Glimpse at the Verde Islands and St Vincent Harbor Life
A travel sketch from an era of ships and cables describes Cape Verde and St Vincent in vibrant heat. It notes Monotony, dust, and coal trade dominated by Miller interests, with the harbor crowded by ships and a sparse foreign community.
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Chicago
St. Vincent
Cape Verde
Lsland
Cape Verde Islands
Portugues
Anechor
Hell
Tate
Eastern Cable Company
From &T
Vincent
Ieland
Bananton
Onpeaite
Fist Poypeort
Lkely
Miller
Be Re
Milier
Elen
Somer Belshire
Alout
Iyave
Castle Company
de Lone
England
Portugal
Grand Canaries
Vincent Weelf
San Armtorle
San Antonio
Hades
Atlantic
Tyagi
Cape Vorde
Dewey's Early Years Narrated In New York Run Anecdote
The tale recalls a 19th century Dewey as a toy in a New York run. Major Pangborn, later Jersey City editor, reports on a Montpelier Wisconsin school where Dewey led an anti teacher rebellion. He resists and refuses to descend from a tree as a punishment unfolds.
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New York
Commodore Dewey
Dewey
K. Pangborn
New Jersey
Evening Journal
Jersey City
Montpelier
Hig Hond
Montapelier
Pangshorn
Bheohool
Himell
Thrashed pupil grows into navy leader, tale from school days
A violent incident at a school led to a stern thrashing by Major Pangborn. The boy Dewey recovered, later excelled at Annapolis, and became a Navy lieutenant. Dewey later credited the teacher for shaping a future officer, noting the thrashing was timely and well-timed.
Aluminum vs Brass in Industry Price Comparisons
A technical discussion notes a price drop for aluminum and explores its potential to replace brass in industries. It explains that aluminum sheet metal is lighter and cheaper per pound, with aluminum objects costing about 10 percent less to produce than brass counterparts of the same size.
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Scranton
Aluminum as a brass alternative for manufacturing
The text discusses aluminum potentially replacing brass in wide awake manufacturing. It notes aluminum's tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and resistance to moisture and acids as key qualities likely to be considered in this context.
Where are the Hione kept
A woman asks where items are stored and is directed to Ownestairs and the annex building. She ascends stairs in a tense mood, asks a store attendant where the Inona are, and is instructed to go five doors up then straight ahead.
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Ownestairs
Therheht
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Black & Meyer
Rochester, NY
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Rochester, N.Y
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Rochester
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Black
Penn Avenue
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Scranton and Wilkes-Harre
General Office
Scranton, Pa
Wolf & Wenzel
Adama Ave
Richardson -Boynton
Mikarket
Adams Avenue
Tribune
Gillette Bros
Michaelian Bros. & Co
Washington Avenue
Mears Building
Eighmie
Conrad Seuts‘em
Lacka. Ave
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Lackawanna Avenue
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