The Washington Poet Publication and Subscriptions
The fragment describes The Washington Post with address at Washington DC and subscription terms for Virginia and nearby areas. It mentions a Maylvania Avenue location and a reference to a patriotic citizen Alan. The text is largely garbled OCR but indicates postal, carrier, and annual rates, along with scattered names and places.
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Green Hills
Virginia
Alan
Carrier
Washington
Alexandria
Fragmented OCR Tale of Obscure Names and Puzzling Speech
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous near unreadable names and phrases. It reads like a stream of half-formed words about voices, places, and events, with no clear narrative or identifiable figures or actions.
Pistol Tax Daft Idea in War Tax Rhetoric
A long column covers economics and policy as 1900 nears noting optimism in steel orders, railroad financing, and Southern investment while criticizing burdens like a proposed pistol tax and other federal actions. It compares Russia and Japan, cites Kuropatkin, Weressart, and shifts to domestic issues from margarine taxes to crime and politics.
Labor Has Big Share In Railroads Earnings
New York Central executive W. Brown reports 1907 railroads grossed about 2.6 billion dollars. Only about 9 of every 100 earned went to owners while labor and suppliers captured the rest. railroads employed roughly 1.7 million people, with payrolls dwarfing government revenue and national gold output. Brown spoke to the Iron Manufacturers Association on rail usage and mileage.
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New York Times
W. €. Brown
New York Central
Brown
Department of Huatneen
Ilingis Manufacturers’ Association
United States
Comparson
Amercan
Great Britain
Germany
France
Japan
Plans to End Tuberculosis in New York City Within Ten Years
Scientist Dr Woods Muthhissen outlined ambitious tuberculosis eradication plans for New York City. He proposed 40 mile radius regional camps in several counties to treat cases, educate families, and mobilize hospital cooperation, costing about $4,000 for initial setup and operations.
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New York City
Woods Muthhissen
Rew Lok
Sidi Gimp
Hermes
Evely Baercle
Tythissun
Suffe
Origin of Name New Mexico From the Pas Seyas Opti
A fragmented historical note explains how the region later known as New Mexico got its name. It cites 16th century exploration led by Crandsen Tiare into Durango and southern Juhi, recounting discovery tales and naming variations as northern New State concepts formed into New Mexico.
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Mexia
New Spain
New Musicu
Crandsen Tiare
Nas
Cocthorn
Durango
Jeuihial
Sant
Barbara New
StoWer
Jounariesi
Mexica
Wasico
New State
Mexico
Westia
Oldest Postmaster Fights for Job in Nome Race Feud
A sharp discussion over an April sweepstake in Nome leads to a dog team race between Coke Til a and Ben Cresmeier on Dolly the mare. The 10 mile Dexter Creek course on November 14 saw the stake at 100. The story also notes the ousting of the oldest living postmaster George H Chamberlain of Rock Tare Wis due to abolition of his position and reflects on political shifts, fogs in Paris, and changes in weather patterns affecting city life.
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Aualisks
Norn
Coke
Ben Cresmeyer
Dolly
Dexter Creek
George HH Chamberlain
Rock Tare Wis
Mau Claire
Fredeliery
Chamberlain Rice
Chamberlin
Vo Chamberlin
James ‘Buchanan
London
Attiough
Mu Chasaberla
Anne
Republica
Iheapte
Pars
Seine
Thames
Paria
Paris
Mount Everest Plans To Seek Access From Nepal Or Tibet
Prince Luigi, Duke of the Abruzzi, seeks British support to approach Mount Everest from Nepal or Tibet. He aims to imitate climbs on Mount St Elias and Mount Buwenzori, hoping political permission will lift white access restrictions. The report notes gains by explorer Sven Hedin and details regional politics and security considerations.
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Abruzzi
Everest
Nepaul
Tibet
Mount Everest
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
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Buwenzori
British East Africa
Sven Heden
Jexplorer
Himalayas
Taphy
Great Britain
Cat Heroine Dies While Saving Kittens in Barn Fire
A cat at William McCall's barn on York Would Dispatch Lane entered the blaze five times to rescue her kittens. Firefighters and a fire chef shot the exhausted animal after it collapsed, its fur burned. The brave mother perished in the effort.
