Ship Launching Then and Now at the Portland Yard
An onlooker recalls ship launching at Portland where a cradle slides on ways as the vessel slips into the water. Workmen cut bow blocks, rely on soap grease and tallow, and manage hydraulic rams to start the hull on its voyage amid cheers and whistles.
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Bath
Portland
Shige
Aret
Gantt
Piret
Tairiy Weil
Ethan
Georgie
San Marco
Apeeee
Abe
Yesterao
Bark
East Deering
Manor
Scott
Telegraphs and voices mix in late night exchange
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a discussion of telephone exchanges and a female operator. The text mentions a treble voice, issues at night, and an argument related to the exchange, with John G. Ervine cited as a writer commenting on the telephonist.
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Hare
John G. Ervine
Waltons Mix Chickens and a Dog in Country Dilemma
John Walton plans to raise chickens with a giant rooster and ten hens. A boy’s dog named Charlie helps guard the flock, but a neighbor reveals the dog is trained to steal chickens for Moses, a local boy who whistles for him. The episode ends with Charlie rescuing Bobby from the duck pond.
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Frank Pearson
Waltons
Bobby
Plymouth Rocks
Mary
John
Duca
Shakespeare
Rene Teel
Ateas
Falcon
Johns
Johnt
Boland
Jim
Chartle
John Walton
Moses
Old Jim
Charlie
Mary Walton
Charle
Old Moses
W. G. Chapman
Swiss Forest Policy Protects Resources and Populations
The Swiss system limits timber removal, replants immediately, and relies on federal and cantonal subsidies for forest protection. Article 24 grants the federation policing rights over forests and watershed control. By 1911 forests covered 21.86 percent of Switzerland, up from 20.2 percent in 1894, and forests are a government profit source protecting villages from avalanches and landslides.
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Switserland
Confederation
Switzerland
World debts total 43 billion and rising rapidily
Oswald F. Schuetter reports in Leslie’s that global national debts have reached 43,000,000,000 with a rise since forty years ago and traced by country. France holds about 6,284,000,000 and the United Kingdom 4,961,000,000, followed by Germany Russia Austria-Hungary and others.
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Oswald F. Schuetter
Leslie
Washington
Republic of France
United Kingdom
British India
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Poly
Spain
The
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Asidne Bane
Toe Ory
Drysh Shore
Binsent and
McCormick Eth
OPAL
Wyoming
Kemmerer
Gvaane Led
Egetea
Bs Funner, ViFres
Big Piney Mercantile Co
Big Piney, Wyoming
Peter Schuyler
Deering
Bon Ton
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer Soda
Bet Soda Bottling Factory
Beemsensenee
D- Pagnact & Som
J. E. Irvine
the Kemmerer Steam Laundry
the Kemmerer Hotel
Langs
Reece End
Tibet
Comcersine Wi
Ming
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