Car Collision on High Street Damages Two Vehicles
At the intersection of High Street and Burton Street this afternoon at about one o clock a collision damaged two cars, the Brunelli and the Dubuc. The Brunelli front fender and wheel were damaged, the Dubuc car sustained considerable damage, and driver Arthur Dubuc received a cut over his left eye treated by a physician.
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Tomob
eAlbert
Burton
Brunelli
Dubuc
High Street
Burton Street
Arthur Dubuc
New Orleans Coffee Culture Shapes Daily Work Rhythm
National Geographic writer Ralph A Graves notes New Orleans uses coffee to smooth business. Executives halt for brief cups, banks feature client kitchens, and workers carry personal pots to sip throughout the day as part of a pervasive practice.
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New Orleans
Ralph A. Graves
National Geographic Magazine
Near East
Smuggling Africans After 1808 Persisted into Civil War Era
The Constitution banned the importation of enslaved people after 1808, yet the smuggling of Africans continued into the Civil War period, reflecting ongoing illegal trade despite national prohibitions.
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United States
Public Notice on Carriage Speed in Town
A town ordinance restricts coach, sleigh, chair or carriage speed to a foot pace during worship times. Violations incur a ten shillings penalty on the master of the servant driving the carriage. Provisions aim to prevent disturbances at churches.
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Pitas
Mythological Birds of Prey in Ancient Lore
A brief overview of legendary birds including the roc the phoenix and the harpy. The roc is famed for its enormous size and sun obscuring flight while the phoenix rises from ashes with a beautiful song. The harpy is described as a terrible bird with a woman’s face and great claws pursuing mortals.
Indian oratory and chiefs in early Canadian relations
An essay reviews early views on Native intellect and culture. It notes Father Le Jeune and Charlevoix praising Indigenous talent and oratory, contrasting with later white perceptions. It recalls Tecumseh, Crowfoot, and treaty diplomacy shaping Canada’s West.
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Nea
Algoma Central
Ons
Northland
Father le Jeune
Rome
Athens
Tecumseh
Crowfoot
Roofs of Mexico City See Constant Use by Residents
Roofs are accessed from outside stairs and serve as daily drying and sun bleaching areas. Women spread clothes to dry on stones and re-wet them for bleaching. In spring, housewives beat dusty mattresses on the roofs to fluff and refresh them before restuffing and sewing.
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Mexico City
Linoleum's Beginnings and Developments Through Time
The passage traces linoleum origins in England with an early 1636 patent for painting on woolen cloth. It notes 1751 adding india rubber, 1844 Galloway softening rubber with cork dust, 1860 Walton's oxidized linseed oil process creating a cheap rubberlike substitute, and the coinage of the term linoleum by Walton.
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England
Elijah Galloway
India
Frederick Walton
Walton
Salt Formation Across the World and Geological Origins
The article surveys global salt deposits, noting salt in oceans and seas, with sodium chloride as the dominant compound. Geologists suggest rock salt arose from ancient sea water evaporation in silurian-tertiary basins, possibly confined by volcanic activity.
Making His Last Stand The Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The article notes the ivory-billed woodpecker in Florida Cypress swamps and cites Dr. A. Allen’s 1914 nesting record in central Florida. It laments hunting and trapping that led to the bird’s decline and declares the Carolina parakeet extinct in Florida after heavy trapping and shooting.
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Florida
Anys Nature Magazine
A. Allen
Jin
Hinl
Nuremberg Clock Rebuilt In 154% For 6141 Guilders
The Frauenkirche tower clock in Nuremberg recalling Emperor Charles IV and the Golden Bull, once built between 16 and Tol, was restored in 154% by Joerg Heuss the renowned craftsman for 6141 guilders.
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Nuremberg
Frauenkirche
Charles IV
Angely
Woel
Joerg Heuss
Lochuinker
New York Times
Had dock fish and horses split in Detroit exchange
In a Detroit intermediate school a student asks what had dock means. The pronouncer doubts and a judge confirms it is a fish and a place where they keep horses.
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Detroit
Haddock
Seals Play a Water Game Like Baseballd Race for Fish
A passage from the Saturday Evening Post describes eight seals arranged in an octagon with a ninth in the center. The center starts by tossing a fish to an outer seal, and the fish whizzes around as the players feint and pass. The first to miss becomes "it" and takes the center.
