Whales and Whaling Lecture Highlights Ancient Origins
Dr Johan Hjort of Oslo lectures at Lowell Institute Boston on whale ancestry and evolution. He asserts whales began as land mammals adapting to sea life, describes skeletal changes, and notes the immense size and power of blue whales with details on weight, length, and growth.
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Johan Hjort
University of Oslo
Lowell Institute
Boston
Hjort
Hyatt
Nile
Lhwland
Norway
Spitzbergen
Antarctic
Fragmentary modern scribbles on physiology and cinema
The text presents incomplete phrases about quart measurements and circulatory motion, mentions a writer in literary poetry, and notes a 2010 era reference to an elevator and artistic forms. It reads as a garbled OCR with no clear events or people.
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Norma
Finchut
Oldest New England Structure Fort William Henry Found
The oldest structure in New England is Fort William Henry located at Pemacu id beach, Maine. Built in 1630, the fort marks the region’s early colonial history and stands as a surviving landmark.
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New England
New Eingland
Fort William Henry
Pemaquid Beach
Mle
Wiscasset Woman's Club annual meeting and dinner
The Wiscasset Woman's Club held its annual meeting and a chicken dinner for about 25 members and guests on Friday April 16. Officers were re elected for the coming year. A musical program featured Miss Anne Miete in Finnish costume.
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Woman's Club
Ess
Henry W. Webb
Bradford C. Redennett
Leon G. Flood
Alvin W. Keirstead
Fred Soule
Sidney G. Evans
Anne Miete
Maude Clark Gay
Ruth Ellingwood
Rockland
Maine
Harvey R. Pease
Alan
Zina Davis
Webber's Tavern
Josephine Plumstead
Portland
M. A. Plumstead
Federal Street
Philip Munsey
Kenneth
Munsey
Vinton Dow
Clara
Utica
N. Y
Dorothy Fischer
Neil McIntyre
Elliott
Legion Civic Club
Legion Hall
Carroll Lewis
Jay Kinahan
Elliott Abbott
Robert Bryant
George Pooler
Burton Blackman
Parker Foye
Benjamin Rines
Raymond Hamlin
Robert Morse
John L. Blagdon
Jay Libby
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Wilder Merry
Carleton
Woolwich
the Academy
John F. Wright
E. Fred Albee
Harold Haggett
Bernard Merry
William MacPhee
Forrest Morris
Olive Tarbox
Verna Southard
Nina Brown
Anice Lewis
Marion Grover
Dorothy Reed
Frances Plumstead
Graydon Fowles
Robert Hodedon
William Riley
Mat Hobson
Hobson
Jare
Peaslee
Mehri Thomaston
Snyvess
Eoster Wlbz
Bun
J DiPerry
Peis
Henry Kine
Noret
Lewis
Ethel Y Barbour
Basmond Bebean
New York
Mss Lewis
Pirs
Pauesda
George W. Carleton
Rinymond Sherman
John H. Southard
Sanford
William F. Gorham
TITV
Harness racing origins and the trotting horse breed
The text traces the rise of fast trotting on New York roads in the early 20th century, noting how it grew into a national sport and world phenomenon. It explains how breeders established authenticated public records to register horses, creating a selective stud book that barred all bloodlines failing the test.
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New York
What Orange Pekoe Means
Orange Pekoe is a tea leaf size designation not a quality grade. The term indicates leaf size and does not guarantee flavor or quality, which depend on climate and altitude where the tea is grown and processed.
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Eroum
West Bath Social Roundup Highlights Visitors and Visits
A West Bath page chronicles many weekend visits from Bath and nearby towns to Larrabee's Grove Briarwick area and Woolwich. Portland and Roslindale guests join relatives for Patriot's Day and holiday gatherings. The piece notes hospital stays and a high school play casting among community activities.
