Kitchener's rail line from Cairo to Khartum hailed
Dr William Erving lauds Kitchener's Nile and Sudan railway as a landmark achievement in the Sudan. He details repurposed rails and scrap salvage from Ismail Pasha's line, the Halfa to Abu Lamed stretch, and wells sunk to supply water, enabling a 700 mile direct route that transformed Sudan’s connectivity.
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Cairo
Khartum
Nile
Sudan
William Gage Erving
Kitchener
Ismail Pasha
Atbara
Wady Halfa
Halfa
Abu Lamed
Europe
Remarkable 15th Century Rug From Marquand Collection
A reproduction in Oriental Rugs depicts a rug woven in the late fifteenth century owned by Henry J. Marquand. It features silver thread inscriptions and borders, over 500 knots per square inch, and is linked to princely and sultanate gifts from Constantinople. The piece parallels the Rostowsky carpet shown in Vienna in 1889, suggesting same looms and period.
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Charles Scribner's Sons
Henry J. Marquand
Persia
Turkey
Mr. Marquand
Abdul Aziz
Alexis Lobanov Rostowsky
Vienna
Parisian Free Theater Shows For the Poor Funded Events
Some Paris theaters stage free performances three or four times yearly for the poor. The events draw crowds who arrive hours before opening, hoping to secure seating at the house's gratuitous showings.
Literature as Business Profits of Paul Ford
The late Paul Leicester Ford left about 215000 from his writing as a modern popular novelist. Royalties from Wanted a Chaperon are projected at 12000, Janice Meredith at 1000, and The Hon. Peter Stirling at 1500, with little expected from semi historical works. The estate shows literature becoming a business as taste shifts away from enduring art to timely popularity.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Bio
Paul Lewester Ford
Ford
Brooklyn Hagle
Peter Stirling
Mr. Ford
Janice Meredith
Pater Stirling
Franklin
George Washington
Casital Library
Curious Old Boat Named Three Sisters Arrives in Whitehaven
A remarkably aged vessel from Strangford Lough called the Three Sisters arrived at Whitehaven reported by the London Graphic. It allegedly sailed between Porta ferry and Whitehaven a century ago and may have served at the siege of London Derry carrying provisions up Loch Foyle. The boat is said to have a historic privilege allowing entry to Liverpool port without quay dues.
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Whitehaven
Strangford Lough
Sys
London Graphic
Portaferry
Londonderry
Loch Foyle
Liverpool
Pecans Grafted on Hickory Sprouts in Chester County
In Chester county D C grafts pecans on hickory sprouts. Growth rate reaches five feet per year versus slow seedling growth. Grafted trees may fruit in four years, seedlings take longer. Seedlings prone to hov er attacks, while hickory stock may resist. Alabama abundant hickory sprouts. potential new income source. Two old Virginia pecan trees valued at $1000 each for their annual income.
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Chester County
D. C
Alabama
Virginia
Charleston News and Courier
Unlawful Inheritance by French Doctor from Dictated Patient
A historical note states that in France a doctor may not inherit property from a patient who dictated a will to him. The rule underscores strict professional ethics and inheritance limits for medical professionals in that era.
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France
Egyptian Cigarettes Export Surpasses 180 Tons
Egypt shipped over 180 tons of cigarettes abroad in the previous year, signaling a sizable trade flow. The export volume reflects growing demand for Egyptian tobacco products in international markets and may influence domestic production strategies.
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Egypt
Homeseekers' excursion tickets to the West offered by Burlington routes
The prospectus invites homeseekers investors and renters to visit the western territories traveled by Burlington Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads from the Mississippi to the North Pacific Coast. It details first and third Tuesday departures with special round trip pricing, through tourist sleepers to California, Denver, Salt Lake City and beyond. Contact L. W. Wakeley or C. E. Michel for schedules and free publications.
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West
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Mississippi River
North Pacific Coast
California
Denver
Scenic Colorado
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
S. Joseph
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwest
Pacific Coast Region
Frisco Adds Elegant Trains Across Oklahoma and Texas
The Frisco announces a new route expansion from its Ozarks line to Sapulpa and Denison Sherman Fort Worth Dallas, featuring new equipment with Palace Day Coaches Reclining Chair Cars Pullman drawing rooms cape observation cars and in-flight dining by Fred Harvey. The service includes electric train propulsion electric fans summer comfort and a forward dining room plus an observation saloon with writing desks and libraries. Improvements via Fort Smith Paris to Texas and the Southwest are also noted.
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Ozarks
Indian Territory
Sapula
Red River
Denison
Sherman
Fort Worth
Pointe South
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Dallas
Frisco
Fred. Harvey
Jeet
Tte
Allen Jong
Fort Smith
Paris
Texas
Southwest
Insurance notice for farm property in Lexington
An insurance agent advertises farm property coverage for any town in the county. They will personally inspect premises and name rates upon application. Write or call on him at the Lexington office.
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Lexington
Real estate for sale in Lexington farms and rentals
Real estate for sale in Lexington offers farms and houses to rent. If you have any property to sell place it in his hands no cost or no sale. Office in Lexington.
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Lexington
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Wellington
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F. Lee Wallace
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Lexington, MO
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Aultville, Mo
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Lexington, Missouri
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