Panama canal practically complete passes gates and dike
The Panama canal nears completion as Gatun lake waters flow into the Culebra Cut through pipes, ahead of the October 10 destruction of the Gamboa dike. Col Goethals and colleagues are credited for major progress, with final unlocking and dredging to finish the waterway for ocean to ocean navigation.
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Gamboa
Gatun Lake
Culebra
Colon
Panama
Panama Canal
Gamboa Dike
Count de Lesseps
de Lesseps
Isthmian Canal Commission
George W. Goethals
Washington
Floet
Pacific
Engi
Colonel Gaillard
Gatun Dam
Gatun
Chagres
Hes
Central American
George Goethals
Canal Zone
Goethals
H. F. Hodges
David D. B. Batllard
William L. Sibert
Army Engineers
Roosevelt
Wallace
John F. Stevens
General Staff of
Army
Colonel Goethals
United States
Canal
Colonel Hodges
Sibert
Hodge
Philippines
Russian doctor claims six month life suspension discovery
The piece notes a Russian physician touting a method to suspend life for six months, joking about his status as a physician rather than an author and imagining a civic reception if timed differently. It also mentions Prof. Stieglers praising eggs as a remedy for irritable temperaments and prescribing a strict eating routine.
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Doc Cook
Doc Friedmann
Andre
Eggs Said to Cure Grouch and Boost Brain Power
A quirky claim spread in the newspaper column suggests eggs can cure a grouchy mood and sharpen the brain. The piece notes popular believability but treats the claim with skepticism.
Search Me Search Me Moody Bible Institute Secretary
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago announces a formal search for a new Secretary of the Extension Department. The institution seeks candidates with leadership in religious education and program outreach to bolster mission work and community engagement.
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Boys Prefer the Farm Says Breeder's Gazette View
The Breeder's Gazette argues farm life builds self reliance and health in boys and that most prefer staying on their father's farm if it is progressive and profitable. It warns migration from stagnant farms when hope fades.
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Breeder's Gazette
Rash Relief By Cuticura Soap And Ointment
A Chicago man describes a year long rash that itched and burned on inner arms and worsened at night. After trying various treatments he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered within three months. Ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide with free samples via a Skin Book offer.
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South
Hermitage Ave
Chicago
Ill
H. W. Foley
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Motto mix up in friendly chat ends in joke
In a light exchange about national mottos a speaker asks for the American motto and another quips Dieu et Monroe, a pun blending the French motto with President Monroe. The brief humor plays on language and national symbols.
Woman A Great Sufferer in Grayville Ill Uses Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs Jess ie Scha ar of 418 Main Street Grayville Illinois writes she suffered a year with female complaints and cramps and found relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She reports irreg u lar cycles and cramps eased and better health than in years.
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Grayville, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jzssie Schaar
Main &T
Case of Mrs Tully Chicago testimonial on Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs William Tully of 2052 Ogden Avenue Chicago praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful periods and displacement after doctors failed. She recommends contacting the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice answered by a woman.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
William TuLny
Ogden Avenue
Lydia E.pinkham
Wit from Simeon Ford on Morgan Death
The Argo quotes Simeon Ford recalling J Pierpont Morgan’s death and asks what a man should do when wealth and poverty alike fail to bring happiness. It notes Ford’s humorous take from New York humorist circles.
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Simeon Ford
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Argonaut
Castoria Endorsed for Infants and Children in Adclaims
An old advertisement style notice urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and watch for the Castoria name. It also mentions Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and notes about a Paris project on a large electro magnet. A commentator quips that the self made man does not need a union card.
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Fletcher
Wrong Ones at Amateur Entertainment
Comic exchange during an amateur show features Mamma and Willie the violinist. Willie criticizes the performance and jokes about fixing the instrument while addressing the audience.
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Mamma
Hush
Willie
Puck
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Promise
Advertisement claims Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills relieve millions over five years by regulating the bowels stimulating the liver and purifying the blood asserting beneficial health effects and urging trial.
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Wright
What is that man's profession
A quip about a man who is described as a lobbyist by profession since he can carry on while standing around doing nothing.
If You Would Learn A Man's Weakness Let Him Talk
A terse adage urges silent listening to uncover a man’s vulnerability. The author implies that letting others speak reveals faults and weaknesses more clearly than pushing for answers.
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Uncle Sam
Inquisition
Philip II of Spain
Patterson
Senate
Nicaragua
Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse
Ferdinand de Lesseps
de Lesgeps
Isthmian Canal
Hell
New York Harbor
Beat Sellers’ Lodge
San Francisco Evening Post
Prof. Stieglers
America
Tully
Fpom Medical CO
Gene
Winchester
W. L. Douglas
Dean
Red Cross
Ady
Paris
Foley
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