France to test water divining in Sahara colonies
The French government forms an expert panel of geologists surveyors and diviners to test water divining in its African holdings. Since ancient times dowser methods have attracted credence and the experiment may yield an oasis or two. Some propose broader schemes like transferring Mediterranean water to the desert.
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France
Sahara
Moses
England
Cornwall
Mediterranean
Desert
Manchester Guardian
Music Now Put to Work By Collier Quote
In a St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt F H Collier argues music increasingly serves utilitarian ends. He laments its shift from spiritual aid to practical utility while noting music aids therapy and industry, yet fears jazz and syncopation overwhelm art’s essence.
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F. H. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Defects Never Long Hidden In the Ex change
Fallen fruit comparison warns that discounted character taints value and trust. Purchasers seek flaws to lower price while unscrupulous mix flaws with quality to fool buyers. Over time the truth emerges and reputations suffer as the traded products reveal themselves.
Roumania’s Rise as a Latin State at Europe’s Edge
The text casts Roumania as a major southeastern European power emerging from postwar upheaval. It highlights a Latin identity, strategic location at the Orient’s gates, and territorial gains through union of Transylvania with Bessarabia and the historical fusion of Wallachia, Moldavia, and the old kingdom. It notes an area nearly as large as Italy and a population more than twice Belgium’s.
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Roumania
Europe
Elgeck Sea
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Roumanian
Wallachia
Moldavia
Italy
Belgium
Engines of Peace from Skoda Works in Bohemia
The Skoda works in Plisen Bohemia once produced siege mortars for the central powers now turning out 200 to 250 locomotives annually.
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Skoda
Plisen
Bohemia
Installment butcher sells porterhouse steak in Omaha Herald note
Mrs Jiggs jokes about affordable steak saying she bought a porterhouse with $1 down and $1 weekly payments. Mr Jiggs reacts with surprise as the exchange appears in the Omaha Herald.
The Shingle of Life and the Rumor Cloud
Caroline Coler writes of life’s shingle delivering lessons beyond youth and the later sting of truth. The piece contrasts childhood discipline with adult notoriety and urges pursuit of character over reputation, noting slander harms reputation but not character.
Reputation and the Burden of Notoriety
The piece argues reputation is a dual asset and liability. It boosts gate receipts and audience size yet creates relentless expectations. It stresses constant performance, high tension, and the risk of nervous breakdown as those with fame pay a steep, ongoing price.
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James I. Vance
Smiles as a Path to Business Success and Brightness
The piece extols smiles as a powerful daily advantage in business and life. It contrasts smiles with grouchiness, linking a positive outlook to progress, opportunity, and clearer vision, urging consistent, honest smiling as a valuable sixth sense for mankind.
Expensive Blunder Hoists Coal Misadventure in Sidney
A car marked empty was left at Colton and the coal it carried was given to Sidney and Colton residents, some hauling away three loads. An Omaha detective traced the lost coal, found it to be blacksmith coal worth over 36 dollars per ton, and proved no theft occurred, despite sensational headlines.
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Sidney Enterprise
Colton
Sidney
Offce
Omaha
Omaha World-Herald
the World- Herald
Libraries of Bones in Medical Schools
A description of lending bone libraries at American medical schools where bones are borrowed like books under a circulating system. The passage notes shelves of skeletons and the practice mirrors standard library lending to support student study.
Skeletons for loan and sale offered by North China Herald
Paying 25 cents borrows any bone from the collection with weekly renewals for a month. A complete skeleton is valued from 30 to 100 dollars depending on condition, a skull 1.25 to 5 dollars, a rare perfect specimen up to 50 dollars. Limb bones 0.5 to 1.25 dollars each, vertebral string about 5 dollars.
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North China Herald
Hancock Signed 1791 Militia Commission Found in Marblehead
The Marblehead Historical Society acquired a 1791 commission designating Nathaniel Hooper as a lieutenant in the Massachusetts militia. It bears Gov John Hancock and Secretary John Avery signatures and places Hooper in the Second Regiment First Brigade Second Division within Essex County.
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Marblehead
Mass
New Guard Against Counterfeiters In Bank Notes
Prague to London reports a method to deter forgeries by embedding fine steel and nickel particles in note paper. The concealed metallic markers complicate counterfeiters’ efforts and aim to preserve currency integrity across nations.
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Prague
London
Correspondents Wanted for Country News
The Review seeks volunteers from Bethel Sextorp Pleasant View Dye and other centers to report weekly happenings. No special education required just a willingness to share local events. Interested readers should contact Leafdale & Woten Investment Co for farm loans and insurance.
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the Review
Bethel
Sextorp
Pleasant View
Dye
Leafdale & Woten Investment Co
For Sale A Moline two row lister cheap
Classified ad notes a Moline two row lister for sale at low price. Contact Palmer Thurston in Potter Nebr with listing N26D3-10 for details.
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Palmer Thurston, Potter, Nebr
Leafdale and Company Fire Insurance Policy Reference
Advertisement notes Leafdale and Company as providers of liberal fire insurance policies promising best coverage. Mentions the firm as a source for policy options likely appealing to homeowners and merchants seeking reliable protection. Other details are not clearly legible in the fragment.
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H. Stevens
Potter
Nebraska
Country Campbell Newspaper
Potter, Nebr
The
United States
Editorial
Caroline Coler
You
Ancient Commission
Johnson-Cords Co
Thornburg & Hager
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