Florida’s Winter Haven Aims Shakeups and Egg Hotel Ventures
A reader recalls travels from snow to sun in Florida, praising warm climate and cheap living while noting a boom bust cycle. The piece highlights a derelict million dollar hotel near Miami repurposed as an 80 000 hen hotel with high profit from eggs and a fledgling stock company selling shares to investors, signaling ingenuity in adapting to Florida’s climate and markets.
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Fritz
Battle Creek
Florida
Miami
Death in Paris of M Ray mond Chevallier Appert noted
The obituary recalls the Appert family lineage and the 1809 canning process by Nicolas Appert. It mentions the 1810 grant of 12 000 francs about 2 500 dollars and Count Montaliver urging publication of a detailed description to spread the method for preserving foods for hospitals and domestic economy.
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Paris
Raymond Chevallier-Appert
Nicolas Appert
Count Montaliver
Napoleon
Interior
M. Appert
Board of Arts and Manufacturers
V.oyages
Appert
Commemorative US Issues From 1920s Highlight Centennials
The passage surveys early American settlement by fugitives in 1618 New Netherland and lists 1920s to 1928 commemoratives. It notes the 1924 tercentenary coin and stamps, Hawaiian discovery centennial in 1928, Vermont and Battle of Bennington anniversaries, Lexington and Concord, Monroe Doctrine, Grant Centennial, and state centennials in the 1920s.
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Hudson
New Netherlands
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Bennington
Independence of
Vermont
Lexington and
Concord
Alabama
Missouri
Heron: Nature's Favorite Feeder and Its Habits
The heron is an incessant feeder that rarely gains weight despite gorging. It sits motionless until prey enters range then strikes with a swift bill. It Eats fish frogs insects mice and other meat. Common in South America and in North America found in swampy high tree nests.
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South America
North America
Venture the Assertion Phrase Overstretches Doubtful Claim
The piece critiques the phrase venture the assertion used by a speaker about an unknown topic. It argues the assertion is a positive statement not a guess and notes that such language invites wild speculation and prejudice. The author urges abolition as incompetent rhetoric.
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Pachfinder
Elements in Earth's Composition
The earth's surface shell contains over eighty chemical elements with oxygen about half the mass and silicon over a quarter. Aluminum iron calcium magnesium and the alkalies sodium and potassium follow, making up most remaining components. These eight elements are the main constituents and occur in compounds rather than free form.
Excelsior Wood Yields and Species Used in County
Estimated cord of excelsior wood yields about 10 pounds per cubic foot, with variation up to 200 pounds per cord. Cottonwood and basswood make up over half of local excelsior production, with several southern pines willow red gum white pine spruce and other woods also used in manufacturing.
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Acon Siler
Fragmented student dialogue in classroom scene
A damaged OCR passage shows a student nervously asking about a spelling mistake as another student tries to help. The text depicts a chaotic exchange with garbled words and misread names in a college setting.
Waterfalls of Norway Describe Major Falls Heights
The article lists several Norwegian waterfalls by region and height. Vormgsos falls on Hjorela and Skjieggedalfos on Tyassa exceed 500 feet. Vettisfos on Markedola near Sognefjord drops 850 feet. Seven Sisters spans seven falls on a Storfjord branch.
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Orway
Jumpaus
Vormgsos
Hjorela
Skjieggedalfos
Tyassa
Sognefjord
Vettisfos
Seven Sisters
Storfjord
Bronze temple bell from Chinese history on display in St Louis
A 2000 year old bronze Chinese temple bell at the St Louis exhibition is praised as a masterpiece. Attributed to the late Chou era but showing Ch shapen traits, the bell bears an inscription invoking peace and protection from heaven. Its oval cross section and tapering sides feature dragon bands and thunder scroll engravings.
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St Louis
W&t
Birthplace debated for the card game Bridge
A historical note discusses the possible origins of Bridge or Bridge Whist. It cites Egypt and Constantinople as early venues, notes Levantine ties with Greece possibly as the national attribution, and references an 1886 London pamphlet calling it Biritch or Russian Whist. The timing of introduction to British and American clubs is given as 1808 or 1894 with theories about the term bridge and Biritch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Constantinople
Encyclopedia Britannica
Greece
London
Verona’s Timeless Splendor Through Its Ancient Sites
Tourists from distant realms visit Verona to behold centuries of art and history. The city’s grand Arena, Roman ruins, and Della Scala era legacy frame a landscape of architectural treasures, including the Prazza delle Erbe and Maggiore tombs amid the Adige hills.
