Norfolk’s founding tied to Jamestown and early Virginia life
The article recounts Norfolk’s origins soon after Jamestown’s 1607 settlement, noting Indian presence and a former village Skiconk. It marks 1936 as anniversary year for land grants 1636 1736 and 1776 burning, plus Norfolk’s postal and county evolution from New Norfolk to Upper and Lower Norfolk into modern Norfolk and neighboring counties.
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America
Jamestown
Norfolk
Georgia Dickinson Wardlaw
Richmond Times Dispatch
Virginia
Chesapeake
Norfolk County
Henry Wrederik Howard
Maltravers
Duke of Norfolk
Nansemond
Princess Anne
New Norfolk
Ansemond
Upper Nor Sek
Lower Norfolk
England
Holland
Virginia Assembly
Nicholas Wise
Elizabeth River
Plague of Cats Ravages Australian Interior
Australian wildlife faces a cat invasion as thousands of feral domestic cats multiply inland from Queensland toward Lake Eyre. Lon Idriess notes massive cats stalking waterholes, attacking each other and decimating native birds while some species cling to survival.
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Australia
Queensland
Lake Eyre
Lon Idriess
Tdriess
Earth curvature calculated from ground horizon distance
The article explains that earth curvature yields a horizon about two and three quarters miles away for a five foot observer, with distance increasing due to refraction. It notes curved distance grows with the square of the distance and directs readers to the U S Geodetic Survey in Washington DC for corrections used in long range firing and navigation.
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United States Geodetic Survey
Washington, D. C
German robot time-teller announces time by phone
A new German telephone device uses a robot mechanism to vocalize the current time when the receiver is held to the ear. The system ties into a master clock and can serve multiple callers, producing phrases like One thirty five spoken by a time announcer voice.
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Grit Magazine
Thieves Steal Plate at New Orleans Benefit Show
Fourteen actors in a New Orleans theater stage a collection for an aged actors home. Thirteen return with about $50 each. the fourteenth is missing with the money, leaving six cents recovered.
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New Orleans
Donagins
Queens of Ireland Shape Folklore and Dress Across Time
A New York World Telegram account recounts ancient Ulster queens named Eire Banba and Fiola shaping Irish lore. It notes royal color dress codes from seven colors for queens to one color for commoners and references Queen Macha of Ulster as imperial symbol despite Belfast’s age.
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Ireland
Ulster
New York World-Telegram
Belfast
Londonderry
Dublin
Scota
Eire
Banba
Fiola
Macha
Northern Ireland
All Ireland
Faithful Dogs Traced From Dawn Of Man In History
The article surveys dog origins, noting dogs migrated with humans worldwide. It cites historians and passages in the Bible, argues many breeds began in England with some first found in ancient Egypt, and reflects on dogs as man’s enduring companions.
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Earth
Philadelphia Inquirer
England
Egypt
Amoeba Too Small to See
A Tit-Bits Magazine writer explains that the amoeba is a one celled organism living in shallow stagnant water. It lacks limbs and a mouth but grows by feeding through its surface and can divide by splitting in two when food is scarce.
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Tit-Bits
Functions of the skin beyond a mere covering
A Hygeia Health Magazine writer notes the skin’s roles beyond protection. It smooths the body's contours with fat and tissue, aids heat regulation by releasing heat when hot and constricting vessels to conserve heat when cold, a function active in all seasons unless disease disturbs it.
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Hygeia
Marco Polo and the seized ship in Indian seacoast lore
The explorer Marco Polo recounts a story of a coastal Indian province where if no ship enters its ports due to weather or other reasons the ship and its cargo are seized. The locals reason that travelers are fated to land there and thus lose their property to the province.
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Marco Polo
India
Peace Portal Stands on U.S.-Canadian Boundary
The Peace Portal commemorates a century of peace between the United States and Canada. Located on the Blaine boundary where ocean, railway, and highway converge, the Doric arch was built in 1921 by the Pacific Highway association with inscribed statements of peace.
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United States
Canada
British Columbia
Washington
Blaine
Wash
Puget Sound
Pacific Highway Association
Avidson's Bay Company
Pacific
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Hill
Paris
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
William Penn Estate Disposition to His Family
Danney's Life of William Penn outlines the will and estate plan. English and Irish lands yielding about £1500 yearly were settled on his eldest son William. The Pennsylvania territories were put in trust for the Queen’s disposal, while Hannah Penn received lands and rents to pay debts and divide ten thousand acres to each of William Penn’s grandchildren and others. The remaining estate, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, went to Hannah as executrix for her children and the Penn upbringing.
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Danney
William Penn
England
Ireland
William
Earl of Oxford
Earl Mortimer
Earl Poulet
Hannah
Thomas Callowhill
Pennsylvania
Gulielma Maria
Springett
Letitia Aubrey
John
Thomas
Margaret
Richard
Dennis
Attention to the Teeth Through the Ages
A Chicago Tribune writer notes that most people enjoy few dental problems in their twenties, with minor issues through thirty-two or thirty-three. By middle age tooth decay increases, fillings and replacements rise, and after fifty-one teeth demand closer care as regenerative powers wane. Some individuals avoid serious trouble throughout life.
