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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1938
Page
2
A Washington Post writer calls the onion a misunderstood black sheep of the lily family noting its nostril and eye irritation when peeled. Originating in western Asia the onion has been cultivated since prehistoric times and naturalized across America as a valuable commercial crop.
Quartz stands as the most common mineral globally, forming extensive crustal textures and appearing in diverse geological environments. Its abundance shapes geological processes and provides essential information about Earth's history.
The Mason and Dixon Line runs along the Pennsylvania Maryland border named for English surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. They began in 1736 and the survey faced interruptions until 1767 about 244 miles from the Delaware River. The line marks the division between the North and South at roughly latitude 39 degrees.
In 1905 Dr William Noe of San Francisco built the first portable vacuum cleaner. Earlier, Hamilton E Smith of Pittsburgh invented a rotary washing machine in 1859. A fully electric washing machine was patented by Alva J Fisher on August 9 1910.
Ancient miners heated rock faces then cooled with water to crack it. They sank shafts up to 50 feet deep and dug trenches ten feet wide using stone hammers copper wedges chisels and gouges. They raised massive copper masses weighing up to six tons but could not separate much from the main ore.
The southernmost point of the United States is identified as Cape Sable in Florida. The note places emphasis on the geographic extremity and local landmark status.
An ancient Cracow tale tells of a dragon that haunted the settlement of fishermen. Krakus lured the beast with a sheep stuffed with combustibles and the dragon died of a blast or internal causes. The city then honored Krakus and sealed a cave entrance to block attackers.
The first meat packer in the United States was Capt. John Pynchon of Springfield Massachusetts. Between 1645 and 1696 he and his father Judge William Pynchon bought venison from the Indians to retail locally. By 1665 John Pynchon shipped cattle to Boston and from 1662 to 1683 bought and barreled large numbers of hogs. He also bought much of the pork his neighbors sold. Pork reached Boston by wagon as early as 1607.
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