A Corner in Water The Arid West's Irrigation Crisis
Special correspondence from Los Angeles explains the upcoming irrigation congress on Oct 10 will tackle land and water monopolies. It outlines plans for hydrographic districts, federal courts, and reforms to break up concentrated ownership. It highlights the paradox of desert land’s value tied to water and cites historic Spanish and Pueblo irrigation models as relief options. J. M. Scannann.
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Los Angeles
Irrigation Congress
Southwest
Congress
California
Old
Spain
Schewes
New Mexico
J. M. Scannann
Ethereal Waves and the Eye’s Perception
Professor Lodge discusses how the eye and photographic plate respond only to a tiny, high frequency portion of ether waves not aligned with heat or sound. He notes glow worms as among the few beings emitting physiologically useful light and suggests light may be a chemical sense with retina acting on dissociated atomic groups.
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Professor Lodge
Gossip of Fashion Caprices For Little Folks and Novelties For Adults
Caprices for children and adult novelties in Bryant Park as fashion leaders. Middle class children set the style, with wealthy mothers preferring practical, well-made outfits. Descriptions include dresses, cloaks, and hats, noting fall trends, fabrics, colors, and new cape styles.
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New York
Bryant Park
The Turkish Harem and a Curious Book Tale
A lecture by Oscar F. Straus reveals a liberal view of the Turkish harem as a social space where women rule their domain and divorce remains in the husband’s power. The piece also recounts a humorous middle-volume book buyer who prefers a single story over a longer set, and notes on the Prince Consort’s will, including Queen Victoria’s role in its probate.
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Turkey
Oscar F. Straus
United States
Azica
Osuirnal
Peculiarities of Phrasing Across Cities
Brooklyn Life notes a playful city by city riff on a hat theft refrain. The piece questions who stole the speaker's hat in varied echoes across New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago and Brooklyn.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Floating Palaces: Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav introduces two new steel steamers
Two new steel passenger steamers cost 300000 each for the Upper Lake route. They promise to be grandest fastest and safest with 20 mph speed and under 50 hour trips between Cleveland Toledo and Chicago. Four weekly trips connect Toledo Detroit Alpena Mackinac Petoskey and Chicago with July August daily Detroit Cleveland service and daylight Lake Erie rides. First class staterooms and low round trip rates highlighted. Send for illustrated pamphlet from A. A. Schanta GP.A Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav Oc Estroit Mich.
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Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Lakes
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Detroit
Alpena
Mackinac
Petoskey
Lake Erie
Put-in-Bay
A. A. Schanta
Gp.a
Estroit, Mich
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Pittsburg Exposition
Waeht Co Light Tle
Warren
the Pickett Hardware Co., Limited
Pennia
Ina
Salemn Warren Pa
Noyes Drug Store
Siexfried & Co
R. Hoxsie
Hoxsie C.C
Buffalo, M. Y
Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
sChildren
Water Street
Warren, Pa
City Water Company
Oive Harper
Sir Arnold White
Prince Consort
Somerset House
London
Lan
Souther
Ls, Johnson & CO
Revuin
Dw CO
Acquata
Mme
U.S
Washington
BS C.a.snow &Co
Keystone Watch Case Co
Ronne
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