Golden Rose Decoration Showcases Papal Honor
The Golden Rose is a papal decoration dating to the mid thirteenth century. Gold form, crafted and anointed with incense, is conferred after the fourth Sunday in Lent at high mass, with a letter describing the service or loyalty commemorated.
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Holy See
Philosophy Simple Philosophy and the aim to know
Philosophy seeks two core aims: to like truth and to understand. It asks what it means to know and how belief relates to evidence, guiding thought about knowledge, certainty, and justification.
Warmer Each Decade North America Sees Subtle Temperature Rise
A historical note highlights a steady warming trend across the North American continent, with average temperatures edging higher each decade. The pattern suggests gradual climate shifts impacting regional climates and ecosystems.
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North American
Literacy Figures and Illiteracy Rates Across Nations
The article compares literacy and intelligence, noting unreliable international statistics due to differing methods. It claims Germany, Holland, Switzerland, and the Scandinavian countries have virtually no literacy, cites an 1831 Russian literacy report at 25 percent, and lists illiteracy figures for the United States 43 percent, Great Britain 0.34, France 82, Poland 249.
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Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Roesia
United States
Great Britain
France
Poland
Avoiding Trichinosis Through Properly Cooked Pork
Public health advisory urges thorough cooking of pork to prevent trichinosis. Most cases come from undercooked pork products, including raw or imperfectly cooked meat from infected animals.
New Cambridge Postal distributing station rises in Central Square
The Cambridge post office building in Central Square is planned as a durable two story structure with 22 400 square feet on both basement and first floors, plus a 7040 square foot second floor. The design emphasizes attic strength and stone facing, with two elevators and future enlargement. Local firms such as J D Leland Co and A Lavell contribute steel and brickwork to a modern civic landmark.
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Cambridge
Central Square
Uncle Sam
J. D. Leland Co
Boston
Charles KR. Greco
Broad Avenue
City Hall
Frederick Rindge
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
Associated Gas and Electric
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Green Street
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Internal Revenue
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Winchester Brick Co
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Boston & Maine Railroad
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Sam
Weed with many names noted by fisheries researchers
The Institute for Fisheries Research in Detroit notes wild celery, eel grass, Vallisneria as the same weed. It spreads rapidly by runners, new plants sprout as with strawberries, and Vallisneria flowers form a small green three cornered bloom near the surface on a spiraling stem.
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Institute For Fisheries Research
Detroit
Same Side of Moon Rotation Tied to Orbital Period
The text explains that we see the same lunar face because the Moon’s rotation period matches its orbital period around Earth, about 27 days. It notes the synchronous rotation causes perpetual near side visibility.
Parthenon Replica Stands in Centennial Park Nashville
The only reproduction of the Parthenon in the world stands in Centennial Park, Nashville Tennessee. It is a faithful copy of the Parthenon of Athens and a noted secular landmark in the city.
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Centennial Park
Nashville
Tenn
Athens
Battle of San Jacinto Fought Near Houston
The battle occurred on April 21, 1838, with the battlefield now a state park 22 miles below Houston along the ship channel.
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San Jacinto
Houston
Ship Channel
Black Marble Under Chalk in Nagyvisnya Mines
Budapest correspondent of the London Sunday Observer notes rich black marble beneath chalk in the Nagyvisnya chalk mine near Miskolcz. Experts say the marble rivals Beleluom in quality and the surrounding ranges hold more. Villages Nagyvisinyo Uraj and Sasa claim marble roads, once used for village highways.
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Nagyvisnya
Miskolcz
Budapest
London Sunday Observer
Beleluom
Nagyvisinyo
Uraj
Sasa
Vacuum concept and practical limits in light bulbs
The text explains that a true vacuum has never been achieved, as all bulbs contain molecules to some extent. It notes that spaces with pressure at or below a thousandth of an atmosphere are commonly called vacuums in practical terms.
Cheetah Speed: Africa Asia Fastest Short Distances
The text notes that no method fixes wild animal speeds with certainty, but states the cheetah or hunting leopard of Asia and Africa is generally regarded as the fastest four footed animal for short distances.
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Asia
Africa
Nutation and Early European Settlements in Connecticut
The text describes plant nutation causing twisting in hollow stems like morning glory and temperature driven petal opening in crecis and tulips. It notes Hartford’s European settlement in 163 and Dutch from New Netherlands establishing a trading post on the Connecticut River near Windsor.
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Connecticut
Hartford
New Netherlands
Connecticut River
Windsor
Plymouth Colony
John Oldham
Massachusetts
Dorchester
Watertown
New Town
Cambridge
Connecticut Valley
California Petroleum Hopes Amid Economic Geology Note
A fragment notes that about a quarter century ago Britannica cited California showing indications of petroleum but never achieving commercial development. The entry reflects on early geological assessments and the region’s then uncertain energy potential.
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America
Encyclopedia Britannica
California
Glass Fish Ambasal lala Reclassified as Tank
The glass fish scientifically noted as Ambasals lala now bears the revised name Tank. A yellowish sheen appears on the body yet does not affect the fish's transparency.
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Ambasals Lala
Techthyologists
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