The Twelfth Man Wins Greenwood Conference Title
A Greenwood College football team, led by an acting captain in memory of John Sloan, overcomes injuries and doubt to beat Fairmount at the final whistle for the conference championship. The narrator credits the unseen twelfth man with the victory and recalls the season's deathless spirit.
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Greenwood College
John Sloan
John
Howard Persons
Coach Personal
Coach
Turnpike
Johm
Yohn
College
Johns
Kennington
Greenwood
Fis “Ghine
Claven
Kensington
Neld House
Johnson
Slater College
Dickerson
Southern
Fairmount
Thoes
Yulrmounts
Johan
Udell
Wart
Midget
Uncinan
Forcing Rhubarb in Winter: Varieties and Methods
Practical guide to rooting, dormancy, and forcing rhubarb for winter harvests. Describes crown age, digging timing before freeze, storage in dark cellars at about 50 degrees, packing with soil or sand, and commercial forcing with close plant spacing. Recommends Ruby, Mrs Donald, Victoria, and Sultan as suitable varieties.
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Ruby
Donald
Victoria
Age at oath sparks playful scolding in court
A judge questions the youth witness about his age on oath. The witness replies twenty two years and some months. The judge presses for the exact months and the youth answers a hundred and twenty months.
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Mada
Yule Witnew
Early Settlers Chest Craft in England and New England
A Detroit News writer notes early settlers favored chests as mobile storage both in England and upon arrival in America. English chests were oak and paneled with decorative wires, while New England versions used oak and pins, simplifying top and bottom work. The article discusses why chests resembled trunks, the use of softer pine in some parts, and the wear from wire bindings.
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America
England
Detroit News
New England
Ships on Crutches During Docking for Repairs
The article explains ships resting on temporary supports or crutches while their hulls and keels are inspected and repaired below the waterline. It notes crews and experts set up numerous crutches to stabilize vessels, enabling work on bottom plates and keel from above, with occasional collapses raising safety concerns.
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Keals
Ancient Oaks Still Standing Through the Ages
The article reflects on enduring oaks with a Gaelic saying linking animal lifespans to a man’s 70 year span. It suggests oaks could be around 1,800 years old and that surviving trees may predate Norman Britain, noting a more typical oak age near 600 years.
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Britain
Acorn Charm Believed in by Airmen Since Druids
The article notes soldiers and airmen carry an acorn as a charm. It suggests the acorn’s shape appears in common items like knobs, curtain poles, and umbrella tassels, a tradition dating back to Druids and echoed in Peabody’s Weekly observations.
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Angera
Pesraon's
Black and Silver Foxes Description and Origin
The article explains that black and silver foxes are same species as red foxes and can be born from the same parents. It notes that black or silver foxes arise naturally or through long breeding, with color and type becoming permanent after many generations.
Early photographic plates yield self portraits by contact
Fragmentary note from Colter's Weekly describes how an ogwo photographed in direct contact with a plate can produce a faithful self image by night-skeniana and also a sulfur gear photograph from pigment decomposition after death.
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Colfier
Wet Season Terms Across Malay Peninsula
The article notes tropical regions lack semmons and observes the Malay peninsula experiences heavy rain defining the wet and dry seasons. It highlights the Federated Malay States and explains the prevalent weather pattern with frequent showers shaping seasonal labels.
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Malay Peninsula
Federated Malay States
What Goes on in Every Home
What Goes on in Every Home argues that women seek information and are drawn to advertisers who present tempting offers for clothing, beauty products, and home furnishings. Men also plan purchases for apparel, hardware, motoring needs, and books, responding to targeted ads. The piece asserts buyers follow light to inviting retailers and that asking for business and inviting customers drives sales.
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Free Press
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