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Capt
Chas. Kr. Adams
Saturday Evening Post
Doughboy’s French Gaffe Ends With Milk Walking
A U S Army doughboy in France tried to warn his landlady about her cow wandering off. His awkward French caused confusion until a French soldier translated the amusing line that her milk was taking a walk.
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France
Luneville
Bar le Duc
Doughhboy
Mademoiselle
Latmian solitude in the Endymion myth
The article notes Latmian solitude as Endymion’s eternal sleep sought in Mount Latmus Caria. Selene visits the shepherd or hunter while he slumbers in a cave and Zeus offers a wish leading to perpetual youth. Keats’ poem Endymion popularizes this tale.
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Endymion
Mount
Latmus
Caria
Selene
Zeus
Jupiter
Latmnus
Keats
O. Henry Used Vast Backgrounds Across Many Regions
The Washington Star notes a compilation shows among 372 O Henry short stories 188 in New York 42 in Texas 28 in South America 82 in the West or Midwest and 17 in the South. The remainder span Central America to Europe and elsewhere.
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O. Henry
New York
Texas
South America
Middle West
United States
South
Central America
France
England
Washington Star
Fair Enough One Night Fight in Rain Ends with Silence
In a rainstorm two quarreling men settled their dispute by fighting. One pinned the other and asked for surrender. When refused they discussed reversing positions to escape the wet, highlighting a blunt, comic end to the confrontation.
Marvel of Nature in Hummingbirds Migration
The article extols the marvel of avian migration in New England species. It notes hummingbirds travel from Massachusetts to Central America and back each year, guided by instinct. Tiny and delicate, these birds cover vast distances, with three inches as a fair length for a hummingbird.
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New England
Massachusetts
Central America
Famous Cave at St Michael’s on the Rock of Gibraltar
The cave near the Rock of Gibraltar rises about 1100 feet above sea level at its mouth and extends over 400 feet into the rock. It comprises five or more large chambers linked by narrow passages with outer caverns 70 feet high and 200 feet long. Massive stalactite pillars span from roof to floor while the farthest reaches remain only partly explored.
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St. Michael's Cave
Rock of Gibraltar
Supreme Strategy of a Cunning English Auto Traveler
An English traveler, when puncturing a tire, hid in nearby bushes and left his wife in the car until a kind stranger stopped to help. The salvaged tale reflects a peculiar scheme described in American Magazine.
Pretty Home Wedding Unites Dorothy Hill and John Megathlin
Dorothy Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs Elwin A Hill and John Harold Megathlin son of Mr and Mrs John Megathlin wed at the Hill home 1027 Hope Street in a ceremony led by Rev William C Darby. The event featured family attendants and a garden arch, with music by Frances B Antonelli. The couple plans a three week motor trip after the reception. The bride is a Colt Memorial High School graduate and trained nurse.
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Elwin A Hill
Hope Street
Dorothy Hill
John Harold Megathlin
John Megathlin
Allens Avenue
Riverside
William C Darby
State Street
M. FE
Dorothy Antonelli
Anthony Antonelli
Robert Haid
Providence
Colt Memorial High School
Bride and Groom Tied in Fall River Ceremony
The couple includes a groom born in Fall River who is employed by the New England Transportation Co. The article notes his origin and occupation as part of the wedding notice from Truesdale Hospital of Fall River.
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Truesdale Hospital
Fall River
Groom
The
New England Transportation Co
Thrift Grates on Auto Driver in Montello Crash
Charlie, a Montello resident, saved gasoline by coasting home with ignition off but new car auto lock caused steering to fail. He struck a telephone pole near Main Street, denting the right fender. He estimates at least ten dollars to repair.
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Charlie
St. Charle Hves
Main Street
Montello
Brockton Enterprise
Exploring the Skies Test Rocket by Dr Goddard
A test rocket launched by Dr Goddard rose 60 feet before its camera barometer and parachute recovery came safely down. Witnesses called the 9 foot long aluminum sheathed projectile a stunning demonstration with potential to probe regions above the earth.
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Doctor Goddard
Magnification in early optical devices
The magnifying power of a tee scope grows with length and shorter eyepiece focus. Different eyepieces yield varying magnification levels. Powers above 1,000 are rare due to atmospheric tremor. Compound microscopes can magnify up to 1,000 times.
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