Geophone aids mine rescue and exploration during war
During wartime, engineers test geophone devices to locate miners and detect sounds through earth. Two paired instruments identify sound direction, measure distances to pounding miners or detonations, and may guide tunnel work. Experiments in Pittsburgh area mines show detection through clay and coal coverings up to hundreds of feet, promising safer rescue and exploration capabilities.
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Bureau of Mines
Ordor
Chaly
Varus
Heertion Stess
Bureso
Miler
Pirmeburgh
Sieige
Witterfert
Pearding
Broceton
Maco Man Bias
Aley
Omer
Toby Inn
Beervalie
Taeie
Bote
Apple Picking Season Promises Fresh Autumn Fruit
Autumn brings frosty air and peak apple picking times as families enjoy fresh fruit straight from trees. The piece notes widespread access, with opportunities to gather free or purchase picks, and outlines uses from canning to jellies. It mentions leftovers feeding livestock and highlights seasonal home use.
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Subuidia
Nesting Sparrow Bound To Tower Over Two Decades
An old English sparrow nesting in Tower caves near East Somerville has survived for about twenty years. Banded with a silver wire years ago, he was moved to Wakefield but returned to the tower area. As a brick tower rises, locals hope he finds a home at the new site.
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Tower
Eset
Somerville
Maltimore
Maryland Yards
Met
Perrow
Wakefield
East Somerville
Tora Gewa
Roston Globe
Early Shopping Note From A Dated Mess
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about heading to market and shopping timing. It mentions a teen and goods selection but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to form a solid record. The readable bits suggest planning a trip, but specifics are too damaged to confirm.
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for nasal congestion headache fever and grippe symptoms. It claims a dose taken every two hours up to three stops runny nose sneezing and misery, tastes pleasant and costs a few cents at drug stores.
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Safe Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as the safest laxative for children with phrases urging mothers to look for the California name on the bottle and noting the fruity taste and full dosing directions. It includes a stray joke about offering currant wine to an electrician.
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California
Adv
Cascarets Relief Ad Plagued by Harsh Claims
An early 20th century styled advertisement promises sunlit days and clear thinking. It touts Cascarets as gentle, inexpensive relief for stomach upset, gas and toxins while claiming Calomel and other laxatives cause sickness. The copy urges use with no griping and implies constant effectiveness.
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Bervan
Mices
Geephoness
Shera
Ace
APPLE
Ering Beg Trealrat
Sane
Iran
Pape
Mars
Amertrean Sherthoo
Deenter Mart
Fregkles
Durham
Arkanes Farms
Ste
ST. Louis
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