Great Inland Sink Threatens Imperial Valley Irrigation
The article details immense engineering challenges to avert a mass displacement as the Colorado River erodes its course, creating a vast inland sea in the Imperial Valley. It describes river silt, ruined canals, and planned new headworks, with thousands facing home losses without a route change or massive works.
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Agapermilan
Luis
Colorada
Yom
Ariens
Satton
GO Niles
Ita
Delta
Vie
Sten Desert
Iribernativaal
Cuba
Salton
Thousangs
Sert
Lamer
Gilliger
Psat
Fmn
Colorado
Aioe
Cart
The Joy of Age and Dr Osler’s Career View
An obituary style reminiscence on aging, noting Dr. William Osler's move to Oxford and the belief that creative insight can expand later in life. It cites other notable figures like Franklin and Kelvin, arguing growth is possible beyond middle age and urging continued exploration and moderation.
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William Oster
Lste
John Stephian University
Baltimore
Becuse
Jie
Bey
Osler
Jing
Ruland
Oxford University
Shiek
America
Washington
Mm Mar
Verlanin Franklin
William B. Gladstone
Xeon
Edward Everett
Hale
Lord Kelvin
Charles TH. Taswell
New York
Chinese Graveyard Customs Stir Debate Over Funeral Rites
New York Times reports on Chinese burial practices where offerings of foods are laid on graves at Cypress Whits Cutmese Cemetery. The piece notes mixed reactions from respectful attention to derision as observers question whether these rites aid the departed or reflect strange customs.
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Cypress Whits
New York
New York Times
Sunday School Lesson On Good Britain From Juvenile Class
A Sunday school teacher asks the juvenile class what they know of Good Britain. A boy replies with a garbled memory describing a colored man who does housework for Robinson Crusoe.
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Robleson Crusoe
A Good Buggy For Sate.
Leesute Mo Light Lake Bel mont's new buggy jy for anle. He got queried last week, you know.
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Lake Belmont
Anle
Government selects tobacco for officers and men aboard ships
The Navy Department weighs bids for 150000 pounds of cut plug tobacco to supply sailors and officers. Samples are tested chemically and by practical trials at navy yards. final award goes to the best suited grade, not necessarily the lowest bid. Prices range up to 45 cents per pound, with sale at contract price plus a small margin to cover ding costs.
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Navy Department
Ukea
Navy
Hull
How to Tell Countertoits From Real Money
A visitor at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing notes the four rule used to detect counterfeit notes. Each Government printing includes a number and a letter in separate blocks leaving the plate. The rule explains how to verify notes by divisibility of digit groups by four and the resulting letters in the corners.
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Bureau of Koxravinz
Uuele Siu
Fey
Smd
Rest Re calls on Pocahontas Remains Debate at Jamestown
The proposal to bring Pocahontas’s remains to Jamestown sparks indignation in England and America, viewed as a sideshow of the exposition. The account contrasts Pocahontas with Admiral John Paul Jones, noting the former’s cultural significance against the latter’s military role. The London Standard questions whether the myth should be treated as fact and urges a concrete response to ongoing skepticism.
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Pocahontas
Jamestown
Cocahontas
England
America
Olinmoure
Don Paul Jones
Nan
Felon
Thin Coustry
Poecabontas
Titlye Ammerjcan
John Tau Joes
Poeshout
Buxland
London Standard
Pocahontis
Toothache and Bright Health Drive Child Care Trend
A movement links dental health to better child care urging tooth brush drills in schools and regular dentist visits. Doctors tout tonics and medicines to aid digestion and blood purification amid concerns of poisoning from dental decay and its impact on appendix and teeth.
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Tt Ie
President Hall Blasts Land Grabs and Rapid Public Disposals
President Hall of the Great Northern Railway denounces rapid disposition of public lands into private ownership. He cites millions of acres taken since 1888 to benefit speculators and home stead seekers, urging Congress to stop looting the public funds and safeguard settlement and development.
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Hall
Great Northern Railroad
Philadelphia
Hiull
Great Northern Railway
Taudegrabbers Conte
Speuch
Portlamd
ITM
Aml
Oussidle
Trig
Penneylvana
Mike
Whith
President Mill
Hollings
Malo
Oregon
Congress
Willy
Fragmented Modern Kash Scene Echoes Lost Voices
A garbled prose piece cites a crowded scene with odd names like Cutengo and Uineg Teruhh and references a worn social dinner. It paints a blurred picture of noisy crowds, music, a wax figure, and a weary obituary figure, hinting at a troubled, confused performance space.
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Fants
Be Reunited Duckling Plea Sparks Fox Exchange
A distressed mother duck asks for her missing duckling, while a polite fox feigns concern and vows to help as a mischief unfolds. The odd dialogue hints at a fable like confrontation between hunger and help.
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Mariame
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Boston
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Cleveland
Ohio
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