Maine’s early history and the Pine Tree State nickname
The article traces Maine from early Norse voyages and Cabot to John Smith and the Pilgrims. It notes Gorges and Mason carving Maine into districts, Massachusetts annexation, Maine’s 1820 admission, its Prohibition stance, political shifts from Democratic to Republican, six electoral votes, the 1639 charter naming, and the Pine Tree State nickname.
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James I
Plymouth
Maine
Plymouth Colony
Ferdinando Gorges
Mason
Mortimac
Kennebec
Gorges
Kennnebec
York
Massachusetts
Casco Bay
New England
Missouri in early state history and the Missouri Compromise
A concise history notes Missouri’s early exploration by Joliet and Marquette, settlement around St. Louis, and the 1787 ordinance impact. It covers the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, 1821 statehood, the slavery dispute, the Missouri Compromise, Civil War roots, and Missouri’s 18 electoral votes amid its 69 420 square mile area with the Missouri river name origin from Missi Souri meaning great muddy.
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Hether
Missouri
de Soto
Mississippi
Joliet
Father Marquette
St. Louis
Spain
France
Louisiana
Northwest Territory
Rocky Mountains
Mystery Eye of Gambetta Preserved in Glass Phial
The continental Mall reports that Gambetta had an eye damaged before death. The eye was surgically removed, treated for preservation, and placed in a small glass phial given to one of the doctor’s pupils.
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Gambetta
Paris
London Mall
The Flag Goes By and Other War Poems
A collection of wartime verses celebrating national symbols and soldiers. Poems reference the flag, liberty, unknown dead, the marne, and allied forces with reverent, historic tone. Names cited include Francis Scott Key, John Dickinson Sherman, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, reflecting patriotic tradition.
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Columbia
Arlington
John Dickinson Sherman
Red Paint Indians in Maine Explore Ancient Graves
The Maine exploration of Red Paint Indians continues after a 3500 piece donation renews interest. Archaeologists like Ernest Sugden and Prof. Moorehead study cemeteries in Orland and Winslow to uncover red ochre burials with gouges flint spearheads and stone tools, suggesting a pre Algonquin culture across the Penobscot Androscoggin and Sebasticook regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Maine
Orland
Hancock County
Ernest C. Sugden
Sugden
C. Willoughby
Peabody Museum
Harvard University
Lake Alamoosook
Warren K. Moorehead
Department of Archaelogy
Phillips-Andover Académy
Moorehead
Algonkin
Esquimaux
A. H. Bridges
Waterville
Gov. Milliken
Winslow
North America
Mr. Bridges
Mt. Katahdin
Penobscot Valley
Androscoggin River
John T. Kelliher
Sebasticook River
Kelliher
Penobscot
Kennebec River
Is Space Endless or Finite According to Einstein
The piece notes that many eminent physicists endorse the idea space may be finite yet not drastically shrink the cosmos. Einstein himself estimates a light ray would need about a billion years to circle the outer limits of the universe if it is finite.
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Einstein
Johnny in the Boston Transcript Eating Between Meals
A mother warns Johnny to curb eating between meals to preserve appetite at mealtime. Johnny replies that snacking does not ruin his appetite for eating between meals, illustrating a child’s humorous misunderstanding.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
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Leif
Eric
Red
Greenland
Labrador
John Cabot
Sebastian
John Smith
Jamestown
Dulce
America
F. Smith
Henry
Holcomb Benne
Francis Scott Key
Earle Wilson Baker
Yale Review
Britain
Westminster Abbey
Apollo
Marne
Pollu
Berlin
Francis Miles Finch
the Republic
Christ
Julia
Ard Howe
Burle
Kelly
Shea
Jack
Burke
Cripe
Joseph I. Cc. Clarke
Monterey
Charles Fenno Hoffman
Thos. W. Higginson
Concord
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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