Water for Egypt's Wastes Grant to Jackson Firm
Government grants a 45 year concession to Sir John Jackson of London for irrigating about 60000 acres in upper Egypt. The scheme involves 2.59 million dollars and aims to provide a perennial water supply with infrastructure by the British firm, seen as boosting regional prosperity.
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Upper
Egypt
John Jackson
London
Jackson Firm
Chile
Singapore
Ferrol
Mesopotamia
Asia Minor
Sparrows Kill Cedar Trees At St. Louis Homestead
An old St. Louis homestead loses several cedar trees believed killed by sparrows. An observer notes the birds mobbing living cedars and stripping bark to build nests, with hundreds of sparrows gradually denuding the trees and causing their death.
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St. Louis
Jefferson City
Night School Teaches Inmates At Nebraska Prison
Night school operates in Nebraska's state prison with 130 inmates in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping and general subjects. Some take University of Nebraska extension courses without credit unless they later enroll as regular students. A board member notes pardons consider work when applying for gardens. Legislature provides 2500 dollars for the program.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Board of Pardons
Feathered Alarm Clock Rouses Sandusky Area
A cock pheasant near Sandusky Ohio acts as an alarm clock each morning. It flies to the window sill of several homes and crows until woken. Once one farmer is up, the bird continues, waking about a dozen people every morning.
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Sandusky
Master Alphonse Commands Omit Limousine in Ride
The dialogue shows a master telling his valet to have the chauffeur leave out the limousine with the valet replying in French accented English. The exchange emphasizes language and etiquette in a transport request.
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Alphonse
Monsieur Desire
Popularity Won't Miss Gabe Smith, Relatives Say
Town chatter centers on Gabe Smith as a well liked figure with relatives voicing praise and neighbors noting his broad popularity.
Not for Hers Or Your Clothes Hang Right
Dialogue snippet shows Nerissa questioned on moral development versus attire. Childish debate contrasts mental growth with practical image expectations. Scene highlights social pressure and gender norms in personal appearance.
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Nerissa
Jaggson Revealed as Family Man in Yarns of Gossip
A fragment shows a conversation praising Jaggson's family background with a remark that nothing speaks against his character. The line underscores social judgment and reputational talk within a community setting.
Island Lighthoskeeper Defies Alimony Warrants
George W Graves chief lighthouse keeper at the Farallones defies a December 1913 alimony order by Judge Morgan demanding 30 a month to Isabel Graves. He cannot be served on the island due to federal landings rules and has avoided notices when ashore. Mrs Graves vows appeal to President Wilson while the keeper insists the court should worry.
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San Francisco
George W. Graves
Graves
Farallones
Morgan
Isabel Graves
Wilson
Superior Court of California
No More Romance Summer Boarder-Oh demands drink source
The farmer sighs the old caken bucket is unganiary and unusable. Individual drinking cups are now provided instead for beverages.
Maids Replacing Valets In Modern Homes
A New York employment agent notes men’s maids increasingly replace valets due to tight money markets. Fashionable hotels show maids changing shirts, pressing trousers, brushing coats, and updating boots. The typical household now travels with a maid who serves both wife and husband, earning generous tips.
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New York
Unanimous and witty exchanges in campus humor
A collage of witty quips from the Yale Record and Smart Set mocks and questions around marriage, social standing, and speed. The lines play on humor about consent, calling someone an idiot, and motorists seeking high speed for a thrill.
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Yale
The Battle Cry and Retreat Shouted at Limburg
A report notes fighting at Limburg and records a retreating chorus likely shouting Cheese it. The fragment reflects wartime chatter and a sudden withdrawal scene tied to Limburg.
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Limburg
Quotable Exchange Reflects Courtship Gaffe
In a brief cue of social comedy, remarks turn on appearance as two speakers tease a man whose gaze draws mixed reactions. One calls him ugly while the other notes his noticing gaze, hinting at flirtation or mistaken attention in a small crowd.
Perpetual Motion Claim At Near Absolute Zero
Prof Whitehead reports at Detroit meeting that a closed lead coil cooled to near absolute zero and heated by external means maintains a continuous current without energy input. Liquid helium enabled the extreme temperature. current persisted four and a half hours after magnetic influence ended, possibly indefinitely if not stopped.
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Whitehead
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Detroit
Mich
Kamerlingh Onnes
Leyden
Germany
Egypt drains Lake Maredih to reclaim Nile delta land
Egypt undertakes drainage and irrigation projects to reclaim about a million acres of cultivable land. The Lake Maredih pump-out near Alexandria represents a major step, with plans for further large-scale drainage. The effort compares modern methods with ancient pharaohs using labor and shadows of the past.
