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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
9
A Detroit woman working with poor city children recalls a moment after a little girl’s death. The youngsters discuss the event and mention illness, noting “measles and ammonia on the lungs” with childlike candor.
A florist explains that color harmony and proper balance are key to pleasing floral displays. He notes wild nasturtiums blend without fighting, carnations can clash if overused, and white and dark tones can emphasize richness. The piece urges practice, observation, and the value of nature’s guidance in arranging flowers.
The school board reelected John H. Casey Mary A. Dierkes Herbert J. Keenan Jee A. McDonald Llery H. Clark David A. Ellis William T. Keough Grafton D. Cushing.
The article explains that the name Noon derives from the Latin nona meaning ninth hour, which historical Romans used as the time for their main meal of the day.
Four peaks in lower California hold 100 million tons of pure alum and 1 million tons of sulphur among their deposits. Two peaks are alum only, one mixes alum and sulphur, and one is pure sulphur.
A LondonAnswers anecdote shows a miserly landlord collecting rents observed by a little girl. He patted her, searched his pockets, and produced a peppermint saying, “And now what will you do with that?” The girl replied simply “Wash it,” revealing a blunt practical lesson in value and usage.
The Gulf Stream shows a deeper blue than surrounding sea due to its high salinity. Observations note increased blue intensity with more salt in solution and warm tropical temperatures from its high velocity, reaching mid latitudes.
The Gulf Stream’s heat rise near its limits aided old navigators before precise chronometers. Franklin and Williams proposed using surface water temperature to determine longitude as ships crossed into the stream, a method published in 1790 in Thermometrical Navigation. Williams praised the current as a guiding red, white, and blue streak for American mariners.
A tale about the famous orator Henry Clay Dean, called Henry Clay Dean of Iowa, who later settled in Missouri. He joked his move was due to Iowa’s prohibition, the abolition of capital punishment, and a drift toward Universalism, humorously lamenting whiskey, hanging, and hades.
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