Emperor Nicholas Guided Russia's First Rail Line Route
Henry D. Pierce recalls building the 1838 St Petersburg to Moscow railway, chosen as a straight line from Moscow to St. Petersburg. He describes spy dangers, tight surveillance on travelers, and passport controls that delayed departure from Moscow requiring American minister intervention.
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Russia
Imperial Palace
Tsarskoe of Selo
Henry D. Pierce
Revit
Benmty
Louis Nev
Versites
Paris
Frederick the Great
Berlin
Tsarskoe Selo
Catherine the Second
Pushkin
Tsarskoe- Selo
St - Petersburg
Judge Pierce
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Nicholas
Catherine
Alexander
Fion
Mr. Pierce
Old-Wife Ducks Win Diving Prize in Merry Tale
A family of ducks called the Old-Wife and variants share quirky names and bright colors. Mr. and Mrs. Old-Wife host a diving contest with a prize of goodies, a staged speech, and a singing sendoff as the party ends with the ducks in good spirits.
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Nick
Nancy
Daddy
Mrs. Old-Wife
Mr. Old- Wife
Old-Wife
Mr. Old-Wife
Mr. Off- Wife
Teacher’s riddle yields a stubborn example of usage
A classroom exchange centers on the word income and a teacher’s insistence on correct usage. The sample sentence features a cat entering through a door as a demonstration of proper sentence construction.
Mushroom root rot danger to fruit trees and how to treat
Hy Leonard R. Tiartill explains mushroom root rot caused by Armillaria Mellea affects apples pears plums cherries citrus olives grapes and brush fruits. Symptoms include retarded growth premature leaf drop and sudden dieback. Control involves clearing roots debris for years before planting grafting bridges grafting and careful pruning and bracing to protect treated trees.
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Hy Leonard R. Tiartill
New York State School of Agriculture
Long Island
Parmingdale
N. Y
Europe
America
California
Orchard spraying advised to protect fruit and trees
The Missouri College of Agriculture urges regular orchard spraying to control scale insects and diseases. Early action is needed, with lime sulfur solutions and arsenate of lead pastes for specific treatments. A spray calendar and further guidance are available on request from the College in Columbia, Missouri.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
The
Columbia
Essentials for Onion Crop
Onion crop guidance notes sowing as early as soil allows. Emphasizes high fertility with rotten stable manure and poultry droppings. Recommend twelve seeds per foot, one foot row spacing for wheel hoe access, and weed-free ground.
Canada War Links Boost North American Immigration and Farm Labor
The piece notes increased U S and Canadian cooperation in wartime, highlighting a surge in Canadian farm labor recruitment and immigrant settlers. It cites W D Scott and Ottawa figures showing a 60 percent rise in U S immigration to Canada in recent months, with expectations of a 100 percent rise in 1917. It mentions settlers arriving via Emerson, North Portal, Coutts, Kingsgate, and Vancouver, and livestock gains in Winnipeg as western immigration progresses.
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Canada
United States
Western
Canadiana
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Scott
Mr. Scott
Emerson
North Poral
Coutts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Winnipeg
A Timely Gift for a Birthday in the Trenches
Belle-Bob notes fierce smoke in the trenches while Beulah-Is considers a birthday gift. A plan emerges to send a smoking jacket to the recipient as a meaningful present amid hardship.
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Bob
Beulah
Green's August Flower touted as top family remedy for 51 years
Advert says Green's August Flower is the most successful family remedy for biliousness and stomach troubles. It claims to cure sick headache nervous indigestion sour stomach and low mood with 25 and 75 cent sizes.
Disjointed Exchange Sparks Opinion on Diet and Father-in-law
A fragmentary dialogue suggests a humorous jab about aging diet and finances. The speaker compliments an older man as “fat and sassy” and then asks what he lives on, to which the reply cites his father-in-law as the answer. The text hints at social chatter rather than a full narrative.
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Hermitage Gallery
Louvre
National Gallery
London
Murillo
Kingdom
Spain
Droshky
Hotel de Peurope
Pierces
Peinister
Pierce
Secret Service of
Kremlin
Ivan Veliko
Kolokol
Tsarskol- Selo
Grancat
Marine Eye Jemedy Co
Chicago
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