Washington Post readers fear Thanksgiving price rises
Fragmented wires report a turbulent election night with mixed results across states. Republican gains in Rhode Island and New York, Democratic wins in Kentucky and Ohio cities, and local races in Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts shape a volatile national picture amid tariff debates and rising food costs for Thanksgiving dinners.
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Rhode Island
Republican Party
Auceega
Gay Pothier
Washington
Maryland
Gorgian
Goldsborough
Baltimore City
Massachusetts
Foss
New York
Albany
New York County
Altaira
Ipwand
Bast
Mearats
Blankenburg
Gincianao
Taft
Ohio
Innats
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Eat with your fingers and other odd medical tips
A Philadelphia Times correspondence piece reports doctors debating finger eating as a digestion aid, arguing that nibbling meat with fingers may improve appetite and digestion while cautions about excessive daintiness. Also included are brief items: a $100 bill rain anecdote at the Hotel Walton and a Michigan man’s coffin plans tied to an estate check.
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Philadelphia Times
Harley
London
Hetter
Yhvalld
Philadelphia
Dispatch
New York
Charles Dunston
Walton
Airyard
Champ Oak
England
Dunaton
Negoige
Quorge Allerton
Chicago
Charles
Allerton
Billy
Swedish noble is an Irishman and other notes
A long, fragmentary piece traces Barons von Robeck and Fock lineage from Sweden and Ireland, detailing aristocratic ties, military service in America, Peninsular War links, and a later Dublin police role. It also covers Walter Runciman’s political rise and rivalry with Winston Churchill, Moor Line ownership, Lord Torrington’s bankruptcy case, and ancestral home Yotea Court with estate details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron von Robsch
America
Ireland
Eria
Fock
Baron von Robeck
John Henry Fock
Americanate
Hare
Comte de Rochambeau
Duke of Laumun
Gloucester
Sweden
Iriah Herrony
Richard Pitspatrick
Eart
Upper Ossory
Georges Hi
Gowran Grange
Naas
County Kildare
Duke of Wellington
Waa Twipa
Lord Cloncurry
Emily Fitzgerald
Duke of Leinster
Hig Son
Auceeagor
Winston Churchill
Walter Runciman
Bannister of Agriculture
Winston Churchll
Asquith
Runciman
Oldham
Runcimans Hall
Scotland
Royal Scated Academy
Nea
Rarinee
Moor
Runciman & Co
James Runciman
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Lord Morley
Blackburn
Robert Louis Stavenson
Trafalgar
Neleon
Admiralty
Ptill
Moor Steamship
Lord Torrington
London Bankruptcy Court
Walter Phillimore
Torrington
House of Lords
Edward
Byng
Queen Victoria
Lord Annaly
George V
Lora Wenlock
Iife
Wleanor Souray
Yotea Court
Maidstone
Kent
Marquighs D S Fditenct Copyright 1 By Bromtwood Co
Fragmentary text appears to reference copyright and the Bromtwood company with scattered phrases about odds and a character named Tomey. No coherent event or person story emerges from the OCR fragment.
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Marquigh
Bromtwood Company
Peril in Antifat Drugs in Newport Society
A 1910s fashion society in Newport faces hazards from alleged antifat remedies sold to wealthy women. The piece cautions thyroid-based pills for obesity can cause dire side effects and warns against unsupervised use, urging medical supervision, diet control, and exercise to avoid weight rebound.
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Newport
New York
Germany
Beoguen
Corea
Chittenden
Thors
Mexico Will Be Good Washington View on Central America
Washington correspondence outlines Mexico signaling it will not extend influence over Guatemala. The piece recounts historic tensions, U S mediation under the Washington convention, and past incidents involving Mexican diplomats in Guatemala. It notes Taft era refusals and ongoing U S concerns about Mexican aims in Central America.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
Mexico
State Department
Guatemala
United States
Estrada Cebrera
Megloo
Dima
Madero
Hultpd
Fae
Mexican Republic
Maxie
Pardo
Gurpone
W Oh Sends
John Barratt
Pan- American Union
Andrew Carnegie
Huntington Wilson
Wilson
Diaz
Creels
Wea
Honduras
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Salvador
Taft
Maduro
Ite
Central America
The Breeding of Men Thore and the Vegetarian Walk
An account describes Thore and companion Warren attempting a walking experiment from Boston to San Peandges to test meat versus vegetarian sustenance. They endure outdoor travel, with Warren insisting on vegetables and Thore craving meat, while both bodies show improvement and strain.
Heredity and Race Hygiene Debate Sparks Controversy in New York
The New York American reports Clark University president G Stanley Hall urging nature over nurture in heredity and environment. He warned about eugenics, imbeciles, and breeding humans, suggesting school instruction and parental guidance to shape future generations. A separate incident with Jacob Turlek and Jacob Standish ends with Turlek shot at, Standish restraining him, and a bullet piercing Turlek’s cheek.
