Happy New Year Greeting From Local Insurance Agency
To All Our Patrons and Friends Present Past and Future we wish a HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Over Fifty Years of Service To the Insuring Public of This Community has given This Agency a reputation For fair and inteligent Treatment one of its MOST VALUABLE ASSETS In addition to this we Represent the Combined Assets Of the BEST and LARGEST COMPANIES in the World and our facilities for Writing EVERY KIND OF INSURANCE are unsurpassed In this or any other city.
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M, F
Root and Boyd Insurance Ad
An insurance firm advertises hiring a broad range of employees in a tiny classified note. It lists a telephone contact 295-3 and invites all who wish to apply.
The Continental Highlands Mystery
The text notes three and one half miles from the green asking where the Continental Highlands are. It hints at a location puzzle or geodesic clue tied to a sports or mapping context.
Desire for Annexation Grows in St Pierre and Miquelon
Following disturbances linked to Catholic run schools a sentiment for uniting with the United States grows in St Pierre and Miquelon. A crowd outside the government house waved an American flag and residents petitioned for the colony to join the United States, separating from France.
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St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Dee
United States
Government House
Islands
St. Mlerre
Miquetou
Tsianuls
Million Dollar Auto Show Opens Tonight in New York
More than 1 000 000 worth of automobiles and accessories will be on display at the Grand Central Palace for the annual motor show. The event features 300 exhibits and displays cars priced from 1 to 18 000, highlighting the growth of the auto industry over the past year.
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New York
Deo
Grand Cental Palace
Why the Waist Went into Holes and Fels-Naptha
Anty Drudge warns against boiling and hard rubbing when washing wool, cotton, or linen. She explains fabric weakens in hot water and on scrubbing boards, urging use of Fels-Naptha in cool or lukewarm water to preserve clothes and save fuel and effort.
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Anty Drudge
Thrifty stove from a light box for silent cooking
A historical note describes making a fireless stove from a light box with a lid and a trunk, using hay as insulation and jars as utensils. It explains beating eggs, adding sugar and vanilla, and cooking meats or meals inside the box to prepare supper without an open flame, with guidance on timing and renewal of the hay.
Make a Music Cabinet From an Old Commode
An old commode is repurposed into a music cabinet with sanded parts, a door, scroll wood design, a small mirror opening, jig saw carved legs, and brass hardware. The text blends carpentry steps with aphorisms on behavior and morality from a society column, ending with fragmented musings on beauty and time.
Fire devastates Rome Georgia business district destroying stores
A large fire in Rome Georgia today caused an estimated loss of 150000, destroying principal stores and offices including a wood goods firm and a dental office. Fire crews fought the blaze but power and lines delayed containment. Several firms faced damage and the district suffered heavy disruption as streets were blocked and civilians evacuated.
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Ncipal
Rome
Dest & Co
I. Holloway Wood
Gammon & Myerall
Uh J.J. Young
A. Am
Cocker Ten
Thame Dental Office
Peccer
Hughes Inauguration Parade Marshals Albany Ceremony
Albany braces for Governor Hughes second inauguration with a noon artillery salute before the capitol. Brigadier General James H. Lloyd leads a parade including police, Troop A, the Tenth regiment, and the National Guard. Governor Hughes will take the oath in the assembly chamber and hosts receptions follow with a ball at Oda Fellows’ hall.
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Fred
Capitol
James H. Lloyd
Parad
Plate Police
Atbau
Petal Eral Lloyd
Charles P. Roe
National Guard
Hughes
Samuel
Noenig
Squadron A
Oda Fellows’ Hall
Court denies Count Castellane custody bid for Sagan children
Princess Anna Gould of New York thanked the court as it blocked Count de Castellane from removing her three sons. The judge allowed continued contact with the father and outlined a plan placing the boys in a college near Paris from Oct 19 1909 and permitting visits to the United States on application. The ruling preserves parental access while prioritizing the boys welfare and future schooling near Maris.
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de Sagan
New York
Paris
Helle de
Anna Gould
Count de Castellane
Count Bont
Prince Helle de Saran
United States
de Castellane
Prince de Sagan
White
Maris
Dee
Costly New Year Eve Plans in New York
New York prepares for a royal 1909 celebration with over 1.5 million spent on toasts and drinks. Officials ban rowdyism with prohibitions on ticklers and slap sticks while permitting confetti and tin horns. Large crowds expected around Trinity Church, Brooklyn Bridge, and Broadway between 14th and 59th streets.
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New York
Ber
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Bingham
Trinity Church
Brooklyn Bridge
Fourteenth
Fifty-ninth Street
Death list grows as Italian cities collapse in quake
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena aid rescue in Reggio Messina and other towns after a massive earthquake. Destruction hits Calabria Sicily and Naples with thousands dead and tens of thousands displaced. Officials estimate property loss above 300 million with rescue efforts led by royal and naval teams.
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Reggio
Home
Deo
Italy
Palermo
Catanaaro
Latiea
Vole Canos Stromboli
Bina
Ters
Pewrix
Naples
Matilde Sern
Les Annales
Haly
Eiite
Calabria
Sicily
Messin
Messina
Rugolito
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Ils
Abe
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