Benzoate of Soda Not Harmful Says Convention
A conference of state and national dairy and food departments approved the use of benzoate of soda as a food preservative after debates among delegates. The assembly adopted resolutions urging stricter labeling of oleomargarine, opposing tax cuts on colored oleomargarine, and calling for federal action to protect pure foods. President Taft, Roosevelt, and several cabinet members were urged to support improvements in federal pure food laws. The meeting adjourned after the election.
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Deneer
Tamona
Memsen
James WH
James C. Crombine
Topeks
Kasrald
Rammlers
Remsen
V¢' Dardaz
Sqm
Congress
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
the Treasury
Nathan Straus
New York City
aMrers
Mandela
Albany
Burglary Report Follows Old Clerk’s Sale Scheme
A damaged clipping describes a con within a New York wholesale grocery setting. A retired buyer, planning to leave the West, is pressed by a caller who seeks to fix a price for a house and other goods. The vendor agrees to hold money and promises future business, while a side note hints at a lapsed deal and a cashier named Jade Litrery.
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Geitto R & Foot
Buenees
Fragmented Forest Service Report Fragments Surface
A garbled OCR item references the United States Forest Service and representatives from several states. It mentions a meeting to discuss devices, methods, and quarterly reports, with unclear lines about government reports and assurances, leaving the core details obscured.
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Thtford
United States
Grrgun
Idaby
Washington
Forest Service
Forest service report sparks calls for accurate data and public aid
The Timbermen push for improved data on lumber values and forest conditions after complaints of inaccuracies in reports. Pinchot urges public involvement while E. Griggs of Tacoma asserts publicity maintains public confidence and fair competition, noting no mills made money in two years.
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Pinchot
Tumbertven
Contilente Wikaps E. Fi
Preventive Medicine Advances Cut Global Mortality
The article cites historic death rates rising from 6 to 39 per 2,900 and a modern drop in infant mortality in cities like New York due to vaccines and infectious disease prevention. It notes birth-life expectancy improvements, with 1966 NYC infant life expectancy around 28 years, up from 1803 estimates, attributing gains to medical science and preventive knowledge.
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Wilete Boffering
London
Martin
New York
New York City
Mermann J. Diggs
New
John C. Torsey
Bn Tarper
Fragmented dialogue on a crowd scene and cheap clothing
A garbled excerpt shows a street crowd observing a dispute over clothing prices and value. The speaker mentions cheap garments and a woman’s perceived propriety, with rapid, unclear banter about cost and status amid a busy setting.
Harriman in Rest as Family Seeks Quiet Recovery
The Harriman household reports Elbert Harriman’s medical rest amid a nervous breakdown after weeks of illness. Dr Lovett, possible successor, visited Ardée for consultations, while the patient’s condition keeps him confined at home with limited communication to the outside world.
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Joah
Ble
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Tetler
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Lovett
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Sr. Tarrtreem
Notice on Stfimeon's Cale reopening day
Notice states Stfimeon's Cale will reopen on August 30th and members will cover their seats accordingly.
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Stfimeon
Aueuat
Wise counsel on avoiding quarrels in marriage from King Melemon
The prose item offers advice on tempering disputes between spouses, urging avoidance of provoking the other and noting that many quarrels arise from trifles. It emphasizes patient restraint, unity, and forgiveness as key to a lasting union, warning that parental and intimate conflicts can ruin harmony.
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Solomon
Tiny
Damp boots and ad drift about damp shores
A garbled note discusses damp boots and a damp shore scenario. It mentions a possible high position if a drop of rareqin is added to the breaching, and notes the need to prevent the deathbar from executing. It references want ads during pig results in a unclear context.
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Abees
Heavy Drop in Wall Street Confounds Traders
New York August 46 The state of markets remained tense as Wall Street closed lower after another day of heavy activity. Trading topped 1,200,000 shares with brokers working late into the night for margin calls. Since early July the market had been weak despite occasional rallies, with unions and key stocks slipping. Major declines appeared in Union Pacific Southern Pacific Reading and New York Central among others, as United States Rubber and Wisconsin Central also fell. The market lacked substantial support, and volume showed Union Pacific contributing about a quarter of today’s total.
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Stata
Bearias
Romratsatiha
Ang Batereet
Wall Catreg
Nhce
Evapore
Marritsan
Union Pacific
Southern A4
Skraaeg
Polata
Union Taeife
Pointe
Southeen Pacie
Reading
New Yok Central
Amalgamated Copper
American Cotton di
American Locomotive
American Smelting
Atchi«s
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Daal G
General Electric
Creatonitiers Omegrificaten
Hands Central
National Lead
Northern Pacific
Maine
Wall Street
Fleday
United States
Defense of the Swamps Gains Southern Support
Out of Georgia comes defense and praise for swamps as vital for forestry and public health. Dr Ro and Slarper argue swamps should be kept as parks, citing malaria reduction, hygiene, and ecological value, while acknowledging drainage to curb disease vectors and support population centers.
