Drainage and reclamation push gains in farming lands
The article discusses wholesale drainage as a major national project, citing the Klamath plan with 136000 acres to be reclaimed into over a thousand farms. It compares U S drainage to Holland, notes potential eastern swamp regions, and highlights Senator Don Cameron's defense of the Capitol elm amid irrigation and conservation themes.
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Klamath Project
Geological Survey
Reclamation Service
Steenerson Hill
Don’t Cameron
Elim
Washington
Washington City
Capitol Grounds
National Botanic Garden
White House
the Department of Agri
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Florida
Everglades
New Jersey
Virginia
Ilinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Arkansas
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Iowa
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Pennsylvania
Senate Chamber
Senator Cameron
Congressional Record
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James Donald Cameron
Simon Cameron
Lincoln
Don
Middletown
Senate
Grant
Elija B. Washburn
Hamilton Fish
George S. Boutwell
Wm. A. Richardson
Benjamin H. Bristow
Lot M. Morrill
John A. Rawlins
Wm. W. Belknap
Alphonzo Taft
Adolph B. Borie
George M. Robeson
John A. J. Creswell
James W. Marshall
Marshall Jewell
James N. Tyner
E. Rockwood Hoar
Amos T. Akerman
George H. Willams
Edward Pierrpont
Jacob D. Cox
Columbus Delano
Zachariah Chandler
Hayes
Wheeler
Garfield
Arthur
The Single Woman in 19th Century Spotlight
A brief prose excerpt notes Lord Bacon on natural affection and argues for unmarried women as a rising societal force. It cites Florence Nightingale Susan B Anthony Clara Barton Harriet Martineau Francis Power Cobbe Mary Lyon Jane Addams as examples of influential figures shaping change.
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Lord Bacon
Florence Nichtengale
Susan LB
Anthony
Francis Willard
Clara Barton
Harriet 3Lartineau
Francis Power Cobbe
Mary Lyon
Jane Adams
Capitol at Harrisburg Nears Completion at Cost 4.65 Million
The new capitol building in Harrisburg Pennsylvania is almost finished and has cost about 4.65 million dollars.
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Harrisburg
Death and Mourning Stir Small Town Gossip
In Wighamton the death of Yanks Van Dolsen unsettles residents as Elizabeth Van Dolsen mourns him loudly, while Hetty Arsdale faces spinsterhood and a wedding. Richard Van Dolsen wrestles with pride and a crepe band, and Tom Garrick laughs at the tale in this tale of mourning and social shaming.
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Yanks van Dolsen
Wighamton
Richard van Dolsen
Missouri Mountains
van Delsens
Hetty Arsdale
Miss Arsdale
Arsdale
Yanks van Delsen
Miss Hetty
Hector McGregor
Youks van Dolsen
Mrs. van Dolsen
Tom
Elizabeth
East
van Dolsen
van Delsen
Van
Washington Star
Richard van Delsen
Tom Garrick
Odd Trinkets Bind Luck Across Generations in 1906
A look at feminine luck charms shows actresses wear a jeweled chain with twenty stones including a yellow diamond and garnet, gifts from friends in a stage career. A shorthand teacher cherishes a ten cent piece bracelet turned waist belt, each dime bearing a pupil’s initial, kept close night and day.
Boxer Troubles
A blunt quip frames boxing peril as a blunt blow to the jaw. The saying highlights the risks of stepping into a puncher's ring and the unexpected consequences of interfering in a bout.
King George of Greece Seen as Europe’s Strongest Muscled Monarch
King George of Greece is described as an athlete and the beat muscled monarch in Europe, noted for his physical prowess among contemporary rulers and public figures.
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King George
Greece
Taft Traps Stop for Small Station Tale at White House Dinner
At a White House dinner a Taft story travels how the secretary, aboard the Fast Flyer, used a ruse to halt the train for a friend at Denizen. The conductor agrees to stop for a large party, and Taft disembarks at a deserted platform to surprise the station agent.
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White House
Taft
Washington
Chicago
Mr. Taft
Denizien
Cook Could Use Nickname Too in Hawaiian House
A longtime observer recalls how Hawaiian servants call employers by their first names and the awkward clash with a new cook. The narrator notes the contrast between informal nicknames like Dearie and Sweetheart and the formality of being addressed as Mrs. Ann. The story reaches a humorous peak when the new cook greets the guests with the exact term Sweetheart, Dinner is served, Dearle.
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Islands
John
Ann
Glorious Hair Grown Free by Lorrimer Medical Institute
An advertisement claims a "Greatest Hair Grower on earth" from Lorrimer Medical Institute. It offers free samples and a prepaid trial treatment, promising to restore hair color, thickness, and youthfulness without dye, shipped at no cost unless results justify payment. It invites readers to request pamphlets and testimonials.
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Care
Privat
Lorrimer Medical Institut. Incorporated
North PacaSt
Baltimore
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Mass
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Target
Thirteenth Street
Wisconsin
Gilpaeng Gardens
Adams St
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Wis
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