Glacial Drainage Shaped North American Rivers
Geologist G F Wright explains how Ice Age glaciers redirected river systems across North America. From Alaska to Ohio and Missouri, glacial outlets created vast gravel terraces, abandoned channels, and shorelines used for towns, canals, and highways, revealing the immense impact of glacial drainage on modern waterways.
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G. Frederick Wright
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North America
Jozeph B. Bowles
Joe
Yukon River
Malaspina
Alaska
Mattmark
Switzerland
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Susquehanna
Ohio
Hudson Bay
Missouri
Missiasippi
Connecticut
Hudson
Allegheny
Mippi
Connecticut River
Hudson Valley
New York City
Hudson River
Adirondack Mountains
Atoga
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Wabash River
Niagara
Chicago
Ilinola
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Fox River
Lake Superior
Duluth
Chippewa River
Mississippi
St. Paul
Lake Superter
Joke Is On Patrolman At Morning Crowd
The Los Angeles Herald notes a playful incident near First and San Pedro streets where a boy teases a dog named Fleeceman and humor leads to a dime bet. A crowd of patrolmen and locals, including Bob Henderson and Frank Williams, observe the scene amid light talk and street activity. Also featured is a profile of Queen Maud of Norway highlighting her hobbies, sewing, wood carving, bookbinding, photography, and outdoorsy pursuits with her husband, skating, skiing, motoring, and cycling.
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Aieutenant
First
San Pedr Streets
Bob Henderson
Frank Williams
Cuariie Sebastian
Hill Murray
First Street
Norway
Queen Maud
Queen Alexandra
Quen Maud
King Haakon
Edward
On Keeping Happy by Sir John Lubbock
The passage argues that yielding to melancholy arises from selfish satisfaction and imagined grievances. It stresses that remaining bright and cheerful takes effort and requires self management as if guiding another person, encouraging vigilance over one's own thoughts and mood.
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Sir John Lubbock
Facts Very Known Through Study Practice Reach Light
A concise note reflects on enduring truths found via deliberate study. It highlights how persistent effort turns knowledge into lasting insight and elevates understanding beyond casual learning.
Chapel of the Ascension Rest House in London Walls
In central London near Marble Arch stands the Chapel of the Ascension a unique place for rest and inner communion without services or clergy. Founded by Mrs. Russell Gurney its walls host about 200 paintings by Frederic Shields illustrating Bible stories created over fourteen years. Shields began in poverty then rose to fame through lithography Pilgrim's Progress and Vanity Fair commissions, later completing the chapel decor begun in 1888. Also included are period fashion figures detailing beauty proportions for tall and short women with precise measurements.
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London
Marble Arch
Walla
Russell Gurney
Florence
Frederic Shields
Ruskin
Dante
Rossetti
Ford Madox Brown
Shields
Enoch
Malachi
John the Baptist
Manchester
Pilgrim’s Progress
Vanity Fair
Ruska
Digestive causes of thinness and fat formation remedies
A historic medical note explains why some people stay thin due to digestive derangement and hyperacidity. It links lack of pancreatic fat digestion to malnourishment, notes fat comes from hydrocarbons, and urges Peruana before meals to speed digestion and prevent fermentation, restoring fat intake.
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Wright Tella
Lake Champlain
Lake George
Champlain Canal
Mohawk Valley
Finger Lakes
Susquehanna Valley
Seneca
Watkins
Horseheads
Harrisburg
New York
Lake Erie
Orst
Lake Chautauqua
Conewango Creek
Valley of the
French Creek
Illinois River
Lce
Saginaw Bay
Chicago River
Buffalo
Grand River
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Mahoning
Warra
Denver Creek
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Niagara Escarpment
Miles
Joke
Boy
Pleceman
Fleceman
Henne
Henderson
Los Angeles Herald
Libby
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