Legends of Gods and Goddesses in Hawaii Near Hilo
The Detroit News notes Hawaiian legends centered on Rainbow Falls near Hilo. The tale has Hina living beneath the falls, Maui aiding by chasing a dragon to the Roiling Pots, and the Naha stone at Hilo Public Library tied to a kingly prophecy. Kamehameha the Great reportedly moved the stone, inspiring his rise to unite the islands.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Detroit News
Hina
Kunaio
Maui
Raiso
Hawaiian Islands
Kamehameha the Great
Hawaiian
Kamehameha
Parachute System Aids Painter Up Smokestack
A fireman devised a parachute system to lift a painter up a tall steel smokestack. The parachute fits inside the stack, string attached, draft carries it upward, then a rope is pulled up and finally a strong rope to hoist the painter using a tackle.
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Popular Mechanics
To Walk Spanish Phrase Origin Explored
A dictionary note explains the expression to walk Spanish as forcing a person forward on tiptoe like a prisoner on a ship plank. It describes its origin in boyhood games and its extension to mean moving gingerly or under compulsion, recalling Spanish pirates handling captives.
Growth of Hi Language Through Speech Machine Demonstration
Sir Richard Paget demonstrated an artificial speaking machine that produces words by blowing into it and fingering stops. He used the device to explain language origins from prehistoric roars and grunts to spoken words, grimaces, and tongue and lip movements shaping early song.
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Richard Paget
New York
Clouds and their varying composition explained
The Rehoboth Sunday Herald describes clouds as viscid and highly temperature dependent, with levels from ground hugger clouds under 5,000 feet to higher ropy and granular forms. Stormy days bring clouds that hug the land and darken the day with heavy rolling billows.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Jupiter
Cleveland on the Cow rover Cleveland's composition on the cow
A childhood school composition by Cleveland discusses the cow and its uses. It notes milk for coffee leather from skin beef from flesh buttons from horns and glue from hoof mattering life’s needs.
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Rover Cleveland
Kansas City Times
Crieff and Muthill: Ancient sites and railway origins
The London Post notes Crieff as a beloved Highland town praised by Charles Reade for its charm and antiquity. It mentions finds of stone and bronze records, the Roman defeat near Muthill, and the earls palatine of Strathearn. Modern Crieff is linked to the 1856 railway opening.
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Muthill
Crieff
Agricola
Galgaeus
London Post
Dried Rice Fatal to One Household
A household pest note explains how beetles ants moths and roaches invade homes and kitchens. It cites entry points near ground vents and open windows and suggests using ground rice to lure and kill ants while warning to avoid wet floors.
Man Escaped Fine After Seaside Post Office Dog Fight
In a seaside town a man entered a post office with a large dog while a woman at the counter had a dog. The dogs fought, the man did not intervene, the assistant declined to help, and after the uproar the dog owner complained that the staff allowed chaos in the office.
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Manchester Guardian
Trajan's Column A Marble Monument In Rome
The famous Trajan's Column stands in Trajan's Forum Rome. Erected in 114 A D by the senate and people to honor Emperor Trajan's Dacian victories. It rises 132 feet high 12 feet in diameter built from 34 Carrara marble blocks.
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Trajan's Forum
Rome
Senate
Trajan
Kansas City Times
Sixtus V
Peter
Suburban whispers on a pending marriage
Gossips in a suburban town debate the financial prospects of a bride to be. One asks if the groom has money while another notes he does not live there and recalls the bride’s stance on marrying a poor man. The dialogue hints at social pressures and economic anxieties surrounding nuptials.
Strange Island in Indian Ocean Secrecy Has Dense Vegetation
A fragment from Popular Mechanics describes a remote island midway between Africa and Australia, about 1500 miles north of the Antarctic Circle. It notes unusual vegetation not seen elsewhere and millions of cabbage-like plants with large-leaved heads, puzzling explorers.
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Africa
Australia
Anterethe Circle
Kerguelen Isabel
Indian Ocean
Oris
Popular Mechanics
Red Cross Aids Ex Service Men And Families In War's Aftermath
The Red Cross reports extensive home service for disabled veterans and dependents. In the year, 58,767 cases monthly, 33,951 in hospital settings, 33,000 recreation events, and 195,246 total cases including claims and home visits across 2,609 chapters.
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Washington
Red Cross
Red Cross National
The
United States
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Army and Navy
Naval
Solomon and the Temple Builders in Secret Fraternal Lore
A discussion of Solomons cave near Jeru salem and the Mosque of Omar, linking the temple’s foundation to the Masonic lodge. It notes ancient secrecy around architecture and religion, Phoenician aid from Hiram I, and Diocletian era persecutions driving builders into caves for secrecy.
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Solomon’s Cave
Solomon's Temple
Jeruamiem
Judea
Omar
Masonic Lodge
Christian Science Monitor
Hiram I
Tyre
Society of
Phoenician
Diocletian
Pygmy Victim of Mistaken Kindness at Exposition
A pygmy from the 1904 St. Louis exposition endured exploitation after being stranded in New York. He worked in a Coney Island restaurant then the bear cage, wore a sign claiming to be Homo sapiens, prompting outrage from the New York Times and negro welfare groups. He was discharged and later died by suicide.
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New York
Coney Island
W T Hornaday
Boston Transcript
New York Times
Javanese Music Traditions and Craftwork Highlighted
The text describes the Javanese love of music with a gamelan orchestra of gongs and wind and string instruments. It notes the ankling bamboo percussion that creates lively rhythms played outdoors during storytelling entertainments. It also mentions Javanese skill in copper and gold work, relying on imported raw materials.
Bees Form Heat Clusters In Cold Hives
The Journal of Pharmacy notes honeybees in apartments at 57 degrees F cluster into a dense ball. Inner bees move and beat wings to generate heat while outer bees stay still, insulating the group and maintaining up to 75 degrees difference from outside. This costly heat effort leads to thousands of dollars in losses for beekeepers annually.
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The
Journal of Pharmacy
The Chameleon Lakes and Color Changes in Swiss Waters
The water colors of lakes in Switzerland vary from blue in Lake Geneva to green in Lake Constance. Green hues indicate impurities, while colorless moments arise from iron oxide mud washing in, neutralizing green with red to yield a neutral tint.
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Lake
Geneva
Switzerland
Lake Constance
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