Byrd Expedition Adopts Metallation Insulation for Little America Huts
Admiral Byrd plans to insulate Antarctic huts with metallation, thin aluminum sheets bonded to paper. Tests show it equals several traditional materials in insulation while being fire resistant and moisture proof. Manufacturers predict wide use and low costs, with a five room cottage possible for about $20 to $25.
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Phiyaie
Snionte
Antarctic
Byrdland
Bohuneate
Comifo
America
Admiral Byrd
Reynolds Metals Company
Adimiral Byrd
Ing
Century Plant Use In Mexican Mescal Making
In Mexico the century plant found in its native state is used by inhabitants to produce mescal, a potent local beverage.
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Mexico
Stamps End the Practice of Collecting Mail Fees
U S postage stamps were authorized by an act of March 3 1847 and placed on sale in New York July 1 1847. The two denominations included a five cent Franklin portrait stamp and a ten cent Washington stamp, marking prepaid postage to replace collecting money on delivery. British reformer Sir Rowland Hill championed prepayment leading to the first stamps issued in 1840.
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United States
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Ead
George Washington
Rowland Gill
Great Britain
Burrowing Owl Uses Shared Digs Instead of Building Burrows
The burrowing owl inhabits a bur row but often shares a shelter dug by a prairie dog or another animal rather than excavating its own home.
Federal Supremacy and State Powers Doctrine
Federal law prevails when both levels cover the same subject, prohibiting contrary state statutes. State powers are limited to those not expressly reserved to the federal government.
Gypsum Dunes Reach 100 Feet In New Mexico
Wind and sun shape gypsum dunes in south central New Mexico. Centuries of erosion have produced vast white sands with an average depth of 20 feet across a 100 mile square area. Dune heights reach 100 feet in several locations.
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New Mexico
Penthouse Definition Describes One Story Roof Homes
The term penthouse refers to a small single story dwelling built on a building's flat roof. In major cities like New York such structures are rare and often ornate, commanding very high rents paid by wealthy residents, hence the label penthouse millionaire.
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New York
Paraguay War Devastates Nation 1870 Aftermath Revealed
In a National Geographic feature Harriet Chalmers Adams recounts the five year War of the Triple Alliance. Paraguay loses most male population as all males over fifteen enlist and Spartan women fight. land halved to 56,000 square miles with widespread poverty and disease.
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Paraguay
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Harriet Chalmers Adams
National Geographic Magazine
Norbridge Tara
Wild Horses Guard Watering Holes and Drink in Staggered Fashion
The article describes wild horses at drinking places showing vigilance while drinking. They do not all drink at once, roll in mud for protection, and often travel to different springs. After quenching, they depart in bursts of nervous energy and resume feeding by afternoon, then avoid drinking until the next day.
Linden Tree Wood: White, Light and Durable
The linden or basswood, also known as lime in England, is a highly useful tree prized for beauty and utility. It yields nectar for bees and produces exceptionally white, light, tough wood used in lumber, coal, drugs, art, carpets, mats, cords, and even clothing.
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England
United States
Europe
Views on Ancient Egyptian Origins and Race
The International Cyclopedia notes Egyptians viewed themselves as indigenous with no foreign admixture. It cites language and physical traits as Hamitic Caucasian, while scholars differ on migration from Asia or Africa. It claims modern Egyptians are mixed Arab and Negro, with pure bloods resembling ancient features.
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International Cyclopedia
Africa
Asia
Egypt
Plants Devour Animals Revealed by Plant Bureau Report
Representative of the bureau of plant industry describes microscopic carnivorous plants unseen by most, forming a miniature jungle. Their slender limbs trap wormlike prey as they pass, then release a chemical that swiftly dissolves the unlucky prisoner.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Pathfinder Magazine
Thinneas of Wire Gold Explained in Ancient Text
The passage notes that gold can be drawn into an extremely fine wire. A piece the size of a twenty dollar gold coin would yield a wire about 50 miles long and twenty thousandth of an inch thick, nearly invisible. Copper wire can be drawn to one third the thickness of a human hair, with about 38 miles produced from a pound of copper.
Boston once capital of New Jersey 1688 to 1692
The city of Boston in Massachusetts served as the capital of New Jersey between 1688 and 1692 after East and West Jersey proprietors surrendered powers to King James II and later reasserted their jurisdiction.
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Boston
N. J
Mass
New Jersey
East
West Jersey
James II
Rosary Sheet Music Record Held by Nevin
The sales record for American sheet music is held by Ethelbert Nevin's The Rosary with more than seven million copies sold since its 1898 debut at Madison Square Garden New York.
Cattle term defined in historical livestock context
The term cattle refers to domesticated bovine animals including oxen cows bulls and calves and, though less common now, to other livestock kept for use or profit such as horses camels sheep goats and swine.
Bristol Faces costly choice on Metropolitan Sewer Plan
The Bristol area weighs a Metropolitan Sewer plan vs building its own town plant. Estimates show the Metropolitan option could cost Bristol at least 35 000 yearly, potentially rising to 60 000, with added charges for trunk lines and pumping. Building town treatment would cost about 19 000 yearly plus initial 60 000 labor expenditure, reducing long term burden.
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East Providence
Barrington
Bristol
Prudence Island
Commission
Warren
Metropolitan Commission
State Board of Purification of Waters
Town Sewage Plan to Serve Districts and Main System
The town will handle sewage from the districts by Mr Perry noting not yet connected and that the current plan will treat sewage and industrial wastes completely now and in the future. It will cost less than the Metropolitan scheme and is to be completed as districts are connected to the main system.
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Anipia ii
Perry
Olympian Club Faces National India Rubber In Key Bristol Clash
Victorious Olympian Club quintet hosts National India Rubber Company in a pivotal Bristol league game after posting wins over BTA 43 to 22 Battery C 42 to 23 and NLR Ase 28. Battery C battles BTA in the second game with Jimmie Garvin coaching and rumors of Jimmy Hunt and M Piepowski in the lineup.
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National India Rubber Company Five
Olympians
B.T.A
Battery C Five
N.lr
Ase
Ceeened
Battery C
Jimmie Garvin
Jimmy Hunt
M. Piepowski
Warren High
Capt
Herzig
Gorham
Church
Thompson
Lemaire
Jim
Night Hawks Shut Out All Stars in Merchants Bowling
The Night Hawks defeated the All Stars 4 0 at State St Alleys. Meanwhile the Senators beat the Lions Club 4 0 with Willard Kenney posting a 307 three string total as top bowler and A Burke rolling a 116 high single.
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Night Hawks
Seymour
W. Burke
Bullock
Ryone
ALL Stars
Russell
Schafft
Sousa
Sawyer
Dummy Phillips
Paul
Rinaldi Ou
Hawes
Kenney Att Ee Esese
Guevremont
Bristol Lions
Ingram
H. Vermette
A. Burke
Dunbar
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
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S. Pierce Royal Anne
S.S. Pierce
S. S. Pierce
Battle Creek
N.B.C
Pilgrim Baker
Till
Lhk Vila
Thinneas
Taal Na
W. W. Perry
Bristol Harbor
Hope
Merchants Bowling League
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