Great Lakes Linked to Atlantic by New York Barge Canal
The Inland Waterway linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic was completed after 13 years of construction at a cost near 150 million dollars. It comprises the Erie Oswego Champlain and Cayuga Seneca channels with 36 locks and 232 bridges. The system uses movable dams and slack water navigation to maintain proper depths and enables ten million tons of freight annually, easing rail congestion and boosting wartime transport.
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Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Troy
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Syracuse
Lake Ontario
Champlain
Hudson
Lake Champlain
Finger- Lakes
Hudson River
New York City
Albany
Little Falls
Mohawk River
Waterford
Government Lock
Troy Dam
Panama Canal
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United States
New York Barge Canal
Denver
Cattle In Forests For War Needs Increase Stock Grazed
National forests will host more grazing to meet U S war needs with about 9 000 000 sheep 2 800 000 cattle and 41 000 swine under permit this year up from last year. Officials note a decade of conservative range management has boosted productiveness and supports beef mutton wool and hides supplies.
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United States
Forest Service
National Forest
Government Offers 10000 Prize for Dehydration Process
The British government has announced a prize of ten thousand dollars to spur the development of a dehydration process. Researchers are invited to submit feasible methods and the best approach will receive the award.
Lemon Juice Freckle Tan Lotion Ad
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint of lotion. Massage daily to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan and achieve clear soft white skin at very low cost. Ad claims harmless products sold by grocers drug stores and toilet counters.
Our Darners in Use and Cutworm Exchange
A quirky exchange in the Boston Torch transcript features a caller declaring Our Darners in Use and joking about cutworms. The dialogue playfully critiques pest control and domestic industry language.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Parks Confesses Love Turned Distracting Voice
The article notes Parks was first drawn by his wife's voice and now admits the voice distracts him. The exchange centers on their relationship and the emotional shift from attraction to distraction.
Pershing Paid for Pig in French Newspaper Anecdote
French papers recount a story linking General Pershing to a pig incident in a village. An American car killed an old peasant’s pig and weeks later a letter enclosed a 100 franc check from Pershing, reducing the woman’s heartbreak as Red Cross Bag Blue is praised by grocers.
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General Pershing
Lyons
Pigeons Urged to Avoid Shooting Under Government Oversight
Officials warn that carrier pigeons flying from government supervised lofts are vital to the American army. Destruction of pigeons could seriously harm military communications. the public is urged to refrain from shooting them and to discourage hunters and children from doing so.
Man Secures Political Job Then Becomes Nurse
A man, after hustling into a political post, shifts to nursing duties, illustrating how tasks seen as hard can be surprisingly easy when career paths change.
Judging a Horse’s Temperament by Color Rules
An old cavalry officer argues that horse color reveals character. Bright chestnuts and light bays are high spirited but nervous. Dark chestnuts and glossy blacks are hardy and good tempered. Rich bays are spirited yet teachable. Dark and iron grays are sound. light grays are not. Roans are hardy and even tempered, easiest to train. Rusty blacks show pig headedness. White stockings offer clues. one white leg signals bad, two legs uncertain, three legs absolutely safe, four legs trustworthy only briefly.
Living Dead Man Praises Ghost Library in Atlantic Quote
Agnes Repplier cites a Living Dead Man whose publishers reveal his identity and praise a vast ghostly library with millions of books and records. The piece questions why disembodied spirits should enter our literary world when living authors compete for attention.
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Agnes Repplier
The
Atlantic
Selling Money a Business In China
World Outlook notes money dealing is a thriving industry in China. Money exchange shops operate in many cities, often in small holes in walls with skull capped proprietors behind brass rails. Bargaining is sharp and system varies by city as coins and dialects differ.
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China
World Outlook
Admiralty Fuel Oil Competition Seeks Efficient Process
A prize is offered for a process to produce coal tar with mineral petroleum oils suitable as fuel oil for admiralty use. The method must be ready for economical application and minimize absorption of material and labor by the competitor.
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Admiralty
Five Fishermen Share $500 Seining Haul at Orr's Island
A boat with five fishermen out of Orrs Island Maine reportedly brought in $500 for a day's seining for herring and the crew shared the proceeds evenly with each man receiving $100.
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Orr's Island
Killing Burdocks at Ground Level with Oil Application
An experienced gardener recommends removing burdocks by cutting them off near the ground just before seeding and applying kerosene to the root. He uses a common machine oil can to apply the oil.
Friendship Means More and Yet Less Than Any Word
The quotation reflects on friendship as a powerful yet elusive concept and suggests that seeking free gains yields only marginal learning or experience. The text poses a philosophical view on value, effort, and personal growth.
Humorous interchange over cigars by two porters
A porter vows to be buried with cigars, asking for any box he can get. His companion queries the choice, joking that a 27-cent near Havana would suit. They quip that Havana might feel cold after death, referencing Greenland’s winds.
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Havana
Greenland
All Figured Out
A boy named Jack imitates a soldier in a uniform and drills with an air rifle. He tells his returning uncle that next year he will be old enough for kindergarten and the year after that he plans to go to war.
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Jack
Berlin Signal Victory Gains High Regard
In Berlin the capture of one American with the loss of only twenty comrades is celebrated as a signal victory. The speaker suggests that no kind of success arrives without effort or foresight.
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Berlin
Colorado
Acer Colorado
Inc
the Colorado Momstead Co
Cuslis Street
Denver
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