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Georgia
Roand Slarper
Georgia Forest Association
Ward Fogton
Harper
Europe
Narper
Record of a Second Grade Student Inquiry
A muddled OCR fragment recounts a second grade scene with a student named Thomas Pot and a reference to a formal record of progress. The text reflects discipline concerns, classroom reporting, and parental mention, ending with unclear dialogue about behavior and a tone of delinquency.
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Ehiaeen
Cne
Tom Rame
Cholastic
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Bern
Fferring
Orter
Hui
Baring
Thomas Pot
Aldrich to Study Monetary System in Europe Visit
Senator Aldrich will study European monetary systems and report whether the monetary commission can report this winter. President and officials discuss whether Congress will be ready for changes and consider funding options for the treasury and Panama Canal advances. Hammond, Taft aides, and McVeagh involved in tariff and system discussions.
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la Usdera
Congress
Europe
Alirich
Aldrich
Monetary Commission
General Fund
Treasury
Panama Canal Company
Carpet Sweeper Noise Sparks Odd Store Encounter
An elderly shopper visited a hardware shop in a humorous scene, asking for carpet sweepers and causing a rattle when a lawn mower was moved. She exclaimed the new model makes more noise than her old one and left quickly, leaving the dealer to ponder the joke's impact.
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Hin
Portland Expresa
Through with Chance in a Tense Domestic Scene
A tense scene unfolds as a young couple argues. The woman smiles and sits, while the man appears distressed and frustrated by a witter misappointment. He accuses her of carelessness, and she retorts that she cannot be his partner, prompting a sharp, defiant exchange. He claims he offered Hank Perkins a week of solace but faces a setback, losing 15 plunks in a bazaar.
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Hank
The Lest Straw
A fragmented conversation references teasing about a picture of Batter Toe and a critique by Tommy Toddles Sr. The dialogue hints at mispronunciations and a family exchange about growing up and work, with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
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Tommy
Spanish Ship Wrecked Near Canary Islands
A Spanish vessel was wrecked near the Canary Islands with the captain and eight crew members reported missing. Rescue efforts were underway as authorities assessed the scene and pursued salvage options.
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Taian
Puerta Ventira
Miners Urged to Seek Rare Radium Ore in Colorado
A 1900s appeal from Thomas F Walsh urges Colorado and Utah prospectors to search for pitch blende radium. The Walsh Fund and Golden Colo State School of Mines support free sampling and confidential results. President Alderson says the mine owners will be invited to test samples. Walsh calls for widespread prospecting and mining to reveal this valuable ore.
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Denver
F.s
Wate
Viawn-Win Ming
Alsh Research
Colebrajo Biate School of
Almee
Golden
Mee Wale
Presentaary
Uptenaklog
Tf. Walsh Toler
Unitedstates
Austria
Eorichin
Thomas F. Walsh
Alderson
Kick or Be Gentle as a Moral Question in Court to Sue
A lengthy, moralizing dialogue discusses whether one should insist and kick for what they want or wait patiently. It weighs natural tendencies versus restraint, pondering when bold action yields advantage and when prudence defers to patience in pursuing right. The piece examines self control, social respect, and the stakes of action versus inaction.
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Mr. MacQullnabes
Selene Ptrath
Fragmentary note hints at routine labor, unclear context
A garbled transcription mentions preventing a front from attaching to a collar, a capital piano, and war rhetoric. It references a surface of lips and possible items like candies, but the text is largely incomprehensible and cannot identify a clear event, date, or person.
Comet Halley Appears in Skies With Widespread Hype
A quirky article notes Halley’s Comet as a looming spectacle 714 million miles away and promises a dramatic impact when it nears. Garrett Servise translates the famed event into plain language, urging readers to study the intriguing history and await its approach.
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Garrett P. Servise
Ward
Crakerjack
Hampton's Magazine September on Sale Now
Hampton's Magazine September issue features the lead piece The Way of Silexe by Alice Heguz ice in her happiest vein and The Creeks O'Goold a Marish folk fore story by Hered it Tepplsens. It highlights Policing our Lawless ties with General Bingham and a provocative piece on Japan. Reginald Wright reviews The Bird Tribute to Faw try, while Hy G. W. Ogden pens Lifting the Curse from Kansas and Capital Firtin by Mose Robertson Rex Teach Mr. Kelly and F Warner Robinson.
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America
Alice Heguz
Ice
General Bingham
New York
Japan
Jees E. Green
Fawtry
Reginald Wright
Eastman
Karsas
G. W. Ogden
Coburn
Kansas
Mose Robertson
Rex Teach
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F. Warner Robinson
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