River Life Parallels in Simtlar Thoughts by Phelps
Prof Wilkin Lyon Phelps compares the Umea river to human life in the Cleveland Putin Dealer. He describes a small stream growing to a wider influence then flowing to prosperity before entering sand flats and rapids, yet pursuing a shared voyage to the open sea and a deeper existence. Travelers may find a green meadow where a river once ran.
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Umea
Wilkin Lyon Phelps
Cleveland
Strema
Camel Teams Utilized in Parts of Australia
Camels, 28 in number, support distant cattle stations from Wyndham to northwestern Australia. Afghan herders drive camel trains carrying supplies across hundreds of miles. Early explorers introduced camels, later breeding developed a strong dairy type noted as the largest waterless endurance camel in the world.
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Australia
Wyndham
Natonal Geographic Society
Australie
Six Days to Write and Rewrite a Novel and Poem Origins
The piece notes that Robert Louis Stevenson reportedly wrote and rewrote the entire Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in six days. It also mentions Henry Wadsworth Longfellow composing Psalm of Life from pocket notes and calls The Wreck of the Hesperus a stanza based ballad that came with little effort.
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Pheer
Betes
Robert Louis Stevenson
Iekyt
Veo Higden
Lonafellow
Smart Six Year Old Benjamin Blythe Answers Time Question
A young Benjamin Blythe, later a noted Scottish engineer, asked his father what hour he was born and what time it is now. He correctly calculated the number of seconds he had lived, accounting for two leap years, after hearing 4 a m and 7 50 a m.
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Benjamin Blythe
Trupa
Painter Surprised by Motorist Offer in Open Air
An artist painting outdoors is halted by a red faced, perspiring motorist who offers five pounds for the unfinished work to mend a burst tire. The painter declines, noting the piece is not finished, but the motorist insists it does not matter.
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Weekly Scotsman
New England Orchids and Birds in Early Studies
The article notes rare New England orchids with forty seven varieties listed in 1884, including Peramium menziesi and Pogonie afinis as rare finds. It adds that brood foster mothers are being bred at multiple stations, especially at the Virginia state gauze farm, and mentions quail eggs set under bantam hens aiding wild bird rearing.
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New England
Virginia
Anecdote Meaning From Secret History to Brief Tale
The word anecdote now means a brief entertaining incident but originally signified a secret history of unpublished events. Procopius used the term to show private use of Justinian and Theodora, as noted in the Kansas City Star.
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Procopius
Justinian
Theodora
Kansas City Star
Tit for Tat Reveals Surprise Gifts Between Husband and Wife
A playful exchange shows Dearest revealing Eve bought a rug and a bronze statuette for the drawing room while asking her husband what he will get her. He replies he will give a new razor and some ties, hinting at intimate gift choices.
Simple Life in Burma Describes Burman Home Life
The Kurkestan women have no windows to wash and their furniture is limited to a few benches and tables. Homes are raised about eight feet, dust drifts through bamboo floors, and meals are cooked and eaten outdoors when weather permits.
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Vuuun
Burma
End of Bristol to Portsmouth Ferry Amid Mt Hope Bridge Opening
The Bristol Portsmouth ferry service ended yesterday as the Mt Hope bridge opened. The Sagamore and Bristol steamboats had carried passengers, vehicles, and livestock for 24 years, connecting Thames Street and Ferry Road with Constitution Street and Portsmouth, with connections to Newport via trolley lines.
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Mt. Hope Bridge
Mt Hope
Ferry Road
Bristol
Thames Street
Constitution Street
Portsmouth
Great Bridge
John Tripp
John Borden
Ralph Earle
Newport and Providence Raihway Co
Sagamore
Bristol Ferry
Thames and
Newport
Island
Rhode Island
George Washington
John Sullivan
Count Rochambeau
Marquis de Lafayette
Fall River Irons Works Co
Fall River
Providence
Bradford Durfee
Canonicus
Richard Barden
Oliver G Hicks
Cart Edward Sherman
Farewell to the Mount Hope Bay ferry after 144 years
The Bristol Rhode Island ferry route closes with the last crossing as the Mount Hope Bridge opens. Sen Vanderbilt pilots the final trip with Governor Case and officials present. The article recalls ferries from 1676 to the horse and steam era and notes plans to move equipment to a new river crossing.
Relief from Gas and Digestive Ailments
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Tanlac
Alexis Caya
Hunt St
Woonsocket
R. I
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Finnan Haddie
Mt Hope Bay
Philip John Tripp
Island of
Ny,nh and H Railroad Co
Jamestown
Riverside
Pawtuxet
Providence River
Portsmuth
Ferry Hill
Mount Hope Bay
Mount Hope Bridge
William H.vansdeerbit
Bay
Vanderbilt
Newport and Providence Street Railway Company
Norman S. Case
Oakland Farm
Ferry Line
William H Vanderbilt
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