Asiatic Elephant Ranked Highly for Intelligence Amid Tales
Naturalists rate the Asiatic elephant as the most intelligent animal and cite memory as evidence. Fear often explains elephants' memories, with tales of retaliation after fearsome experiences, though zoologists note elephants occasionally enjoy tobacco or a quid.
West Bath Grange Confers Degrees At Evening Meeting
Third and fourth degrees were conferred on 20 candidates at the West Bath grange hall Monday evening with 59 visiting grangers. Edwin W. Haggett observed degree work for first time in 22 years. New officers include Harold Peacock as master and a full degree team praised for its performance. A harvest supper followed, with Mrs. Lemont and others in charge. The May dance replaces the April 23 event, and the attendance contest will resume next week.
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Portland
Beatrice Rose
Roslindale
Mass
William H. T. Gove
Edward J. Lee, Jr
David
Bath
W. Larrabee
Larrabee's Grove
Jennie Larrabee
Walter H. Larrabee
Trafton M. Swain
York
Snow
Trufant’s Crossing
Edward Holbrook
Cundy'’s Harbor
Walter Davis
South Portland
Fred W. Larrabee
Owen E. Rogers
West Bath
Alonzo W. Fisher
Woods Hole
Sundy
Lannes Fuller
Larrabee’s Grove
Elmer E. Mank
Woolwich
Edwin W. Haggett
Berry's Mill
Massachusetts
Haggett
Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward Hutchinson
Lexington
Byron Steele
Watertown
Fletcher
Waterman
Dorothy
Ethel
Fosters Point
Somerville
Alfred
Richard Grey
Percy R. Waterman
Grace M. Waterman
Foster's Point
Fred Williams
James
Anne
Marie Corriveau
Lincoln Williams
Miss Williams
Miss Corriveau
Maine General Hospital
Llewellyn D. Rogers
Hayden S. Rogers
Bingham
Llewellyn Rogers
Waban
Clarence Whittam
Wollaston
Priscilla Whittam
Farmington Normal School
Whittam
Earle C. Donnell
Donnell
Marguerite L. Donnell
Whitlams
West Bath Grange Hall
Morton S. Baker
Harry Wallace
Alfred B. Snow
Hiram C. Brown
Courtney E. Stover
Joyce
Hugo F. Sandelin
Ambrose S. MacFadden
William H. White
Harold S. Walker
North Bath
Forrest Baker
Bruce
William Powers
Herbert Simpson
Herbert Paul
Herbert S. Cavanagh
Fred H. Cary
East Brunswick
Simpson
Williams
Stover
The
Cove
Blair C. Wilson
Melrose
Philip A. Stackpole
Kents Hill School
Charles S. Stackpole
Stackpole
Campbell, Pond
Blair C Wilson
Carolyn M. Stackpole
David L. Wilson
Melrose Highlands
David L Wilson
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
Dwinal E. Cornish
Carl
Tom Sawyer
Phyllis Sandelin
West Bath Grange
Grange Hall
Hagett
Harold Peacock
Flora
John M. Howe
Paul L. Boudreau
David Henderson
George R. Booker
Frank Kendrick
Brunswick
Charles T. Henderson
Edgar D. Leavitt
Mercie McFadden
Ceres
Raymond M. Clark
Pomona
Joseph N. Day
David S. Henderson
James B. Lemont
Arthur C. Lemont
Charles B. Doyle
Herbert
Cavanaugh
Wallace L. Atwood
Harry E. Peterson
Melvin L. Comeau
Herbert Hodgkins
Frank W. Carver
Topsham
Grange
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Harold P Small leases land for a station in city
Hon Harold P Small has leased land at 25 to 37 Vine street and purchased the gas station building from L L Hooker. He plans a sales and service station for Pontiac and G M C trucks selling Shell gasoline and related products. New pumps were installed and will operate tonight. Ex Mayor Small is also negotiating with Ledyard heirs to obtain property north of the leased site to create a large city parking area. He envisions a drive from Center street to the parking lot, with egress via Vine Street to avoid traffic conflicts. J A Clappison moved to 222 Water street after vacating the leased property, near the old City hall site.
