Electric Locomotives In Canal Are Tried Out
First use of electric locomotives to tow vessels through Gatun Locks. Locos 641 642 and 644 aided the Balboa launch and a scow with four manila towing lines carried along the lock walls. Towing completed in 1 hour 17 minutes, two minutes longer than standard clearance. Raft of piles also moved through the canal using Naos tug and electric locomotives, subdivided for clearance under bridge No. 571-2, with Chame and Naos handling assembly and passage to Coco Solo Point. Replacement of DC motors with AC motors planned for cranes and piers to follow canal three phase standard. Plague test on Aysen negative. 600 acres near Paris planted with umbrella-handle trees.
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Ancon
Canal Zone
Panama
Manila
Gatun Locks
Thor
Balboa
Entrance
Gatun
Pacific Entrance Channel
Miraflores
Panama Railroad
Pedro Miguel Lock
Culebra
Gatun Lake
Coco Solo Point
Atlantic Entrance
Colon Harbor
Bilboa
Culebra Island
Samuel T. Darling
Ancon Hospital
Freckles Vanish With Othine Prescription Advice
An advertisement urges readers to try the Othine prescription to remove freckles rather than concealing them. It promotes a cosmetic solution to achieve clearer skin and a lighter complexion.
Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Long Standing Cough
Jennie Flemming of New Dover Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing a cough that lasted three years. The ad urges readers to obtain the 60 bottle and promises relief or money back. Buckeye’s Arnica Salve for Pimples is also advertised.
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Dr. King
Jennié Flemming
New Dover
Ohio
Jennie Flemming
Buckieh
Berlin Danzant A Triumph Of The American Colony
Berlin life at a big American Woman's Club danzant at Hotel Adlon Kaizersaal drew nearly 400 guests including diplomats and prominent expatriates. The event raised about $1,000 for the club with performances by Jean Louis Pisuisse and Hubert Carter plus a live mannequin parade and a $100 gown raffle won by the Italian ambassador. Warship passage rules through the Panama Canal are noted, allowing twenty four hour stay limits in wartime.
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International News Service
Berlin
American Woman's Club
Kaizersaal
Jean Louis Pisuisse
Hubert Carter
His Majesty’s Theatre
London
Drecoll
Paris
Gerard
Signor Bollati
Countess von Moltke
Gherardi
Major Langhorn
Quesada
San Francisco
George Hamlin
Chicago
Fritz Kreiser
Kreisler
Joseph L. Hevinne
Rudolph Ganz
Theodora Spiering
Frank King Clark
Paul Tietjens
Tietjen
Cooling Indian Buildings Uses Air Currents Through Walls
Experiments in India test cooling buildings by forcing air through hollow walls with electric fans. The method aims to reduce indoor temperatures and conserve energy.
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India
Labor to Wheat: From Nine Hours to Ten Minutes
A historical note states that in 1830 producing a bushel of wheat required three hours of human labor, while today only ten minutes are needed. The comparison highlights dramatic productivity gains over time.
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Mobile
Free Trial Offer Promises Asthma Cure At Our Expense
An advertisement touts a new method claimed to cure asthma and offers a free trial at the advertiser's cost. It targets long standing and recent cases, seeks hopeless sufferers after failed inhalers and other remedies, inviting immediate mail-in coupon request.
Free asthma coupon notice from Frontier Asthma Co
Public notice in a historical ad fragment offering a free asthma treatment trial. It lists Frontier Asthma Co with a Buffalo address at Room 12 Niagara and Hudson Streets and invites readers to send for a free trial method.
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Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N
Conscription Fails in Crichton Case of Mock Draft
A Crichton resident opposed to conscription is lured by a deputy sheriff into a mock draft raid. Thirty to forty "volunteers" with broom handles surround his home at night, but the frightened man escapes into the swamp, and the prank leaves him missing for several days.
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Crichton
Mexico
New York Doctor Finds New Dances Aid Neurosis
Dr. A A Brill reports in the New York Medical Journal that modern dances such as the hesitation and one step provide emotional outlet and may ease nervous conditions. He cites cases where patients improved through dancing and advocates moderate dance as beneficial for many, noting social and economic motives behind the rise of new dances.
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New York
A. A. Brill
New York Medical Journal
England
America
Dr. Brill
Spineless Cactus Industry: A Proven Practical Success
Scientific agriculturists led by Luther Burbank declare the spineless cactus industry a practical success after extensive experiments. Officials say plant prices at $300 per 1000 will not drop for at least five years and likely not for ten.
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Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank Company
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