Tower 10 Be Saves From Its Top Montages Are Sent
From the Eiffel Tower, radio telegraphy links 44 feet up to ships 5,000 miles away, transmitting the exact hour to the minute. Sailors determine precise positions using the chronometer time, correcting navigation errors that can shift ship location. Paris Observatory aids the timing as two regulated clocks align with noon daily.
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United States
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Sctentata
Godseta
Kay
Pal
Eiffel Re Vaa Mrat
Europe
Paris Observatory
Ballard
Troy
The Eiffel Tower Signals Time by Electric Waves
A 19th century report describes the Eiffel Tower's morning and midnight signals using an electrical apparatus. An astronomer notes time via clock hands and sends signals to a wireless station. The system transmits Hertzian waves to ships and stations, keeping Paris connected with Africa, while underground quarters house high voltage gear and engineers. The piece discusses the tower’s permanence amid threats and its utility.
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Welock
Moeann
Eiffel Tower
Champe de ‘Mare
Paris
Africa
Morocca
Wire Dees Telegraph Corps
Paria
Effcers
Sergesote
Fashion notes on dress accessories and spring style
The article reviews finishing touches for toilets and gowns, highlighting ribbons, velvet, lace, and beaded accents. It notes small artificial flowers, neckwear adornments, and bodice decorations as key trends, with beaded embellishments and cartelless Paris gowns signaling a new fashion order focused on the figure and comfort.
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Paria Ia
Pretty walking costume blouses for the spring
The article describes spring blouse fashions with Chinese blue face cloth accents, deep front panels, military braids, satin collars, and matching hat styles. It lists fabric requirements for coats and hats, notes simple single breasted coats in velveteen, and outlines varied fabrics from foulard silk to lingerie and tailored blouses with embroidery and crocheted buttons. It highlights pale spring colorings, small lace yokes, and Persian notes in the season's styles.
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Dinhop
Iing
Foulard Aitk
Novel Collar and Silk Tie Featured in Women’s Shirts
A description of a fashion feature shows women wearing a tailored shirt with a string tie and a novel collar. The collar is high and straight with vertical eyelets two inches apart, through which a blue corded silk tie is threaded and knotted in front.
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Walste Dome
Processing old blueprints with ammonia to violet tones
Instructions describe altering blueprint color by soaking prints in household ammonia at one ounce per pint of water without washing. Bath strength varies by print needs. A thinner negative can yield better results by printing through ground paper.
Alaska Mining Boom Expands with Dredges to Cordova and Seward
Ships bound for Cordova Valdez and Seward carry milling and lode mining gear, shifting from outfits to heavier machinery. Valdez boasts rising output at Cliff mine with seven mills planned, Seward hosts Willow Creek camps, Cordova links McKinley Lake to Chitina copper region via new railway, signaling a large boom and population influx despite Congresses aid hesitation.
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Alseka
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Cordova
Valdez
Seward
Tts
Cliff
Great Susitna
Willow Creek
McKinley Lake
Great Chitina
To Incline Toward Mercy and a Child’s Plea
Jim, not a good boy by day, tries diplomacy with his mother as night falls. He asks if she will tell his father, and whether dinner should come before or after. He pleads for blueberry pudding as a last favor, hoping mercy will soften discipline.
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Jim
Canine Pepper Mixup Confuses Boy in Suburban Store
A boy mistakes cayenne pepper for canine pepper, prompting a store clerk to gently correct him. He recalls his mother warning that the pepper should have a sharp bite, leading to a humorous exchange about the pepper's name and flavor.
Examine Carefully Every Bottle of Castoria
Important notice advises mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the familiar signature and slogan The Kind You Have Always Bought. The ad emphasizes the remedy’s safety for infants and children and claims over 30 years of use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Richmond
Drs. Woodson Branstetter
Richax
United States
Jonesboro
Texas
America
Mia
James T. Lawrence
Spohns Distemper Cure Promises Horse Disease Prevention
An advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE as preventing distemper and similar illnesses in horses and claims it also cures chicken cholera and dog distemper. It urges purchase from a druggist or mail order and lists vague agent names and errant spellings as part of the promotion.
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Spohn
The Tiger and the Giraffe Parade a Sick Lion
A humorous dialogue about health jests ends with a nod to Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a favored remedy for constipation. The piece shifts to a wary remark about the value of money and a widowed man lingering over trivial concerns, creating a pungent social aside.
Harsh Echoes of Parental Pride in Quirky Herbal Lore
A man repeats his children's smart sayings, attributing them to heredity. In a Spring cleanse he uses Garfeld tea to purify blood and cleanse the ayetem and urify the blood by the use of Garfeld tea.
A Way to Keep Love In in a Tiny Home
A quip exchanges lovers Mrs Honeybird-But and Dickey about a tiny flat. He notes poverty keeps love from escaping, while she laments the cramped space as windows are so small a mouse could not crawl through. The exchange highlights strain and humor in a cramped domestic setting.
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Mrs. Honeybird
Dickey
Mr. Honeybird
Dr. Caldwell
Putnam
Domestic Amenition and Rubber Aid Ad
Ad text promotes Allan's Wool-Kuse anti septic powder for breaking in shoes and stopping pinching. It pairs a domestic scene with humorous lines about parent and child and urges readers to try the product for comfort. The ad includes a strange address and a quote about generosity and silence.
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Allan
Bromo Quinine and Patrol Wagon Reference
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Bromo Quinine and a patrol wagon ride. The readable line hints at a vendor or cure claim and a line about someone getting a free ride in a patrol wagon, but the rest is garbled and offers no clear events or dates. The available text lacks concrete names, places, or outcomes to form a fuller summary.
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McKees Rocks
A. E. Herrick
Wheeler, Mich
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Cy Saal
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