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Chicago Tribune
Mother of Pearl and Its Shell Origins
The inner portion of bivalve shells known as mother of pearl is formed by the oyster’s secretions laid down in layers. Harvesting occurs mainly in tropical seas with some production inland in the United States and a few other countries.
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United States
Germany
China
Russia
Ibex Hunting Challenges in High Mountain Terrain
Ibex hunting is extremely difficult and dangerous as hunters pursue animals in rugged precipitous peaks at altitudes from 14 000 to 16 000 feet.
Sausage Ban in Early Rome and Medieval Craft
A Washington Post writer notes that early Christians banned sausage briefly as a devilish tool, soon repealed as its popularity persisted. The essay traces sausage through Greek and Roman eras to medieval Italy where guild butchers refined blends of meat wine and spices, elevating culinary artistry.
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Washington Post
Tiber
Helen of Troy
Tiium
Ulysses
Hlomer
Love and a Dollar Dinner Recipe Feature
A household themed kitchen feature lists simple affordable dishes using hamburger steak with asparagus toast and raspberry ice cream. It includes a narrative about a frugal wife shopping for canned asparagus and cabbage salad, with proportions for a menu that stretches a dollar.
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Andy
Mary
Gypsies Never Had Own Country Says Detroit Writer
A Detroit News writer traces the gypsies origin from Romany language as a corrupted form of Indian speech with European loanwords. They appeared in England in the 1500s and were once thought to come from Egypt. The Encyclopaedia notes no fixed homeland for the group as they travel and settle in each country.
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Bowie News
India
England
Detroit News
Egypt
Boxhemia
Oxford Dictionary
Lord Cromwell
Encyclopedia Britannica
Europe
Pioneers’ Pronunciation Twists Native Names in U S
A Detroit News writer notes how English speakers altered place names from French Spanish and Indian origins in the United States. Examples include Luray Virginia from La Reine Richreau Oregon from La Creole Salisaw Oklahoma from Salatson and Key West from Cayo Hueso. Rivers and creeks suffered similar garbling with Chemin Couvert becoming Smueckover and Loyalsock derived from Kawis aquik meaning middle creek. The piece cites Kansas Arkansas and Connecticut examples and explains how Indian names like Quonoktaueut became Loyalsock.
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United States
Detroit News
Luray
la Reine
Richreau
Ore
Salisaw
Okla
Salatson
Arkansas
Key West
English Rulers Through the Ages Listed in OCR
A garbled sequence names many English monarchs from William to George V and later. The text includes misreads and misordered dates, with several rulers’ names and reigns scattered, including Henry II Edward I Victoria and beyond, plus repeated fragments and typos.
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England
William
Henry T
Stephen
Henry II
Richard T
John
WiGy
Henry TT
Edward
Edward 1
Edward III
Richard
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Edward IV
Fadward V
James
Charles T
Commonwealth
Cromwell
Charles Th
Willian the
Mary
Anne
George
George II
George M1
George TV
William TV
Victoria
Good and Careless Habits
The piece warns that half done work and sloppy habits ruin careers while system and concentration paired with industry ensure success. It argues efficiency is the sole path to achievement, even for talented individuals, and stresses disciplined work leads to results.
Mountain Within Mountain Inyan Kara Description
The Sioux name Inyan Kara translates to a mountain within a mountain. It refers to a Wyoming side feature of the Black Hills near the South Dakota border. The peak resembles the point of a screw with a winding canyon looping around to form a spiral silhouette.
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Wyoming
Black Hills
South Dakota
Sap-Sucking Insects and Host Plant Relationships
Sap-sucking insects include aphids plant lice leafhoppers scale insects mealybugs thrips whiteflies lacebugs plant bugs squashbugs and mites. Each species feeds on a different host plant group and some pests attack almost every plant while others rely on many hosts.
Seasons and Chi nese medical practice in old texts
A summary of Chinese diagnostic methods tied to yearly seasons as described by A W Bloss in the Los Angeles Times. It notes a four step exam by eye ear symptom touch, absence of surgery in modern practice, and references to ancient vivisection in anatomy.
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China
A. W. Bloss
Los Angeles Times
Ohio Name Origins Say Great Not Beautiful
The troquoian word Ohio derives from meaning great rather than beautiful. French called the river Le Belle Riviere, but did not borrow the term from Native peoples. Wyandot Seneca Mohawk Cayuga Oneida variants all translate to great, not beautiful.
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Ohio
Oneida
Longest City in World Stretches Across Oahu Island
The city and county of Honolulu are contigu ous, covering the 40 mile long island of Oahu. Legislative actions created administrative links reaching to Midway Island 1,300 miles northwest and Palmyra Island 960 miles south. If Honolulu’s main street ran the full city length it would span 2,260 miles.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Midway Island
Palmyra Island
Columbus Named Costa Rica Rich Coast Country
Columbus notes that Costa Rica named by Christopher Columbus in 1502 means Rich Coast. The nation is described as mountainous tableland valleys and fast rivers rich in bananas coffee and pineapples with mineral and timber resources.
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Columbus
Costa Rica
Christopher Columbus
Snake Venom Clotting Varies by Snake Type
Observation shows snake bites can clot or dilute blood. Experiments reveal some venoms cause clotting while others do not. Russell's viper from India provides venom that may be most useful to affected people, though the snake claims many lives annually.
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India
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