Grand canal plan would link Great Lakes to Atlantic
A Detroit paper cites a vast project to dig a Niagara Falls canal on the U S side and a lake to Hudson ship canal. It would be 150 feet wide and 20 feet deep, costing 30 to 50 million dollars, and praised for cheaper transportation, boosted shipbuilding, and strategic wartime value.
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Detroit
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Lakes
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Earless Ezekiel Eads a Remarkable Greene County Figure
Ezekiel Eads born without ears died in Greene County New York in spring 1885. He could hear through his mouth and answered in a normal voice. His black hair bore white spots shaped like ears feet and hands marking his odd physiology. He left a son aged 45 with dark hair and another son aged 13 with gray hair.
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Ezekiel Eads
Greene County
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Wheeling
W. Va
Lads
Zekiel
Mr. Eads
Train Schedule Tease at Dining Station
Hungry traveler asks how soon the train will start. conductor replies it will start on time today and admits little appetite. Published in a New York Weekly item reflecting a railway dining station scene.
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Round to Assert Itself
A Boston girl thanks a surgeon who reassures her to cry if hurt as splints and bandages are applied. The doctor notes it will help her feel better while she refuses to weep to avoid wrinkling her face.
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Boston
Chicago Tribune
California Kephir Like Yeast Found In Caucasus Regions
A San Francisco letter reports a California discovery of a kephir like fermenting yeast in milk. The American product makes a refreshing beverage termed California bees' beer and yields about one percent alcohol after fermentation.
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Caucasus Mountains
California
San Francisco
New York Tribune
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
Kipher
Kiaphir
Kefir
Nhir
Steppes
Beauchrapa and Others Held as Racing Stock
Beauchrapa a 16 hand 1625 lb horse. Beauchamp 13 16 hands high. Leon the Percheron Stallion owned by A. Hatch stood at Heber City last season. Snail a trotting Stallion and Red Boy a running Stallion. I am standing the above named horses at my place this season. They are all number one horses and I bought to give satisfaction. The patronage of the public respectfully solicited.
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Beauchrapa
Beauchamp
Leon
A. Hatch
Heber City
Snail
Red Boy
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James Sh“ Uumerdine
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W.az
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