Reykjavik’s Rise as a Modern Capital
The article traces Reykjavik’s transformation from a small harbor town to a metropolitan center by 1900 with a population around 16 340, noting new hotels, bookshops, and shops. It cites Danish and British ties, growth in infrastructure, and plans for reliable hot water and improved services as it embraces modernization.
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Rekyorik
Leeland
Hk Godern World
Bryne
Keykjavik
Eith
Pote
Heykforth
Ue Uni Erent
Karl Bachener
Reyk Priz
Local clergy and cultured couple seek modern comforts in summer market scene
A fragmented New York Times extract notes a good clergyman living modestly at £200 yearly and a genial educated couple whose artistic spirit thrives. It mentions incentives for tour operators and new hostelries as foreland hosts summer visitors at a Natryarket.
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Yetaneron
New York Times
Bank Waives Interest Then Imposes Storage Amid Note Renewal
A local bank, once willing to waive interest on a note, informed a borrower that while interest would not be charged, storage fees would apply. The man, known as brilliant but careless, repeatedly renewed the note as it matured, and the bank’s directors decided to end the interest waiver but levy storage charges instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nnithern
Ile
Sar
Dominion of Canada revenue rises in first half of year
The six months ending September 26 show revenue of 215,092,087 dollars, up from 203,107,918 dollars a year earlier. The increase totals 9,984,169 dollars, reflecting about ten million more in the Dominion’s sevenths.
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Dominion of Canada
British Youths in Canada Urged to Embrace Work and Adapt
A St. Catharines Standard letter from a British harvester in Canada extols hard work and fair treatment by a western farmer. It lists six cardinal rules for success, including leaving the cities, willingness to work, adapting to Canada, and learning Canadian law. Also notes crude petroleum origin theories and Dr J M Macfarlane’s 50 years of study on petroleum deposits and fish origins.
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England
Canada
Wales
Hard
Xclaimp
Britain
Mary Thone
Borger
At Force
St. Catharines
J. M. Macfarlane
University of Pennsylvania
Burglary Leads to Narrow Escape in Parlor
Miss Passe-1 discovered a burglary in the parlor last night as Miss Keen teased about catching the intruder. The exchange shows the quick reaction and humor of the ladies after the attempted break in.
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Miss Keen
Averee Man Justifies Mistake By Referencing Intentions
The averee man defends errors by pointing to good intentions. He argues that his aims were proper, implying that intent excuses fault despite outcomes.
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Averee
Egyptology Expedition Plans Cairo Copy of Ancient Texts
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago will conduct a Cairo expedition in December to copy Egyptian hieroglyphics on coffin surfaces. Led by Professor James Henry Brensted, the project aims to preserve ancient Egyptian religious beliefs as found on inner coffin surfaces.
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Aaa
Tnd Tealeegver
Egypt
University of Chicago
Ion
Cairo
Best
James Henry Brensted
Eerpt
Acording
Breneterdt
Eskimos and Indians Declared One Race by Explorer
Greenland expedition leader Christian Leden returns with ethnographic material for the Peabody Museum in Brooklyn claiming Eskimos and Indians are an identical race. He basis his conclusion on the similarity of music and cultural traits observed during the journey.
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Christian Leden
Greenland
Peabody Museum
Brooklyn
New York
Leden
Language quips and a dairy note in the New York Sun
A brief exchange about English word counts prompts a witticism from Mrs Gabb and Mr Gabb. The page also mentions evaporated milk condensed without added sugar in a casual aside.
London Steamships Sail to Ports Worldwide
A playful line notes steamships operate from London to 274 ports worldwide, underscoring regular sailing connections and broad global reach. The remark pairs social flirtation with travel logistics in a dated, conversational tone.
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London
Brownies and Rabbit Babies Learn a Lesson at Camp
In a Brownie Tale Mrs. White Rabbit scolds the Rabbit Babies for attempting to copy the Good-Deeds during a camp visit. The children apologize, promise better behavior, and join Mr. White Rabbit and Herbert Handy as he repairs a radio device in minutes.
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Risa
Herbert
Mr. White Rabbit
Tubers on show win Derby gold at horticulture exhibition
At the national show the rare Archolate orchid and a centerpiece basket of eight pound Sutton potatoes drew crowds. Sutton's new disease resistant tuber Ben Cruschan won Lord Derby's gold medal for the late vegetables. Exhibits in glass cases impressed visitors who noted the risk of pilferage and the long breeding horizon for new potato varieties.
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Sutton
Ben Cruschan
Lord Derby
Pinnacles Monument Awe Inspires with Spires and Caves
The Pinnacles National Monument in California features spire like rocks visible for miles and rock pinnacles balancing stones. Caves run under each rock group forming a network with domes and subterranean passages. Some say people distort truth, while others never approach enough to harm it.
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California
Pinnacles National Monument
Horses Battle Mechanics Shift In Eastern Canada Trade
Officials report Western horses shipped to Eastern Canada as farmers shift from horses to tractors and motor trucks. Ontario provinces show declines while prairie provinces surge from 680000 to over a million in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. War year surveys indicate limited horse loss. cost drives continued use of equines.
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Prairie
Canada
Ontario
Tiuebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchwan
Vancouver Roof Garden at Canadian Pacific Hotel
The fourteen story roof garden above Vancouver’s busiest streets offers a green refuge with salt air from the Straits of Georgia, panoramic city and harbor views, and lush plantings tended by Tom Dowsell. Tea, moonlight, and electric lights transform it into a fairyland for visitors year round.
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Vancouver
Pacific
Straits of Georgia
Canadian Pacific Hotel
British Columbia
Stanier Park
Famiar
Canadian Pacific
Boston
Tom Dowsell
Hotel
Post War Drama Prompts German Prisoner Grant of Canadian Entry
Trooper Harry Deacon of the Royal Canadian Dragoons sponsors support for Sergeant-Major Willie Blatzemann a Prussian cavalryman who saved many soldiers in a German prison camp. Blatzemann is brought to Canada by funds from former prisoners and Deacon says the man was a friend to British troops. He seeks to earn a living under Canada’s prosperous conditions rather than return to ruin in his homeland.
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Germnan
Willie Blatzemann
Canada
Harry Deacon
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Draquia
Hatzemann
Deacon
Har 1 am if she's speaking the truth
A courtroom exchange has counsel pressing a witness about her veracity. A polite young man clarifies his doubt while insisting he seeks only to establish the reliability of the testimony and avoid implying falsehood.
A Visitor Compares Etna Eruption to Niagara Falls
An American visiting Stella during Etna's eruption quips that America has no volcano like Etna but boasts Niagara Falls. The piece notes Queen Mary’s green diamond gem, remarkable in beauty and never set.
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Stella
Etna
America
Niagara Falls
Queen Mary
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John Stefanesen
Reykjavik
Heyykjavik
Denmark
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Tee
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
New Zealand
Brutsner
Miss P
Ancient
Mitrogly
Arete Explorer
Guage
Aunt Dee
Linstock
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dobbin
Dominion Railway Commission
Tinue
Vancouvers
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