Reclaiming of arid lands celebrated in New Mexico this week
Special to the Star Carlsbad New Mexico July 3 a three day celebration marks government irrigation beginning in New Mexico Prominent figures from the territory and officials from the interior and reclamation service join the event The Carlsbad project was built after drought threatened homes with flood damage and now includes reinforced dam walls widened canals and a 600 foot diversion dam to supply water for Rio Grande Leasburg and Rio Hondo projects aim to irrigate tens of thousands of acres across NM Texas and Old Mexico
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Carlsbad
N. M
New Mexico
Territorial Treasury
Department of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Washington
Avalon Dam
Pecos
Mesilla
Rio Grande
Leasburg
Las Cruses
Eagle
Texas
Old Mexico
Rio Hondo
Roswell
Henley Regatta Opens With England Seeks Grand Cup
Special to the Star London July 3 The annual Henley regatta opens with no American college eight competing The Bel gian and German crews are the only foreigners The regatta marks England’s first attempt to reclaim the Grand Challenge Cup since last year The piece traces Henley’s 1829 1849 origins and the 1839 inaugural event and early Oxford Cambridge rivalry
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London
England
Henley
Oxford
Cambridge
Blood Bitters Promises Purity and Health Claims
Purporting to purify blood and improve digestion, liver and bowel function, the ad promotes turdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for a range of ills believed caused by impure blood and faulty digestion.
Clever Woman
A London Titbits snippet notes a man remarking Blims is badly married. He cites a conversation where Blims praises his wife for cleverness as she showed him how to fasten braces to his trousers with a hair clip. The piece emphasizes domestic irony and social chatter.
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London
Negroes Break From Berlin Colonial Exhibition
At a Berlin Colonial exhibition a group of eighteen men from German possessions escaped in scant clothing and roamed the streets. Police pursued them all night until the last, intoxicated man, was captured arguing with officers about freedoms.
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Star
Berlin
Doctor Away From Home When Most Needed
Disappointed to find the family physician away, crises like cramps colic and cholera morbus demand prompt treatment. A bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house avoids pain and risk, and may save a life. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Young Mozart’s Earliest Musical Feats Revealed
Four year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played minuets and studied music with his teacher cility. By six he drafted a harpsichord concerto so technically demanding it could not be played. He once missed a court concert and showed the Emperor his missing part by touching his forehead.
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Mozart
Joseph
St. Louis Republic
Native of Tende Wins Count Title for Magic Lantern and Organ
A Tende native traveled across Europe with a barrel organ and magic lantern, amassed coin to buy the Sardinian king’s title of count, and bought a suitable estate. He kept the lantern and organ in his hall, forbidding removal under penalty of forfeiture, a rule still seen years ago in his preserved artifacts.
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Tende
Europe
Sardinia
Hospital of
Cured of Lung Trouble with Dr. King's New Discovery
O. Floyd of Kershaw recounts a ten year battle with coughing and weight loss. After six months on Dr. King's New Discovery his cough vanished and weight returned to 170 pounds. The therapy is sold at Elam Ordway and Houser's and Scarbrough Drug Co. with 50 cent and 1.00 bottles and a trial bottle free.
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O. Floyd
Kershaw
Elam
Ordway and Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
Bearded Papa Hears Child Quiet Upheaval
A London Tit-Bits snippet recalls a quarrelsome scene where a baby’s teething drives the child to pull a father’s beard until it’s shaved. Mrs Nubbons describes the husband as a brute amid a humorous domestic moment.
He Wandered Reggy and Miss Rose in Conversation
Reggy speaks with fervor to Miss Rose about his wandering mind. Miss Rose dismisses his words with a coy yawn and a witty retort reflecting social banter from the Loudon Express.
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Reggy
Miss Rose
Loudon Express
Three Enemies Proverb Reflects on Compromise
A German saying notes a person with three enemies should align with two, implying prudent compromise to reduce conflict. The adage frames strategic harmony as a path through social challenges.
Distinguishing Hanged and Hung in Bible Language
A London writer notes the Bible uses hanged in all senses and points out shifts in English usage. He cites Truman and biblical passages to show the historical consistency of hanged and observes the odd absence of the exclamation I'll be hung.
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London
Truman
Best Medicine in the World for Colic and Diarrhoea
Mr L Carter of Skirum Alabama proclaims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best in the world. He credits the remedy with ending his bouts of illness and reports a recent severe attack alleviated by a half bottle of the 25 cent size, sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
L. Carter
Skirum
Ala
J. L. Wikle
The Manchester Martyrs and the 1867 rescue
McClure's depicts the 1867 Manchester rescue bid for Fenian prisoners. A police sergeant was killed, three rescuers were executed, and the event widened rifts between Fenians Nationalists and the church. The piece reflects on English power and Irish grief as Dublin-like crowds mourned in quiet streets.
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Manchester
England
Dublin
Nameless Modbury butcher shop with 120 year superstition
In Modbury Devon a butcher shop has no name after 120 years of business. The original owner left the premises nameless, and the tradition has passed to his son who fears naming the shop could break the run of good fortune. The odd practice reflects local superstition in the west country.
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Devonshire
Modbury
London Standard
Who Ties Knots and Why The Knot Tales
The New York Press notes common knot mistakes such as granny knots vs square knots. It urges learning from surgeons and nurses who deftly tie ligatures and bandages using multiple named knots, including the surgeon's and reef knots.
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Hensen
Taft
New York Press
Wise Counsel From the South Promotes Electric Bitters
Beck Tennessee resident J R Blankenship touts Electric Bitters as a cure for lame buck and kidney trouble. He claims the first bottle brought relief and several more bottles led to a complete cure, recommending the remedy. Sold with guarantee at Elam Ordway and Houser's and Scarbrough Drug Co.'s stores for 50 cents.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Elam
Ordway and Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
Noah Under Suspicion Editorial From Ararat Journal
An excavated copy of the Ararat Journal from three days before a flood quotes an editorial denouncing Noah. It accuses him of radical, unfounded attacks on the sun trust and its directors and questions his motives as potentially tied to stock interests before a market collapse.
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Ararat Journal
Noah
Sin Trust
Puck
Cohen and Kircus Wallpaper Ad at 921 Noble St
The ad promotes wall coverings with 80 price concessions to repaper a whole house. It highlights flowered patterns for bedrooms stripes plain colors for parlor hall or dining room and lists Cohen and Kircus at 921 Noble Street with phone number 550.
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Cohen & Kirocus
Noble St
Anniston Steam Laundry Promises Flawless Laundering Service
The Anniston Steam Laundry guarantees pristine results with no frayed edges or torn buttonholes. Each item, from ladies' shirt waists to men's linens, is laundered to meet the standards of the most fastidious customers.
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Anniston
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