Water supply reforms in Jerusalem under British rule
British engineers rebuilt Jerusalem’s water system after 1917 capturing a vital spring Virgin’s Fount and expanding reservoirs. They repaired Pilate era Birket Arroub and Solomon Pools works, installing pumps and gravity-fed pipes to deliver 5,000,000 gallons to city standpipes cutting the death rate in half.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
H. J. Shepstone
Guy
Kedron
Solomn
Bethlehem
Temple
Hezekiah
Jehoshaphat
Solomon
Birkett Arroub
Solomon Pools
Pontius Pilate
Pilate
Ain Ed Dirweh
Philip
Hebron
Pilote
Holy City
Hes Bur
Crane Co
Wolves Drive Sheep Losses Across Midwest Frontier Regions
Settlers faced wolf predation as timber wolves and coyotes moved east, causing heavy livestock losses in Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Iowa. Appeals to the federal government and the Biological Survey have prompted trapping efforts. A stray ad for Burdock Blond Bitters follows, noting 35 years in market.
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United States
Michigan
Wisconsi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Biological Survey
Bia
Vitality and a Thornless Blackberry Highlight Health Ads
An health ad urges readers to prevent illness with Gude's Pepto Mangan to restore vitality and strength, noting thirty years of use and medical endorsement. The ad also introduces Luther Burbank's latest plant, a thornless blackberry, praised for size and flavor.
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Gude
Luther Burbank
Fletcher's Astoria Childrens Care Ad
An old advertisement fragment urges care for children with a warning tone about emergencies. It mentions “Fletcher's Astoria” and references Mrs Whites, a young boy, and various remedies. The text hints at medicines and emergency readiness but is largely garbled.
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Marinus Maas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Adrian
Josie
Mary
Jeanette
Elizabeth
Nellie
John
Mrs. Maas
Maus
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Martinsburg Business College
James T. Austin
Martinsburg
L.A. Ambrose
Shepherdstown Plumbing, Heating and Tinning Co
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Grove Brothers
Hagerstown, Md
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van Heusen" Collars
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A. Riely
W. C.riely
Poland
China
Loring
J. Y.blackford
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Lou D. Mann
Staunton
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Yorks
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M.C
Suman Keedysville
Cumberland
CORI
Alpha Portland Cement
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Man Empire Type Foundry
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Eagle Hosiery Mills
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Norfolk & Western Ry
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