Byrd Aims For South Pole Flight Linking Arctic And Antarctic
Commander Byrd, famed for a North Pole flight and a solo Atlantic crossing, plans a two year push to reach the South Pole. He seeks a scientific expedition to chart unknown Antarctic lands, study life, and extend exploration from New Zealand via the Ross Sea ice to Discovery Harbour with two planes and a string of interim bases.
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Ommander Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Atlantic
South Pole
Antarctic
Arctic
Roald Amundsen
Mr. Amundsen
Commander Byrd
Amundsen
United States
Scott
Pole
Byrd
Robert F. Scott
New Zealand
Ross Sea
Discovery Harbor
Great Plateau
Reapers Centenary Marked By Arbroath Committee
The centenary of the reaping machine prompts a commemorative plan by the presbytery of Arbroath. Dr Patrick Bell, a Carmylie minister and St Andrews University student, invented the device, which reduced the need for many scythemen.
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Patrick Bell
Carmylie
Arbroath
Scotland
St. Andrews’ University
Presbytery
Bell
Costly Public Servants Across Eight U.S. Cities
A Farm and Fireside observation notes that in eight U.S. cities the per capita cost of government exceeds the cost of food, highlighting public spending levels compared with daily living costs.
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United States
Chair of Dietetics Funded at University of London
Two fifty thousand dollar contributions pave the way for a chair of dietetics at the University of London. The gifts support widening medical knowledge of food values for public benefit. One donation came anonymously from a woman and the other from a dietetic products manufacturer.
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University of London
Benefits of Saving and Its Psychological Value
A compact reflection citing Sir Ernest Benn that the true worth of saving lies less in the amount saved than the mental discipline it fosters. It likens saving to mercy, suggesting double blessing in practice and mindset.
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Sir Ernest Benn
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