Bear Mountain Bridge Opens Deep into Hudson Valley
The Bear Mountain Bridge near Peekskill spans the Hudson as a landmark linking Palisades park and New York routes. It features a 1,632 foot suspended span, 38 foot roadway, tolls of 75 cents plus 20 cents for west-bank traffic, and aims to ease motor traffic to the Palisades Interstate Park region.
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John Dickinson Sherman II
Hudson River
Peakskill
N. X
New Bear Mountain
Thans
Hudson
Albany
Tirat
Tesson
United i
Staclés
Manhattan Island
Beer Mountain
Automobil
New York
Deekman Street
Peekskill
Bear Mountain
Middletown Ficuse
Elmira
Orange ‘County
New York City
New Jersey
EB. Harriman
Palisades Inter State Park
Hudson Ts
Albany Post Road
Anthony
Poland Harriman
Bear Mountain- Hudson “River Bridge Company
Tcs
Barriman
Afr
Harriman
Io “Hartiman
Hodqs
San Francisco
Dyckman Street
Ferry
Newburg
Iosa_island
Jones Point
Shord Railroad
Annsville
Palisades Interstate Park
William C. Welsh
New York State
Bear Mountain Bridge
Westchester County
Peekskill Creek
State Camp
State Council of Paths
Kensico Dam
Briarclt
Mohansic Park
Hudson _Valley
West Point
Silent Telephone Aimed at Deaf and Dumb Users
The instrument, designed by William Shaw of Cambridge Massachusetts, enables communication between deaf and mute individuals. A bank of electrodes carries letters or characters to convey speech through electrical signals.
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William To Shaw
Cambridge
Mass
Deaf and Dumb Language Linked to Keyboard Exchange
The text discusses a system where deaf and mute individuals use keyboard-based communication to exchange messages. It notes the convenience of the method for those who cannot hear or speak and implies a connected signaling approach through typing.
Embroidered Hair Portraits Sweep Across Silk Creations
In Canada, a Chinese merchant's wife returns from China with bobbed hair she keeps as a silk embroidered picture of Macao harbor. The ornate piece, woven with delicate threads, reflects a fusion of personal style and cross cultural artistry.
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Jung Bo
Canada
China
Macao Harbor
Sailors Trade Salt Relief At Sea Crossing
In a London Tit-Bits account a steward sacrificed a piece of pork to provide white salt for sailors crossing the Pacific. The narrative notes the crew endured hardship and found relief through improvised provisions during the voyage.
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Pacific
London
The Sky's the Limit Boarder Conversation
A landlady and boarder discuss the view from a window with the landlady suggesting the horizon is visible by simply looking up. The exchange hints at optimism and a shared moment about perspective.
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Alles
Ragpicker Crew In Old Monroe House
Rag and paper sorters from Naples, Palermo, Rome, Milan work among rags in the old Sam Gouverneur mansion at Prince and Lafayette in New York City. They recall James Monroe’s era while the house, a shell of its former grandeur, shows signs of decay. Joseph Gortil has leased the building for his rag shop.
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James Monroe
Gfft
United States
Western Hemisphere
Tony
Naples
Mike
Palermo
Angela
Rome
Joe
Milan
Monroe
Ham‘Miton
Lafayette
Sam Gouverneur
Prince and
Lafayette Streets
New York City
Washington
Italy
Europe
Angélol
Tom Foley
Foley
Gowan
Govna
Angelo
Tobacco Foe Supreme Threatens South Africa Crop
The South Africa tobacco crop is in danger as a wildfire disease spreads through Magalieseberr Plantations. The south mountain range is infested and this year’s crop is unlikely. Nursery beds are rapidly destroyed with plants ripped out within days. remedies from chemists arrive too late. Bordeauxs mixture and other treatments show little success.
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South Africa
Chile approves 20 year subway concession for Santiago
Chilean interior ministry grants a prominent Santiago engineer a 20 year subway concession. Plans and specifications must be submitted within one year. The Alameda de las Neficias section from Plaza Italia to Plaza Argentina, about one and a half miles, costs about 66 million paper pesos roughly 6.8 million dollars and must be completed in five years.
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Ministry of Interior
Santiago
Alameda de Las Neficias
Plaza Italia
Plaza Argentina
Longest suspension footbridge spans Quentun River
Popular Science Month 45 recounts the world’s longest suspension footbridge across the Quentun River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Two feet wide and 994 feet long, it is hung from giant fir trees with wire cables and a 34 foot center pier resting on river-bed racks. Built for farmers who struggled to ford the river during spring freshets.
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Quentun River
Olympic Peninsula
Washington State
Between Seasons Millinery Fashion Favors Tunic Blouse
In a Paris influenced spring fashion, high crown hats dominate the millinery scene while younger women favor towering crowns with trims. Tunic blouses extend the long line with godets and slashed seams, as black close fits and silk combinations lead a practical chic trend.
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Paris
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Chartered Bridge Company
Operne
TRE Brel
Haman
Monroe House
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