Panama canal health drive hailed by Gorgas and allies
In praise of the Sanitation Department led by Col. William C. Gorgas, the article lauds American, Italian and English doctors and soldiers who fought yellow fever and malaria. It describes vector control measures, drainages, fumigation, and hospital systems on the Isthmus, noting the progress from deadly conditions to a healthful zone with Ancon and Colon facilities and Taboga sanitarium.
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Ancon
C. Z
W. C. Gorgas
Panama Canal
Tropic
America
Gorgas
Sonere
Amercane
Panama
Barrela
Colon
Slegomyla
Sanitary Department
Isthmus
United States
Colonia
Department of Sanitation
Porto Hello
Ancon Hill
Anecon
Army
Taboga Island
Taboga
Capal
Causes of poor fruit set in orchard trees explain common issues
The article lists factors behind failing fruit set including self sterility in varieties like Bartlett and Kelderry, pollen incompatibility, pistil freezing, weak trees, rain or snow washing pollen, excessive wood growth, nitrogen overload, disease, and occasional harm from heavy pre pollination spraying.
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Mpntany
Lawrence, Duchess and
Anjou
Dade
Grafting Fruit Trees A Practical Early 20th Century Guide
Green's Fruit Grower outlines timing and technique for grafting apple peach pear plum and cherry. It warns grafting too early or too late harms success, stresses matching cambial contact, storing scion wood, and notes apple and pear graft easier than cherry or plum while grape vines and nut trees are hardest.
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Green
Celons
Lowe House
Water for Slugs and Orchard Sprays Warning
A cryptic note discusses slugs and cherry leaves, urging caution with orchard sprays. It warns that or regulation may affect trees and suggests planning with dry dus and protective covers to deter pests.
Fragmented OCR Notice Detee Away Sodente Cassie
Fragmented text from an OCR page shows names and garbled phrases about material items. It lacks coherent events or dates but preserves several proper nouns that may refer to people or places in a local notice. The readable portion is insufficient for a clear summary of a specific action.
Washingtons City of Many Tall Flagpoles
Report surveys the proliferation of flagpoles atop Washington buildings, private and public, noting four poles on the Capitol and multiple masts on federal structures. average pole cost around 200 dollars and some private firms use inclined poles for decor. The White House pole is iron and tall, with others reaching up to fifty feet or more.
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Ashington
Washington
Washington City
Capitol
Senate
State
War and Navy
Colorado
Ebbitt House
Naval
White House
Subpoena Confusion Brings Wrong Baldwin To Senate
A yellow telegram served in New Haven summoned A L Baldwin to appear before investigators in Washington. The wrong Baldwin, a Cleveland resident, claimed to be visiting Yale and met the committee clerk. He was paid 24.50 for travel and expenses as the mistaken subpoenaed witness departed in good humor.
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Senate
Capitol
A. L. Baldwin
Cleveland
Ohio
Baldwin
Yale University
New Haven
Specife
A. D. Baldwin
A. D Baldwin
Wight
Washington
Old Battleships Indiana and Massachusetts to Be Used as Targets
The Indiana and the Massachusetts, twenty year old battleships built at Cramp’s shipyard and launched in 1899, are to be pounded by modern heavy guns as targets. Once among the world’s most powerful, they now lag in speed and armament, costing over 300000 dollars each, with modern ships far surpassing them.
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Panama
Jamal Cane
He Sone
Othere
Indiana
Massachusetts
Santiago
Masechusetts
Setts
Cramps
Cheampeake Bay
Grant
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Missouri
Alabama
Experts Seek Cruel Breeding To Color Birds Feathers
Article outlines a proposal by specialists to breed birds lacking beauty traits so their plumage can be dyed in bright patterns. It notes rising state laws restricting feather destruction and existing federal prohibitions on trafficking plumage, highlighting industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Salma! Induatry
Joseph
Balcheng
Long-Lived Harris Family Celebrates 418 Years
Five Harris siblings plus relatives held a birthday party in Radnage England. Ages for five living members total 418 years with ages ninety six ninety two eighty eight eighty two and eighty. The family’s longevity contrasts with five other members who died aged ninety three eighty nine eighty eight eighty seven and seventy seven.
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Harris
Radnage
Bucks
England
Credit Due From Pat the Stonebreaker
An Irishman named Pat toiled at a large stone on the rondeide and could not progress quickly. A passing friend took the hammer, easily broke the stone, and quipped that Pat had been softening it for half an hour, earning credit for the assist.
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Pat
The Boy Who Could Not Read Without Glasses
In a short anecdote William, a quick witted boy, is teased by his grandfather who pretends to need his glasses. The boy reads the restaurant menu aloud to prove his own supposed reading difficulty and then offers a clever retort about reading without glasses.
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William
Ilithe
Willian
Appliances for Measuring Time Through History
The article surveys mechanical timekeeping from early clocks with weights to the rise of United States makers. It notes Titans wheel clocks or grandfather clocks in Europe before America, Mil Terry as the first US clockmaker in 1700, and Seth Thomas and Eli Terry as notable figures in the trade. It mentions a 4 000 wooden wheel movement contract and Brase wheel clocks first made in 1897.
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Europe
America
England
Germany
United States
Mil Terry
Ito
Jkot
Seth Thomas
Eli Terry
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Malone New York reader praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women ills. She claims it cured her after suffering pain and described the medicine as the standard remedy made from roots and herbs. The letter emphasizes health and happiness restored and recommends the product to friends.
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Malone
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
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