The British Yard Standard and Its 19th Century Replacements
A historical note on the evolution of the British yard measure from Elizabethan times to the 19th century. It explains the shift from the Elizabathan standard to the 182-year reform, the 1824 fire, the 1855 positing in Parliament, and authentication of copies held by U.S. officials.
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Bettada
Vength
Diwan
Trutmda
Tondan
Micabeth
Euchaquer
Elizabathan
Beoe c
Royal Society
House of Commons
Great Britain
House of Parliament
Washington
Salt Divers Work In Desolate Dead Sea
Technical World Magazine describes the Dead Sea's desolation and salt divers at its mouth. Salt content exceeds 25 percent, with 7 percent as common salt. no living creatures survive in its waters. Divers haul salt to camels and caravans for Jerusalem markets, where salt serves for curing hides and domestic uses.
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Deadaea
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
Jerusalem
Jordan
Desert
Central Asia
China
Siberia
Technical World Magazine
Ancient Baldness Customs And Odd Hunting Tales
A historical inquiry traces shaving practices across regions from Europe to Scotland and the Andaman Islands, noting methods for head shaving and cultural meanings. It also reports a London Times correspondent on brutal elephant hunting in East Africa, describing pit traps and native spear kill methods amid British rule. A series of old quips and lines closes the piece with stray dialogues.
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Europe
Scotland
Andaman Islands
London Times
Africa
East
Republican caucuses statewide in Center township
A series of Republican voter caucuses are announced across multiple townships on Saturday April 14. Meetings set in Center township Gruyer at 4 p.m., Twelve Mile Lake at 8 p.m., Ellsworth at 8 p.m., Swan Lake at 8 p.m., Emmet at 1 p.m., High Lake at 8 p.m., Ratherville Ward at 8 p.m., Katherville second ward at 8 p.m., Katherville third ward at 6 p.m., Dolliver Lincolny township at Woodman Hall at 1 p.m. and Katherville town hall April 21st. Committeemen named for each caucus.
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Center Township
Gruyer
John Weinbotham
Twelve Mile Lake
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Center Schoolhouse
Chas. Robernus
Ellsworth
Retabi Liga Pi
Ellsworth Township
Nels Anderson School
David Bitzgearth
Swan Lake
Swan Lake Township
Ole Quasted
Ummet
Emmet Township
Emmet Grove School House
B. F. Crumb
High Lake
High Lake Township
Spring Groove
Deso
O. O. Ressell
Committteeman
Rathervilee
Sbervilléeld
G. J. Allen
Pstherville
Katherville
Court House
A. Anderson
Eatherville
Estherville
Bb. Rhodes
Katee
Arthur Pitcher
Dolliver
Allens
Lincoly Township
Mininet County
Woodman Hall
Valliver
Sid
Rheumatic Pain Relief Ad From Jay Johnston Co
Acirculation style home remedy ad promises relief from rheumatic pains using Clawmibertadus Pato Balas. One application supposedly provides instant relief and long term cure, offered for sale by Jay Johnston & Co and Williams & Anderson.
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Jay Johnston & Co
Williams & Aacorson
Fryie
Chinaunberlan
Aml Williams
Andersail
Hoieseekers Excursions and Digestive Aid Ad
An old newspaper fragment promotes Hoieseekers Excursions with round trip tickets to multiple locations and periodic travel to southern regions. It also advertises Kodal Dyspepsia Cura as a digestion aid, claimed to ease belching and sour stomach, sold by Williams & Anderson and Queda & Walden.
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Hoieseekers
Minivepolis
At. Louis It. It
Polite Do Mintegotes
Wiscaiustia
Bakutus
Minitoba
Seskatchewan
Canediaa Northweat
Iri Ue
Houlbeast
Msl Furties Particuihews
Uddiyess AL. Ours
PD AL
Willauis & Anderson
Queda & Walden
Williams & Anderson and
Quaman & Walden
Wallingford
Williams & Avior
DeWitts Witeh Hazel Salve Promises Instant Relief
A vintage advertisement style item touts DeWitts Witeh Hazel Salve as a sure remedy for burns sores boils tetter cracked hands fever blisters and piles with claims of almost immediate relief and 16 stops pain. Also promotes Kodol Digestive Cure and various patent medicines and travel offers bundled with local shop notices.
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DeWitt & Co
DeWitt
Passenger No 60 and Freight No 675 Reported
Reading from a damaged OCR fragment shows entries for Passenger No 60 and Freight No 675 with unclear details about payment or rights. The text lacks full context, but indicates numbering and a notation of money figures or credits, typical of a transit or freight ledger.
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Northern Lumber CO
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Torolot
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Mirrotora, Inc
M. Rerkar
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A.D. Root
A. FP. Lough
W. A. Jones
Jamee Bapezat
Howard Graves
Iowa
BR. Boper
Webb Vincent
J.P. Kirby
Canhier
First. National Bank
Estherville, Iowa
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Boper Webb
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Gond M. K. Whalan
D. Nevile General Banking Business
Oward Graves
James Espeset
L. Archer
Emmet County
Land and Abstract CO
Estherville, Lowa
Lunin
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W. W. Fullam
R. I
Mystic Shriners
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Mexico
Colorado
Portland
California
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Golden State
Continent
H. A. Blythe
Dale Nnee
Maris
Airien
Chicago
Jetferson
the Grain Shippers
Mutual
Fire Insurance Association
H. A. Gaarde
Armstrong, Ia
F. D. Babcock
Ida Grove
Republcan Caucuses
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Minnesota
Dakota
Mere
Minneapolis & #1
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Northwest
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Minn
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M. HH. Scutoeman
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