First Grandmother to Swim the Channel Sparks Debate
London AP reports search for the first grandmother to swim the English Channel, following maid and mother precedents set by Miss Ederle and Mrs Carson. The item also notes Queen Mary shopping publicity and a Scottish estate sale, listing Barvas estate details and buyer John Talpot Clifton.
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London
English
Ederle
Barvas
Island of
Lewis
Scotland
Lord Leverholm
John Talpot Clifton
Iowa
Alluvial diamond diggings stir South African markets
Diamond brokers fear floods of cheap stones as new alluvial fields open. Government and industry worry about price impacts and job shifts while diggers rush to new fields and disillusioned workers return to prior jobs. Also, postal policy debate and Sheffield blade production trends noted.
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South Africa
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens and Invigorates
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promising stronger appetite and restored color. The claim emphasizes its strengthening, invigorating effects and portrays it as suitable for a hungry, active lifestyle.
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GROVE
Washington and Drake the Founders of the American Oil Age
The article traces George Washington’s early awareness of petroleum in 1753 and Edwin Drake’s 1859 discovery, arguing petroleum shaped North American history. It notes Pithole’s boom and fall, early oil trails, and the modern industry’s global reach driven by American investment and innovation. It ends with an English tribute, praising American oil men.
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Government Postal Service
Itusville
George Washington
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Edwin Laurentine Drake
Titusville
Venango County
Washington
Ho Washington
Gov. Dinwiddie
Potomac
Lake Erie
Quebec
Paris
Dinwiddie
Virginia
Oil Creek
Mexico
Central America
Asia Minor
Persia
Caspian
Herodotus
Josephus
Alexander the Great
Noah
America
Pittsburgh
Drake
Scotland
James Young
Oi Creek
Tarentum
Pithole
Philadelphia
Petroleum Group
Ameri
J.D. Henry
Henry
Bose
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Mary
Goldsborough
Harrowgate
Curio
Sheraton
Sheffield Steel
Phillips-Jones
N.Y
van York
Historic
Henry Botsford
Great Meadows
France
Europe
Wellington
Waterloo
Old Pithole
Edwin JL. Drake
Woodlawn Cemetery
Oil City
Allegheny River
Allegheny
Pithole City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Drake Well
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