We Just Grow Old We Must Grow Old Poem Fragment
A reflective verse on aging and pain with imagery of time marching slowly and losses mounting. Mentions a sorrowful life chart and hearts pierced by death, attributed to Timothy Thonas in the New York Sun.
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N. Y. Sun
San Francisco Sends Off Philippine War Troops With Red Cross Cheer
Crowds line a grand thoroughfare as troops from various states gather at the docks for departure to the Philippines. Civilians, including women from all walks, staff Red Cross wards and tables offering food and comfort, while officers bid farewell amid patriotic fervor and a festive, hopeful mood.
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Union
Pacific Slope
San Francisco
Sierras
Rockies
Golden Gate
Sanitary Commission
Order of the Red Cross
Seaaward
Dzborer
Spain
Santiago
Red Cross
Red Cross Tables Move Amid Farewell On San Francisco Pier
On the Presidio pier officers and Red Cross workers stage a swift power play to relocate tables for the departing troops. Mrs. Frank Garrison uses influence to override an officer guard while Stanley Armstrong and Miss Lawrence look on as a tense, escalating scene unfolds. A sudden arresting twist follows as detectives close in on a suspected prisoner, and Mrs. Garrison collapses.
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Geordie
Portland
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Stanley Armstrong
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Lawrence
Prime
Col. Stewart
Canker
Billy Gray
Apache
Billy Junior
Miss Lawrence
The 1899 Coin Joke on the Trossachs Coach
A driver boasts of a 200 year old coin while a passenger claims a 2000 year old one. The punch line lands as the year is revealed to be 1899, quashing the brag with a playful twist. The tale preserves light humor from a London Answers quip.
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Trossachs
Scotland
London
Liberty and Wages Clash in Detroit Dialogue
In a Detroit Journal excerpt a New Cook asserts liberty and bets her wages, while a Mistress counters with the idea of control over bonnet choice as a social spark of class tension.
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Detroit Journal
A Slight Misunderstanding in Courtroom Exchange
A brief quip depicts a judge asking about the prisoner at the bar and a witness recalling the figure on the street where the bartender expelled him. The exchange captures a witty moment illustrating courtroom tension and street perception.
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Puck
Juggling with Trains at New York Central Depot
Lawrence Perry profiles the superintendent of trains at New York Central as Harvard Yale day overloads, detailing frantic 10 o clock to noon preparations. The tower man describes relentless outbound movement and tight timing with multiple specials and sidetracks.
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New York Central
Lawrence Perry
Everybody’s Magazine
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
New Haven
Mott Haven
Georgia Doctor Completes 50 Day Dyspepsia Fast
A Georgia physician reportedly finished a 50 day fast to treat severe dyspepsia. He continued medical duties and walked daily during the fast. The longest fasting record mentioned is 63 days.
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Georgia
Every Wide Awake Farmer Subscribers News Note
The note invites every wide awake farmer to subscribe for town and county news to stay in touch with neighbors home markets and items of interest to himself and family. It emphasizes ongoing updates on local happenings and practical information.
Up-to-Date Farmer Weekly Promises Advanced Farm Remedies
The notice promotes Up-to-Date A High-Class Agricultural Weekly as a welcome county visitor for farmers. It claims to share experiences in advanced methods and improvements to boost farm profits and offers special content for every family member.
New York Tribune FarmWeekly Guide for Farmers
The New York Tribune announces a weekly farmers section from New York City covering current agricultural topics and practical money making tips for farm operations. It promises actionable insights to boost productivity and profits for rural readers.
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THE
NEW York Tribune Farmer
New York City
Sheep and Cattle Clash on Western Ranges
The piece argues that sheep subdue ranges by destructive grazing and trampling, forcing cattle to poorer grounds. It warns that sheep, dubbed hoofed locusts by John Muir, strip vegetation, droughts worsen, and water runoff increases as vegetation declines, ruining fine grazing land and transforming level country into washes and ravines.
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Leslie
John Muir
Boy's Travels Across the World Told by Two Boys
A Syracuse Herald piece recounts young Reggie and Jimmie describing travels. Reggie claims a year of journeys with his father, while Jimmie, aged 12, says he has circled the sun twelve times and is on his thirteenth trip.
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Reggie
Jimmie
Syracuse Herald
Belgians and Cigarette Use Highlighted in Report
A historical note states Belgians are described as heavy smokers with 6.6 pounds used per person. It also mentions annual cigarette imports totaling 59 400 pounds.
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