Only Double Barrel Cannon Draws Athens Visitors
A quirky tale explains the creation and testing of a unique double barrel cannon by John Gilleland in 1863. Though initial trials failed to function as intended, the weapon became a local relic now placed before the city hall, attracting visitors to Athens.
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Athens
Novgorod
Zanzibar
John Gilleland
Home Guards
Mitchell Thunderbolts
Gilleland
Mde
Linton Woods
Blue Laws and Early American Notables Feature
A compendium of the Blue Laws from New Haven's colonial era describes strict Sabbath rules and governance by church. It includes harsh penalties and marriage rites, followed by biographical sketches of Jefferson, Jackson, Lee, Franklin, Washington and Witherspoon with anecdotes highlighting wit and public service.
Virtue and Fragrance in Bacon's Philosophical Image
A compact reflection on Francis Bacon comparing virtue to precious odors, most fragrant when incensed or crushed, illustrating virtue as potent through trials and sensory metaphor.
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Francis Bacon
Battle of Bloody Marsh Heroic Georgia Victory
A small force of 652, including highlanders and rangers, defeated a Spanish army of over 5,000 at St Simons and Frederica in 1742. General Oglethorpe led the defense, routed Spanish troops, and forced retreat to ships, marking the first Spanish flag removal from the American continent.
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Oglethorpe
Georgia
Charleston
Frederic
St. Simons
Frederica
Fredrica
Ferderica
St. Simons Town
Highlanders
Rangers
Highland
Antonio Barba
Savana
Lieut. Sutherland
Highland Company
Charles Mackay
Sutherland
Mackay
Stuart
American
Gen. Oglethorpe
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Virginia
North Carolina
Hilton Head
South Carolina
United States
Jones
Energy of Tides and Potential British Sites
Prof. David Robertson estimates tidal electricity around 10 000 kilowatts per square mile for a 31 half foot double tide and 500 kilowatts for a 7 foot tide. Promising sites include enclosed basins with short dams and the British Channel as the most favorable area in the isles, followed by the Firth of Clyde.
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David Robertson
British Channel
British Isles
Firth of Clyde
The Expensive Columbus
Documents from Genoa archives place Columbus first voyage cost just over $7,000 with the fleet valued at $3,000. Admiral Columbus earned $300 a year while his two captains received $200 each and crew members were paid $2.50 a month.
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America
Genoa
Crystallizing lacquer offers frosted glass look on metal
A new varnish called crystallizing lacquer is now on the market. It coats metal to produce a crystallized effect and is available in black and a transparent frosted variety. Hat ornaments belt buckles buttons and many items can be coated with it with excellent results.
Demoralizing Influence of the Failure Ideal
Orison Swett Marden argues that clinging to a sickly failure ideal lowers standards and drags excellence to mediocrity. If people grasp this, they would abandon dwelling in the valley of failure and cease living in the basements of their lives.
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Orison Swett Marden
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Palmer & Son
H. R. Palmer & Son
Colony of
New Haven
New England
Dominion of
Christ’s Church
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Robert
General Sumpter
Richard Henry Lee
Virginian
Cicero
Franklin
Paris
England
France
Washington
Joshua
John Witherspoon
Charles Nisbet
Witherspoon
Nisbett
Dr. Witherspoon
Dr. Nisbett
Atheropoon
Athens Engineering Company
Home Builders
Talmage Hardware Co
Clayton Street
Athens, Georgia
Bloody Marsh
Barrett
Phinizy
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