Subscription Terms and Panama Editorial Notes 1908
The fragment outlines subscription terms for The Washington Post delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, including pricing and payment methods. It references Panama matters, editorials on Tocqueville era concerns, and notes about publication costs, and payment via drafts, checks, or registered letters. It preserves names like The Washington Post Co and Paul Broch.
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Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post CO
Washington DC
Paul Beoch
Panama
Roy Ration
Fragmented OCR history note with garbled market terms
A garbled OCR passage mixes terms on domestic trade and legal notes, naming people such as Peres and Vera with mentions of pennies, goods, and market actions. The text jumps across places, dates, and economic phrases, creating a scattered snapshot of a historical commercial page.
Art and industry unite to raise demand for works
A discussion argues for removing duties on art to boost American culture and craft. It contends that free art fosters more art, training schools, and broader appreciation in homes, museums, and commerce, turning culture into economic value and prompting practical innovation.
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Berkman
United States
America
Nerve and nerve myths in medical progress and fate
A sprawling meditation on nerve repair and resilience contrasts industrial nerve science with the frailty of human will. It argues nerves survive through discipline, and a single crisis can collapse a life, while great figures show how resolve can shape history and human dignity.
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Henry Wol
Hid Her Gems in Slippers, Brooklyn Diamond Theft Case
Missy Dray reported two diamond rings hidden in a toe of a high heel slipper at 540 Sixth Avenue Brooklyn. She claimed she forgot the hiding place Saturday. shoes were sent to a shoemaker at 60% Sixth Avenue for repair. Police arrested Joseph Pintino of 6% Union Street on grand larceny charges after a missing jewelry incident valued at $600. The shoemaker denied knowledge of the diamonds and Pintino's arraignment was set for today.
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Butelirs
Tome
Brooklyn
Dray
Missy Dray
Aged Actress Taken From Squalor
Fannie Hunt, once a prominent English actress, aged 90, was removed from her Ocean Grove cottage to the Truax home after refusing to leave. She is described as helpless from rheumatism and old age, with neighbors offering help but she declining to relocate.
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Fannie Hunt
Charles Kéan
Ocean Grove
Square
Auckland
Susan Truss
Wito Ilves
Nedia
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Hunt
Truax
Heck Street
1909 Outlook In Chicago Finance Feels Hopeful
Chicago financiers and business leaders forecast a prosperous 1909 despite political uncertainty. They note rising farming purchasing power, gradual improvement in business, and cautious optimism from Ernest A Hemill of the Corn Exchange National Bank about gradual, sustainable growth next year.
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Chicago
New York Herald
Gener‘aly
Ernest A Hemill
Corn Exchange National Bank
Christmas mail blockade by Merry Widows jams New York post office
In a New York American report, six Merry Widow hats caused a Christmas mail delay at the post office. Superintendent Francis H. Roome and clerks, cautious of delicate packaging, ferried the dainty hats through a rush period, fearing puncture damage and delays.
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New York American
Francis H
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Sounel
Uhey
Carling
Newark
Fleeting References Mention Weevils in Washington Area
A terse item notes Mississippi and Louisiana Black residents fleeing a boll weevil situation did not reach Washington. The story mentions a pest growing to an average height of five feet, zero inches in the town.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Washington
Earls of Annesley and a Wrongly Spelled Heritage
A detailed biography of the Earls of Annesley tracing a clerical error that created the illegitimate viscountcy of Glerawly in County Fermanagh and the long lineage through Castlereagh Castlewellan and the Alma battlefield. It notes the late lord’s speech impediment, his South African and Crimean service, the family’s tree, and the wandering heir saga ending with Valentia and the current line.
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Brentwood Company
Winter swims his fad from New York World
George Wallace of Holland Station Rockaway defies cold and weather by daily ocean swims in a thin bathing suit. He wades through deep snow, plays in the snow with his fox terrier, and dives the breakers. He swam a mile parallel to the beach amid strong undertow, declaring the colder the better.
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New York
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Will Gallinger Likely to Win Fourth Term in Senate
The Boston Herald reports strong indications of Senator Gallinger’s re election in New Hampshire with little serious opposition. It notes his probable popular vote majority and discusses possible fallout from his Chicago convention vote, including criticism from Taft allies. The piece predicts Gallinger will be elected for a fourth term next month.
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Taft
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Patts
New York
Unian
Winning Suitor Welshes Den Candle Wedding Plot
Annie Dugan staged a mock wedding game at a party to name a potential husband. candles with hidden suitor names burned down leaving Andrew Yalowtyon as the survivor. Andy fled the ceremony and Anale Naw sued him to force the wedding.
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den ¢ Dispatch
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The Cheapness of Life From the Boston sun
The article laments high work casualty rates in the United States this year with about 20000 deaths and numerous accidents across industries. It notes excessive death rates for electricians coal miners and railroad workers versus the United Kingdom and Germany, blaming worker negligence and employer reluctance to adopt safety devices while praising Germany’s accident prevention measures.
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Boston Sun
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United Kingdom
Germany
England
Japor
Beggar claims wealth and multi city property in St Louis
A 70 year old man known as George Davie admits he is worth about 150000 dollars and owns property in three cities. He says he earned money by playing on sympathies while selling shoestrings on street corners with an I am blind sign. He has averaged twenty dollars a month here at City Hospital and is examined by St Louis doctors.
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Lens Making Tragedy Delays Mount Wilson Telescope
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a flaw in the 100 inch Mount Wilson lens, causing a $30,000 loss and about a year delay. Reflecting telescopes, using a single horizontal lens, face fabrication challenges, with Yerkes and Mount Wilson projects cited as landmarks. France supplies the glass while American lens grinding remains highly skilled but delicate work.
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The Bad Child
A poetic children’s piece explores child behavior and parental roles with playful questions about punishment and care. It contrasts imagined authority figures papa mama and the strong one with the speaker’s feelings on scolding, crying, and punishment. The verse dramatizes child perspective on blame and affection.
Quirky Medieval Will Tales and Namesake Marriages
A digest of odd bequests and odd conditions from old wills. A rich German man leaves for nephews and nieces, each to wed a spouse named Anton or Antoine and for the firstborn to carry the name, with marriages planned on Saint Anthony days, ending in misery at the registrar’s office.
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Dog Saves Man Twice in Snow Slide Rescue Tale
Andy Mosher and Stockman, guiding four horse loads toward Mountain King mine, are halted by a snow slide four miles up. Mosher’s dog rides the slide, digs Mosher out after a second avalanche buries him, and both continue toward the mine despite a third slide.
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Uemer
New York
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Gothe
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Ine
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of aphoristic vignettes on love optimism temper and human folly. It contrasts self-deception with social respectability and notes the sly wisdom of self made men and the uneasy fate of the aging bachelor. The passages reflect urban humor and skeptical reflections on life, relationships, and pride.
Campaign fight shapes Virginia governorship in 1900s
Representative Bascom Slemp predicts a lively state race with Republicans pushing for voting reforms and an end to poll taxes. He cites Taft’s popularity as boosting GOP chances and urges changes to election boards and machinery in Virginia, while naming potential nominees and delegates from multiple counties.
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