Underwater Cable Crosses Raritan Bay Costs and Management
An old article discusses the Raritan Bay underwater cable and the shift from seventy four wire pairs to two through sixteen pairs for calls and testing. It emphasizes overhead and personal management as the key to financial health, warning that high personal expenses can undermine income. It likens business and individual budgeting, urging regulation of one’s personal expenditure to ensure solvency.
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Raritan Bay
Cannot Ba Pioneers The World Is Explored
The text reflects on the end of the old frontier mindset. It argues there is no longer unknown land for migratory adventurers to claim. It suggests sons can become heroes or inventors, but cannot be pioneers, as space is exhausted.
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Abe
Georgette
Altman's
Altman
Force of Habit at the Gas Station Auto Woes
A car owner reports his vehicle stalls at gas steps due to an inclination to turn in every time he reaches a station. The driver notes the fault seems mechanical and recurring, affecting fueling stops and driving routine.
Awkward Moment Sparks Talk of Age Reference
A lady recalls the man who asked her age and began with a preface that it would not be distasteful to hear. The exchange left her angered by his framing rather than the question itself.
Condensation in engines worsens with more cylinders
The article explains crankcase moisture from combustion forms water that leaks past piston rings and contaminates oil. In warmer weather steam may vent, but the crankcase can fill with water when fanned. Remedy is draining oil about every four weeks and filtering it. eight to twelve cylinder engines may shed over a pint of water under certain conditions.
Rough on the Puppies in Domestic Relations Court
A New York domestic relations case recounts a wife describing her dog’s litter and a doctor’s advice on milk feeding. The court questions the relevance as she explains a dog’s fate tied to alcohol and a child’s welfare in a troubled marriage.
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New York
Vefellong
Dees
Alco Boliam
Birds provide quick alarm and profit from feeding
The article notes birds such as ducks and geese can warn of approaching strangers and are profitable since the food they consume is converted into salable products.
Winema a Heroine of Modoc War Led Indian Forces
Winema also known as Toby Riddle and Katteh konn Winema guided a canoe through Link River to save two children and then led an Indian column on horseback to victory against the Vite Miver tribe in the Modoc War era.
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Winema
Toby Riddle
Pitt River
California
Katteh
Konn Winema
Link River
Native Son Roland Seeks Bonds Across a California Tale
A narrative details Roland as a native son who heeds conversations with visiting relatives in California. A stubborn playful puppy reacts poorly to being moved by coaxing, then brightens with hopeful cries. The tale centers on persistence, family ties, and the dog’s limited loyalty to a milk saucer and familiar faces.
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Roland
California
Staal
Smiles Help Senor Tenter Sharpens Odd Phrase
A puzzling OCR fragment shows a broken line about smiles help and a senor tenter cutting edges of a mysterious phrase. Names and places are unreadable, with garbled words suggesting a partially legible local item.
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Mife
Outhrie
Immense Maree Lagoon Earrings Spark Tribal Rivalry
The Maree Lagoon tribes prize enormous earrings as a beauty mark and status symbol. Warriors strive to outdo neighbors by wearing ever larger rings, with frenzied attempts sometimes causing injuries as they try to set records for size.
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Gite
Maree Lagoon
Steuter
Missing Item Frustrates Visitor in Aunt Ethel’s Room
A narrator notes a visitor examining Aunt Ethel’s tidy room and frame on the table. She pauses to ask what she cannot see, revealing an atmosphere of quiet mystery and curiosity.
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Ste
Ethel
Remark on Home Care Advice From Stamford Reader
A Stamford Connecticut reader praises a night time treatment method claiming pain relief. The suggestion involves steaming the affected area with a hot towel for ten minutes rubbing dry and massaging with Weldonol then covering with a heavy woolen cloth and sleeping to make the trouble disappear.
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R. D
Stamford, Conn
Fragmented Literary Musings and Odd Inquiries
A garbled clipping mixes defocused phrases about world movement midlife and a Chicago Examiner quote with stray notes on Spain and a beetle collection. It references melancholy states, preparation for change, and odd scientific snippets about immersion in vinegar and a “Dister-W” term, all tangled without clear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plénetire
Chicago Examiner
Wanamaker Candy and Holiday Gifts Featured at Astor Street Shop
Milady shoppers at John Wanamaker on Astor Street find confections from mint and caramel selections to nut brittles and peanut treats. The feature highlights gift ideas including decorative tins, Japanese baskets, khaki favors, and elegant boudoir gowns from Altman for Christmas entertaining and table decor.
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Hoover
Jon Wanamaker
Astor
Andy
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker’s
Milady
Talis
Cherian Reas
Jack Horners PLC
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Bam
Berger’s
Newark
Men’s Comet
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Bamberger
Wewark
N. J
The
Kingdon Company
Nutley, N. J
U.S.A
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Europe
W. Aaughinbouch
Leslie
Penheim Cllins
Broad and William Streets
Chiles
Priate
Guerte
Christman
Wanamaker
Mall Bose
Cern
Saltman &0
Fifth
Madison Avenues
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