Dead Sea buoyancy limits swimming yet offers calm water
The Zion Herald notes you can swim in the Dead Sea if salt water does not enter the eyes and buoyancy is high. It cites the sea as 25 percent solids and heavier than the human body, contrasting with salt contents of Caspian Baltic Black Sea Atlantic Channel Mediterranean Red Sea and Dead Sea.
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Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Palestine
Turkey
Caspian Sea
Baltic
Black Sea
Atlantic
English Channel
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Dend Sea
Ferrying the Train One of New Yorks River Sights
The New York Sun describes the great railroad ferry that moves the Boston to Washington through trains between Mott Haven and Jersey City. Passengers ride the boat with cars visible on deck and enjoy water views of the East River and the lower city. The ferry remains a notable harbor sight for waterside visitors and travelers alike.
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Manhattan
Mott Haven
Jersey City
East
New York Sun
Compulsory Happiness Met With Tea Tax Boycott
In 1889 the Yellow River floods stirred suffering in China. Hangchow imposed a tax on cups of tea sold in ten houses to fund relief. Citizens boycotted tea, tea house proprietors protested, and the prefect withdrew the tax after claiming happiness would follow.
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Yellow River
China
Hangchow
Bostonians
Double Standards and a Fare Evasion Tale
A young woman boasts of evading conductors while a man hides a fare paid for both. He slips the dime back, claiming triumph as she rebukes the deception. The scene illustrates a gender based double standard in pay and perception, as described in a fragmentary New York Sun style piece.
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Differbi
New York Sun
Madeline
el OL Adelin
Ald
Reginald
Sela
Marble Head of Athena Unearthed in Cyrene Excavation
Archaeologists uncover Grecian treasures at Cyrene including a marble head of Athena and a Nike likeness. The finds span seventh century BC to first century AD with dozens of statues and 3000 terra cotta figurines. work paused after a murder, to resume with USS Chester’s arrival in October.
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Cyrene
Africa
United States
Chester
Archaeological Institute of America
Acropolis
Athena
Nike
Samothrace
Herbert A. de Cou
Buerlmfina
Asia Minor
Executor's Notice in Estate of Maria Lutz
David Lutz as executor announces in Clark County Illinois that he will appear at the Clark County Court in Marshall for the November term to adjust claims against the estate and settle debts. Creditors must appear or pay promptly. the notice is dated August 26, 1911, with attorney Wm T Hollenbeck.
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Maria Lutz
Clark
Illinois
Clark County
Court House
Marshall
David Lutz
Wm T Hollenbeck
Taft Described as a Good Fellow by Inter Ocean
The Inter Ocean portrays Taft as an intelligent, capable man with a pleasing personality. It characterizes him as the kind of decent neighbor a good man would want, highlighting his ability to express ideas clearly.
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Daniel
Strour
Drttus
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jesus Christ
Mr. Taft
Exexecutor's Notice in Estate of G W Tobias
Executor Frank Tobias calls for all claimants to present claims at the Clark County courthouse Marshall at the November term on the first Monday in November next. Heirship debts must be paid promptly. attorney Everett Connelly represents the estate. Dated September 6, 1911.
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G W. Tobias
G. W Tobias
Clark
Illinois
Clark County
Marshall
Frank Tobias
Everett Connelly
Notice of Foreclosure Chancery Suit in Illinois Court
Notice is given to non resident defendants Mary Hazel Brown and others that Kansas Building and Loan Association filed a chancery foreclosure bill in Clark County Circuit Court on June 28 1911. The summons returns November 18 and requires appearance at Marshall to answer the complaint.
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Kansas Building & Loan Association
Willis E. Brown
Mary Hazel Brown
Circuit Court
Marshall
Tasee
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S. W. Weir
Arthur M. Hurst
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Paris Commercial University
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