Ann Adams Chooses Career Over Love Yet Engaged
Ann Adams weighs a Hudson company offer while Lester Sawyer contends with his own feelings. She accepts the new position and declares they are engaged, planning a future together despite her move. The pair commit to a shared life built on independence and mutual support.
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Ann Adams
Ann
Ane
Tig
Lester
Mr. Sawyer
Hudson People
Sawyer
Hudson
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Nocles
Adams Discovers Neptune Through Mathematical Prediction
An English mathematician named Adams predicted the existence of a hidden planet influencing Jupiter and Uranus. He calculated its size and orbit and sent results to the Astronomer Royal. A telescope later confirmed a moving dim point of light where he indicated, matching his prediction. Neptune’s size and orbital period nearly fit Adams’ calculations.
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Adams
Neptune
Old Newgate Prison Its long troubled history
A condensed history recalls Newgate Jail in London from its origin in Henry I’s era through repeated rebuilds and fires. It endured as a detention house for debtors and trial awaits before the Old Bailey, notable inmates including Defoe and Penn, and its ultimate demolition in 1902.
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George Wither
Daniel Defoe
Jack Sheppard
Titus Oates
William Penn
Frugal Eating Habit Says Youth Spends 75 Cents Daily
A New York Sun writer reports a young man spends 75 cents daily on food and claims never to be hungry. He explains his trick is starting each meal with a Scent bar candy which satisfies appetite, allowing him to buy more with remaining 20 cents.
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New York Sun
Local talent praised by a visiting countryman
John H. Hazzard relays a tale of a New York audience member who enjoyed the Lion and the Mouse play and asked where the actors lived. The box office clerk answered they all resided in New York, prompting the countryman to deem it a corking good show for local talent.
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John H. Hazzard
New York
Forest policy drive grows as Arbor Day nears nationwide
A national forestry policy gains momentum with President Harding backing federal state and private cooperation. Ardent calls for reforestation timber conservation and tree planting accompany Arbor Day plans across states Texas Alabama Rhode Island and national campaigns.
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Rees
Harding
John D. Clarke
New York
Agricultural Committee of
House
Committee On Agriculture
United States
United States Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Rhode Island
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Cleveland
Charlies Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
John D. Sherman
Department of Applied Education
American Tree Association of
Washington, D. C
Pack
American Forestry Association
Washington
American Nature Associa
Natu Magazine
Woman's Relief Corps
Clara Burton
W. T. Cox
Minnesota
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McClure
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John Dickinson Sherman
Secretary of Agriculture
W. B. Greefey
Forest Service
Agricultural Department
National Forests
Forester Greeley
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
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