Monte Carlo and the Monaco Casino Frontier
A vivid portrait of Monaco and Monte Carlo, tracing its transformation from a desert to a famed gambling hub. It notes the casino’s allure, notable winnings, and the royal stake in its operation, alongside rising local tension over governance and the push for reform and independence.
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Wace
Mediterranean
French Riviera
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Wells
Huntley Walker
Colonel Powell
Mexico
M. Blanc
Blanc
Monagasques
Principality
Cannes
Mentone
Riviera
Climate notes and grain yields across Western Canada
A 1913 letter from near Davidson Saskatchewan reports fine weather since New Year with 30-35 bushels of wheat per acre 60 bushels of oats and about 20 bushels of flax. Alberta data show 84.25 hours of bright sun through Feb 22, below 1912. February was generally mild with harsher northern storms elsewhere. Edmonton saw 8-9 hours of bright sun in late February. A Kansas City minister visiting Idaho Indian reservation learns a lesson about miscommunication and a blunt clerk.
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People's Voice
Canada
Davidson
Sask
Alberta
Meteorological Department
Edmonton
Bath reward plan for Harrison Bros. 700 workers
Harrison Bros. & Co. offers every employee 15 cents for each bath in company baths to promote health and comfort. Baths are provided in their dedicated rooms and payments are issued after bathing. The idea was proposed by Dr. Francis D. Patterson, former chief police surgeon, who will oversee the program.
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Rae Srey
Harrison Bros. & Co
Francis D. Patterson
Patterson
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Dispatch
New York Tribune
No Regret for Words and Days Not Wasted
A reflective saying contrasts those who never spoke of significance with those who waste time nursing grudges, asserting no day is long enough to harbor petty grievances.
Berlin Police Censorship Scissors At Cemetery Wreaths
Berlin police confiscated scissors at the cemetery gate during a March 1848-ary demonstration. Visitors offered wreaths in socialist red and anarchist black, and every ribboned sentiment was cut to fit official approval.
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Berlin
Socialista Red
Remarked Ads and Vignettes from a Gilded Age Page
A fragment features a strawberry sale dialogue with a dealer and customer, then references Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a moral quip about charity and spinster timidity, and a jokey line about a mother and her slipper shaping presidential outcomes.
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Dr. Pierce
Texas Land & Development Farms for Sale in Plainview District
The Texas Land and Development Company offers improved irrigated farms in the Plainview district on attractive terms. Ideal for a home where a full crop is possible yearly in a premier climate with rich soil and pure water.
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Texas Land & Development Company
Plainview
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Harold J. Shepstone
Western
Kansas City
Idaho
Harry
Mamma
Hostetter
Texas
W. L. Douglas
Eesyst
W. Douglas
W. L
Biva
L. Douglas
Bijuatentes
Cata
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