Canal Treasures of Lateral and Midi in Southern France
Historic guide extols a canoe trip along the Garonne and the Lateral and Midi canals from Bordeaux to the Mediterranean. It highlights a waterway system of 260 miles with 118 locks, Agen, the aqueduct over the Garonne, Les Byzles caves, and Moorish Toulouse, plus the famed Canal du Midi and Carcassonne fortress with centuries of history.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
France
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Bordeaux
Sharfage
Garonne
Castels
Toulouse
Landsman
Castelnaudary
Agen
Les Byzles
Moissac
Canal du Midi Atoulouse
St. Sernin
Saturninus
Diatorles
la Daurade
Clemence Tsaure
Buch
Academie Des Jeux-lloraux
Nice
Cahors
Lyons
Cette
Normandy
Cationia
Rhenish
Prussia
Canal du Midi
Rhone
Marseilles-to-Calais
Midi Canal
Midi
Gascony
Languedoc
Provence
Castelnaudray
Rosa Bonheur
Carcassonne
Carcassone
Ville Basse
Cite
Violiet-le-Duc
The Desert Moon Mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan
Mystery novel synopsis notes Kay Cleaver Strahan as author and publisher Doubleday Doran. Mentions WNU Service, indicating distribution or syndication.
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Kay Cleaver
Strahan
Y Doubleday Doran Co., Inc, Wnu Service
Gabrielle Canneziano Murder Diary Reflections Revelations
In a voice from a ranch diary, the narrator recounts Gabrielle Canneziano’s lifelike masquerade as Danny to murder Gabrielle’s rival and frame Sam. The tale details the attic confrontation, the staged alibis, Chad’s tragedy, and John’s fragile loyalty as the killer’s identity unfolds and she takes her own life.
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Sam
Gabrielle
Jon
John
Miss MacDonald
Joan
Nevada
Danielle
Danny
Dany
Chad
Martha
Ielle
Ike
Gaby
Hubert Band
Ohn
San Francisco
All Metal Airship Idea Traces Back to Roger Bacon
An early eight century Baconian concept prompts a look at the all metal airship. The piece cites Roger Bacon as first to discuss aerostation and engines for land sea and air travel. It traces a lineage from Bacon through various scholars to the Zeppelin era with metal hulls.
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Roger Bacon
United States Department of Commerce
Iglar
Kircher
Bacon
Albertus de Saxania
Mendoza
Lana
Gourdin
Delcourt
Monge
Giffard
Spleas
Bausset
Schwartz
Zeppelin
Moabite stone reveals Mesha and Bible history
The Moabite stone set up by Mesha king of Moab sheds light on Bible history naming his victory over Jaraet. Bezekiah’s name survived in a hidden tunnel beneath Jerusalem, carved to connect the Virgin's Spring with the pool of Siloam, long unseen before World War I.
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Mesha
Moab
Jaraet
Bezekiah
Jerusalem
Eity Walla
You Cannot Fool All the People All the Time
The piece discusses the attribution of the proverb You cannot fool all the people all the time to Lincoln and Barnum. It cites a 1908 Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln book claiming Lincoln said it at a Lincoln Clinton speech in 1858, and notes the saying likely predated him. It also references an old English proverb similar in meaning.
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Gabriella Canneziano
San Francisco
Danny
Miss MacDonald
Gaby
Danty
Gabrielle
Waniel Canneziano
Gabrielle Cannerlano
Abraham Lincoln
P.T. Barnum
A. Wessels Company
Lincoln
Ciloton
Priceless Gavel From White House Roof
The Chicago Association of Commerce notes a gavel with renewed authority used to call meetings to order. It was carved from a White House roof truss during repairs in the Coolidge era, a historic token tied to 26 U.S. presidents.
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Chicago Association of Commerce
United States
White House
Coolidge
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Canneziano
Cannettano
Muttens
Tim Gabrielle
Carneziano
Thera
Rattall
Jobo
Danpy
Bich
Piang
Northeatern
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