Monster Indian Dam at Bhatgar completes world’s largest structure
The Bhatgar dam in Bhor state India becomes the world’s largest masonry work spanning 5833 feet with a 21 500 000 cubic feet volume. It creates a 14 percent square mile lake and plans two canals over 100 miles long to irrigate 850 000 acres worth about 12.5 million annually. The piece ends with a folk citation from Uncle Eben and a reflection on defeat and future hopes.
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Bhatgar
Bhor State
India
Drink Water and Rad Salts for Kidney Relief
A historical health column recommends flushing kidneys with abundant water and Rad Salts to cleanse and stimulate kidney function. It claims kidneys filter 500 grains of waste daily and advises a daily morning dose of Rad Salts dissolved in water for several days.
Radio romance ends with a whispered wish
A engaged couple in a small town faces strain as Georges radio passion grows. Lulu travels to the city for music studies while radio ties keep them apart. She messages him through a microphone at a dance, hoping he hears her wish to be together, then a telegram follows with a weekend arrival plan.
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George
Lulu
Castor Oil Beans as Boll Weevil Deterrent in Cotton Fields
The plant castor bean is touted to repel boll weevils from cotton fields. A row of five castor oil beans is recommended for every four to five rows of cotton to provide protection. The beans themselves offer a profitable crop, though widespread cultivation with cotton could risk overproduction.
Magna Charta foundations limit royal power and lawful judgment
The Magna Charta limits royal authority by guaranteeing that freemen cannot be seized imprisoned or prosecuted without lawful judgment of their peers or the land's law. It also restricts taxation without consent, reserving feudal dues to the crown and requiring approval by the kingdom's common council.
Afternoon gowns spark a return to elaborate dress styles
Fashion writers hail a shift toward refined afternoon costumes as Paris couturiers and designers like Poiret, Vionnet, and Patou revive elegance with draped gowns, long skirts, jabots, and delicate embroidery. Velvet and metal cloth fabrics feature in chic, multi-tonal ensembles for daywear and occasions.
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New York Times
Couturiers
Paris
M. Paul Poiret
Cheruit
Vionnet
Patou
Kitten Uses 2nd Life After Gas Near Gardiner Maine
Mr and Mrs George Folk awoke ill and found their pet kitten stretched across a gas stove with a valve open He moved the body outdoors for burial but the kitten meowed at the door showing it survived the alleged gas incident and returned indoors.
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Gardiner
Maine
George Folk
Mr. Folk
Woman purges soul and hides in woods shack near Pottsville
Anna Sincoskie, 23, fled her home after eight months in which she faced alleged abuse and liquor in a troubled home. She lived five months in a forest shack north of Pottsville subsisting on wild berries and what she could beg. She was found in a malnourished, exposure‑torn state and taken to Pottsville for treatment.
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Pottsville
Here
Anna Sincoskie
Cumbola
Martin Goss
Seltzer
Louis Buono
Silas Collings
Woman's Mouse Fear Causes Driver to Die in Sheffield
In Sheffield, a fear of a mouse among women on open streets led to tragedy as a motor lorry rolled backward on an incline. The driver and a colleague were struck. one died instantly. The coroner ruled accidental death, noting the cascade from the screams.
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Sheffield
England
Corporation
Madman in Tower Forces Train Delays in Houston
A man seized a signal tower at the Southern Pacific and International and Great Northern junction in Houston. He threatened the towerman L. R. Cotton, pulled levers at will, causing a scramble of passenger and freight trains until police officers removed him.
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Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
International
Great Northern
L. R. Cotton
Wish I Could Shoot You Says Mother to Son
Mrs Mary Kane told her twenty year old son Donald I wish I could shoot you after he was arraigned on another burglary charge The court refused to grant bail and remanded Kane to await the grand jury proceedings on the charge
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New York
Mary Kane
Donald
Mortimer Brown
Young Kane
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
Promote Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild herbal laxative for constipation and indigestion. Claims safety for children and elderly, no narcotics, pleasant taste, bottle lasts months, available at drug stores or by requesting a free trial from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Long traveled letter returns after 15 years from Pasadena to Colombia
A Pasadena resident Postsuma sent a 1913 employment letter to a Colombian mining company. The envelope shows delays by the Colombian post office until 1920, then efforts failed and the letter wandered back toward Pasadena for eight years. Posthuma pursued another job meanwhile.
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Pasadena
Calif
Colombia
South America
Posthuma
Five Hour Cold Remedy Promised in Papes Compound
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast five hour cure for colds and grippe in tablet form. The product is described as pleasant tasting and highly effective, claiming to bring complete relief.
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Grippe
Pape
Adv
Port land matron knits on to raise 126 mittens a year
Mrs Rosamond Deering of Portland Maine, in her eightieth year, proves age is no limit as she increases her annual mitten output from 80 to 126 pairs. The Indianapolis News notes her long standing habit of knitting for charity over forty five years.
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Rosamond
Deering
Portland
Maine
Indianapolis News
Narrow Escape Echoes at Wedding Prep
Dialogue excerpt shows Miss Sparks warning Mr. Simpson about danger to his brother, who responds that he is now entirely out of danger, in a scene hinting at a missed catastrophe before a wedding.
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Mr. Simpson
Miss Sparks
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AD Schuster
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Cole
Uy Cincinnati
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