Kashmir Reels in Spring Beauty Amid Ancient Lush Waters
The essay recalls Kashmir’s unchanged beauty from Rawat Pindi to Srinagar, noting modern travel quickened but landscape and culture remaining steady. It describes spring arrival, blossoming meadows, Dal Lake scenes, sacred hills, and Mogul terraces, inviting visitors to explore Islamabad, Baramula, and surrounding spots.
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Himalaya
Kashmir
Srinagar
Dal Lake
Islamabad
Baramula
Savings Bank for Employes of Northeastern Railway
The Northeastern Railway Company established a savings bank for employees to promote thrift. Deposits as low as sixpence were accepted with four percent interest on larger accounts. Last year 1,040 new accounts opened and £104,672 deposited, bringing total to 11,003 depositors with £893,762 credited, averaging £814 5s per depositor.
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Savings Bank
Northeastern Railway Company
Tricking the Hens and Fish Hatchery Trick
The article describes a method by which Chinamen trick hens to incubate fish eggs. Eggs are sealed in shells placed under hens, warmed into life, then the shells are discarded into a shallow pool where sun warms the eggs to complete hatching.
Plot Bared in Chicago Smuggling Case of Gardner Goods
Chicago authorities seize art treasures owned by Mrs. John L. Gardner of Boston as part of a vast alleged customs evasion. The case centers on tapestries and rare works consigned to Mrs. Chadbourne and valued far above declared, with possible outside settlements and prior payments totaling around 70 000. Gardner remains silent as officials detail a likely high profile prosecution.
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Chicago
Jack” Gardner
Boston
Treasury Department
Government
Customs
Department
Gardner
Collectors of Customs
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne
Richard T. Crane
Crane Company
Lake Geneva
Sims
Chadbourne
C. E. Webb
Ames
United States
Thomas O'Shaughnessy
O'Shaughnessy
Department of Justice
John L. Gardner
Isabella Stauart Gardner
Fenway
France Debates Motor Cars in Modern Warfare
The French experience in Morocco is cited to defend motorized warfare with 40 horsepower Panhard chassis used to mount quick firing guns. While critics doubt reliability, reports from Capt. Genty and observers note mobility and rapid resupply during maneuvers. German practice and US tests at Pine Plains also show mixed results with autos and motorcycles in military use.
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Morocco
Frante
Avista
Genty
Paris
Legion of Honor
United States Army
F. D. Grant
Pine Plains
Watertown
N. Y
Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
W. T. Johnson
Fifteenth Cavalry
New York
de Ferret
Great Bend
Sterlingville
Johnson
Costly London Mud Affects Daily Life and Trade
A historic note estimates a muddy London day costs about 25 000 dollars. It details that 32 tons of mud are transported by carts, carriages, and horse hooves, with 15 tons brushed from clothing and a similar amount shaken from doormats. The mud boosts shoeblacks earnings while driving demand for new hats dresses and footwear.
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London
Yacht Galilee Returns as Ocean Survey Ends in San Francisco
The yacht Galilee, chartered by the Carnegie Institution and commanded by W. J. Peters, returns to San Francisco as the Pacific magnetic survey ends. A new vessel for magnetism work is planned with designs by Henry J. Gielow. The 66,000 miles of cruises span nearly three years.
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Galilee
San Francisco
Ocean Magnetic Survey
Henry J. Gielow
Naval
Carnegie Institution
Washington
W. J. Peters
Pacific Ocean
Yellowstone Park Established by Act of Congress in 1874
Yellowstone National Park covers 93 312 square miles and was set apart by act of Congress in 1874 to preserve the nation’s most remarkable natural features and phenomena within U S borders.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Congress
United States
Secret idea triggers headlines in Nashville readers
A Nashville American quote collection frames how a secret becomes a news item. The dialogue ponders what constitutes a secret and how ideas are kept on tap until discovered by several people, then published with big headlines.
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Nashville American
Is Peruna Useful for Catarrh
A discussion of Peruna as a catarrh remedy notes two kinds of ingredients a mix of standard catarrh remedies and tonics. It asserts Peruna uses well known herbal constituents with reputations for treating catarrh in nose throat lungs or stomach and that chronic catarrh is common. It claims the medicine lists active constituents for scrutiny.
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Perunia
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Rawat Pindi
Jhelum Valley
Europe
Jhelum
TAE Saeluy
Society
Case
France
de Oves
Dewey, Munger
Los Angeles Express
J. A. Dinwiddie
New Market
Tenn
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Afriga
Libby
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