Chicago and Miami Villa Special Leaves St Augustine Daily
The Handsomest and Fastest Train Ever Run to the North and Northwest departs St Augustine Florida daily except Sunday at noon. The Chicago and Miami Villa Special uses Pullman vestibule cars and dining cars, running via the Florida Coast Railway and Southern routes to Chicago Cincinnati and Detroit with through sleeping cars to Cleveland Pittsburgh and other points.
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St Augustine
Florida
Jacksonville
Ghicasgo
Florida Hadt Coast Railway
Au-gustine
Tacksonville
Syetem
Jesup
Southern Railway
Ieeup
Chattanooga
Queens Crescent
Cincinnati
Chicago
Big Our
Oh & D
Monon
Pennsylvania
Montiys
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Transferred School Book Business to Walton & Co
Doctor Stovall announces the transfer of his central school book business to Messrs Kj G Walton & Co with Isami as a member and urges customers to buy school books and supplies from Walton. He claims Walton offers the best prices and directs friends and the public to purchase from them, stating direct publishers had long represented locally.
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Messrs
Reduced fares for State Association trip to Valdosta
Members of the State Association attending the Vienna Bay event can travel at reduced rates. A one and one third fare applies for round trips to Valdosta and returns from other points within the state. The meeting is scheduled for March 28.
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Valdosta
Vienna Bay
Retin
Cemetery Lot Owners Urged to Claim Plots Map Marks
Vienna Cemetery owners urged to present deeds to clerk and treasurer BM Wood in March 1901 to have names marked on the cemetery map. Ensures proper future sales and prevents mis-takes in lot transfers.
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Vienna
Leeds
BM Wood
Cotton Seed Sale Prices From Last Year Crop
An advertisement notes availability of Russell Big Boll Cotton Seed from last year's crop. Seed is sold in five to ten bushel lots at a price of 50 per bushel and is described as a pure strain guarantee.
Notice to Pubie Street Tax Payment Opens
Notice announces that all books are open for street tax payments and will close April 10, 1907. Readers are advised to take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. March 19, 1907.
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BM Woor
The Crying Baby On The Street Car
A crowded street car scene shows a crying baby held by a distressed father. Onlookers react with judgment until a passing woman offers to help, revealing the mother is at business meetings with sixteen clubs. The moment blends social commentary and sympathy.
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Louisville Times
Pather Time Clock Described as Monarch of American Timekeepers
Evander McIver Sweet extols the transmitting clock at the Naval Observatory in Washington as the central time standard. He notes a Mare Island replica serves the Pacific slope and that 8,000 clocks in cities and towns connect through telegraph switches to sync with Washington and Cuba, Mexico, and much of North America.
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Pather
Naval Observatory
Washington
Evander McIver Sweet
Ladies’ Home Journal
Rockies
Pines
Maine
Mare Island
Natonal
Ita
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
National Capital
Boston
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Strangely Quiet Cooperage in New York Wholesale District
An unsigned piece describes a New York downtown wholesale dry goods district where a cooper shop operates without making barrels. Workers, paid 45 cents hourly and 16 to 25 cents per strap, process strapped cases after packing by other firms. The shop serves as a storage-like hub for hoop poles and saplings used for straps, while major firms outsource actual barrel making to specialized coopers.
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Dry Goode Coopers
New York
Trained Nurses Barred From Dining Rooms In New York Hotels
The New York Times notes that trained nurses are forbidden in dining rooms of many hotels and in some cases required to wear working dress while dining. hotel staff object to any sign of disease in the house and the rule is deemed wise by proprietors despite the burden on nurses.
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Bats
New York
Stin
Changing Turtledoye Tale From Boston Newsprint
Mrs Turtledoye complains to a friend that Barry no longer loves her and longs for a square meal. He worries about a restrictive diet and harks back to happier meals once enjoyed, noting men’s fickleness.
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Boston
Lran
Free Speech Versus Barber Shop Whiskers Feud
A St Louis Star item recounts a barber denying a regular customer permission to grow a beard at work. The barber cites customer appearance, social influence, and potential loss of business as justification for no whiskers.
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Scott
Willie
St. Louis Star
Jefferson’s prolific letter writing and hand written copies
The article notes Thomas Jefferson's vast correspondence, estimating 24 000 letters preserved by him and more than 10 000 copies, though many others were kept for future usefulness. It highlights his careful hand writing, his wrist injury reducing dexterity, and his ability to write equally well with either hand.
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Thomad Jeferson Naan
Jefferson
Hill
Kent
France
Jeferson
Quinine and Whisky Cure Fails in Irish Tale
A Dublin physician prescribes quinine and whisky to a Russian couple with colds. The husband tests the dose and quips the wife did not miss a pill while the doctor reveals he himself took none. The tale ends with the wife resting and the doctor busy tending patients.