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Egypt
Maredih
Alexandria
Chromic Iron Ore: California Leads U.S. Output
Production of chromic iron ore in the eastern United States has ceased years ago. Imports, mainly from South Africa, supply the market with California as the sole producing state for almost a decade. In 1913 most output came from a single mine near Dunsmuir, Shasta County. Chromite, with heat resistance, serves in refractories, pigments, dyes, tanning, and metallurgical steel alloying, boosting hardness without brittleness.
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United States
South Africa
California
Dunsmuir
Shasta
Probably Right About Living Within Your Salary
A brief exchange quotes a Papa remark on financial limits, with a daughter noting the joke implies dependence on salary to live. The line captures a humorous view of budgeting and personal finance.
Tropical Agriculture College Planned in Ceylon
The proposed College of Tropical Agriculture in Ceylon will occupy 40 acres by the Mahaweli River opposite Peradeniya Royal Botanic Garden at 1600 feet elevation. Main buildings costing 200000 dollars modeled after Cornell, with two student groups: one year for degreed specialists and two or more years for less advanced students.
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College of Tropical Agriculture
Ceylon
Royal Botanic Garden
Peradeniya
Cornell College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Kills Straw Tickler In Tragic Room Conflict
Elmon J. Lissey twenty nine or thirty of North Braddock dies after tickling a friend with a straw at John Quentin's home. Quentin awakens, draws a revolver, and in a struggle the weapon fires, striking Lissey in the heart and killing him instantly. The coroner's report is filed by the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
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Elmon J. Lissey
North Braddock
Lissey
John Quentin
Quentin
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Plowin’ Up Next Week Shakes Quiet Village
In a London Sketch style exchange a tourist finds a village dull yet promises a livelier week ahead. The Oldest Inhabitant hints at upcoming activity and crowd anticipation as the village prepares for a staged show.
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Zur
Ull
Plowin
London
Actress plans lecture tour in domes of domestic arts
The exchange mocks publicity and press attention as a young actress jokes about lecturing on scrubbing and dishwashing in imported Poiret gowns with a heliotrope wig, while noting the press ignores her existence.
No Chance For Him In Courtroom Exchange
A terse exchange features a defiant remark about honesty and convictions. The speaker asserts they have never felt true conviction, claiming past judgments were crooked, implying a skeptical view of the judiciary.
Poets mocked as minor workers in rural quip
A humorous exchange plays on the term minor poets, joking that they should be laborers with a pick and shovel. The banter highlights rural wit and wordplay in a small community setting.
There Is No Effect Without a Cause Said by Sage
A sage states there is no effect without a cause. A fool asks about a woman changing her mind provoking philosophical humor.
Pleasant praise for Gabe Smith as most accommodating fellow
A reader notes Gabe Smith as the most accommodating person he ever met while Steve comments that he acts as if she were a candidate for some office.
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Gabe—Smith
Steve
Are you a man or a mouse demand
Dialogue captures a domestic moment where one partner questions the other’s courage. The exchange centers on a stereotype about bravery and fear of mice, revealing tension and humor in the relationship. The line contrasts perception with self confidence.
Australia’s Growth Driven by Production Value
The annual value of Australian production now exceeds 1 billion dollars, up by more than 250 million in six years as industry expands across the economy.
Did Not Want a Change in Love Triangle
Dialogue reveals Betsy and Jack in a romantic entanglement. Betty voices preference for devotion, while Bess resists change. The exchange hints at a love triangle and emotional tension.
Running Car Racket Questioned by Chauffeur
A sharp exchange notes the car makes a racket only when in operation. The chauffeur confirms the noise occurs solely while the vehicle runs.
World Exposition Hallmarks Impress Visitors at Panama Exposition
Delegations from nations including Argentina Australia Austria Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador France Great Britain Guatemala Honduras Italy Japan Liberia New Zealand Nicaragua Panama Peru Portugal Salvador Siam Spain Sweden Turkey Uruguay and Venezuela toured the grounds. Officials praise the vast towers fountains festival courts and outdoor murals some 100 feet long while Lincoln Peacheyrew’s aeroplane dazzles in the machinery palace as work rushes toward a landmark universal exposition.
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Santrate
Cisco
Lincoln
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Great Britain
Guatemala
Uniti
Lloikimi
Lronduras
Italy
Japan
Liberia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Panama
Dersia
Peru
Portugal
Salvador
Siam
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
America
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Romance
Kriss
Kross
Australia
Bess
Jack
Betty
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co
HH. S. Crocker Co
China
NG Cbi
CHC
Chu
Harvard
Miss Pingatu
Wellesley College
H. 8. Crocker, Co
Sterior
Lscene
San Francisco Harbor
Golden Gate
Char
Panama Canal Region
Panama Canal
Canal Region
Bureau of Publications
Exposition Building
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