Watered by Expensive Methods For Irrigation In West
The article surveys costly wooden flumes and cement lined ditches used to move water across arid western farms. It notes vast irrigation networks, evaporation losses in long open channels, and advances like redwood pipes and cement flumes reducing waste. References Corona orange groves and ancient Peruvians as notable conduits. The piece contrasts western and eastern practices and highlights the high cost of efficient water delivery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Great Salt Lake
Rocky Mountain States
West
America
East
Kings River
California
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
San Bernardino
Corona
Cal
Temescal Water Company
Prescott
Andes
New Mexico
Guy B. Mitchell
A Study in Dante and the Eternal Hell Debate
A reflection on Dante’s Inferno and the medieval doctrine of eternal damnation. The author contrasts Dante’s view with Goethe and Goethes Marguerite, noting modern readers move beyond medievalism. It questions Christ's teaching and the scope of divine justice versus universal salvation.
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Socrates
Olympus
Tennyson
Virgil
Purgatory
Plato
Shakspeare
Darwin
Spencer
Dante
Logos
Franceschini
Francesca da Riminis
Ophelias
Colonel Ingersoll
God
Goethe
Beatrice
Matilda
Paradise
Heaven
Hell
Shake Speare
Francesca da Rimini
Francesca
Marguerite
Faust
William T. Harris
Christ
To Would Be Poets Woman's Home Companion Tone
Guidance for aspiring poets highlights the grind of submitting work to editors and the toll it takes. It contrasts the dull routine of chasing market interest with the ideal of devoting two hours daily to reading, suggesting poetry loses space to commercial demands.
A Poet's Prayer by Josephine Preston Peabody
The verse thanks God for bread and spring water and asks blessing for rest at noon and renewed spirit. It closes with a prayer for a heart to sing as care is carried.
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Josephine Preston Peabody
Ex President Sam Hopes To Regain Haiti Control
General Sam, once President of Haiti, fled his country to survive the revolution. He watches the present upheaval with hope of reclaiming power and returning to leadership.
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Sam
Haiti
Answers and Questions From An Old Q and A Sheet
A compiled Q and A set covers capital punishment in Oregon, Eads Bridge completion, St. Louis storm dates, Beecher’s death and burial, Swedish consular presence in Denver, and varied trivia. It quotes multiple scholars and authorities on etymology, astronomy, pensions, and historical figures, with dates and places.
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Oregon
R. J. No
Eads Bridge
St. Louis
H. H
Prisoner of Chillon tale echoes in New York Sun
An excerpt from Historical Slave of Duty features a hesitant prisoner debating paying a fine to gain freedom while considering the fate of a fellow inmate. The fragment hints at quick scribbling and a tense moment as the narrative voice weighs mercy against self interest.
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New York
Chillon
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