Hidden World Wonder Boro Budur Set for Airplane Access
The article argues airplanes will open access to the hill temple Boro Budur in central Java, once neglected and overgrown by jungle. It details its 14th century Buddhist architecture, vast galleries, 72 lattice dagabas, and 20 000 carved Buddha scenes, asking whether air travel will elevate it to world fame akin to the pyramid.
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Earth
Seattle
Mount McKinley
Alaska
National Park
Java
Boro-Budur
Great Pyramid
Iit
Francis Dickie
Scientific American
Buddha
Osaka
India
Mir Stamford Haffies
Malay Archipelago
Land of Rest
Boro- Budur
Alfred Russell Wallace
Aimilar
Lfe
New Anesthetic Developed
A refined ether modified with gases provides pain free insensibility without losing consciousness. It shortens pauses after administration and opens new fields for operations now done without eliminating pain. Dental, obstetrical, wound dressing, and severe cases illustrate its potential.
Don Quixote and Rabelais as American Slang Echoes
Frank W. Hoyt notes in the New York Evening Post how Motteaux’s 18th century English translate renderings of Don Quixote and Rabelais bristle with vivid American idioms. He highlights phrases like “virgin pullet” and “main chance” to show the timeless, soil-tinged vocabulary in classic works.
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Peter Anthony Motteaux
London
Donna Rodriguez
Sancho
Barataria
Altisidora
Dulcinen
Motteaux
Thomas Urquhart
Rabelais
Frank W. Hoyt
New York Evening Post
Power Shortage Sparks Charge Up Remark
Lara Florence recalls a tale about mamma's electric being without power and the need to charge it. When asked why she did not remove her rubbers to take to her room she replied that she lacked power and had to stop to charge up.
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Lara Florence
Mamma
Woman makes nitroglycerin in Petrolia Ontario factory
In North America Mrs. Claire W. Stokes is described as likely the only woman engaged in nitroglycerin manufacture. Her Petrolia Ontario factory produces large quantities of the explosive used mainly in oil well torpedoing for oil companies.
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North America
Claire W. Stokes
Petrolia
Ontario
Quebec Maps Sugar Teaching in Three Schools
Quebec lists three schools where maple sugar making is taught. The 1919 maple sugar production reached 12,353,667 pounds and 1,470,275 gallons of sirup in the province.
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Quebec
Quote fuels chatter on press freedom and reelection
In a playful exchange, a reader dismisses concerns about congressmen printing material while Farmer Corntessel muses that such freedom could boost a candidate’s reelection odds. The dialogue reflects attitudes toward political messaging and media in campaigns.
For a Rainy Day Savings Talk
A fragmentary excerpt discusses saving for a rainy day with uneasy wording about Cactus Joe and unclear figures. The terse lines hint at financial precaution but lack concrete details or names.
Have You Ever Stopped to Reason Why Ads Sell
A dramatic critique of advertising claims notes many products fail by not delivering promised cures. It cites Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a well known kidney remedy praised by a druggist and swayed by testimonials. The piece mentions sample bottles by parcel post and urges readers to request one.
Digestive Health Ad Promotes Wright’s Vegetable Pills
An old advertisement claims Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills stimulate digestion to function naturally. The copy presents indigestion symptoms as warnings and markets the remedy as a cure.
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Wright
Healing of a Big Ulcer Prompts Buffalo Man’s Cheer
A fragmented 20th century clipping reports Peterson of Buffalo declaring relief from a persistent ulcer. The text mentions money, crothing, and a box that removed an ailment, with references to nine dollars and past years, though the meaning is obscured by garbled OCR.
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Peterson
Buffalo
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