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Gain
Waa Fly
Candidate Preacher Sparks Laughter at Taft Event
A humorous moment from a pulpit talk before Archbishop Taft and Dean Stanley triggers a quip about dividing a small congregation. The nervous candidate jokes about converting and unconverted, prompting the exchange.
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Taft
Dean Stanley
Loncon
Japanese business methods in a mushroom bunting incident
A fragment from Nagayat describes a branch of a supplier company where the manager and staff were away on a mushroom hunting trip. A foreign visitor found the branch deserted on a fee day, illustrating a casual approach to business operations.
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Nagayat
Gore
Missed Name and The Doctor in a Comedic Door Scene
A brief exchange centers on a late homebound visitor to a doctor. The absentminded doctor forgets the guest as he tries to enter. The guest identifies himself as Mr. Trane and mentions missing a train, prompting a witty pun by Loudon.
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Mr. Trane
Loudon
Tifton Gazette Urges Twiggs County Reorganization
The Cordele Sentinel reprints a Tifton Gazette suggestion to dissolve Twiggs County and form a new county with Tifton as seat. The proposal names Twigg as a potential county name, with Wit Twigg commented.
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Tifton Gazette
Cordele Sentinel
Tifton Gazetté
Twiggs County
Tifton
Twigg
New York Governance Praised Amidmocking Critique
Despite jests about the city and Tammany, authorities affirm New York is among the best governed in the world. The remark notes the contrast between public perception and official assessments, underscoring a claim of strong municipal administration.
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New York
Dooly County Holds Strong Tax Balance Says Hawkinsville Dispatch
Hawkinsville Dispatch reports Dooly County maintains a cash treasury exceeding ten thousand dollars despite regional fiscal pressures. The article notes the county avoids high tax burdens and overall financial stability remains a key point.
Impending Social Airstips Sparks Civility Debate
Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on aging civilizations and social etiquette as it weighs future intergroup relations and the imagined view of future generations. The fragment hints at cultural superiority and caution about early intimate schemes among distinct communities.
Spider and wash joke appear in mixed old clips
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century collection shows stray dialogue about an animal with webbed feet and a child asking what animal it might be. It includes a quip about a spider and a line about washing dirt from a face.
First Photographic Portrait in 1830 by Draper Family
Fragmentary notes state Mrs. Dorothy Draper was the subject of the first photographic portrait in 1830, taken by her brother Dr. John Draper. The text also claims extraordinary egg shipments and large-scale trade figures directed to England, but details are unclear due to garbled wording.
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Dorothy Draper
John Draper
Widow plays matchmaker in brash seaside tale
In a clipped dialogue, Clara contends with a cautious suitor while her mother nudges toward a suitor who makes a bold first impression. The scene underscores social misreads and flirtation aboard the Atlantic voyage with witty bickering and sly observations.
Epitaph Reveals Cosmetic Mistake In Tombstone Inscription
In Celghy churchyard a tombstone reads a virtuous woman lays to dem husband. The verse shows space forced a cut word and the stonemason noted a crown relation. Notes and queries discuss the odd misprint and its meaning.
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Celghy Aie Bolton
His Indignant Inquiry
A fragment shows a heated exchange where one character questions earnestness and affection while another responds reproachfully. The dialogue hints at tension over devotion and sincerity in a strained moment between two figures.
Hawkeye State nickname origins noted in Iowa history
The piece traces Hawkeye as a nickname for Iowa and links it to the historic Indian chief Hawkeye, describing how the name reflected border tensions and early territorial legends as Iowa developed.
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Hawkeye
Iowa
Covera Too Movh Ground and Mocking Banter
A fragment shows a conversational exchange where one speaker mocks another’s luck and character. The tone suggests teasing about wit and thoughtfulness, with repeated references to perception and demeanor during in-person encounters.
Do Not Drink While Eating Cautions from a Home Journal
A 19th or early 20th century home journal warns against drinking liquids during meals. It argues that excess fluids dilute digestive juices and hinder digestion. The piece emphasizes avoiding liquids until the meal ends to preserve digestion.
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Belog Duldas
Regular Course What course will you take
A junior from Boston speaks timidly about choices at a dinner setting. The piece, from the Philadelphia Record, hints at youth and decision making in a casual daily scene.
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Boston
Hoverty's Penalty and Poverty Dialogue in Philadelphia Record
Fragmented OCR text shows muddled quotes about poverty and labor from a Philadelphia Record item. It references a poor man reassessing life under hard labor and a caller discussing business in unclear dialogue.
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Philadelphia
Tibet
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Isami
EG Walton & Co
CT Stovall
Paris
Iron
Bea Rupert
C. T.stovall
Marserin
Cleveland Plain Deal
Firaé
Tommie
Yonkers
Behind
England
Atlantic
Clara
Clarence
Puck
Bioka
Jinks Tx
Iloka
Tod
the International Tailoring Co
Yarent Fir
SHE International Tailomeg CO
CC Walton & CO
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