Alaskan Miners Tackle Laundry With Wind Driven Churn
In northern mining camps laundresses are rare as miners wash clothes using a galvanized iron cylinder inside a churn. A large pinwheel powered by the churn turns, forcing water through two parallel wire screens to clean garments. A Swedish dry bath for chlornium bromide paper claims to cut brown-toning time from twenty minutes to thirty seconds at a Stockholm meeting.
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Jaska
Opuier Mechanics
Linkooring
Sweden
Swedish Photographers’ Union
Deepest US Well Near Geary Pa Reaches 7 214 Feet
After five years and over 300000 dollars the Geary well near McDonald Pennsylvania has reached 7214 feet, still short of Romania's 7300 foot record. Drilling continues with USGS backing and ongoing rock salt findings while a 10000 foot wire is used.
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United States
Taumania
McDoneld
United States Geotesical Survey
Farmers Use Phones To Boost Trade In Neighborhood
A Success Magazine article notes rural farmers gain by shared phone calls for market quotes and quick deals. It highlights a Roberts resident who kept in touch with an elevator to monitor barley prices. He ultimately netted $117 on a single sale.
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Roberts
Beriy
Barley
Slang Passing From Speech to Literature Across Ages
A London Globe note discusses how slang emerges from popular speech and migrates into literature. It cites phrases traced to Dickens, Thackeray, Addison, Bunyan, and Shakespeare and reflects on why some terms endure while others fade. It also mentions royal figures King Frederick and Queen Louise in Denmark as popular, with social interactions noted in a public setting.
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Puck
Elsag Prrasas
Goldsanth'a
Thackeray
Addison
John Bunyon
Pigr
Frederick
Louise
Denar
London Globe
Move Big Church on Rollers in Chicago Frontage Widening
The Roman Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi is being moved on rollers from its Twelfth street frontage at Newberry avenue Chicago as part of widening work. The structure weighs 8000 tons excluding a 185 foot tower weighing 1800 tons. Four hundred tons of structure steel and 700 rollers are used in the operation.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Twelfth Street
Newberry Avenue
Chicago
Unground wheat bread touted for higher food value
The Kalians are credited with inventing a method to make bread directly from wheat without grinding. After washing, the grain is soaked in warm water for three days until soft, then kneaded, raised, and baked. This bread is claimed to have higher value and utilizes the husk.
Plank Roadway Tackles Desert Sand on California Route
The Imperial Irrigation District to Yuma region hosts a 50 mile sandy state highway. Portable eight foot wide plank roadway with turnouts every 1000 feet was built to ease auto travel through the desert. Planks are spiked to supporting siringersa to form the temporary path.
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Imperial Irrigation District
Yuma
Ariz
California Highway Commission
Popular Science Monthly
Roman Athletics and Health in Ancient Practice
The passage notes Romans valued daily exercise for health and viewed professional athletes as lazy and beneath slaves. It mentions Commodus joining the gladiatorial arena and cites a quip attributed to Alexander about taking part in chariot racing, reflecting a contrast between public sport and elite status.
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Commodus
Alexander
Came Home After Beach Row Over a Conceded Man
Two young women discuss leaving a summer hike and a conceited man named Dick Pebbles. One defends her choice to return to the city after a misadventure with jealous friends and a drifting boat leading to a family search. The speaker blames others for the incident and vows to move on.
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Dick Tob Mes
Dick Wobbles
What Difference in a Scandinavian Cook Ad Prompts Dialogue
Mrs. Whit e Tand sake admits advertising for a Scandinavian cook while Parilyst Pearl Waddles questions the difference in religion and ability to cook. The judge remarks on the issue of expectations and propriety in employment based on faith.
Clock Stops After 119 Years at St Pauls Church Tower
The clock in the old tower of St Pauls Church in New York struck twelve noon once more, then for the first time in 119 years its wheels ceased to whirr as new works were installed. The timepiece had been ticking since 1898 when war was declared in Spain.
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St Paul’s Church
New York
N. Y
Spain
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