Safe deposit vaults evolve from ancient to modern security
The pamphlet traces treasure keeping from buried caches to Egyptian, Greek, and Roman chests, then follows the rise of fireproof safes and the first U S safe deposit vaults. It notes the 1872 Boston fire proving vaults protected valuables, and describes modern vault design with double doors, time locks, two-key access, and watchman security.
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Focal Trust Company
Boston
St. Aint
Kingdom of Heaven
Syria
America
Columbia
Quotovita
Colombia
hay_beech
Peru
Egypt
Rameses I
Holfu
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Egion
Moab
Delphi
Athens
Parthenon
B. O. Pericles
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Delos
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Rome
Greece
Trome
Hese
Europe
France
United States
Francis H. Jenks
Broadway
New-York
Henry Lee
Union Gafé
State’street
Baltimore
San Francisco
Saving seeds and lilies in home gardens
Describes selecting and saving plant seeds to develop true varieties over years. Advises sorting by color and size, labeling, drying, and cleaning seeds, plus timing for gathering pods. Includes water garden lilies care, planting iris, and protecting bulbs for spring blooms.
Italians Face Snow and Foes in Alpine Trenches
A Popular Science Monthly account describes Alpine Italian troops enduring two enemies: Austrian troops and the sun’s glare on snow. Soldiers grease faces to block sunburn and wear sunglasses, while in hot fighting they whitewash faces and rifles for camouflage against the white backdrop.
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Alps
Popular Science Monthly
Water Lilies by L. M. Bennington
A garden note on planting water lilies for country estates. Describes simple methods: mossy baskets sunk to pond bottom, or pipes attached to roots in deeper water. Indicates lilies attach quickly and thrive in muddy bottoms and cement tanks with soil layers.
TRY CYCLAMEN AS WINTER HOUSE PLANT
Among winter flowering plants the cyclamen is a bulbous greenhouse plant. It thrives in the average living room temperature and blooms profusely. Its quaint flowers and marked foliage offer a colorful addition to house plant lists.
Best Grass for Dry Areas Brome Grass Grazing Benefits
Brome grass is probably the best cultivated grass to grow in dry areas. When established it will vanish grazing early in the season, earlier than native grasses but not as early as winter rye. It provides grazing in proportion to precipitation, and over the season it should furnish more grazing than native grasses.
Caroline War Action Sparks U S Canada Tension
A historical incident near the Caroline affair recounts the 1836 7 tensions between the United States and Canada. Insurrection leaders fled to the U S seized a Niagara River island and formed a provisional government. Canadians burned the Caroline in U S waters killing several aboard prompting Van Buren to cite neutrality laws and mobilize militia under General Scott. The dispute dragged on but ended without more bloodshed.
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e_borden
United States
Canada
Tower
Toronto
United‘ States
Mackenzie
Niagara River
van Buren
New York Miliia
Winfield Scott
Congress
Stevenson Planned Much Work Before His Death
The article notes Robert Louis Stevenson drafted a list of unfinished works including two novels and tales. Read items include The Indian Mutiny, The Hills ing Bin, The Go Between, St Ives, Weir of Hermiston and other Samoa set projects with dates from 1884 to 1904.
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Stevenson
Robert
One Way Out with Mary and Bella in Baby Doll Dialogue
A child named Mary struggles with English while trying to lay her doll Bella down for sleep. She repeats phrases and is corrected, but confusion remains, highlighting language learning challenges.
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Bella
Mary
Cocoanut Rafts in Manila Market
Manila Philadelphia Record describes a simple picturesque method for transporting coconuts to Manila. Nuts are piled on bamboo rafts built on the Pasig River banks and poled downstream into the city by three or four men.
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Philippine Islands
Manilla
Pasig
Manille
Stradi Yaris Fetches Seven Thousand At Auction
A man paid $7,000 for a Stradi Yaris at a local sale. Farmer Hoskins notes many fancy cattle breeds command high prices, underscoring the wealth of livestock auctions in the region.
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Hoskins
Approval Record Reads Mixed Quotations and Candid Observations
A colleague presents a mixed set of quotations and candid observations. The remarks highlight selective reliability and draw attention to limited usable insights.
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Bostos Trarsdrift
L. M. Bennington
Cattleya Edwards
Padiless
Randall Dodd Auto Co
Tait ‘Lake City
Caroline
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