Gasoline Motors Replace Windmills and Oars on Land and Sea
A travel essay laments replacing traditional windmills with steam and electric mills in Europe and the U S. It notes windmills burned or removed, steel blade mills appearing abroad, and gasoline powered farming and sea vessels transforming landscapes. The piece contrasts picturesque wooden mills with modern machines and foresees a world driven by gasoline power.
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Venice
Europe
Amsterdam
Tolland
Aquidneck
Nantucket Islands
Boston Transcript
Holland
Famous Chimes Ring Again at St Clements in London
The St Clements bells rang on the last day of March during a fine London evening, heard by few amid Strand traffic. Hundreds of invited school children carried oranges or lemons as gifts, forming small processions under policemen guidance. The bells, heard from Strand to Thames, recalled a bell cast in the Armada era.
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St. Clements
London
Strand
Thames
Death Valley Vegetation Described As Scarce and Yellowing
The article notes Death Valley lacks green vegetation with thorny mosquit trees and crease bushes showing yellowish greens while sagebrush appears gray or ash colored. A small desert apple gourds ripen yellow and bitter, and cactus is rare within the valley. Overall plant life is described as terribly scant compared with the Mojave.
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Death Valley
Mojave Desert
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Laxative Use
A vintage ad urges parents to choose California Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. The copy emphasizes a laxative’s fruity taste and insists on the California label on the package for authenticity and safety, directing readers to follow full bottle directions.
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California
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Gray Hair
Advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home hair darkener that conceals gray hair naturally. Describes easy preparation with a sponge or brush and claims hair becomes darker, glossy, and youthful after one or two applications. Presents product as a cosmetic toilet requisite, not a medicine.
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Wyeth
Public livestock and implements sale at Colmar area farm
Public sale of 23 horses 19 cattle and 12 hogs plus farm gear to be held September 7 1920 at 12 noon 214 miles northeast of Colmar. Goods include two wagons hayrake engines feed mills and more with terms cash under ten dollars or bankable notes for six or twelve months. Auctioneers Roll Wear and J D Tabler clerk W F Higgins. Lunch served by Colmar ladies.
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Colmar
J. D. Tabler
W .F. Higgins
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