Suez Canal History and Rheims Portraits Revealed by Society
The National Geographic Society presents a history of the Suez Canal showing ancient precursors in Egypt linking Nile to Red Sea and later enlargements. It also offers a pen picture of Rheims describing its quiet interwar life, medieval charm, champagne trade, cathedrals, and fortifications along with its distance from Paris.
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Washington, D. C
Suez Canal
Turkey
Red Sea
Mediterranean
National Geographic Society
Suez
B.C
Seti I
Rameses I
Nile
Timaah
Suez Isthmus
Orient
Necho
Bubastis
Darius Hystaspis
Actium
Cleopatra
Trajan
Amru
Egypt
Cairo
Napoleon
Metternich
Austria-Hungary
Snegz Canal
Panama Canal
Panama Waterway
Rheims
France
Itheims
Charles VII
Joan of Arc
Europe
Paris
Thelms
Plaice
Montagne de Rheims
Notre Dame de Rheims
Water shed plan met with town official pushback
A Connecticut town proposed expanding its water supply by building a watershed over 50 acres. A building contractor backing the plan faced sharp criticism from a fellow resident who argued against giving Zeke Millin the job and warned against overburdening the town.
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Connecticut
Hzeklal Millin
Zeke
The Ways of a Man and Misunderstanding
A reflective piece notes that men value being misunderstood as a spur to explain their future prospects interests and family. It emphasizes earnest talk arises when a man discusses his own time and aims.
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Mwe
Hitmeel
Call for Various Kinds of Wood Noted
The article states that as many as 72 different kinds of wood are used in making umbrella handles canes and whips across the country highlighting a diverse timber industry and craft demand.
Two Towns Taken by English and French
News reports confirm English and French forces captured two towns amid ongoing heavy action along the coast. Allies shell German positions as German offensives continue on multiple fronts including Poland, Cracow, and near Warsaw with substantial reinforcements cited.
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Imateate
Dunkirk
Nieuport
Superstitions and caste myths in India noted in historical column
The piece recalls caste prejudice and a brutal bear attack on a coolie in India, then shifts to Mexico and a culinary ode to puchero by George Augustus Sala. It contrasts hospital neglect with social purity ideas and includes a London Chronicle reference.
Segregate Art Treasures and Nationalize World Treasures
Opinion notes propose setting apart a country to segregate art treasures from around the world. The author accuses American millionaires of aiding European art movement by bringing items here and urges advertising in the Daily Record to pay for the plan.
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Providence
Russians Defend Warsaw After Lodz Breakthrough
Russian forces in western Poland form a line to resist a German push toward Warsaw. Von Hindenburg reinforces and checks Russian progress as Lodz suffers heavy bombardment and Cracow comes under attack as Austrian fortifications face siege.
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London
von Hindenberg
Poland
Plovrkov
Lodz
Nowa Radomsk
Tow
Warsaw
Vistula
Cracow
Petrograd
Dimitrieff
Stockholm
Nori Sveridge
Vinland
Wiehiczka
Galicia
Grant
Nicholas
Breslau
Berlin
Vienna
von Lindenburg
Llow
Lotrkow
Tetrograd
Lask
Brezin
Zglerz
Pabjanice
What Sale of Red Cross Stamps Means in Long Branch
Citizens in Long Branch are urged to consider that selling Red Cross Seals funds local TB fight. The piece notes 1912 New Jersey TB deaths total 4,164, with 3,622 from pulmonary tuberculosis, and promises a local table of cases and deaths in Long Branch over several years.
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Long Branch
Red Cross
New York
San Francisco
New Jersey
Tuberculosis Deaths and Cases in Long Branch 1910–1914
A report shows year end 1911 to 1914 tuberculosis trends in Long Branch with cases rising to 29 by December 1 1914 and deaths totaling 19. Despite higher yearly deaths, overall five year mortality fell from 80 to lower levels while advocates note about 100 living cases locally. Red Cross Seals fundRaises 80 percent for TB fight via Long Branch Visiting Nurse Association which cared for 19 of 29 cases this year.
