Ancient reservoirs found in Nevada by Cosmographic Society
In Spring Valley Nevada members of the Cosmographic Society report discovering six triangular reservoirs up to 60 feet deep with 800 yard retaining walls carved into a hillside. They speculate irrigation use about 50,000 years ago arguing against glacial formation. Smithsonian artifacts include crude implements and an early arrow spring.
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Gold Hill
Utah
Spring Valley
Nevada
Cosmographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
Flotsam of War: Tampa Plate Washes Ashore
A brass plate attached to wreckage washed ashore at Pathcawl Glamorgan indicating it came from the American coast guard cutter Tampa which was lost with heavy loss of life. The plate's appearance confirms the cutter's fate and anchors the tragedy in a distant shore damper.
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Associated Press
Pathcawl
Glamorgan
Wales
American Coast Guard
Tampa
Santa Claus Late In the Far North Sinking and Christmas mail arrival
Residents of the far north post hold a second Christmas celebration as the Pioneer mail boat arrives with 42 pouches from outside. The first mail since last fall arrives August 6, marking a gala event for white settlers despite six months delay.
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Associated Press
Fort Simpson
Northwest Territory
North Post
Pioneer
Local Market Report With Wholesale Price List
Daily market rundown shows quoted wholesale prices for grains fats meats and farm supplies. Entries include wheat flour corn meal butter spring chicken hay and cattle related items with figures obscured by OCR noise and illegible characters.
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Star
Mae Orma
Train Schedules and McCoy Cod Liver Oil Ad
Berryville rail schedule lists multiple trains and connections to Roanoke Shenandoah Hagerstown and Philadelphia with Pullman and dining car details. An advertisement claims McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets helped the Babcock girl gain seven pounds after nine years as an invalid and promotes 60 tablets for 60 cents.
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Berryville
Roanoke
Bristol
Pullman
Broiler
Bluefield
Welch
Norton
Waynesboro
Pullman Sleeper
Gary
Memphis
Chattaway
Nashville
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
H. H. Burga
W. C. Saunders
McCoy
Babcock
America
Baker’s Drug Store
Boyd's Drug Co
Corn and livestock prices from the prior day markets
Markets closed with listings for corn flour bran shelled corn and standard middlings along with feeds. Wheat and hay prices appear, while livestock quotes include hens spring chickens hogs lambs and sheep with limited legible figures.
Rare Record of World Conflict In Hoover's Library
Stanford University reports the Hoover War Library at Stanford has 44 500 books and pamphlets from many languages, with 12 000 Russian and 10 000 French items. Founded 1919, it aims to collect official wartime documents and private papers and includes 65 000 Europe wartime reports plus country newspaper files. Hoover, Stanford graduate 1895, serves on the trustees.
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Associated Press
Stanford University
Cal
Hoover War Library
Herbert C. Hoover
Musee de la Guerre
Paris
Europe
Amen
Hoover
Stanford
Mount Williams Locals
Mount Williams Va Aug 6 Mrs W T Williams had returned home from a short visit to relatives in nearby towns and reported no complications following her trip.
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Mount Williams, Va
W. T. Williams
Weekend visitors highlighted by Wallace family hosts
The text lists multiple visits with the Wallace family hosting relatives from York Pennsylvania Sparrow's Point Maryland Wheatfield Virginia and Cedar Creek. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Bill Wallace Mr Hugh Clower Mr and Mrs Walton Wallace and Mr and Mrs Harvey Smith along with Megus Rudolph and two children visiting H W Ashwood and Nellie Shaffer staying with Neva Orndorff. Neva Orndorff and two boys Richard and Roy were guests at J M Orndorff's on Sunday.
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A. B. Richard
Cedar Creek
Bill Wallace
York
Hugh Clower
Chinas
Walton Wallace
Sparrow's Point
Harvey Smith
Wheatfield
I. N. Wallace
Megus Rudolph
H. W. Ashwood
Nellie Shaffer
Neva Orndorff
Richard
Roy
J. M. Orndorff
For Sale 259 Acres Near Winchester With Improvements
259 acres of land with a six room house, bank barn and outbuildings, spring and cistern water eight miles from Winchester. Asking price 3000 dollars. Three building lots on street with water sewer and electricity at 10 dollars per foot. 18 Rouss Avenue.
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Winchester
Distinct local illnesses and visits noted in town
Mr J M Orndorf has been indisposed for weeks. Miss Meta Boyse spent last week with cousin Miss Arthelia Ash rood. Mr A L Brewer and family and Mr J M Ornndorff were calling on Mr E C Allamong last Sunday. Mr Allamong suffered a paralytic stroke last Saturday but is somewhat improved. Miss Mabel Cloweer is visiting friends in Winchester.
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J. M. Orndorf
Meta Boyse
Arthelia Ashrood
A. L. Brewer
J. M. Ornndorff
E. C. Allamong
Allamong
Mabel Cloweer
Winchester
Investors urged to contact Hollywood Islands Company
Readers who bought Iots in Hollywood by the Sea Florida and plan to sell for profit are urged to communicate promptly with Hollywood Isles Company Inc Fred Willis P O Box Hollywood Florida.
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Hollywood-by-the-Sea
Florida
Dean
Hollywood 1S Company, Inc
Fred
Willis
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