Ship Unearthed Under San Francisco Skyscraper Site
Workers digging 80 feet below the city’s business district uncovered a 100 by 80 foot hull buried under mud. The bronze hull remained of the Euphemia, once a 1849 era ship turned prison ship, later buried as San Francisco grew. Crews faced tough removal of a mud-locked skeleton, selling heavy copper and brass salvage from the relic.
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San Francisco
Euphemia
Lea
New California
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Frst
Apollo
Alsans
Revival of the British Board Beards Spark London Fashion Debate
A Bond Street sighting described by the London Daily Chronicle features a well dressed young man with a dark beard resembling Stuart kings. A Bond Street hairdresser notes beards may suit stage heroes, aging youths, or those with weak chins, provoking mixed public opinion.
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British Board
Bond Street
London
Dhe
London Daily Chronicle
Piccadilly
West End
Chronicle
Deaf Sign Speech Marks 60 Day Sea Voyage Captain
Captain Darwin Stevens captained the Josepha on a 60 day voyage from Duluth to Barcelona delivering the ship to new owners. His Spanish crew spoke no English so he communicated exclusively by signs. On returning home he had to curb his sign language when among English speakers.
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Darwin
Stevens
Josepha
Duluth
Barcelona
New York World
Airplanes Sold for Sixty Cents Each at London Sale
The British government auctioned many planes for 60 cents apiece at Lincoln airdrome. The junked machines had wings and engines removed, yet buyers obtained the body with copper fittings. Most purchasers planned to salvage parts for fuel and wood use, with boys helping fathers buy wheels for homemade scooters and cars.
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Lincoln Airdrome
Gsporal
London
Lovers Quarrel at Door Ends Quiet Evening Tracety
Fragmentary note from a local scene describing a lovers quarrel at a doorway. Betty is referenced amid fragmented phrases about hostility and a failed meeting. The lines suggest an ending of interaction and a tense personal moment.
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Betty
Weevil Experiments In Cotton Row Spacing Probed
In Dillon farmer W. H. Stanton notes cotton planted in five foot rows with tobacco borders reduced boll weevil damage. He plans further tests next year with six row spacing and tobacco interplanting, cautioning against full crop plantings and stressing careful experimentation.
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W. H.stanton
P. L. Bethea Dothan
Dillon
Remedy debate over boll weevil control in county
WoBE of Southern Oil Co. recalls past pest outbreaks and urges collective action to curb the boll weevil. He cites a Georgia farmer who surrounded cotton with corn to lure weevils away, but notes the need to shift from cotton to alternate crops. Proposes a countywide meeting of farmers merchants and bankers to plan a transition, possibly planting peanuts and repurposing an oil mill to crush them.
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Wobe
Galdswell
Southern Oil Co
Georgia
Boll Weevil Straws Early Cotton Yields in Lyons Township
Gabe Aiken, manager of the splen did farm of Mrs Simpsie Sellera in Lyons Township, reports March planting of cotton alongside two public roads. Early cotton shows boll weevil damage, with conservative estimates predicting at least a half bale per acre, while late cotton will fare worse. The pest has already prompted a reform with no stubble land cotton remaining.
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Calhoun Times
Gabe Aiken
Simpsie Sellera
Lyons Township
Early Fall Signals Arrive Ahead of Schedule
The Charlotte Observer notes signs of an early fall with leaves turning two weeks early and goldrod plumes along hedges. The piece suggests gin houses will reopen soon and farmers will begin selling cotton earlier than usual, bringing a bale of new cotton for sale money to town.
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Charlotte Observer
It is better to be a qupipatnya's heart than to sword
The fragment presents a nonsensical comparative fragment about values between heart and sword, lacking clear people places or events to locate in a historical newspaper record.
Land of Beauty in Mexico Rich in Cathedrals and Craft
A travel essay extols Mexico beyond stereotypes, praising its cathedrals, pyramids, and native crafts. It argues that Mexican beauty rivals Europe, warns progress may erode culture, and lauds the blend of East and West in pottery and textile arts, while noting a famed bronze statue of King Curios TV.
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Becuse
Mms
Mexico
Rio Grande
Naples
Ixhpahan
Hese
Curios TV
Spain
Amuricn
Colleont
Venice
Western Hemisphere
New World
Oliver Madox Flueffer
North Americans Review
Rules of the Mond For Safe Road Use In Japan
English resident in Japan copies Tokyo central police station rules about road courtesy. Warn a policeman with horn and voice, avoid frightening horses, pass dogs carefully, and roll slowly to prevent collisions with fog and grease mud.
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Japan
Tokyo
London
Eruption of Flames on the Sun Observed by Astronomers
Astronomers report the largest solar eruption observed, with flames arching hundreds of thousands of miles above the sun’s edge. A massive fire arch, held by two end columns, rose and broke into a spiral form, about 200000 miles high and lasting four months before fading. A second eruption reached 800000 miles, forming a stretched, near isosceles triangular shape as the arc evolved.
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Il Hleher
Fine Food at Chinese Inn
A travelogue description of a Chinese inn in Chibi notes clay stove basins for cooking a wide range of dishes. It highlights steaming messes, fried fish, duck in brown sauce, and a broth of water stirred by a water basin. The text emphasizes the variety, freshness, and wholesomeness of the foods.
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Willan AL
Oan
Chibi
Peter
Rive Ne
Psychology of Kissing and its social impact
A Los Angeles Times extract critiques Dr. Charles Harker and the notion that a good night kiss ruins a maiden’s future. It questions who is truly harmed, notes spinsters raised on outdated theories, and argues the kiss signals suitability rather than a moral fault, touching on gallantry and reputation.
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Charles Harker
Ren
Ermel Sage
Maine
Los Angeles Times
Arrangement of Searchlights in Early Military Beacons
The article explains how searchlights rotate on vertical and horizontal axes with early mechanical links, later replaced by electrical control. Beams rise from a fixed projector to a mirror via a hollow mast and a swiveling mirror at the head, allowing full angular movement controlled remotely.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Lews
Radio Time Useful and the Jeweler’s Public Display
A fragment notes AL Gernsluck in Radio News discussing the value of wireless outfits for water makers and repairers. It suggests jewelers could showcase radio gear publicly, with a South jeweler once loud outside his window to advertise messages reaching blocks away.
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AL Gernsluck
Radio News
New York
Onice
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