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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
6
A description of plans to bring canal-borne water to arid lands to enable abundant harvests and cultivate fertile soil. The piece highlights anticipation of increased irrigation, sunshine, and agricultural prospects for settlers.
The article portrays El Paso as a fusion of old adobe heritage and modern enterprise, linking its growth to the Rio Grande irrigation project. It highlights a planned dam and lake forming a vast reservoir, enabling 290000 acres of added farmland, ten thousand new homes, and a city of 100000, centered on El Paso as a transportation hub and valley market.
A historical reflection compares Japan's military success to the harder task of rebuilding commercial integrity. It cites Joseph Walton on Japanese traders and notes a contrast with Chinese merchants, highlighting distrust in contracts and the surprising role of Chinese managers in Japanese firms. The piece suggests postwar Japan must translate wartime perseverance into trustworthy peacetime commerce.
Celebrations mark Belgiums seventy fifth anniversary with a faithful reproduction of a 1452 tilting joust staged by Philip the Good of Burgundy. His son breaks the lances of sixteen opposing knights before Isabella of Portugal.
The Sultan of Turkey awards Senator Bacon the grand cordon of the Chefecat and porcelain gifts for Mrs. Bacon amid speculation on congressional permission. Mrs Wu Ting Fang defies tradition by returning to China with enlarged feet and walking well. Von Waldersee’s insignia funds aid for veterans. his wife influences Berlin Court. Dr Wallason the Czar’s American dentist lives in a grand St. Petersburg palace. Dr Thomas, Vienna’s physician friend to the Emperor, remains discreet. The German Emperor’s American dentist recently died by suicide.
An article recounts English actor Tlerbert Kelcey famed for humor recounting his first job in a New York department store. He describes missteps with customers, a shortcut solution on a sold fabric, and the floorwalker’s reactions, ending with the floorwalker praising his resolve and raising his wages.
The piece notes modern quarry machinery can move stones bigger than ancient Egyptian monoliths yet questions how the ancients managed such feats with crude tools. It highlights the contrast between old methods and present capabilities and hints at unknown ancient techniques.
A smoker spent eight years trying to color a meerschaum pipe only to discover the piece was an imitation. The article explains genuine meerschaum is a magnesia silicate often mixed with clay, and coloring comes from wax oil and nicotine absorbing during use. It notes weight differences, subtle blemishes, and warming with beeswax for color improvement.
The Bartholdi Fountain sits in a public reserve near the Capitol and is part of the National Botanical Garden. Its designer sculptor also created the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States. The fountain first served in the United States at the Philadelphia Exposition before being moved to Washington.
The text argues Australia lags in development despite its population growth to 3,771,715 by 1901, noting it would lack weapons, ships, clothes, machinery, and paper if attacked. It cites the Sydney Bulletin claiming the commonwealth would be powerless without a strong external master and could revert to savagery.
A mother gently restricts young Dorothy from going out in the rain while the child remains oddly cheerful and persistent. The exchange shows a light tone as the girl appeals for permission.
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