Please help reading this needlework sampler

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Despite my wishes to liquidate my vintage clothing collection due to lack of space, I couldn't help picking this up today and I'd love to have some help reading it. Of course I see the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, then it looks like "River Nile April 1889." Next it looks like "Nanna from Nina" with the words Nanna and Nina done in different lettering styles. The stitching itself appears to be done in knitting yarn, such as wool.
The fabric has actually been nailed to a wooden board and then the whole thing framed under glass.
I believe I remember reading somewhere that stitchers would sometimes date their piece with a reference to a current event but I cannot find anything particularly notable about the river Nile from April 1889.
I would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[anothertimevintageapparel]

That is very unusual. I can't see a reference to the Nile either with chickens and rabbits.
How odd.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

I had been thinking that something historically significant must have happened to do with the Nile in April 1889, but perhaps the date is more personal... family got posted there?

 

[lkranieri]

The only relevant information I could find to the Nile and 1889 was many references such as this: "My grandfather came to Aswan from England as a young man to help build the Old Aswan Dam in 1889. He fell in love with the country, went home ..."

If you Google:

aswan dam 1889

you will find many citations about the British commencement of the construction of the old dam in 1889.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Thank you, Lynne, I will research the Aswan dam further!