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Harold P. Small
L. L. Hooker
Vine Street
Mr. Small
Center Street
Edna Mae
J. H. Currier, Jr
Local Residents Noted In Weekend Visits And Work Details
Westport residents Perry Jewett and Owen Jewett were seen with friends at Fowles Point and in Portland. Others including C E A Cromwell Mrs Solomon Higgins and families were listed as visitors and vacationers in Augusta Bath Wiscasset Foxboro Segreganset Stoughton Belmont and Bath area.
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Perry Jewett
Fowles Point
Charles Boothby
Owen
Portland
Brian Jewett
Wesley Green
Squam Creek
Jim
Foster Farm
Herbert
Edwin Cromwell
R. T. Beaton
Ernest Knight
Bria Jewett
Maurice Jewett
Bath
Katie Harriman
Ernest
Massachusetts
Harriman
Allyn Jewett
Esther Hanley
Belmont
Virginia Jewett
Misses Jewett
Jane Greenleaf
Fred Greenleaf
Walter and
Frank
Foxboro
Mass
Roy Colby
Richard Fowles
Fowles
Tilton
South Portland
the Cedars
Maud Webber
Fred Bailey
Joseph Hodg
Woolwich Meeting Hints at Growth and Local Visits
A Woolwich union gathering featured Dr. Ray Sunday outlining inclusive love guiding decisions and life-centered trust. The Woolwich Parent-Teacher Association plans a Thursday April 22 meeting at the school house as heavy business is anticipated.
Piqua’s Name Tied to Shawnee Town History
Piqua Ohio began as Washington in 1809 before adopting the name from the nearby Shawnee town of Piqua that Clark wiped out in 1782. The origin ties the city’s identity to colonial era events and local Indigenous heritage.
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Piqua
Ohio
Washington
George Rogers Clark
Woolwich Book Club Meets On Thursday
Woolwich Book club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John C. Gilmore of Nequasset. The group discussed the role of the American Negro as educator musician poet and scientist. Members read works by Countee Cullen and Paul Laurence Dunbar and heard James Johnsons Creation. The next meeting May 2 at Mrs Wilson Wrights home will review books read and plan the next season.
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Woolwich Book Club
John C. Gilmore
Nequasset
Carolyn D. Wing
Booker T. Washington
Edgar Bailey
Robert Moton
Booker Washington
Gilmore
Percy Bailey
George Wright
Countee Cullen
James Johnson
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Wilson M. Wright
Melvin Howe
Wilbur Howe
Herbert A. Munsey
Mabel Jack
Isaac B. Howard
Edward Gerow
Mary Dodge
Nequasset Lake Ice Breaks Up Ahead of Normal Pace
Ice on Nequasset Lake released Wednesday night last week, 15 days later than the prior year and two days earlier than in 1934 and 1935. Residents watched from shore as the lake cleared Thursday morning. Superintendent Maurice A. Libby of Bath Waters District explains ice dissolves into millions of tiny crystals that melt under wind, or may honeycomb with water and sink.
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Theice
Nequasset Lake
Maurice A. Libby
Bath Waters
Libby
Creosote Bush Describes Desert Shrub Range and Traits
The creosote bush is a common evergreen desert shrub from Texas to California. It reaches three to four feet in height with olive green leaves and a tarry odor. Early season yellow flowers appear and a small resin-secreting insect inhabits the plant, producing a resin similar to varnish sac.
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Texas
California
Curious Indian weapon the claw hand
A historical weapon from India used by forwards in fights. A dagger in the right hand and tiger claws fitted to the left fingers were believed to cause heavy damage even when worn by a man. Col lier's Weekly notes the fearsome reputation of this curious implement.
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India
Collier’s Weekly
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