Panama canal spider threads and a necktie caper
A quirky note reports six spiders aiding Panama Canal engineers with thread sensors replacing platinum wires in surveying gear. The piece moves to a house of representatives joke about Rep. Thomas B. Brown from Mt. Vernon lacking a necktie, corrected by boys who buy him a black bow tie with a dime each.
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Goethals
Panama Canal
House of Representatives
Thomas B. Brown
Mt. Vernon
Representative Brown
Brown
Largest Ever Pacific Apple Shipment Through Panama Canal
Fresh fruit exports to Europe from northern Pacific ports are booming with vessels loaded to capacity. The Narenta of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company carried the largest single shipment, 125,000 boxes of apples from Portland to British ports, totaling 4,854 tons. The cargo included 3,732 tons of fresh fruit and 610 tons of canned fruit, with 25 insulated chambers and 434000 cubic feet of refrigerated capacity.
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Europe
North Pacific
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Narenta
Royal Mali Steam Packet Company
Portland
Ore
Poor Humanity and Idle Rich Legends
Fragmented lines describe human nature and social critique. References to air consumption, handicaps, and pairhaired figures imply a satirical or anecdotal column. Mentions include Hubbard and Guichen, suggesting historical or literary figures in a scattered oddity piece.
Crusaders Introduce Buck vbeato to England from Asia
The Crusaders brought buck vbeato to England from Asia, introducing a new buck variety to the region. The note highlights the transfer of this species and its early reception among local breeders and farmers.
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Crusaders
Buck. Vbeato
England
Asia
Mens Wear Sale Offers Deep Discounts On Apparel
A local retailer advertises price cuts across dress shirts and accessories with 25 percent off dress straw hats and 20 percent off white slippers. Special assortments include dress g8 and gbee items and a few $1.25 to $2 price points. Limited stock on taffeta dresses and shirt sets.
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Beya
Handicap of
Idie Rica
Anne Handicap
Ibert Hubbard
T. J. Halslander
Third Street
Omaha
Chamber OF Commerce
Omeha
Peyenne Frontier Days
P's
West
Cheyenne
Janet
America
Mammoth Arena
B. F. Daves
Freatien Conmitts
Coeyenne
Wyoming
Hudson
ESSEX
Hudson Prices
Phaeton
Bentley Auto Company
Sidney, Nebraska
Nate
Peerless
Wonder Basement
St. Dennis
Baker
Cheyenne County Trading Company
Kuppenheimer
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