The Navy Shipboard Barber and His Pay
A Washington Star piece notes shipboard barbers in the U S Navy, detailing a former $30 monthly harbor rate abolished years ago, and the modern practice where barbers are landsmen or ordinary gunmen earning by charging sailors per head. It reflects the arduous daily task of shaving forty men at sea and the irksome conditions when ships anchor in calm or rough seas.
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United States
Aoat Lo
Washington Star
Unclear military report fragment with garbled OCR text
Fragmentary OCR text presents disjointed military jargon and names, with no coherent events or outcomes. The passage mentions regular army, units, dates, and conditions but lacks readable context or identifiable facts to summarize accurately.
Fragmented OCR note on vintage medical claims and products
An unclear OCR fragment references cures for fits or nervous issues, claims about fortunes, and mentions various brands and places. It cites Haines Great and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children, Abbott products, and a Camellae Building in Philadelphia, with scattered names like Cory, Jaspear months, and Bank references.
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Camellae
Thaks B. Apeokal
Haines
Trentiser
Ara
Winslow
Conan Ston
Abbott
Man
Gift of Religious Consciousness Sermon Sparks Worldwide Prize Talk
Rev William Lewis of Bridgeport Conn notes that every person harbors a spiritual capacity and conscience. He argues judgment will come from God and inner awareness, urging use of gifts rather than hoarding wealth or deferring action, with vivid metaphors of shells, pearls, and emotional God.
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Lewis
Bridgeport
Conn
New York Herald
Romina
Herald
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St. John's
Bec Rer
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Givan
Hans
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Haoh
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Rae
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Pound
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St. John's Church
The Shells in the Bible Dr Talmage Sermon
Dr Talmage in Washington delivers a sermon on God everywhere focusing on the onycha shell from the Red Sea and its symbolism. He links biblical lessons to the shell as a reflection of God in creation, noting its beauty aroma and broader reach from sea to India and from great to small.
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de Witt Talmage
Washington
Moses
Red Sea
Kin
Onycha
India
Omnibus Postoffice Case At Meydon Va Court
In Meydon Virginia Judge Paul hears a novel postoffice dispute. Postmaster Thomas Payne claims local landowners near his omnibus office refused to rent or sell space. A temporary injunction restrains the opponents from interfering with Payne and his improvised omnibus postoffice. A rule orders them to show cause why the injunction should not remain permanent. No More Football at Girard. English weather observers total about 8000 across Britain, sending periodic local climate reports to London.
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Meydon
Thomas Payne
Pilot
Montgomery County
B. M. Guerrant
Payne
Giorrani
Omnibus Post Ofice
United States
Great Britain
London
Pulver Michelis Cat Eats Kitten In Stable Rescue
A bay horse named Pulver Michelis belonging to Kronogar Bearing Co in Newark nearly choked on a live kitten after the mother cat concealed her brood in the stall. A veterinarian removed the kitten by forcing it down the throat and the horse recovered with treatment and rest.
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Pulver Michelis
Kronogar, Bearing Company
Newark
Atablemen
Katzenfrasser
Palver Michel
Michael
Jersey City
Kroger Brewing Company
Paiver Mishel
Pulver Michel
Goue
New York Tribune
The Part Machinery Plays in Farming on Wheat Farms
A clipped view from Scribner discusses mechanization transforming Western farming. It notes ploughs, harrows, drills, and reapers reducing human labor, while the skilled farm hand maximizes machine output without breaking it, likening progress to a mill hand in the East.
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Enat
Hach
Scribners
The Jackson Head Robbery of the Constitution
In 1884 at Boston Navy Yard Captain Eliot allegedly decorates the Constitution with a portrait of Jackson provoking a political uproar. A seaman named Dewey is blamed for removing a full‑length image while three sailors grimly face the stern.
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Eiliot
Taake Drie
Oliver Perry
Boston Navy Yard
Jackson
Topie
Dewey
Busta
Amile
Harper's Weekly
The Oldest Postmaster Recalls Long Service in Ohio
The oldest Hammondsville Station postmaster recalls sixty eight years of service under thirty four Postmasters General. He notes mail robbing was once a capital offense and two men were hanged in Baltimore for the crime. He traveled the first thirteen miles of U S railways on the Baltimore and Ohio.
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Hammondsville Station
Ohio
Baltimore
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Household Tips for Cooking and Canning from a Historic Page
Practical advice on bacon in the oven to avoid sour taste, cherry leaves in pie plant, small amounts of soda to tune sweetness, sugar in peas to improve texture, careful canning of berries, keeping fruit hot, and making hickory tea as a maple syrup substitute. Includes tips on sealing jars and storage guidance.
The Sturdy Oak in Ancient Belief and Reverence
In Druid days the oak was the holy tree and earthly symbol of power. Beneath its branches sacrifices occurred and its groves held sacred yolca of ornels. All peoples, Celt and Saxon, saw strength and grandeur in the oak, relying on its sturdy trunk and branches to shield homes from storms and to bear offerings in gratitude.
Three Good Things About Tettorino Cures Ringworm and More
Three good points about Tettorino are that it causes no pain and is armless with no bad odor. It is presented as the only sure card for ringworm eczema and similar conditions. Cures them so they stay cured, with a 10 cent price per box from druggists or by mail order from J T Shuptring Savannah Ga.
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Red Bow
Tiantia
Gonturiia
Mons
Oroga
Atlantic
Dolor
Hattla-Field
Christ
Louvres
Luxembourgs
Vaticans
Musical
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Moses
Heaven
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Tettorino
J.T. Shuptring
Savannah
Hall
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Toledo
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