British water linkage project eyed for Pun jab plains
A British proposal in India aims to connect Indus Thelam Chenab Beas Ravi and Sutlej rivers to equalize irrigation flow. Flood diversions would support Punjab’s water needs, securing a steady supply across seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Indus
Thelam
Chenab
Beas
Ravi
Sutlej
Punjab
Philippine Journal of Science
Philippine Islands
Islands
Simon Flexner
Flexner
A. C. Lane
Tie
Lane
United States Army
Trarper’s
Coast Artillery Corps
Porto Rico
Philippines
London Police Earn Praise From Royal Commission
London police received high praise from a royal commission after an inquiry into bribery charges. Few allegations of paid police were proven. most witnesses, including police magistrates, deemed the force incorruptible. Police Magistrate Hogan of New York commended London methods and honesty while noting low pay.
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England
London
Pngland
Hogan
New York
Copa
London Police
Mr. Plowden
Mr Plowden
Cement school building proposed after Callinwood tragedy
A new cement construction for schools is proposed after the Callinwood Ohio disaster that claimed 166 lives. The design features a central citadel from basement to roof with fire doors to surrounding roofs, connected by protected stairways and a heat smoke proof interior. A stand pipe connects to water mains to aid firemen, with wall holes for hose operation.
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Callinwood
Ohio
Collinwood
Striking an Average Smells From a Kitchen Door
Children trespass near a kitchen, sniffing through a crack to sample odors. Mrs. Iarwood confronts Ethel and Tommy in a Saturday entry as they quarrel over who has smelled more, both claiming fairness despite Tommy's cold.
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Ethel
Mrs. Iarwood
Tommy
Rodrick
van Albert
An Army Contract The Boot Black Boy’s Claim
In Edinburgh a dusty soldier boasts of a military contract to a boot black boy. The young seller cheerfully cries for a helper and signals the big Scots Gray, claiming a firm army contract as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Sandy
Man Wants and Woman's Life In Toledo Blade Verse Note
A fragment from the Toledo Blade presents a poet’s line about man wanting little here below and a commentary on a woman’s life with a husband described as hag and a note on bad habits. The piece hints at a mo notonous life and references literary lines.
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Hag
Disagreeable Parts and Humorous City Snippets
A collage of quips and cartoons from early 20th century papers. Dialogues include a tourist at Olympus joking about beauty and the gods, and a feisty exchange about hats and fashion budgeting. A humorous exchange frames a class portrait and a tongue in cheek remark about religion and camp meeting.
Submarine Invention Prompts Cold Storage Quips
A humorous dialogue segments characters Harker Brown and others as they discuss a money waking invention, a submarine boat. Brief exchanges include jokes about canned goods under water and ice storage. The piece weaves in sports and city life banter with punning lines about timing and authority.
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Harker
Brown
Witty Exchange Highlights Restaurant and Household Quips
A collection of humorous snippets from early papers shows diners arguing over service and meals while couples and neighbors volley light barbs. Quick quips touch on dress codes, misunderstandings, and social mores in domestic and public scenes.
Conversation Fragments From a Droll Family Parlor
A string of quips and exchanges among Mrs. Cumup and neighbors reveals light domestic humor. Talks range from music boxes and air change for a sick child to opinions on worth and a joke about a pitcher in a pawnbroker's shop. Characters include Mrs. Cumup, Twealad, Flossie, Clara, Rose, Wickson, Knowling, and Cousin Sue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilywiene
Famous Witness Courtroom Snippet Sparks Intrigue
Dialogue shows Mrs Westend celebrating a maid escaping dismissal after news Mrs Murrayhill died this morning. Judge and others discuss marriage memories and a playful confession about catching a husband flirting. The fragment hints at social dynamics and dramatic humor.
Essentials of the happy homes of today ad
A promotion touts health and happiness methods and world renowned products. It promotes non Ethical remedies like Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. via leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Dentists Propose Circular Brushing for Children
Dentists claim children of dentists rarely have decayed teeth due to a circular brushing motion. The method brushes both front and back surfaces after meals and at bedtime, with the morning brush deemed ineffective as teeth get clogged after breakfast.
Health Brings Happiness Once A Happy Woman Now
Mrs C R Shelton of Covington Tennessee recalls a drastic health decline from kidney disease and rheumatic pains. After using Deans Kidney Pills sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box, she recovered strength and wellness. she credits the remedy for her improvement.
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C. R. Shelton
Pleasant Street
Covington
Tenn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Jumbo Diet
A mother warns her daughter about accepting Tom a fit young man with a big appetite. The daughter jokes she will feed him peanuts and baled hay to curb the elephant like hunger.
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Tom
Mamma
Fair Cooking-School
The Remarkable Part
A dialogue contrasts two men Diggs and Biggs about a man named Diggs notes his quiet restraint. The speaker reflects on Biggs failing to see anything remarkable about the man. A winter cold episode prompts Diggs to praise the man for not offering remedies.
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Baltimore American
Biggs
Diggs
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Olympus
Venus
Kansas City Times
Force of Hobbit
Mr. Tellitt
Mr. Doltt
Atlanta Constitution
Mildred
Arethusa Minerva Tifeks
Egbert
Yonkers Suttesman
Cook
Bris
Tinroid
Timrod
Fox River
Dickson
Dobbins
Wickson
Yonkers Statesman
Philadelphia Press
John
Houston Post
Jigley
Browne
Miss Chellus
Miss Byrd
Rauth
Clara
Rose—Yey
Cousin Sue
Lone Gulch
Roncho Pete
Mr. Westend
Mrs. Westend
Mrs. Murrayhill
Henpeck
Enpeck
Buttinski
Essentials
Dodds
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