American Machinery Expands Reach in Mosul Nineveh
In Mosul on the Tigris American reapers and agricultural machinery arrive from New York and Liverpool, with further plans for water fountains and other tools. The governor appeals for American railways, while German excavations at Bhergat reveal ancient Assyrian cities and early oil and gas practices.
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Mosul
Turkey
Asia
Nineveh
Tigris
Chicago
Elao
New York
Liverpool
Port Said
Verslan Gulf
Tieris
Bagdad
Jonah
Allah
Mosuls
Hak
Little Brother scheme ends with rescuing romance at Spring Lake
Dick faces rival Walter Chase for Margaret’s favor but Maurice devises a ruse. A lake rescue locks the pair together as Margaret thanks Dick and he declares his love, while Maurice eagerly plans to buy fishing tackle and celebrate the turn of events.
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Dick Ralston
Spring Lake
Margaret
Fle
Walter Chase
Walter
Maurice
Chase
Lake Shore
Bure
Mau Tine
Rascal Maurice
Usl
Name confusion leads to fatal railway berth mix up
Senator Fletcher faces a strange mix up over railroad berth reservations. A second passenger named Fletcher was killed in a wreck six weeks earlier after sharing the same sleeper, leaving the senator to recount the odd coincidence with caution.
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Duncan U Fletcher
Florda
Juliet
Florida
Sipnama
Fletcher
Minelda Nesesaget
Immigration Boom Reaches Halifax Port of Entry
More than forty thousand new settlers arrived in Canada through Halifax during the immigration season, about 8000 more than last year. The majority were British origin, especially Scotch, and most were well to do. They are headed to the Canadian west to take up farming.
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Philadelphia
America
Vilayet
Reform
Bla
New
West
Canada
Halifax
Tribute by Browne to Nurses in Asylums
Sir James Crichton Browne praised the London hospital nurses serving in asylums and remarked on the character of the young nobles in the colony. The remark underscores respect for medical staff and the social conduct of colonial elites.
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James Crichton Browne
London
Asylum Nurses Push for Marriages Across Social Class
An old newspaper snippet notes that asylum nurses preferred marrying outside their class, arguing that their experience with mental follies would, on the whole, yield steadier spouses than Rasety chorus girls.
Notice on Phone Service Arrears Prompting Payment
A reader reports a telephone company notice claiming service improvement if bills are settled by the first of the month. The notice states the account is one year in arrears and threatens service loss if payment is not made, with a handwritten name Ed bear appearing.
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Tigris
Not Literary, but Practical Six Best Cellara Sellers
A fragmentary remark contrasts practicality with literary claim about six best sellers. The speaker notes nothing else, then references his wife as a regular cyclone at times and mentions key convenient refuges.
New York City's Record Growth in Manufacturing Output
New York City has doubled the value of its manufactured products over the past decade, marking significant expansion in the city’s industrial sector and market activity.
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New York City
Hair’s Breadth Micrometer Precision Note
The article discusses hair’s breadth measurements and the micrometer as a tool for precision in tool making. It notes the need for exact calculations in delicate work such as bank vault doors where every part must fit precisely. The piece reflects Harper’s Weekly focus on technical detail in manufacturing.
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Harper’a
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William T. Ellis
Bhergat
Asshur
Assyria
Museumsa
Java
Ninevab
Iine
Bertie Evers
Constantinoute
Joseph B Bowles
Little Brother
Wan
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