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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
2
A sprawling, damaged omnibus of literary verses and anecdotes from a 19th century periodical. It blends Oliver Wendell Holmes with moral tales, humorous sketches on gender roles, a Winston Churchill quip, and lengthy Civil War era commentary, interspersed with local ads and health remedies.
Professor Davis of Harvard discusses earthquake origin and spread in old voyages, noting that rock breakage is slow but can cause sudden slips. Shocks travel through the crust from 10 to 40 miles per minute, with effects varying from faint to widespread. A Towanila county woman trades batter for groceries then learns matches are unreliable, prompting a lighthearted exchange about striking them. Also advises on castor oil for children and mentions Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a care option.
On the first day of the month the last coping stone was laid at the Assouan dam, completing a work that will store flood waters and create vast irrigation potential. A second dam at Assiut will extend the Nile Valley reservoir to over a billion cubic yards yearly, enabling two crops annually and expanding sugar cultivation. The Amourn dam spans one and a quarter miles with 180 gates, and the two dams together cost about 25 million dollars.
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