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Wuriton Dispatch Lane
York
Wiliam McCall
Mark Twain Incorporated Trust Forms In New York
A meeting of the Twain inspired firm was held in New York as notable characters like Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer and Mulberry Sellers attended. Samuel Clemens presided as a major stockholder while discussions touched on adopting Mark Twain as the corporate slogan and avoiding a steel trust model.
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Boost New Corporation
New York
Mark Twain, Incorporated
Tom Sawyer
Heal Wilson
King Arthur
Calaveras
Ferguson Thachair
Samuel M ‘Clemens
Ferguson
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Twain
Steel Trust
Carnegie
Andy
Gentlesunken
Thes Corporation
Hs Soie
Yankee
King At
Corporation
Fet
Col Mulberry
Hana
Lawson's Prize Bulldog Dies After Illustrious Career
Arnold Lawson's celebrated bulldog Chamnon St Roche, imported from England in 1902, died. Known as the best headed bulldog, she weighed 55 pounds and secured major wins including the Porter Cup in New York and the Newport show trophy.
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New York
Chamnon St Roche
Arnold Lawson
Lawson
England
Russian Transportable Suez Car Proposed by German Leaders
A London Times correspondent reports German authorities weighing a mobile Suez car using a Russian engine idea. The device deploys two horses to drag the car out, with front wheels carried by horses and rear wires held by levers. It forms a long building-like car with twelve compartments for soldiers and officers, each furnished and lit. An upper floor officers cabin includes an electric desk, wash facilities, and a wireless telegraph station tower at 30 meters for signaling.
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London Times
Germany
Lbo Korses
Monterey Cypress Among World’s Oldest and Rarest Trees
The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, is among the world’s most ancient and striking trees. It grows in two remote spots along the Monterey Bay area, one near Carmel and a smaller stand near Pacifica, enduring harsh winds and salt spray as pines crowd the inland edge.
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Monterey
Bay of Mapterty
Bay of Carmel
Holy Land
Pecadera
San Pravence
Living Will Cost More Prices to Rise 30 Percent in Ten Years
Prof Joseph Johnson of New York University foresees a 30 percent rise in living costs over the next decade and argues the increased price of essentials will outpace wage gains. He cites a long-term drop in purchasing power and abundant gold as drivers of inflation, predicting higher prices despite steady employment.
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Johnson
New York Time
Joseph French Johnson
New York University
School of Commerce and Finance
Prof Johnson
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Izeman Walt Fini
Eaay
Awkward Poem and Odd Spoon Lore From A Distant Page
A garbled verse laments rivaled affection with ornate phrases about golden hair violet eyes and brown eyes while a narrator vows to prove devotion. The fragment shifts to a digression on ancient spoons shells and antique customs linking heraldry romance and utensil history in a wandering, unclear flow.
Pointed Paragraphs From A City Column On Marriage
A humorous city column fragment explores gender expectations and married life. It notes women’s suspicions about unspoken truths, men concealing regrets, and predictably differing views on generosity, memory, and behavior. The piece ends with a rural observer’s city stay altering perceptions of domestic service.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A column on women's notions of a good figure and attractiveness. It notes how a girl moves and wears shoes, and how a man’s pride in his father’s ability to support him contrasts with a mother’s worry about her son going to college and needing buttons sewn.
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Pointe Chiago Neve
New York
Sere
Hotel Corridor Talk On Kern Taggart and Panhandle Politics
Across a Riggs House lobby conversation in Indiana the speakers debate John W. Kern the Democratic vice presidential nominee and his prospects for U S Senate. They contend Kern’s votes hover around 27 with caucus dynamics shaping a possible change and suggest Tom Taggart may be the likelier pick if the party hesitates.
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John W. Kern
United States
ED. Greene
Martinsville
Ind
Riggs House
Tom Taggart
Kern
Taggart
Bynum
Intana
Watson
Leon
Pracuel
Fechina
Mey
Woashinden
Dr R Brown
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Wiles
Greere
Daughr
New Dual-Sided Printing for Blind Readers
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a Christmas gift for the blind: dual-sided printing to halve costs and double output for societies and libraries. Federal funding supports embossed literature and free book distribution, with teachers aiding blind readers and a new artificial character script replaces raised letters.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Statue of Daniel Boone in courthouse yard
A bronze statue of Daniel Boone is planned for erection in the courthouse yard. It will stand about eight feet tall and depict Boone in buckskin attire with a fringed cap and rifle, mounted on a Boone county stone pedestal.
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Daniel Boone
Tranter
Boone County
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