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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1938
Page
2
An Indianapolis News authority notes dawn executions have ancient roots from sun worship rites to military practice. Courts set the day but officials choose the hour, often at first light to minimize prison disruption and potential unrest among inmates and guards.
Simple remedies noted for daily use include salt as a good toothpaste, butter rolled in sugar to ease a cough, turnip juice to relieve constipation, a cloth moistened with vinegar for headaches, and cold cream on the eyelids to soften the eyes without a harsh look.
The text notes that the area is the home of most of the Apache Indians, described as their principal habitat in the region. The sentence presents a geographic and ethnic claim tied to a specific tribal population and its traditional lands.
The Boston Globe notes Walter Scott loved books and filled his four walls with them. To deter book loving friends he hired a carpenter. Visitors found neatly finished wood blocks simulating shelves and borrowed book cards placed after each fake loan.
Wolfenite also called Wulfenite is a striking mineral noted for square tubular crystals and pyramidal forms. It is a lead molybdate ore coloring from yellow to red with a resinous luster.
General Nathanael Greene rose from Rhode Island origins to command American southern forces in the Revolutionary War. He won key maneuvers including the 1781 victory at Eutaw Springs securing Carolina regions, earned a congressional medal and land grants, and prompted monuments in Savannah and Washington.
The article outlines the early Hindu settlers of Java who arrived around 75 A D. Dutch control began in 1610 with brief French and British rule before Dutch resumption in 1817. The island covers about 49 square miles with mountain chains, 45 volcanoes, and a mixed population of Europeans Malays and foreign Orientals.
Sleep with eyes wide open reportedly seen in people with eyelid paralysis and thyroid overactivity per Collier's Weekly. The piece notes such sleep behavior occurs in cases of certain abnormalities and discusses its observation in medical contexts.
An extended profile of Maj. Alexander B de Seversky recounts his escape from Bolsheviks to America for a new wooden leg and later riches. It covers his World War I aerial dogfights, injuries in the Baltic incident, postwar aviation records, and his lifelong pursuit to perfect submarine tech and deep sea exploration.
The list ranks average letters sent per year by nationality. English 73, American 67, New Zealander 66, Swiss 60, German 56, Dane 46, Austrian 38, Dutch 34, Swede 36, Frenchman 28, Norwegian 20, Italians Spaniards and Portuguese under 20.
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