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Long Branch
Red Cross
National Red Cross Society
State Tuberculosis Society
County Tuberculosis Society
First Baptist Church Aids in Cold. Residents Tell News
Mrs Hugene Bliven returns to Rochester New York after three months with her daughter Mrs Herbert C Williams of Morford Avenue. Richard Griffin a Monmouth Memorial Hospital patient described as critical. Rev Charles F McKoy of I
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First Baptist Church
Hugene Bliven
Rochester
N. Y
Herbert C. Williams
Morford Avenue
Richard Griffin
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Charles F. McKoy
Souvenir Request Turns Sour at Noted Restaurant
A man approached the restaurant manager and admitted taking a silver champagne bucket and a Sevres coffee set as souvenirs before dining. He remarked that after the meal the things were better forgotten than souvenired.
Origin of the Word Postal Traced to Ancient Relays
A fragment notes the origin of postal, tracing it from the Latin positus meaning stationed. It explains relay stations along routes and the evolution into the modern postal system. The wording retains period tone and identifies early terms.
New York's Broadway History Through Street Names
A brief note traces Broadway's origin from Great George street to Bloomingdale road before becoming the Broadway and finally Broad way. The passage illustrates shifts in place naming tied to historical memory in New York. The Missed Opportunity anecdote contrasts careers and marriage choices with humor from two Detroit press items.
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New York
Broadway
Great George Street
Bloomingdale Road
New York Telegram
No Ureee capes at the top, consolation for those left behind
A wry remark suggests that those who never reach the summit should find solace in the absence of elite resources or grand appearances, implying there is nothing valuable awaiting at the peak.
Then He Bought the Ring
An affable widow notes her daughter Maud fancies Mr Oldboy. He flattering questions her, while a little girl’s teasing remark hints at a subtle rebuke. The piece, relayed by the Chicago Tribune, centers on social flirtation and family dynamics.
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Mr. Oldboy
Maud
Fragmentary Latin-tinged note on papal coinage 1807
A garbled OCR fragment references a papal coinage in 1807 and a figure named Pliwe IX, with unclear connections to religious orders and individuals. The text is partially legible but lacks coherent details about events, places, dates, or outcomes.
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Popes
Ieee
Weather Summary for Long Branch and Vicinity
The United States Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with moderate northerly winds. Minimum temperature tonight about 30 degrees. Observations show 8 am readings: barometer 29.76, temperature 34, humidity 98 percent. 8 pm yesterday: barometer 29.65, temperature 39, humidity 92 percent. Precipitation 1.06 inches in 24 hours to 8 am. Wind at 8 am today north 21 mph, highest 24 hours northeast 76 mph. Tide times listed for Wednesday.
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United States Weather Bureau
North Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
N. E
Dickensy Names Found in Odd Locales
Observers note Dickensy names appearing in unlikely places as travelers pass through Burguindy and Macon. In Macon a Rue Dombey bears fifteenth century timber houses with carved fronts, and near the Saone a village named Luz lies seven miles from Macon.
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Burguindy
Macon
Dombey
Saone
Luz
Weight and Turpitude in a Schoolboy Robbery
A humorous tale where a woman asks about turpitude for her son’s orchard theft. Doctor Joan Bon notes it hinges on weight, recalling David Garrick as a heavy boy who robbed many orchards with impunity until a fall from a tree. The physician muses that justice uses scales.
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Joan- Bon
Johnson
David Garrick
Annual stockholders meeting notice for New York and Meonmouth Coe
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the New York and Meonmouth Mark Steamboat Coe will be held at the office of the company foot of Rerkwell Ave Long Bratch N J on Tuesday December 1 19.. for election of Directors A WIC HAYDEN one of the directors is to be chosen.
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New York and Meonmouth
Coe
Rerkwell Ave
Long Bratch
N. J
Topo
Wic Hayden
Details and the art of seeing the small and the vast
A reflective meditation on the importance of details in art and life. It argues that mastery requires choosing which details to ignore and which to emphasize, linking perception of the small to understanding the great.
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Gulliver
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Goldberg’s
Paiges
Locum’s
Piotrkow
Nowa Radomak
Italy
Geona
U. 8
Jason
Austria
Germany
India
Niles
Bin
Wallah
India Gazette
Mexico
George Augustus Sala
London Chronicle
Daily Rec Lord
von Hindenburg
AMERICAN_RED CROSS
Gertie
Mabel
Detroit
Chicago Tribune
G.oldstein
Thrifty
Folke Broadway
Aig
Bargain
Hanson
McCall
Frey's Exclusive Shoe Store
Dre. J. Kahn
Hart Schaffner & Marx
W. H. Woolley & CO
Long Branch, N. J
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