Remarkable Meteorite Falls Recorded Across Europe and America
The article notes historic meteorite showers with large and small stones across Europe and the United States. It cites Blot’s 1803 Poigie fall in France, a 615 pound Vienna find from Enyahinka, a 1808 shower near that site, Pultusk in Poland in 1809, Mocs in Transylvania in 1582, Hessle in Sweden in 1869, and notable U S finds at Long Island Kansas 1875 Homestead Iowa 1875 and Holbrook Arizona 1872.
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Blot
Poigie
France
Natural History Museum
Vienna
Enyahinka
Czechoslovakia
Pultusk
Poland
Mocs
Transylvania
Hessle
Sweden
United States
Long Island
Kaw
Homestead
Iowa
Holbrook
Ariz
Early Rail Records Show 1840s Speed Fever
In 1845 England records note 45 miles in 46 minutes and a train reaching 65 miles per hour on the London and Birmingham and Great Northwestern Railway. The American Railroad Journal mentions rapid travel with near 60 miles an hour speeds on Baltimore and Ohio routing in 1848 with Antelope engines.
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England
American Railroad Journal
London and
Birmingham
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Prominent Men Favor High Class Reading Habits
A survey of over twenty prominent business and professional leaders shows a preference for serious books. Autobiographies biographies history economics political science poetry and great novels top their reading lists. The Ohio State Journal notes busy men read regularly and choose enduring works to support orderly society.
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Ohio State Journal
Reading Remedies For The Blues From Emerson At Bedside
The Indianapolis News suggests Emerson as a remedy for blues, guiding readers to sleep and escape through his thoughts if the mood becomes ethereal. It notes the book may droop in weight if too heavy and hints at varied tastes in bedside books.
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Emerson
Indianapolis News
Father Nile Long Held Sacred by Egyptians
The Montreal Family Herald recounts how ancient Egyptians revered the Nile as a divine benefactor. Portents of fat and lean cattle and the discovery of a baby in the river by a Pharaohs daughter are described as signs from Father Nile, linking blessing to the royal domain and a Hebrew home.
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Father Nile
Nile
Montreal
Seedless Oranges From Brazil to United States
The original seedless oranges were produced in Brazil by budding. All US plants descended from two imported Brazilian trees. Budding sticks are inserted into two year old seedling orange trees in spring or fall. Shoots develop and the seedlings are pruned back to permit budding.
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Brazil
United States
Yield of Over 54 Percent Bond Offer by Associated Gas and Electric
Associated System properties promote Gold Debenture Bonds with a yield over 54 percent and strong bond safety. Banks and insurers have invested over 30 million dollars. earnings cover interest more than twofold. The ad notes 762,976 new customers since 1920 and explains investments fund gas and electric infrastructure.
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Associated System
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Associated Gas and Electric System
New England Gas and Electric Association
The
Four-H Clubs Promote Head Heart Hand Health
Four divisions of improvement activity head heart hand and health are promoted through 4-H clubs nationwide. Farm boys and girls participate under federal supervision and state agencies of agriculture.
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Department of Agriculture
Medico Should Be Cheerful Says Chinatown Sage
The Washington Star quotes Ho Ho of Chinatown stating a good physician must blend medical knowledge with acting to appear cheerful under all circumstances.
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Ho Ho
Chinatown
Woashington Star
Discipline in Business
A brief view argues that business runs like an army where success hinges on all members willing to follow orders cheerfully from leaders and execute them efficiently. The piece emphasizes rank structure and disciplined execution as keys to achievement.
Canopy A Baldachin Definition and Uses
The term canopy or baldachin refers to a cover used over an altar in processions and also to a bed canopy. The name derives from a rich material or baldachin used in liturgical or ceremonial settings.
Nelly Don Turns House Dresses Into Popular Fashions
New York headline notes Nelly Don disliked drab house dresses and launched cheerful ones. Early successes led to a $2,000,000 annual business. The designer stresses practicality and easy care using se-cleansing and Lux without harmful alkali or rubbing, especially for net colored fabrics.
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New York
N. Y
Nelly Don
Hon
Overcoming and Purpose Versus the Line of Least Resistance
The quote urges that a river grows crooked by following the easy path and a man gains worth by sticking to a purpose through hardship. It contrasts the line of least resistance with honor earned by overcoming. champions are those who persist and persevere.
Pisys Mo Favorites Marriage
A brief note quotes Gilbert K Chesterton praising marriage as an engine of adventure for all social classes. The fragment underscores marriage as a shared human journey.
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Gilbert K.chesterton
Heavy Burden for Dead Mayan Indians of British Honduras
The article notes Mayan burials in British Honduras often leave the dead unburied due to beliefs about carrying the coffin burden to heaven. It also quotes a sermon by D. Parkes Cadman on education's value as the power to act despite dislike or reluctance.
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British Honduras
Parkes Cadman, D. D
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Marcos A. Coolidge
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States
Canadian Maritime Provinces
Philippine Islands
Associated Securities
Associated Gas and Electric Securities Company
Cambridge Gas Light Co
Office of
Cambridge Electric Light Co
E. Massachusetts
Charles F. Hurley
Ralph N. Hamilton
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