Nile ruins and dam awe in Egyptian journey
Louxon reports a 1460 mile Nile rail trip from Alexandria to Luxor Karnak and Aswan. He details the Aswan Dam, Philae, Philae ruins, Thebes and Karnak, noting the dam's 1.25 mile span, 15,000 workers and $32 million cost, and recalls ancient builders and monumental temples with vivid, period tone.
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Louxon
Raven
Alexandria
Nile
Luxor
Karnak
Assouan
Ganges
Jordan
Neilos
Ilos
Hambolt
Damietta
Rosetti
Isaiah Fullleh
Luxer
Assiont
United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Griffin
Cairo
J. Cambell White
Calcutta
Assiout
Lower
Khartoum
Great Dam
Government of
Egypt
Periands
Rhode Island
Philae
Augustus
Tiberius
Thebes
Memphis
Heliopolis
Nile Valley
Strabo
Earth
Titanic
Local Notes From Canton Area Snow Signals Early Season
Canton notes report many residents traveling for business in Hemingford and Alliance while Miss Nellie Zimmelman plans to attend Alliance school. Rev. A M Post failed to appear for scheduled services on Sept. 13. Cora Reese continues teaching in Clayton district. Roy Hickey reportedly heads east for his bride. Haying winds down, pine ridge lumber shipments loom. A singing bee at G H Clayton faced an early snowstorm on return.
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John S. Hood
Moravek Bros
A. MH. Post
Canton
Cora Reese
Clayton
C. Bass
Montana
Roy Hickey
G. H. Clayton
New Ledger of Local Drift and Reading Listings
Oti¢ Bass tends rye crop on Runningwater, quality high but quantity light. Levi C Hood appears with a trading van, rumored to have bought buggy gear. Miscellaneous notes borrow from fiction listings including The Mississippi Bubble and The Heroine of the Strait, among other titles and reflections.
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Levi C. Hood
Levi
Roman
Hockhaven
Nathan Hate
Rosin Uses in Construction and Pipe Protection
A historical note describes rosin applications such as heat conduction for protecting water pipes across bridges and as a support material under basement floors. It explains rosin filling holes in planks and its rebound after shocks, comparing it to ice regelation in how it repairs itself.
The Dragon Slayer Tale Stirs London Answers
An English youth, proud of his famous father an omnibus driver, flashes a St George and the dragon badge. A companion quips about an ancestral dragon slayer, prompting surprised questions about a possible triumph and a humorous road mishap.
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Ominibus
Seine
Panion
London
Went Back on the Blue
A dialogue from the New York Press notes Gerald left Yale for Harvard, prompting Geraldine and Gerald to discuss the incident and the blush of crimson.
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Gerald
Geraldine
Yale
Harvard
New York Press
Edmonia-Named Attire At Colonial Reception
The Detroit Free Press quotes Edmonia noting Eudocia questions her impertinence while Edmonia boasts a more elegant frock than any Colonial Dame at a colonial reception.
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Edmonia
Eudocia
Detroit Free Press
Fruitless search sparks humorous exchange in comic dialogue
The column mocks a fruitless search for pineapples on a pine tree and jokes about the meaning. A separate note cites Washington market fish dealers claiming few diners get true Spanish mackerel as restaurants mix cheaper substitutes and even bonitos or striped bass.
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Little Willie
Chicago News
Washington Market
New York Herald
The Hoston Boy in Boston Common
A westerner asks a seven year old boy in Boston Common about a bird nest. The boy replies that he is studying to classify the tree as a botanical product, revealing a humorous clash of slang and intellect.
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Sonny
Boston Common
Ohio State Journal
A Husband's Epigram.
A witty exchange from the New York World questions who owes success to whom. A wife’s influence on a husband’s career is mirrored by a husband’s remark about wives contributing to a wife’s success in life.
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New, York World
Between friends frequent reproof pra the friendship distant
A fragmentary line notes the strain within friendship caused by repeated reproach. The tone implies distance and waning closeness between companions.
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Confuus
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Around the
Karnack
Taj Mathal
Jumma Masjid
Agra
Delhi
India
Temple of
John Moravek
Hemingford
Arthur
Otis Bass
Nellie Zimmerman
Alliance
Pine Ridge
J. W. Broshar
Mia
Broshar
the Dragon Slayer
Pruitless
Ravkt
Singer
U. P. Church
J.T. Evans
Fort
Coal Forest Lumber Co
Joe Thornton
Janey
Alliance National Bank
P.M. Krad
Prestfoot W. al
Comars
V. Press
Was Werd
Sloniberk
Dierks’ Lumber : Coal Co
Acheson # Joder
W. A. Hampton
A. S. Reen
R. M. Hampton
Cashie G. Hamerton
Ass‘t Cashier
First
National
Bank
Alliance, Nesraska
F. J. Brennan & Co
First National Alliance
Nebraska
Pharmacy J. S. Mekiney
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