Canal work and fly swatting tale across the years
The article recounts Canal Zone history, noting early steam shovel progress, French machinery replaced by modern equipment, and a large workforce of about 65,000 people dependent on the canal project. It highlights daily supply trains from Cristobal, subsistence support, and the long effort to finish the canal with evolving technology and labor.
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Panayie Galial
Mhia- Yaters
Davo'dueuris
Sui
Tha Ule
Tiavg
Freanehlatter
St Auffin
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England
Mileoa
Bip Mont Ware
Cristobal
Quartering Tor's
Varians Settlemoute
Friendly Tip to Parente Theolder girl and leass picture
A fragmentary item notes a cautionary message to Parente about an older girl evaluating a photo she posed for, with reference to a wash bowl and a Cincknail Ki query, suggesting a historic social context.
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Parente
Teakwood Scarcity Pushes Steel Beams in India
A market push drives steel beams to replace teak in India due to teak’s vulnerability to white ants and rot. Teak becomes scarce and increasingly costly as demand rises and suppliers explore durable alternatives for construction.
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India
Persevering Chinamen. Oil and salt wells drilled deep
Fragmentary OCR notes describe oil and salt wells drilled through layered formation beyond two thousand feet. The phrasing references Chinamen and implies a harsh, dated tone while noting primitive methods and challenges in deep drilling.
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Moet Primidre
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