Proposals Heard For East Main Street Pavement Material
Proposals for paying East Main street from Cherry to Walcott will be opened at next Tuesday night’s public works meeting. The mayor and the engineer head the permanent pavement committee and property owners largely favor brick with some support for bitulithic and wood.
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East Main
Cherry Street
Walcott Street
Board of Public Works
Walker
Scully
Aft
Young Wide Awakes sweep Model in two games
City notes two game scores 15 to 6 and 12 to 4 as the Young Wide Awakes seek opponents under 12. Birth announced for Patrick and Mrs Robinson of Orchard street. Richard Hazel dies, funeral in Pine Grove. William Curran injured on East Main Street. Mrs Hayes sells 21 Holmes avenue to Mrs Holohan. A O H parade in New Haven praised for outreach and impact on recruitment.
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Patrick Robinson
Orchard Street
Richard Hazel
Samuel Smith
Ash Street
Pine Grove
William Curran
East Main Street
Waterbury Hospital
Sarah Hayes
Holmes Avenue
Catherine Holohan
Holohan
Union Street
New Haven
Exchange Place
Why He Refused Soup and Stage Fright in Vague Chats
A garbled newspaper snippet jokes about refusing extra soup at a dinner, stage fright in public speaking, a misdirected cook dismissal, and short quips on child culture and etiquette. Names and places are unclear, with stray phrases from various periodicals and chatter.
Candle Lights of Broadway at Hotel Albany
New York August 2 at the Hotel Albany the entire building lit by candles after the 100 kilowatt generator burned out and the supplementary plant failed. Bar tenders clerks and patrons used candles and improvised receptacles while twenty mechanics worked to restore electric power, finally finishing after 9:30.
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New York
Albany
Murphy
The Barrel on the Sidewalk and Other Snippets
A barrel blocking a sidewalk draws laughter as a laborer hauls it to a second floor with a boatswain outfit and muscle. Also retold are exchanges about bills and penpal politeness, plus brief notes on oratory’s flair, Browning anecdotes, and a police quip about critics.
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Milwaukee
Free Press
Medieval Oyster Shells Suggested For Rickets Cure
Historical notes claim mediaeval doctors used oyster shells as medicine for rickets in children with lime astragen tremeal margane magnesia and other ingredients. Modern reading appears to echo those early recommendations though text is garbled.
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Magnesia
Per
Tromb
Elks Plan West Main Street Home Progress Report
Waterbury lodge of Elks held a large meeting. Candidates were initiated and progress on the West Main street home was praised. Oscar Lacroix directs the general contract with P. H. Garrity, J. E. B. Smith, H. J. Layalme, and C. A. Jackson as subordinates. Plumbers found the house not sewer connected, draining to a rear brook. Annual clam bake at Forest Park tomorrow expects 200 plus attendees from several cities.
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Waterbury Lodge
Hiks
West Main Street
Oscar Lacroix
P. H. Garrity
J. EB. Smith
H. J. Layalme
C. A. Jackson
Curisg
Forest Park
Fittendance
Prohibition Event in Willimantic Selects 3 Officials
The third district prohibition convention at Willimantic appointed Captain Jason L. Randall of Groton as congressional candidate and William Ingalls of Brooklyn as residential elector. Matthew B. O'Brien denounced Bridgeport liquor licenses and alleged county officials aided brewers. State chairman Hohenthal criticized Lilley and Lake while praising a governor-backed candidate.
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Willimantic
Conn
William Ingalls
Brooklyn
Jason L. Randall
Groton
Congress
Representative Ingalls
Matthew BE. O'Brien
Bridgeport
Fairfield County
Hohenthal
State Committee
Messrs Lilley
Lake
The Daring Pike in London Fishing Gazette
A London Fishing Gazette excerpt recounts extraordinary pike feats. A head keeper at Richmond Park saw a pike dart at a hand while the keeper washed, and a Weybridge resident described grabbing a large pike in a shallow Wey river creek, the fish biting and causing a deep arm wound that took a month to heal.
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Weybridge
Surrey
Wey
London Fishing Gazette
O'Connell Rewards Urchin for Gate Service
Daniel O'Connell, while riding near his home, promised sixpence to a cooperative urchin who opened a gate. Later, the same boy helped clear fallen timber blocking his path, prompting O'Connell to exclaim about the promised sixpence and reflect on gravel matters.
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O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
The Very Thing for Courting Couples at the Shop
An elderly gentleman visits a furniture shop to buy a special item for courting couples. The shopkeeper presents a piece named Uphis Retreat, described as specially salted for ease. The exchange grows humorous amid misheard phrases and odd dialogue.
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Suate
Uuphis
Money in a Pail Reveals Buried Arkansas Fortune
Washington dispatch reports O D Earl of Morriston Arkansas saved 1594 decayed greenbacks buried in a pail fearing unsafe banks. Treasury identified most notes after Mrs A E Brown of the redemption division recovered the wrecked money. A 9975 dollar check was mailed to Earl. The item rails against bank distrust and ends with a humorous note about Artemus Ward’s quip.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
O. D. Earl
Morriston
Ark
Hart
A. E. Brown
Brignoll the tenor and a stubborn taste for flattery
A vivid anecdote recalls Brignoll the famous tenor in New York, treated to a champagne supper after applause for a favored song. Details of his meticulous routines to protect his voice show his extreme caution about drafts and cold air, including lengthy movements through hotel spaces before stepping outside. A second vignette from a Illinois political convention notes a dispute over selecting a truly capable candidate, ending with a provocative remark challenging the nominated man’s record.
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Brignoll
New York
Everett House
Iinois
Agais
Mysterious Green Color and Its Cultural Linkages
The piece explores green as a powerful color across nature and myth, noting Venus and Freya associations and Friday name day. It touches on bees, snakes, birds, and humans, hinting at color influence on emotion and perception while musing on green creatures and the supposed psychic power of green hues.
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Venus
Freya
Rose
Scariel
Gray and the Elegy Artfully Unpolished Verses Revealed
The fragment reflects Thames Gray preserving a clear work for nine years before gifting it to a later editor. It hints at a polished yet lifelong verse craft, and questions why the piece remains so lightly deemed, linking it to the author’s lifelong exertions and final codex.
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Gray
Thames Gray
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