Florida Keys Drive From Miami to Key West in 1930s Era
A narrative travel note describes a Miami to Key West journey along the Overseas Highway. It highlights a 32 mile leg to Homestead, sights of everglades and Key Largo, pirate lore, humidity and mosquitoes, and the feat of Flagler era bridges. The ride ends with a ferry to Long Key and a decision to return to Miami.
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Florida Keys
Miami
Florida City
Homestead
Barnes Sound
Key Largo
Lower Florida
Duccaneer
Spanish Main
Black Caesar
Captain Kid
Ker Largo
Neghbors
Metacombe
Lower
South Seas
Florida
Key West
Lower Metacombe
Long Key
USA
Trade price shock for condemned car owner
A Des Moines Register item notes that even after the owner publicly condemns his car, he is surprised by how little a dealer offers in trade. The column reflects common dealer appraisal practices and owner frustration.
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Itan
Des Moines Register
War Dispatches Carved on Forum Wall in Gaul Campaign
Roman populace reads Caesar era notices posted in the Forum as charcoal scrawls on whitewash recount the Gaul campaign. Messages were carved for public view and reach observers amid the city’s daily bustle.
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Julius Caesar
Gaul
Unvarnished Truth Verse Quoted by Atchison Heathen
An Atchison Daily Globe item notes a single Bible verse claimed by a local heathen. The verse quotes Peter saying we fished all night and caught nothing.
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Atchison
Peter
Atchison Daily Globe
Early Musical Toys Eases Childrens Aversion to Lessons
Doctor Frank H. Richardson says exposure to simple musical toys at a young age helps children enjoy music and accept practice. Fife flageolets ukulele and other small instruments encourage casual play, improvised ensembles, and social comfort before formal lessons.
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Frank H. Richardson
Doctor Richardson
Ornery Term Origins Traced From England to America
The article explains how ornery and onery derive from ordinary and became southern and western expressions in the US. It notes their dialect roots in Stuarts era England and persistence in Ireland and the US via Irish and Scottish immigrants. It cites 1820 New York Constellation examples of the phrase You ornery fellow.
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England
Easthampton
Ireland
United States
American
South
New York Constellation
Sumerian Harp Revealed By Ur Excavation Cast
Archaeologist Mr Woolley at Ur of the Chaldees notes two small ground holes. Plaster cast reveals the lines of a Sumerian harp carved in wood long since decayed, preserved as a valuable specimen.
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Woolley
The
Chaldees
Paris
First English Use of Sun Never Sets on British Empire
The article traces the phrase sun never sets on the British empire to its possible origins in Herodotus and notes its widespread use in Sixteenth and Seventeenth century writings. It highlights John Wilson writing as Christopher North in 1829 and suggests his Noctes Androsianae was among the earliest English uses.
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Herodotus
John Wilson
Christopher North
Veneered Furniture Aimed at Strength In News
The American Architect argues veneer combines economy and strength citing Napoleon’s famous desk. The desk traveled with Corsican conqueror across Europe by mule and artillery and, now over 125 years old, sits in perfect condition on exhibit at Fontainebleau.
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Napoleon
Europe
Fontainebleau
Bilingual Finnish Swedish Heritage Before 1809 Transformation
Finland shifted from Swedish official language to equal status with Finnish in 1883. Swedish remains dominant in maritime towns and Hel singfors, the capital, where it is a common mother tongue even today.
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Finland
Russia
Sweden
Helsingfors
Sweetness of good life evoked by wise deeds
The quotation compares a wise man’s good actions to shrubs cut by morning dew, whose fragrance lingers long after. It suggests joy is nourished by those essences, flourishing because of virtue that leaves a rich mental scent.
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Plutarch
French Egg Dishes Offer Greater Variety for Meals
Three French egg recipes are shared to diversify American menus Scrambled Eggs Tartuffe Omelette Pont Neuf Eggs Espagnole. Scrambled Eggs Tartuffe mixes canned tomatoes onions and eggs. Omelette Pont Neuf uses separated yolks and whites with milk vanilla sugar. Eggs Espagnole blends tomatoes peppers onion cracker crumbs and eggs baked briefly.
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SS Eee
Pean Pete
Colt Special Fund
Fed
B & W Water Ce
Colt High School
Guiteras
Guiteras Memorial School
Providence
Peter Bonvicin
Burton Street
Cape Cod
New England
Tony Rucci
State Street
Bristol
R. I
Paddy
Guiteral School
St Mary's Church
St. Mary's Players
Paddy Whack
John McGrath
Pawtucket
Dennis O'Malley
Little Michael Granny Bridget O'Riley
Margaret Flinn
Mona Cairn
Squire Linnering
Lawrie Linnering
MR Ydowd
Mrs O'Dowd
Mrs McGinnis
MR McGinnis
Joseph Doran
Helen T. Scanlon
Theresa Sullivan
Margaret F Nerone
Anna K. Knowlton
Frank L. Doran
Raymond J Sartini
James F. Wylie Regna M. Morns
Anna McHugh
Frederick W Vera
Charles Scotto
Ambassador Hotel
Park Avenue
New York City
Chef Scotto
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