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Tuller Thes
Verona
Murray Adige
Ronan Tetter
Della Scala
Ase
Praizza Delle Erbes
Mrs. Me tilda Perkins Dead After Illness
Mrs. Me til da Perkins wife of Rev George H Perkins Methodist minister and sister of Judge Winthrop Prest of the Probate Court Suf valescence home Brookline Mass died Thursday Dec 29 after a three years illness Born in Blackburn England 1855 daughter of William and Rebecca Morton Prest Rev and Mrs Perkins formerly lived in Beverly Mass but lately at Bristol Survivor includes brother Edward J Prest of Boston Funeral details not provided.
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Wipachens
DA Erkins
Tilda
Pate
George H. Perkins
Win
Prest
Probate Court For
Brookline
Mass
Edward J. Prest
Boston
Blackburn
England
William and
Rebecca (Morton) Prest
Perkins
Beverly
Bristol
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Sunderland
Funeral services for Harriet Stanley Sunderland a former town resident who died Saturday from influenza after a three day illness were held at her Laurel Lane home. Burial followed at Prince's Hill Cemetery Barrington with Rev Herbert D Graetz officiating. She was 48 or 49 and born to Robert S Gray and Mary E Gray. Survived by husband George Sunderland two sisters Mrs Thomas Pendleton and Mrs Robert Griffith and two brothers Howard B Gray and Harry R Gray.
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Sunderland
Harriet Stanley (Gray) Sunderland
Hom Laurel Lane
East Warren
Prince's Hill Cemetery
Barrington
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Bristol
Ulysses Forget
Arron
Truesdale Hospital
Fall River
Robert S
Mary E. Gray
George Sunderland
Warren
New Engle Telephone Company
Thomas Pendleton
Providence
Robert Griffith
Howard B Gray
North Attleboro
Harry R Gray
This Town
Vesseled Scribble Stirs Language Joke in NYC College
A student, facing a board review in New York, doodled on a scratch pad with "Vessle, vessil, vas sel" and then, abandoning the gag, penned "here Time inenzine" as a synonym attempt.
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Vaisseau
College Entrance Board
New York
Vessle
Vessil
Vassel
German national flag and merchant flag described
The German republic uses a flag with three equal horizontal bands in black red and gold The merchant flag shows three equal horizontal bands in black white and red with the republic standard in the union portion at the staff end of the black stripe
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German Republic
Republic
History From Trees Reveals Pueblo History via Tree Growth
Dr A F E Douglass of the University to Arizona traced tree growth in pueblos to 700 A D. His unbroken annual record allows exact dating of events in the history of these peoples through studied specimens.
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A. FE. Douglass
University To
Arizona
Enormous Tree in Calaverna Grove Blocks Sequoia Lumber
A giant sequoia in Stanishini National Forest California holds enough lumber to build 20 room bungalows or about 179000 board feet. The largest limbs measure six feet in diameter.
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Covernor
Calaverna Grove
Stanishini National Forest
California
Intelligible Words From the Sage of Chinatown
A Washington Star quotation credits TIP Lo, the sage of Chinatown, with the idea that to reach people a man must be intelligible as well as intelligent.
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Tip Lo
Chinatown
Washington Star
Naming Practices for Chinese Children and Life-Long Names
The text describes how a newborn Chinese child receives a lifelong given name, with a habit of adopting a nickname at school. It notes the transfer of names as the person grows, the persistence of personal names into adulthood, and the tension between birth names and school or nicknames across life stages.
Problem of Nature Ants Bees and Wasps in Fictional Text
The passage speculates on social insects including ants, bees, and wasps and their interactions with predators. It discusses weaker members resembling stronger ones and questions why the group is viewed as highly protected while weaker ants imitate them.
Buy First Then Read Shakespeare Editors Preface Remark
The passage notes John Herminge and Henrie Condell as Shakespeare's first editors who argue that readers must buy books before reading and censure. It likens their advertising insight to modern marketing brilliance and emphasizes purchasing as a prerequisite to reading.
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Shakespeare
John Herminge
Henrie Condell
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Cook Street
G. M. Wilbur
Suady
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