How A Submarine Cable Repairs A Signal From The Sea
A 19th century description outlines a submarine cable repair: ships station at ports, locating faults with grapnels and dynamometers, lifting the live line via buoys and bows, splicing damaged sections, testing ends at San Francisco and Honolulu, and restoring communication after securing the recovered cable and returning to port.
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Hach
Haan Service
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Midway Island
Guam
Pacific
The Iris and the Fleur-de-lia of France
The iris was adopted by Louis IX as his house emblem and became the Fleur-de-lia. The iris, or blue flag, is tied to the identity of the Iris of France. The iris plant stores up endowment in its rootstock, enabling savings to restore life in lean times.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Louis IX
Louis
France
Titlvating Titles of King Victor Emmanuel
King Victor Emmanuel boasts the most comprehensive official title of any European monarch. His dignitaries, drawn largely from the old kingdom of Sardinia, claim sovereignty over Sardinia France Spain England Italy Jerusalem Greece Alexandria and Hamburg, with grandiose epithets such as Ruler of the Midway Sea and Master of the Deep.
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Victor Emmanuel
Old Kingdom of
Sardinia
France
Spain
England
Italy
Jerusalem
Greece
Alexandria
Hamburg
Midway Sea
Fall Mall
Diamonds Absorb Radium Rays
A British authority reports that diamonds absorb radium rays and become highly radioactive for years, prompting concerns about handling and safety after exposure tests.
BOWED TO BLOW OF FATE IN Hartlepool Neighbors
A cranky bachelor and a doubtful spinster in Hartlepool, once adversaries sharing adjoining houses, are forced into proximity when a German air raid blows down their partition wall. They are found on opposite floors, unharmed, but face to face amid debris, fate making foes into near comrades in misfortune.
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Hartlepool, Hng
Uncongenial Associates and Sociability 8 Tight
A Boston Advertieng note comments on social dynamics and humorous mismatches between groups and tastes. The writer cautions against forcing unlikely pairings like a lobster with watermalog and ice cream, using playful language to comment on sociability.
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Boston
Hidden Riches Unearthed in London Cottage Burglar Loot
A spinster in Twickenham died accidentally, leaving a cottage filled with wealth. Deeds, stocks, and over ten thousand dollars in banks, plus lavish furnishings and jewelry, were found. A neighboring Chiswick house yielded more treasures, including four Reynolds paintings and vast precious items. A hidden safe revealed thousands, while an Ireland dray hit killed an old woman and uncovered buckets of coins.
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Twickenham
London
Post Office Savings Bank
Chiswick
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Pantechnicana
Aafa
Callymena
Ireland
Modern Merc Worships
A Bufala Express report notes a town controversy over a murder case years old where a local man was declared sane by a jury. The piece suggests a reception committee forms amid questions about justice and public reaction. Authorities and residents weigh the meaning of the verdict and celebration.
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Bufala Express
Drink Denison's Coffee and Health of Curious Youth
A fragmented verse like notice mentions Denison and a curious youth, remarking on health and time. It alludes to a race horse's costly impact on a man's finances and questions how a discovery was made. The text reads as a playful, erratic excerpt with repeated phrases.
Save the Babies Castoria Claim In Infant Care
An article warns that infant mortality remains high in civilized countries and promotes Castoria as a remedy. It attributes deaths to narcotic preparations and claims Castoria safely regulates circulation, eases fever, and is identifiable by Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature.
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H. Fletcher
Miracle bread and fish joke at old parish
A young pastor misquotes a Bible miracle and an elderly parishioner quips he could do it with what was left over from last week. The preacher retorts and asks how, to which Mr. Smith replies with the leftover supply as proof.
Secretaries remark on English hen breaking record
Secretary of Agriculture Houston said at a Washington luncheon that an English hen laid 288 eggs in a year. He smiled and added she must have understood her country s urgent need for shells.
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Houston
Washington
Accurate Clock in Germany Keeps One-Second Error After 18 Years
An astronomical clock in Germany has operated for 18 years with a total error of just one second, showcasing remarkable precision and long term reliability of its timekeeping mechanism. The clock’s makers note the minute deviation highlights engineering excellence and meticulous calibration over nearly two decades.
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Germany
Standing Room Only at Quohan Theater
A late winter Saturday at the Quohan theater in New York drew a packed house. A jittery patron bought standing room for a dollar when seats were gone, then returned to pay again for a better view of the stage.
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Quohan
New York
Elf
Saturday Evening Post
Blind Lawyer Passes Bar Exam In South Dakota
Clu H Flow of Pierre born blind from birth has passed the state supreme court bar exam. He studied Blackstone by reading with help from his sister and memorized it. Flow and a fellow aspirant took the exam together, writing his answers on a typewriter as stenographers read the questions.
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Bind
State Supreme Court
Clu H
Flow
Pierre
D. Flow
South Dakota
Blackstone
Experience Is a Great Teacher Says Some People
A brief aphorism notes that experience can inform many lessons yet some individuals fail to learn from it. The saying implies enduring patterns of behavior despite lived lessons.
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Teating
Diemnens
Mfe
Denison
Miracle
Grocera
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