Panama Canal Enterprise The Great American Feat
The piece extols the United States effort to build a sea level Panama Canal, detailing the engineering scope, costs, and risks. It covers the Culebra Cut, dam at Gamboa, flood control, health initiatives, and flood measurements, praising American planning, technology, and leadership and contrasting sea level with lock systems.
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United States
Panama
Anthony
Pacific
Shesa Cordilleras
Napoleon
Africa
Miidle
Oss
Cailvend
Purina
Joe Prench
Prenc
Paname
Rio Grande
Colon
Golon
Atlantic
Das Obispo
Couy
Pedro Miguel
Baz Obispo
Culebra
Isthmus
Bohio
Gamboa
Pananis
Bonlo
Ghagres
Chagres
Chepres
Dasia
Garona
Abi
Bes
Dows Ga
Goa
Anio
Tivoli
Rome
Gamboa Athanet
Lider
Coloa
Penuma
Trafic
New York Harbor
Klol Canal
Germany
Bathe
North Seas
Suez Canal
North Sejor Amsterdam Canal
Holland
Manchester Ship Canal
The Inventor's Art Marble-Shooting Apparatus and Vest Pocket Lock
A historical article reviews inventions from an era of labor-saving devices, highlighting a marble-shooting toy with a spring wire mechanism and a pocket door lock. The device uses a thumb trigger to eject the marble and the lock clamps into a door frame to deter entry, illustrating clever homeowner and traveler safety aids of the time.
Japanese Financier Iskabashi Seeks European Aid
A Japanese financier M. Iskabashi, financial agent for Japan, travels to Lomlon and other European centers, consulting with prominent bankers. He is received cordially in America as well, reflecting his broad international engagements.
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M. Iskabashi
Japan
Iais
Lomlon
America
Humorous Skits on Oaths and Weddings From Press Snippets
A collage of witty exchanges and wedding chatter from various papers. Mentioned are jokes about a wedding, a Watermelon character, a Cleveland alter day, and a boy tester for an oath. Notable lines reference Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Press, New Yorker, Washington Star, and Harper's Weekly. The tone is satirical and light.
War chest schemes in Venezuela counterfeiting plot
Washington Star reports a South American revolutionary effort aimed at seizing treasury control. Insurgents in New York produced counterfeit coins to fund the movement, nearly wrecking the home government’s credit before U S secret service caught the culprits.
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Washington Star
South America
Evening Star
New York
United States
Venezuela
Dlatingulahaa
United States Secret Service
Agerma
Why He Did Not Succeed In Sales
A critique from Success Magazine lists failings of a salesman. The subject lacked confidence, preparation, and reading of people. He spoke poorly, failed to convince, chased a bad first impression, sold cheap lines, overextended, and showed heart not in the work.
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Vic
Ico
Pat Wee
Tim
Beart
Ant
Iiku
Seliah Endea
Oriacen Swett
Morden
Suceces Magazbie
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Toro Point
Calon
New Orleans
San Francisco
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Washington
Vie
Eija
Ethel
Mary
Regieale
Detroit
Pudladelphia Press
New Yorker
Serycem
Toughton
Harper's Weekly