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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
7
The article describes the explosive demolition of the Gamboa dike enabling light draught ships to pass the Panama Canal. Dredges from Gatun Lake began clearing slides in Culebra Cut and removing dike debris, with heavy vessels soon able to traverse ocean to ocean.
The Gamboa dike vanished under eight tons of dynamite, opening the Panama canal passage. The waters showed a clear path for ships as dredging remained. American engineers completed a decade of work begun after the French failed.
Mies Pearlie Fattershall and a stenographer recount a lively opera night with fashion boasts a pink snake at the boxes and feathers on coiffures. The libretto misleads about duel action while the music wows despite a comic rescue scene.
A discussion between two men over the meaning of lurid. They consult dictionaries and note the shift from pale or ghastly pale to a red glow or glare in lightning or flames, attributed by the Manchester Guardian to press usage.
A Massachusetts farmer bought 40 cents worth of steak in town and received 10 cents change. Returning home he could not locate the meat until a dime in his coat pocket led him to notice he had placed the steak in his purse.
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