Panama Canal Defense Plans Include Sea Mortars and Guard Units
Popular Mechanics outlines canal protections including 11 mile range seacoast mortars placed in pits to conceal positions. It notes 12 and 16 inch coast rifles on disappearing carriages and a Tenth United States infantry detachments guarding the locks at Gatun Pedro Miguel and Miraflores with constant patrols.
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Panama Canal
Tenth United States Infantry
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Seed Bed Prep and Seed Testing for Better Crops
Farmers should reduce risk by thorough seed bed preparation and careful seed selection. Testing seed germination is simple and helps remove weak seeds. Use fanning mill to remove broken and weed seeds from small grains. Seed corn should be field tested for germination percentage.
Lincoln State Fair Disbursements Since 1901
The state fair receipts disbursements total $895,740.99 since 1901 when the fair settled in Lincoln. Premiums to exhibitors amount to $309,891.28, with $2,000 yearly from the state totaling $28,000. Permanent improvements cost $176,298.82 and labor to improve the grounds is $193,662.01.
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Lincoln
Pastor Cannot Spare Worker for Mission Effort
A neighboring city church sought aid from a local minister who offered to send a capable worker. The minister replied no suitable person existed in his church, but offered to send a car load to a social function instead.
Brilliancy a Mind Makes Flaws Stand Out
A comparison notes how beauty in a material or person heightens awareness of any flaw. Just as polished wood or metal shows blemishes against its shine, brilliant intellect and pure character make faults appear more striking in human life.
Onions and Milk Diet Claimed to Prolong Life
An advertisement touts onions and sour milk as a menu for long life. The sketch suggests those who consume such sustenance may be granted a lengthy lifespan.
Curious Cannon and Guatemala Pottery Unearthed In 18th Century Notes
The article explores historic experiments with paper and other nonmetal cannon including Krupp field pieces and ice cannons from 1740 Petrograd. It then discusses Guatemalan pottery showing skilled native work and ancient clay kilns, noting continued artistic tradition.
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Krupp’s
India
Cortes
Mexico
China
Petrograd
London
Guatemala
How to Take a Sun Bath for Tanning and Health
The article prescribes a staged sun bath routine starting with 10 minutes, head shaded and body exposed, about two hours after meals. Exposures lengthen daily as tanning occurs, avoiding burns, and after full tanning two or more baths daily may follow. It notes benefits for weak or run down patients, common in tubercular and anaemic cases on the continent.
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London Mail
Barometers Guide Safety at Major Mines
Barometers play a key role in the anthracite mining industry especially at large collieries with gas. Fire bosses consult barometers before morning inspections and test for gas when atmospheric pressure falls.
Concession on Benedick’s Household Rule
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes a modified stance on male authority at home. Benedick still upholds a general rule, but now sees his own marriage as an exception that tests the theory.
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Benedick
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Quote: Oh the Worm Doings From Philadelphia Ledger
A humorous, compact line from the Philadelphia Ledger reflects a wife’s blunt assessment of her husband and the reply of simply letting her speak. The quip demonstrates early 20th century newspaper wit and domestic irony.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Husband a maker of excuses wifa a skeptic
A brief humorous note from Smart Set portrays a husband famed for excuses and a skeptical wife in a compact vignette.
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Husband
Wifa
Corn as Food and Its Nutritive Value in Early Diets
The Omaha Bee argues corn rivals wheat in nutrition with six percent fewer carbohydrates and three percent less protein than wheat flour. It laments modern taste shifts toward white bread and meat, noting pioneers thrived on corn pone, milk, and hoe cake, and urges simple corn preparations for health.
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Omaha
Exchange Between Miss Oldgirl and Miss Pert
A brief exchange shows Miss Oldgirl mentioning studying with Professor Plump who notes a few wrinkles. Miss Pert replies that more could be needed, ending with a curt remark about the exchange.
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