Glacial Ice Carried Vast Bowlders Across North America
The article describes the last glacial period with Greenland and America buried under ice. It details ice movement from New England to the Mississippi, Alaska glacial remnants, and European spreads. It notes transported bowlders from Canada to Ohio Kentucky Missouri and Iowa, plus grooves across Lake Erie indicating ice flow directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Frederick Wright
North America
Joseph B. Bowles
Greenland
Antarctic
Europe
New England
Long Island
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Salamanca
N. Y
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Indiana
Carbondale
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Topeka
Nebraska
Dakota
Canada Line
Rocky Mountains
Sierras
Puget Sound
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Mulr
Malaspina
Mount St. Elias
Scandinavian
North Sea
England
Baltic
Germany
Russia
Switzerland
Aar
Apanalx
Cape Cod
Canada
Plymouth Rock
Pilgrima
Holland
Adirondack Mountains
Alleghenies
Ohio
Lake Huron
Boone County
Keokuk
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri River
Lebanon
Orton
Clinton Imestone
Freeport
Warren County
Iowa
Australian bootmaker touts Melbourne prices in New York visit
John W. Blythe of Lily fale Tannery in Melbourne argues Australian shoes are priced to deter US competition. He cites Melbourne prices of two, three and four fifty and notes profit margins for distributors. He predicts little chance for American shoes to gain the Australian market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Blythe
Lilyfale Tannery Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company
Melbourne
Australia
New York
Texas
Mr. Blythe
Queensland
New Food Item in India Aims to Fight Famine
A new seed named berri, approved by government authorities, is being proposed for large scale collection on India’s west coast. The chief medical officer of Baroda state says berri seed contains 21.13 percent of ab, suggesting potential famine resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Berri
Baroda
Frigate Bird's Remarkable Flight Limits Noted
The frigate bird of the tropics shows extraordinary flight with a ten to twelve foot wingspan, speeds up to 100 miles per hour, and the ability to stay aloft for a week at a time.
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Tropics
Shrewd Anna and narrow social circle noted
The Detroit Free Press reports that Anna has many friends but only visits those who own cars or summer cottages, reflecting a selective social circle.
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Anna
Detroit Free Press
Nutritious “berri” beats wheat and oatmeal in grain compare
An analysis notes Indian wheat at 13.5 percent and oatmeal at 16 percent, with "berri" at 63 percent higher nutrition than wheat and 28 percent higher than oatmeal. The piece then shifts to garden stone features, praising stone water basins as attractive backyard ornaments that draw birds, suitable for large Italianate grounds or small patches.
Pity and Friendship Reflections by Goldsmith
The quote discusses how pity and friendship are incompatible passions. It suggests that friendship rests on esteem and pleasure while pity rests on sorrow and contempt. The mind may waver between them briefly but cannot truly hold both at once.
Quotations on Wealth and Time Wasted
A fragmented collection of maxims on riches and time. The lines critique wealth as a torment in loss and note how birthdays holidays and weddings drain finances. It also suggests kinship with pessimism shows poor judgment and that people waste time on foolish arguments.
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Mississippi Valley
Agassiz
Great Britain
America
Kiel
Tuscumbia
Osage River
Ozark
Kansas River
Lawrence
Central
Lake Superior
Pierre a-Bot
Neufchatel
Monthey
Ship Rock
Peabody
Mass
Mohegan
Montville
Conn
Norwich
Madison
N. H
Conway
West Rock
New Haven
Lake Erie
Logansport
Ind
Kelley Island
Gregory
New Carters
New York Central Lines
Boston
Chicago
Lake Shore
St. Lawrence River
Southwestern Passenger Agency
Tenth and
Walnut Sts
Kansas City
Douglas Wallace
Pasenger
Warren J. Lynch
Mgr
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