Mare Island Navy Dry Dock Nears Completion
The $1,450,000 Mare Island dry dock under construction at Vallejo California will be completed in January. Constructing engineer Francis B. Smith reports foundation work using 12,260 Oregon fir piles driven 40 feet under water into mud. He notes years of effort and challenges in building a large concrete dock and speaks on Pacific fortification.
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Coffee Ad Dismisses Origin in Roaster’s Branding
A fragmented note suggests a coffee roaster insists on branding with the roaster’s name rather than the country of origin. The text hints at monetary considerations and billing terms, but details are unclear.
Quote on war bravado attributed to American remark
A provocative wartime remark claims one American could defeat three Japanese in battle. The comment reflects hostile attitudes and rhetoric circulating in the era, underscoring the brutal tone of propaganda or personal bravado of the time.
Uncle Sam to Estimate Nation Resources This Year
Washington reports the national conservation commission under President Roosevelt is compiling an inventory of U S resources. By fall sufficient material will exist to start the study with a full commission meeting planned for December 1 and a joint session with state governors a week later.
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Uncle Al Sparks Reflects on Politician’s Career Smashup
A reflective quote from Uncle Al Len Sparks laments that many politicians ruin their careers by speaking without restraint, comparing speech to a coaster brake that should slow one’s public stance. The remark captures cautious restraint in political discourse.
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War Bonds May Become an Immediate Campaign Issue
Washington July 30 A new issue may arise in the coming presidential campaign due to Secretary Cortelyou's alleged decision to postpone redemption of the Three Percent Spanish War bonds. About 65 million bonds remain, with 2 percent bonds costing less annual interest if refunded. Democrats, led by Bryan, will likely attack the delay as a misuse of cash reserves to benefit national banks.
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Dr King s New Discovery Promises Health Restore
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Center Pa praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy that cures long standing lung trouble where others fail. It is sold at Tallman Co drug store for 60c and 1 00 with a trial bottle offered free.
College Prosperous Milton Fetes Attendees Amid Growth
Rev H Sangle financial agent of Columbia college at Milton has gone to Spokane and the Palouse country to solicit support for the school. He reports prospects for a large attendance next year, better than any year since the college opened eight years ago. The campus lawn fete last evening was well attended and enjoyed by all.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsement From North Carolina
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve in the world, claiming it cured a felon on his thumb and heals every sore burn or wound. Sold for 6 1/2 cents at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
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Nurse Off Duty Leaves Baby With Mother
A Bohe mian Magazine line notes Nodd must rush home to care for the baby while Todd asks the whereabouts of the nurse. Nodd replies she is off today and left the child in his mother's charge.
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Bohemian Magazine
Perhaps Senators Speak On This Question In Somerville Journal
A dialogue in the Somerville Journal captures Senators A and X debating a question. Senator A asks about constituent views. Senator X replies that most constituents share his view, reflecting local sentiment.
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Somerville Journal
Woman Triumphs Over Black Snake In Country Meadow
During a country visit a seventeen year old girl leaps onto a black snake blocking a meadow path. She pins the reptile underfoot with a quick roundhouse step and presses her foot on its head. The observer recalls Haggar d descriptions and notes the girl found the moment entertaining rather than terrifying.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Hare in the Moon Becomes Symbol of Self Sacrifice
Garrett P Serviss cites a Bud dhist legend in which a Brahman-like god begs aid from animals. The monkey, coot, and fox aid him while the hare offers grass. The god burns a rock fire but the hare leaps in to be sacrificed, becoming the moon’s perpetual reminder of self sacrifice.
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Cerebral Embolism Described as Sudden Fatal Artery Blockage
A New York Herald account explains cerebral embolism as sudden death from an artery plugged by an embolus. Growths on heart valves loosen and travel through the bloodstream until they lodge in brain vessels, often the middle cerebral artery, causing unconsciousness and death.
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New York Herald
A Quaint English Ceremony Seen In Salop Moors Rite
On the last day of October the London city solicitor and assistant attend the royal remembrancer. Proclamation commands tenants and occupiers of the moors in Salop to come forth and serve. The solicitor halts two fas, one hatched, one with a billhook, then summons tenants of a forge in the Strand and pays six bore shoes with six Tyrone nails. The forge is long gone, yet the shoes and nails are reused, at least two centuries old.
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Spell This Puzzle Private Enigma of Spelling Test
A playful sentence invites readers to spell each word correctly though it contains misspellings that mimic difficult entries from spelling books. It challenges friends to witness the paradox of two harassedped dlers attempting to gauge symmetry of peeled pears.
Too Good a Chance to Miss in Back Pew Row
A brief scene shows he indignantly notes being seated in a back pew while she calmly attributes the seating to her dowdy hat and her own indifference to show. The exchange hints at social nerves and fashion concern in a church setting.
Mud Fence Saying Question Raised in Atchison Globe
A reader asks if a mud fence exists or if anyone has seen one, citing the saying that people are as homely as a mud fence. The Atchison Globe notes curiosity about the expression and its origins.
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Atchison Globe
East Oregonian Promises Round-the-Clock News
The East Oregonian pledges nonstop coverage of local events in its continuing push to deliver timely news. Readers are invited to stay tuned for updates across politics crime weather and community happenings as they unfold.
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