Prize Contest Grows At Washington Post Uses Question Answering
The Washington Post expands its education contest inviting thousands of participants to answer questions about ten published pictures. Amateur photographers submit scenes while editors answer queries by phone or in person. Coupons are required with each set and contestants must provide a street address for prize handling.
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Porta
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Stuarts
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Thomas Circle
The Wrong Way to Treat Dyspepsia Tablets
A dubious medical sales pitch argues against quack remedies for indigestion. It claims a physician misleads students into peddling Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, urging buyers to mail for a free sample while warning of unreliable claims. The text names Stuart Co and Marshall, Michigan, as the source.
Two Cinema Contests Readers Seek Clear Answers
Letters from contest participants discuss how to answer picture naming prompts in a newspaper puzzle. Readers ask whether to name the tower and cathedral, street addresses, or city and country, and note prizes and subscription requirements for The Post contest.
Yield to rate control by railroads urged at Chicago banquet
New York Central official laments a war of words over rail rate reform and urges a cautious adjustment to government supervision. He cites Hepburn act rebates, rail practices, and calls for railroads to align with changing regulatory conditions amid national patience and good faith.
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Readvertise Ash Bids For District Housing Work
Tobn T Tweney announces to readvertise district housing project bids after a bid protest and questions about funding. George W. Kallen double checked as lowest bidder but requested a ready listment. Pollock Company had begun work but delays followed commissioner absences and unsettled funds.
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Retreet
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Partment Honsss
Pris Jile
Trosky
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Killesn
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Ruleen
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Rubens
Pollock Company
Vir Twohey
Macfarland
Pollock
West
Stole for Her Baby's Sake In Police Court Case
A mother on Sheriff Road Md, five months' baby Divabeth Coleman, known as Mary Browning, was found guilty of stealing stockings, ribbons, scarves and handkerchiefs from local stores. She was jailed for five months in a draft payment of a dollar. The baby was turned over to district authorities after local merchants identified her possessions. "I was hungry," she said, explaining she took the items to avoid her baby's starvation.
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Hotels and Guests Listing Across Cities
A dense OCR style roster lists hotels and guest names by city and state, including Raleigh Willard New Willard addresses and notable figures such as Mary Grice Quackenbos and Marquis de Charette. The fragment catalogs patrons, residents, and visitors from the United States and foreign countries, noting hotels as stops and social connections across national and regional entries.
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Marquis de Charette
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