How A submarine cables repaired
The article explains submarine cable repair methods from fault locating to surface recovery. It covers ship prep, grappling with a dynamic range of faults, buoy signaling, and the splice process that restores cross ocean links between San Francisco and Manila systems with Honolulu as intermediate, detailing equipment like grapnels, dynamometers, and buoy operations.
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Gifcrest
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Midway Island
Guam
Pacific
Island of
Leyden Jar
Hotoluls
Returna
The Iris as France's Symbol in History
The iris was adopted by Louis IX as the emblem of his house, transforming into the Fleurdelis and symbolizing the blue flag of France. The iris is a hardy plant whose large rootstocks store sustenance for lean times, providing financial resilience when conditions are harsh.
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Louis IX
Hhe
Louis
France
Titivating Titles and Royal Pretensions
King Victor Emmanuel claims a vast official title spanning Sardinia France Spain England Italy Jerusalem Greece Alexandria and Hamburg with broad grandiose epithets. A second note reports that diamonds exposed to radium become highly radioactive and remain so for years per a British scientist.
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Victor Emmanuel
Bia
Old Kingdom of
Sardinia
France
Spain
England
Italy
Jerusalem
Greece
Alexandria
Hamburg
Midway Sea
Hartlepool lovers survive blast in neighborly crash
In Hartlepool a bachelor and a spinster, long enemies, were both hurled from their rooms when German cruiser shells shattered their adjoining houses. The wall between them collapsed, leaving them prostrate but unhurt, mere feet apart as fate intervened. Their quarrel paused amid the debris and shared danger.
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Hartlepool
Eng
Fate
Uncongenial Associates Splash of Odd Pairings
Boston Advertiser notes a playful header about sociability and strange combinations, joking that lobster with watermelon and ice cream is a mismatch. The piece mocks social norms and appetites with light humor and a wry tone.
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Boston Advertiser
Passion and danger on the Italian border tale of Pepina
A dramatic prose piece set in Ribera under Austro rule follows Slor Franco and Pepina as they rally to outwit guards. A flower box conceals a hidden explosive, aiding their escape toward a brave refuge, with romance entwined in perilous pursuit. The second piece extols the beauty of the mackerel with praise of form and speed, ending with a culinary ode credited to the New York Globe.
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Slor Franco
Ribera
Milan
Pepina
Franco
Italy
Cesare
France
Reed
Monte Carrena
Palma
Sior
Ieea
New York Globe
Pointe of Similarity in a Playful Rhyme
A light exchange plays on word similarity with a line about a mateh being the union of band rat mates. The woman is described as doveeyed and the man as pigeon-toed, highlighting visual wordplay and the comic contrast.
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Mateh
Window Boxes Care Tip From McCall's Magazine
A home gardening note advises whitewashing the inside of window boxes before filling with soil. This preserves the wood and helps deter insects, promoting longer life and healthier plants.
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McCall's Magazine
Save the Babies Castoria warning from 19th century ad
A vintage medical ad claims Castoria would save many infants lives and warns narcotic soothing syrups contain morphine. It asserts Castoria carries a genuine signature and urges timely use to prevent infant mortality, linking toxins to slowed blood circulation and fever relief.
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Bangla
Dulore
LT Kae
Needed Gift The Widow Well and a Bashful Youth
A fragmentary exchange hints at a humorous or domestic scene with characters in casual dialogue. The brief lines reference a widow and a bashful youth, plus a curious remark about sand in the mouth and a suggestion to swallow to “get it to your system.”
Soft White Hands Emulsion and Ointment Ad Test
An old style advertisement promotes Soft White Hands products a soap to cleanse and purify an ointment to soothe and heal claiming superior results. It invites free samples by mail with a postcard offer from Boston and notes availability everywhere. The piece also includes stray lines about an expert, a Kansas City Star reference, Red Cross bag blue comparison, and a France family note with a war enlistment line.
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Cuttcura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ady
Personal Motivation Outweighs Relative Pay Disparities
A concise reflection notes that envy over a neighbor’s higher wage is misplaced as happiness and success depend on individual value to the employer rather than salary alone. It suggests pleasures can bring trouble and advises focusing on personal worth.
Blind from birth, Flow passes bar exam before state supreme court
Ole H. Flow of Pierre, born blind, passed the modern bar examination after learning Blackstone by memory and reading with his sister. He and a fellow aspirant studied together, and Flow answered the questions via a court stenographer who read them aloud while he typed.
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State Supreme Court
Ole H. Flow
Pierre
Flow
South Dakota
Tade Bla
Blackstone
Red Crow Bag Blue Clot Snow Adverts at Grocers
Fragmentary ad style copy mentions Red Crow Bag and Blue Clot Snow with grocers. an unclear promotional line notes longer sleep for an elephant versus usual hours.
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Maya
Buffalo, KY
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Denver
Carter
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