Longest Bridges Worldwide Ranked by Length
The Danube span at Lorgest Bridge tops world rankings as the longest bridge crossing the Danube at Cxerna voda measuring 12 705 feet. The Galveston Bay Bridge in Texas follows with 11 197 feet. The Firth of Forth near Queenspring Scotland sits eighth and the Brooklyn Bridge ninth in the list.
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Danube Spannea
Lorgest
Danube
Cxernavoda
Galveston Bay
Texas
Firth of Forth
Queenspring
Scotland
Brooklyn Bridge
Johnny's Ailment and Teething Remedies Debate
A dialogue sketches a sick boy named Johnny and a plan to visit a costly apathist while a mother cites Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as teething remedy. The scene shifts to a party where guests trade remarks on decorations and perceived taste, ending with a chorus of compliments and rebuttals.
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Mrs. Winslow
World And Local Notes On Copper, Jade, And Rivers
Mexico may raise copper output by half versus any year. A diamond reef is found in a Kentucky crater by Johannesburg prospectors. Cape Cod canal to be built under rail and state commissions. Four story buildings rise off Shameen Canton after a recent fire. Jade is China’s prized gem and often cut. about one to two pound masses appear. The South American guacharos nest in caves and fattened young are eaten, with fat melted into clay pots. California’s Imperial Valley New River cataract rivals Niagara in height and width, threatening irrigation if not halted, a man-made feature from Colorado River water diversion.
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Mexico
Kentucky
Cape Cod
Railroad Commission
Harbor and Land Commission of
Massachusetts
Shameen
Canton
China
Wilder
Hongkong
South America
Trinidad
New River
Imperial Valley
California
Colorado River
Nigara Falls
Niagara
Gulf of California
Colorado
Alamo River
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Sarsatabs marketed in odd forms
Advertisement notes Hood's Sarsaparilla sold as liquid or as Sarsatabs tablets at 100 doses for $1. A travel quip in central Illinois hints at a confusing route to Cornville, joking it leads to China. A riddle about a woolless sheep claims origin from Barbados via Africa.
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Hood
Illinois
Cornville
China
Barbados
Africa
Worn to a Skeleton A Restoration Causes a Pennsylvania Sensation
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elland Pennsylvania recounts a dramatic recovery after suffering fatigue weight loss and diabetes symptoms. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with stabilizing her health and eliminating sugar in kidneys. The testimonial notes the product cost 60 cents a box and was sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is named as the maker.
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Pennsylvania
Charles N. Preston
Elland
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Terrace Park sales heat up as eastern buyers flock in
A surge in Portland residence property sales to outsiders unfolds over months since Terrace Park opened. Eastern Oregon buyers, including former Spanton Company figure J A Ward, figure prominently among recent purchasers. C. and others are named in the tightening market activity.
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Portland
Terrace Park
Oregon
J A. Ward
Spanton Company
Terrace Park attracts investors from multiple towns
J A Warde of Eastern Oregon W Shorte and Mr Richards of Arlington and Grant Wade of Olex invest in Terrace Park. Homes are advertised for 300 to 600 dollars with small down payments and easy terms. Spanton Company of 270 Stark Street Portland says inquiries are welcome about Terrace Park and other properties.
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Portland
Portlandeer
Terrace Park
W. Shorte
Mr. Richards
Arlington
Grant Wade
Olex
Parsee Philanthropist Dinshaw Petit's Legacy in Bombay
Biographical sketch of Dinshaw Manockjee Petit and his son Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit, detailing their philanthropy, business influence in Bombay, and roles in finance. Notes on the Petit surname origin, the elder Petit’s baronetcy, and the family’s continued prominence in banking and industry. Also includes unrelated quotes about Diogenes and bull dogs.
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Bombay
Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit
India
Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit
Petit
Bomanjee
le Petit
Mr. Bomanjee
St. Xavier's College
Governent
Bombay Legislative Council
Bank of Bombay
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Ayer
Mr. Lapsling
Johnny
Catarr
SYSTI
Gould
S.S.S
S.S
Portland Seed Co
pokKane
Wash
B. C. Wright
Washington St
A. B. Chase Player
Piano
Sherman, Clay & CO
Pany Sonteta
J. Jamieson Park
Spokane
Tte Bank
Postab Babocock & Moss Belling
Washington National Bank
Partieu- Beecher A7
Washington
Sparks
Pepslaigpence
THE
Chamber of Commerce
Stark Street
Portland Property Pays
J. A. Warde
Eastern
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
Portland, Oregon
Washington Sts
Diogenes
Washington Star
Bomanjeez Dinshaw Petit
Poland
A. L. Swaggart
Athena
Essex
England
Infans S Children
New
Putnam
Sae Bastmoe
East
G.m.m.dowell & Co
New Zealand
Portland Tile and Mantel Co
James C. Barker
Marquam Bidg
Castoria
Cerning Castoria
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