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Stanley Hall
New York
G Stanley Hall
Clark University
Perles
Westfiilde Young Mena Christian Association
Hall
Luther Burbank
Moale
Guileya
Heredity
Burbank
Waterbury
Jacob Turlek
Jacob Standish
Southington
Standish
Tunick
Fragmented verse piece from Adirondacks excerpt
Fragmentary AP style prose recalls Old Resident and New Neighbor remarks about offspring and family, with rustic imagery of frost, venison, and campfire scenes. The jumbled lines mention the heart of the Adirondacks, a man in the moon, and legend, suggesting a literary or folklore fragment rather than a clear news item.
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Adirondacks
Leisure and time amid a city notice and a burglary warning
A fragmented Victorian style notice blend describes time pressure and leisure themes alongside a burglary alert. It notes Amur Chapman in a Denver republic scenario with service promises and hurried pace, then shifts to a New Haven New York notice about Mrs Mary Wilson, Woodmont summer home, and a locked house repeatedly broken into with a printed warning to see the key by Mr Smith.
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New Haven
New York
Mary Wilson
Burgh
Woodmort
Woodmont
Wivian
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Prose
A fragmentary meditation on marriage gender and social perception. The piece notes that marriage can be incongruent with virtue and that class dynamics distort both wealth and manners. It humorously critiques political knowledge and personal attire while hinting at parental influence on choices.
Pointed Paragraphs on Private Life and Reform
A Chicagoan notes it is good that people guard privacy and that honesty often stems from not manipulating facts like a gas meter. The quip suggests bachelors cheer old age, and a man begins reforming at 21 while at 60 he fights to keep the world from changing.
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Conmul
Munich
Berlin
Germany
Congu
Chicago
Faint Heart Neer
Maj Burke recalls Lincoln era at Fort Stevens
Maj John M Burke, a Buffalo Bill associate and Lincoln enthusiast, recalls attending Lincoln’s perilous 1864 Fort Stevens visit. He highlights friends like Allison Naller and Gen Carr, shares anecdotes of Col William Cody, Kyrie Bellew, and Brigadier Girard, and notes parallels to Civil War battles and Indian conflicts.
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John M Burke
Premp
Lincoln
Maj Burke
Fort Stevens
Julish Barly
Fort Brevenan
Allison Nailer
Carr
William F Cady
Burke
Fort Brevens
Gen
Wilfsrd
Gen Carr
Col Cody
Buffalo Bull
Sloux
Elephant Rock
Nebrasks
Cefy
Indiane Rifles
Kyrie Betlow
Girard
Aglus
Napoleon
Cal Cody
1 Cody
Gen «Ai
Allison Nallor
Lincpin
West Virginia backs Champ Clark for President
In conversations across West Virginia political supporters express strong backing for Champ Clark as the Democratic nominee. The Speaker is seen as the preferred choice by politicians and voters, with belief the state will vote solidly Democratic next year.
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Champ Clark
West Virginia
Tive Jobe Mo Hamilton
Raleigh
Hamilton
Republicana
Dicket
Congress
Jihan Beth
Alabama
Oscar Underwood
Frank Bricken
Luverne
Dewet
Wailoon
New Jersey
Abama
Clark
Ieen Jarsey
Underwood
Natera
Gov Wiison
Kentucky
South
Democratic Party
Ither Wilson
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Washington Post CO
posteMgs
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Bet
Rami
Minttor
Erwin
Paul
Fin Avenue
Binger Burning
Oreaberry Trust
Peter Ey
Xpaperre
Peking
Oora Wion
China
Maeterlinck
Herman
Petn
Gilega
Maojertinek
Jordan
Avenald Welsler Pater
Mastershick
Samuel Johnson
J Milton Waldron
Interdenominationa
Caloga-Rigaga
Setus
New Yorke City
Manhattan
Maine
Presigent ‘Taft
Willis Moore
Lord Carson
Booker T
Africa
Turkey
Europe
Europa
Ife
Glao
Brigham Young
Utah
Atver
He Haa
Chinese Republican Movement
Wu Ting-fang
Joe Cannon
Panama
Kone
Sos
Peto
Ibingie
Granite Chy
Soo
MecKego
George Sitaker
Lima
Stalter
S Lina
Tomey
Mot
Thore
Phan
Bates
Denver
Bargent
Sipain
Janne
Warren
Fogue
Waspan
Jesus
Rae Wren
Warren Wale
Burnett
Tyel
Humec Medicalam
Egypt
Jesse Heinven
Prince
Warnen
TRE Hunters Moon
Ambur Chapman
Denver Republicas
Walt
Yne
Firma
Furst
Oman
Itill
John R Ambhern
At Louw
Union Stalion
Frenkfort
Penns
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gov Wilson
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