Iron Gate Canal ceremony draws kings and dignitaries
In Orsova Servia on Sept 27 the kings of Servia and Roumania arrive for the Iron Gate Canal ceremony welcomed by Emperor Francis Joseph and foreign ministers from Austria Hungary Germany Great Britain Italy France and Russia. The new canal lets sea going ships pass the gates lowering costs and delays for Danube trade.
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Orsova
Servia
Roumania
Francis Joseph
Austria
Goluchowski
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Russia
Upper
Lower Danube
Buda-Pesth
Vienna
Danube canal blast opens passage cutting rock
Enormous amounts of dynamite were used to blast through solid rock to open the canal. Two hundred workers reportedly died during the blasting, and once the obstacle is removed the Danube’s commerce is expected to grow to levels comparable with the Elbe in a few years.
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Danube
Elbe
Whisky in the Tires and a Mountain Moonshining Tale
A Philadelphia Times correspondent recounts a curious tale from Spikeville North Carolina where an illicit still rumor prompts a New York operative Jack Dickson to investigate. He fails to find liquor until meeting a mountain maid on a bicycle, sharing a comical love at first sight misadventure before spending the night at a farmer’s house.
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Express
Sallie Newman
Sallie
Dickson
Washington
Jane
Philadelphia
Spikeville
N. C
Philadelphia Times
Revenue Department
New York
Jack Dickson
Death Gulch and Its Gas Pool in Yellowstone Park
In Yellowstone National Park a locality named Death Gulch was found in July 1888 by W H Weed of the Geographical Survey and the writer. It lies in the park’s NE section along Cache Creek near the Lamar River and is reachable by a five mile ride from Soda Butte. A boiling pool of soda water and drifting sulphur particles mark the area before a gulch descends from the hillside.
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Mammoth Hot Springs
Cooke City
Mont
Cache Creek
Death Gulch Bear Trap Becomes Notorious Landmark
The text describes a deadly gas accumulating in a basin like Death Gulch, drawing bears to their destruction. A bear corpse found during a later visit served as bait, while the area has drawn local visitors since its 1888 discovery, earning a feared reputation as a natural bear trap.
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Death Gulch
Lazy Bachelor's Salvation Declares Ties to Widow
New York World notes Teller Pokelong vows to marry only a widow, while Grimshaw mocks his reluctance to court himself. The exchange highlights a comic bit about a bachelor’s promised nuptials and his chosen partner.
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New York World
Teller—‘Pokelong
Grimshaw
Storage and handling of crops and stock on farms
The article advises soil conditions for potato digging and storage, recommends pitting with straw and soil layers, and suggests manure covers to prevent sprouting. It covers selecting seed potatoes, sun exposure for hardening, and choosing a dry, well arranged hog house. It warns against ventilator drafts and stresses cleanliness and dry floors. It also mentions apple maggot control via poultry and notes on hens houses and ventilation.
Poultry in the Orchard Applied to Apple Culture
A Rhode Island agricultural bulletin compares poultry use to apple culture, noting poultry as an effective companion in orchard management and suggesting practical applications for New York State conditions. The report emphasizes integrating birds with orchard work to improve yields and pest control.
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Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station
New York State
Remarkable Cure Promised by Pink Pills for Pale People
Mary Noren wife of farmer near Valparaiso Indiana recounts dramatic relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She suffered from dyspepsia stomach pain constipation and rheumatic back pain for years after childbirth. Three boxes bought from Rushton druggist brought swift relief and restored appetite strength and color. Pills claim to restore blood and nerves and treat various conditions. Available at dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Mary Noren
Valparaiso
Ind
Williams
John Noren
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
How It Happened. Cleveland Leader Story
In a brief Cleveland Leader piece Shelby suffers a terrible shock yesterday and may not recover. Reporters relay a tale where Shelby hurries to a downtown rendezvous at twenty minutes past noon but finds his wife has waited only twenty seconds, a fatal timing error.
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Shah
England
London Telegraph
Lion
London
Persia
Plato
Herbert Pencer
Poo
Fardusi
Sadi
Hafiz
Omar Khayyam
Iran
Cleveland
Shelby
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
This old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for cases of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to obtain circulars from J Twenty & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
I J.cwenty & Co
Toledo
O. F
Zoc
Chesterfield Wit And A Royal Retort
Lord Chesterfield faced a royal refusal over a high trust post. The king resisted a dangerous precedent and instructed the filling of the office. Chesterfield cooler than the moment asked who should fill the blanks. The king blurted the devil as the name. The Earl retorted with the usual phrase and the king laughed and signed.
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Lord Chesterfield
We Have Secrets worth Thousands to Any Person
An advertisement from Fancher and Co. of Holyoke Massachusetts claims secrets worth thousands of dollars obtainable by any person upon reading three stamps.
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Fancher & CO
Holyoke
Mass
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Danubestron
United States Revenue
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Edna Waymack
Jack Frost
New Hampshire
Chesterfield
Luisville
New rAsuance
Chicago
Mnile
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Louisville
Michigan City
Fren
J. Reep
G. P
Gro
W. Hayner
J. M. McConne Xy
W. B. Mansy
Carl
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