Revival of ancient Scottish canal schemes sparks cross city plans
Edinburgh and Glasgow business circles push revived proposals to cut the panel at a canal’s narrowest point in Scotland with contrasting budgets of 85 million and 840 million dollars. Earlier ideas to enlarge the Forth and Clyde barge canal and create a rockless tidal route faced cost barriers but could boost commerce in time.
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Scotland
Edinburg
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Forth and Clyde
Changes In Coiffures Through the Years 1870 to 1896
The article traces evolving women’s hair fashions from 1870 to 1896, detailing curls, crimped pompadours, bands, and Grecian knots. It notes key moments like 1875 center parts, 1882 decorative bands and jewels, 1889 waterfall with hair net, and Cleo de Merode’s extreme knot in 1891, then the Marcel wave and modern shell combs shaping today’s look.
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Cleo de Merode
Alee
Shell Comben Jm
New Linen Uses Amid Weather Delays in Linen Sales
In a season of poor linen demand due to inclement Hiepont weather, dealers face a surplus and introduce new products. Pending designs include linen sleepy pillows tinted with flowers, tasseled lamp and candle sconces, and broderie laces, all paired with bright dyed ribbons and soft chiffons for fashionable home décor.
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Hiepont
Milady
Sunflowers as Fever Cure In Early Medical Trials
A colonial era report describes Sunflowers used by practitioners as a fever remedy. The account notes sunflower leaves and petals processed with color matter to treat fevers and mentions a pharmacological claim linking extracts to quick fever relief in a trial involving children aged one month to twenty one years.
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Ehiheot
Getting Alfalfa Started In The Belt Of Great Interest
The alfalfa belt expands as fields improve and seed prices stay high. Experts advise slow starts on new soils, seed three to four pounds with clover and timothy, or alsike for better stand and hay quality. Do not sow too late. wait for spring to avoid winter damage.
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AOG
FE. R. Groyd
Mississippi Etathon
Mississippi
Bonzelet
Wisconsin
Tenant and owner clash over crop rent and land fertility
The article argues tenants and owners push for maximum crop percentage and cash rent, claiming the system drains fertility on highly rented farms. It questions long term land stewardship and suggests widespread losses to land value as owners seek immediate gains.
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Thare
Thain Iit
Farm Facts and Pondering Notes on Corn Pork Costs
A garbled report discusses Nebraska farming economics with notes on corn and soybean yields, pork production costs, and cementing cellars to protect food stores. It mentions price ranges per hundred pounds and potential savings, plus seed stock handling and variety selection amid variable weather and storage issues.
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Nebroaska
Statler
Plaza Hotel Opens in New York City for Millionaire Guests
The Plaza Hotel opens on September 30 with Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt first on the register. The luxury hostelry houses 753 rooms expected to host about 650 residents with extensive staff and lavish public spaces. The design blends homelike apartments with grand Louis XVI interiors, featuring marble foyers, Caen stone columns, Breche marble floors, and ornate curtains. Main dining rooms and lounges are described as garden-like and meticulously appointed for attentive service.
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New York
New Plaza Hotel
Moder Carnivantaries
Blo~tel Men's Association
Press of
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
W.G. Roulker
Alexander H. Revelle
Phiza
Eife
West Fifty-ninth Street
Long-Lost Wife and Child Reunited After Fifteen Years
A Washington tale recalls Charles Lewis who plans to reunite with his wife and daughter living separately in New York after years apart. Old lovers and relatives weave a strained history of migrations, rumors, and a hopeful return to family life in the East.
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Fiormnce
Nick Specialsy
Washington
Twenty-second Street
New York
Charles
Lewis
Byogland
Lewis Faiily
Isi
Lowla
Waorhington
Fel
Bogeland
Atlantic
Lewht Hinwolf
Willeaway
Fay Mogheh Coud
Aidbow
Bt. Stephen's Church
Fife
Lewie
Nerange
Winngtory
An Indian Wadding Aboard A Saulteau Ball
A fragmentary account describes a wedding scene with fashion and ballroom preparations. It mentions Mrs Minkee and the surrounding women dressing for a social event while guests mingle, with hints of music and dancing amid a chaotic, festive atmosphere.
Unclear OCR Fragment Sparks Confusion in Local Script
Fragmentary text shows garbled dialogue and names, with no coherent events or clear subjects. Readable parts hint at a local scene but provide no verifiable facts, making a definitive summary impossible from the available material.
Docks needed to house larger expanding navies
The article argues for more and bigger docks as essential for future naval powers. It notes growing ship sizes, from torpedo craft to dreadnoughts, and calls for extensive dockyard expansion in Britain and its dominions to shelter warships and support new propulsion and armament developments.
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Bittledhive
Ansler
Agahi
Devonport
Sriiteh Empire
United Kingdoms
Hite
Amero Dayy Department
Mike
Hobbe
Roy Ee
God
Imachinery
Uae
Torpeile
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