First Steam Carriage Met With Disapproval
The London Times reports Gurney's steam carriage tour from Cranford Bridge to Bath and Maidenhead, then toward Markham, met with hostility from locals who feared loss of bread. The trip showed rapid progress, but safety and fuel delays forced a return by horse for part of the journey.
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London Times
Gurney
Crawford Bridge Inn
Bath
Viney
Dobbin
Cranford Bridge
Maidenhead
Marksham
No Positive Knowledge of Waterspouts Causes
The article discusses waterspouts as masses of vapor moving through lower atmospheric layers with gyratory motion that can uproot trees and destroy structures. It describes sea waterspouts forming inverted cones joining into a column from sea to clouds and notes two main theories: opposing winds at different layers or a very high wind in upper regions, and an electric origin.
Evening Parade of Crawfish in Crepuscular Ritual
In clear sunset depths crawfish line up in single file as a comical procession. Their goggly eyes and long legs move in stilted fashion while crustaceans promenade, possibly for meal, exercise, or idle nightly ritual.
French Judicial System and Court Classes
The ordinary French judiciary has civil and criminal courts plus special commercial tribunals. Administrative courts handle administrative acts, and the Tribuneux des Conflits resolves jurisdiction disputes. The Juge de Paix mirrors justices of the peace, the Court of Assizes handles serious crimes, and the Gours de Cassation is the highest tribunal.
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France
Tribuneux Des Confilts
Juge de Paix
Justices of the Peace
Court of Assizes
Gours de Cassation
Variation in Sea Level Across Regions
The article explains sea level varies globally due to landmass uplift and gravitational effects. It cites the Andes and Himalayas drawing adjacent water and notes the Indus delta region is about 800 feet higher than waters near Ceylon. Temporary inequalities also occur.
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Andes Mountains
Himalayas
India
Indus
Ceylon
Overhead Costs in Manufacturing Explained
The term overhead covers general plant expenses beyond direct labor and material. It includes salaries of officials, office costs, indirect labor, travel for sales staff, interest, insurance, legal fees, plant care, and often depreciation.
Get Out and Hustle For Success Not Sympathy
A historic proverb emphasizes hard work over lamenting failure. It urges labor as the path to achievement, noting sweat from honest effort yields more than tears from weakness.
Faith in Sacred Wells Remains in British Isles
Across the British Isles stories tell of wells where wishers drop pins or offerings to learn lovers' fates or future events. At Sefton’s St Helen’s well and Cork’s Tober Kilna Greine, pilgrims performed multi round rituals, left white stones on altars, and witnessed sun worship myths linked to a trout nymph before observances waned after desecration.
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British Isles
St. Helen’s
Sefton
Lancashire
Tober Kilna-Greine
County Cork
Skeleton of Roman settler found near Purley England
Sir Arthur Keith identifies a 56 year old skeleton found 18 inches underground in a Purley lawn as Roman in date about 1700 years ago. The bones suggest high brain capacity, right handedness, and possible high social status. a four year old boy's skeleton lay nearby, likely the Roman's son.
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Purley
England
Sir Arthur Keith
Arthur
Century of Brilliant Women in the Sixteenth Century
The passage notes women embracing wider social roles beyond the home in the sixteenth century a era of brilliant women including Marguerite d Angouleme Vitoria Colonna Anne Boleyn Catherine de Medici Diane de Poitiers Thomas More’s daughter Jeanne of Aragon and later Elizabeth and Mary Stuart cited from Rabelais Man of the Renaissance by Samuel Putnam
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Marguerite d'Angouleme
Vitoria Colonna
Anne Boleyn
Catherine de Medici
Diane de Poitiers
Mme Tussaud Founder of Famous Wax Exhibition
Famous wax modeler Mme Tussaud, born in Bern in 1760, became renowned for her wax figures in Paris and London. She moved to London with part of her collection, created the chamber of horrors, and established a permanent exhibition showcasing many notable French figures.
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Mme. Tussaud
Mme, Tussaud
London
Bern
Paris
France
Tussaud
Palais Royal
Raise Domestic Rabbits Profit Over Poultry
Government figures show rabbit farming more profitable than poultry. Our magazine explains this in a 1952 notice offering a three month subscription for 85 cents. Send request to National Rabbit Journal, 4702 Mission Road, Dept. 777, Kansas City, Kansas.
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National Rabbit Journal
Mission Road
Dept
Kansas City
Kansas
Sweet Alice Legend Hovering Over Tazewell Knoll
A Norfolk Va paper recalls Olivia Wynne buried near Tazewell Wa and rumored as the Sweet Alice of the poem Ben Bolt. The piece notes no living memory of her, describes her as tall and slender with dark eyes, and portrays her reclusive pioneer-era life.
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Alice
Tazewell
Olivia Wynne
Ben Bolt
Joseph Leslie
Norfolk
Paganini as a Father and His Patience
The famed violinist Paganini spoiled his son, granting every whim with patient affection. When the child broke a leg, the doctor ordered absolute rest but Paganini stayed by him eight days, comforting and entertaining until the bone knit properly.
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Paganini
Genoa
Lillian Day
Swea City Rendering Company offers free disposal of dead stock
The Swea City Rendering Company advertises removal of all dead animals at no charge, handling diseased stock such as cholera and influenza, plus old or crippled animals. They claim capability for any size horse or hog and provide 24/7 service at their expense.
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Swea City Rendering Company
Minneapolis
Nicollet
Hennepin
King & Cos
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
First National Bank
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