Ship Launch Descriptions From Portland Yard Notable Scenes
An old Portland Press account describes ship launching at a yard near Portland. Workers push props aside and slide the cradle as a vessel begins to move, with soap grease and tallow aiding the glide while spectators cheer and whistles ring. The process includes stern and bow blocks and occasional hydraulic jacks to free stuck hulls.
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Bath
Portland
Shige
Aret
Gantt
Piret
Tairiy Weil
Ethan
Georgie
San Marco
Apeeee
Abe
Yesterao
Bark
East Deering
Manor
Scott
Telegraph and Telephone Dispute Noted by Ervine
John G. Ervine comments on the telephone exchange scene describing a female operator’s voice and the challenges of night handling at the exchanges. He notes a three way call dispute and overall tension in early telephone service.
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Hare
John G. Ervine
The Waltons and the Chicken Dog Mystery
John Walton plans a chicken venture with a giant rooster and ten hens. A neighbor reveals Jim the dog is a chicken thief trained by Moses, leading to a humorous rescue when Charlie the dog saves Bobby from the pond. Moses may want the rooster as a gift for his owner.
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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
Realize Value of Forests in Switzerland Promotes Replanting
Switzerland maintains limited logging with immediate replanting. Article 24 authorizes federal surveillance over forest management and stream control. Forests, including pines and firs, protect villages from avalanches and landslides. From 1894 to 1911 forest area rose from 2,091,000 to 2,258,000 acres, about 20.2 to 21.86 percent of land. Forests are a government profit rather than a cost.
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Switserland
Confederation
Switzerland
World Debt Totals Grow from $20 to $43 Billion
Oswald F. Schuetter reports in Leslie's that global national debts total about 43.0 billion dollars, up from 20.0 in forty years and 32.0 a decade ago, with France at 6.284 billion and the United Kingdom at 4.961 billion among the largest.
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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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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
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