Queensland Drought and Rich Mines Shape Its Legacy
A seven year drought devastates Queensland sheep and cattle, halting crops while the region thrives as the sugar bowl of Australia. The article notes Darling Downs farming, Toowoomba’s growth, Mount Morgan gold output exceeding 125 million, Rockhampton mining, and opal fields in western Queensland yielding sapphire value.
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Washington
Great Central
Queensland
Australia
Maine
National .Geographic Society
Michigan Peninsula
Tampa
Fla
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Iowa
Darling
Toowoomba
Mount Morgan
Rockhampton
Has 100th Birthday Turned Down in 1861 in Wampeville
John Smith of Wampeville New York celebrated his 100th birthday with 57 relatives after being turned down for Civil War service in 1861 due to poor health. He recounted attempting to enlist three times, joking that he was the biggest kid present while waving to his younger relatives.
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Wampeville
N. Y
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Brisbane Emerges as Major Port City Amid Population Shifts
The text notes early importation and later export of South Sea laborers and estimates Queensland’s population at about 920000 with roughly 900000 white, while aborigines and half castes make up the remainder. It highlights Brisbane as the state's population center with about one third living there and describes the city’s riverfront layout and busy docks.
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Queensland
Anakie
Rockhampton
Brisbane
U S Embassy Project Sparks Paris Harmony Protest
French critics say the new US Embassy on Place de la Concorde disrupts Gabriel’s eighteenth century plan. American engineers Delano and Aldrich defend harmony as work proceeds toward a June completion despite protests.
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Paris
United States
Place de la Concorde
Gabriel
Cyrano
Florentin
Delano & Aldrich
Beaux Arts
White Robin Raised Young near Tigard Home
A rare native Oregon white robin with a flaming red breast nested and raised young birds for two years near the house of H. R. True in Tigard Oregon.
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Tigard
Ore
Oregon
H. R. True
Albany Scientist Joseph Henry and Electric Sparks
A century ago in 1832 Joseph Henry, then a professor at Albany Academy, conducted a groundbreaking electrical experiment that linked distant points via a long wire and sparked rapid scientific interest. Celebrations by the National Academy of Sciences and Smithsonian honor Henry as a pioneer linked to Faraday. He later became Smithsonian secretary.
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Albany
N.Y
Academy
Joseph Henry
van Vechten
Henry
National Academy of Sciences
Faraday
Smithsonian Institution
Albany Academy
Institute of History and Art
Princeton’ University
Tad Jones Runs for Congress in New Haven District
Tad Jones former Yale football coach and Republican nominee for the New Haven district aims for the vacancy by the retirement of Representative John Q Tilson. Jones is also known as president of a coal company.
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Tad) Jones
Yale
New Haven
John Q Tilson
Jones
Fifty and Fit and the Parsonage Lineage Tale
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a vitality booster for adults at fifty. It links health to organ stimulation and mentions historical parsonage births at White House figures. It touts the product as safer than laxatives and warns against bilious spells, urging daily use.
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Dr. Caldwell
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The quote notes a cultural trend of many groups promoting moral or virtuous conduct while highlighting a deficiency in personal charm and agreeableness, implying social friction or satire about self improvement campaigns.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Provides Instant Pain Relief
Bayer laboratories report rapid relief for headaches neuralgia and rheumatic pain due to a unique tablet process. Genuine Bayer Aspirin dissolves quickly in the stomach and begins working in three to four minutes for fast relief. Ensure you buy the real article by looking for the Genuine Bayer Aspirin mark and the Bayer cross.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
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