Georgia
Tilles, Ville
T. J. Bloodworth
Bank of Commerce
Savannah
State of
Alabama
Fish Up in Tree Delivers Frightful Wriggle Tale
Sugar Creek Canton fireman Dell Ailk has been in town. he recounts a fish tale from the water. A perch pulled hard, jerked into a tree, and escaped after climbing to retrieve the prize, then slid back to the water when the fisherman reached the trunk.
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Sugar Creek
Dell Ailk
Canton
Pulk
Fisherman Finds Diamond Ring Inside River Fish in Wisconsin
In D Rapids Wisconsin Musial a fisherman hauled a fish from the Wisconsin river and found a diamond ring in its stomach. The odd catch highlights a surprising discovery during routine cleaning of the fish.
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Wisconsin
D Rapids
Wis
Musial
Blind couple run a large Oklahoma farm
Jet Okla July 15 Despite the fact that both are totally blind Harry A Hubbard and his wife successfully operate a large farm near Jet.
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Jet
Okla
Harry A. Hubbard
Bennington Man Finds White Geranium Oddity
In Bennington Vermont on July 15 rs F We Tillson reports a white geranium with pure white leaves blossoms and stalks. The plant is strong and healthy with no explanation for its unusual color.
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Bennington
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Batton Bros
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Thia
Beridgeport
Virginia
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Walter F. Byneh
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Willie
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Stee Larr
Bertha Ammewalt
George Wyeran
Nareiall ‘Salon
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Livy Olson
Ura
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Cirvenville
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Ates
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Pitun
George Muster
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Calla
Cece
Miks
Gorilin
Blaine Wariers
James Titters
Kincaid
Perry Mines
West Merord
Morrisville
Nachas
Conline
Miss
Virginia Vassar
McWhorter
eWhorter
Smithton
Otoa
Lucile Davieson
Mise Ethel Bartlett
Lost Creek
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Milton
Smithfield
Andrew Mayfield
W. S. Arnold
Ellenboro
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Parm TY Oktahoma
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