Crossing the Isthmus Panama on the first canal voyage
A detailed imagined voyage through the Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific lip reads like a travelogue. The narrator notes key sights Gatun locks dam and lake Culebra cut Chagres valley and Balboa naval station. It captures the scale of locks waterways and fortifications along the route with vivid period tone.
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Colon
Panama, Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Canal
Panama
Portrail
Porto Bello
Margarita Island
Toro Point
Colon Harbor
Washington Hotel
Uncle Sam
United States
Europe
Latin America
Cristobalon
Columbus
Eugenie
San Blas
Limon-bay
Gatyn Locks
Gatun Lake
Lill
Lion Hill
Gatun Dam
Chagres
Bohlo
Frijoles
Chagresito
Tabernilla
Manuel
Juan Grande
Gorgona
Matachin
Culebra
Towers Gold Hill
Contractor
Cucaracha
Pedro Miguel
Anal
Miraflores Lake
Miraflores
Ancon Hill
Balboa
Barbos Ti
Japan
Generous at Small Wonder? Banquet Tale
William F McCombs described a San Francisco club conversation praising philanthropists. A witty bystander boasted his neighbor helps tramps with a tray of introductions rather than meals, claiming the man never turns away anyone at his door.
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Sanrancisco
William F. McCombs
Let Them Wear Them A call for male adornment rights
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes that some writers advocate men wearing bracelets and earrings if they wish. They suggest nose rings as a more American adornment, tracing inspiration to native origins and urging acceptance of male embellishment.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Imitating Elders and School Talk on Twelfth Street
A playful scene on Twelfth street shows a brother admiring his sister’s schooling as he anticipates becoming a pupil. The sister calmly corrects him, noting that June has gone and implying cooler weather ahead.
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Twelfth Street
Indianapolis
David
Youthful Slayer Case From Newark Prepares Court Action
A twenty month old in Newark allegedly killed his two day old sister by a blow, judged a case of precocious violence as investigators detail jealousy and fatal injury. The report notes authorities consider the infant’s act as a grim early crime with potential legal action forthcoming.
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Newark
N. J
Captain Faces Visitor On New Battleship Damaged Irony
A rough encounter unfolds as a visiting figure boards a new dreadnought. The captain orders action and loads with brake as a boastful intruder challenges aboard. The opposing figure grins, but the captain warns the ship must not be jeopardized. The standoff ends with a terse recognition of the intruder’s identity.
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Viditora
Cap
Hackt
Cap'n
Cap’n
Eczema cure story and other items from Hillsboro notice
An eczema suffering child on lower limbs found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with a 1913 note by Mrs. Edith Schwartz. The ad claims worldwide sale and offers samples and a 32 page Skin Book. Also included is a late night anecdote about Mr Staylate and Miss Minnie over breakfast.
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Walnut St
Hillsboro
Edith Schwartz
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Father Consent Joke: Suitor Bids for Daughters Hand
A nervous suitor asks a father for permission to marry his daughter. The father probes the income, asking if it’s enough to support a wife. The suitor boldly replies it is and can even cover occasional hits from the father-in-law. The father then declares the match.
Grove's Tasteless Quinine General Tonic Ad Explained
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Quinine as the standard malaria and fever remedy for 30 years in the South. It claims a bitter ingredient is masked by dissolving in stomach acids and urges readers to look for E. W. Grove's signature on the bottle.
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GROVE
E. W. Grove
Did Not Know Where to Stop and Ad Copy Snippet
A fragment from a periodical features a witty exchange about present company and fate. It includes a groves Tasteless Tonic ad and a Lewis’ Single Binder 5c cigar promo. The clipping ends with a quip about people born on Friday blaming their failures.
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Lewis
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