Curious rain catchment on Gibraltar rock and sea serpent sighting
An American tourist notes a ten acre galvanized iron catchment on Gibraltar rock to store rainwater. water runs through the rock to western reservoirs. Edward Dodgson and T Davies report seeing a sea serpent near Tintagel Head, about 200 yards away, moving swiftly before vanishing.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Catalan
Edward
Dodgson
Jesus College, Oxford
T. (. Davies
Queen's Colege
Oxford
Tintagel
Wales
Tintagel Head
Man Seeks Trolley Conductor Job With Bold Promise
Senator Frank B Brandegee recalls a tale of a hearty polite man who impressed a car journey manager. After questions the manager asked what he desired and the applicant joked about a car of his own in a week or two.
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Frank B. Brandegee
Gald
Grapes Yield Hidden Gold Ring in Long Beach Find
A peddler, Cal. Churien Schwitzer, weighed grapes when a gold bangle ring around a stem was seen in a cluster. The ring lay mid way with grapes above and below, a curious concealment amid the fruit discovery in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Churien Schwitzer
77 000 000 Acres Can Be Reclaimed
A Washington report by J O Wright, supervising drainage engineer, states that east of the Rockies 77,000,000 acres of swamp and overflow lands can be drained and made fit for agriculture. Reclaimed lands could support about 1,925,000 families and yield over $100 per acre for vegetables in the east and south, with broader benefits for tax base, health, and rural development. The article compares to Holland and England, urging federal or strong state action to reclaim these lands and noting potential values and costs.
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Washigton
United States
J. 0. Wright
Department of Agriculture
Wright
Rocky Mountains
Mr. Wright
Middle West
Commonwealth
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Holland
Rockies
Fingland
England
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Congress
Orbid
Arkansas
Totti
Town
Michigan
Minneeeta
Missouri
Wilaconsin Roneiiq
Food for the Israelites and a revived canal plan
A fragmentary column discusses food for Israelites in the desert, a revived ship canal idea across the Clyde and North, with Edinburg and Glaknow backing variants costing tens of millions. It notes possible benefits to commerce, mentions cost estimates and progress, and ends with a family gossip exchange about farm tallying.
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Billy
Dan
Harrower
Beatlh
Edinburg
Glaknow
Ciliegow
Edinbureh
Morth
Clyde
Rueral Prt
Health and beauty tips for skin hair and spa routines
A collage of home remedies and grooming advice outlines oatmeal baths cucumber concoctions and almond oil blends. It covers facial cleansing with hot and cold water briefly touched on hair drying methods and uses oxalic acid and borax in bleaching and manicuring routines.
Katy and Kitty Offer Sleep Remedy Confusion
A fragmentary note mentions Katy and Kitty offering some mixonna related sleep remedy. The text is unclear about the exact remedy or outcomes. No further identifiable names or places are readable.
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Katy
Kitty
Mixonna
Tall Stories Prantice A Lost Witful Anecdote
Two witty men shared a garbled tale sparked by a bet about a peculiar incident. They discuss a woman described as “turned to wood” and a man who helped restore speech after a long silence in a farcical, muddled dialogue from an old column.
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Koch
Ilnuie
Hetty Green’s frugal fall shopping in Boston
The Boston shopping day of Hetty Green, America's richest woman financier, unfolds as she wanders stores with a companion, inspecting low priced bargains and passing on expensive kimono and rug choices. She buys three modest rugs for $100, dines on a 25 cent lunch, and settles final hotel bills before departing, leaving behind little purchased wealth yet a vivid public portrait.
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Mra
Hetty Green
America
Boston
Adama
Green
Money Marts
New York
Hetty
House
Mrs. Green
Ali
Spring Lane
Bescon Hill
Court House
Mix
Hoboken
Newport
Anna LI. Leary
Sylvia
Mai
The Muck Raker Of The Grocery Store
A Woman's Home Companion piece urges readers to inspect grocery cleanliness and packaging. It condemns hidden germ risks, praises stores with clean aisles, and urges choosing original packaged goods while avoiding unknown brands and vague claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roonevelt
Hughes
Wolk
A Marrying Income
The article argues that a wife should seek a husband with a reliable income and savings or life insurance. It warns that marriage without emergency funds or insurances leads to hardship, citing the need to cover family needs and the coldness of money demands in conjugal life.
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Trees
A distorted excerpt humorously contrasts a bachelor’s thoughts with politics and romance. The fragmentary text hints at regret for past choices and reflections on love, youth, and old husbands, within a montage of unclear phrases.
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New York
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