Sweet Potatoes and Papua People
United States government anthropologist F. E. Williams reports on Papua interior peoples living largely on sweet potatoes. He notes the tubers belong to the morning glory family and details the plant’s leaves stems and flowers. The piece discusses the sweet potato’s global use, its US ranking behind the Irish potato, and debates its Old or New World origins.
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Papua
F. E. Williams
United States
Williams
South America
Precious Emeralds Outshine Diamonds in Value
Twelve rough emeralds from Russia on display in New York exceed similarly sized diamonds in price. Emeralds, a beryl variety, have adorned crowns since ancient times with favorites in Egypt India and Russia. Cleopatra and Nero are linked to famed emeralds and royal mining legacies.
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Russia
New York City
Cleopatra
Egypt
Nero
Pliny
True Globe Trotters Snails Thrive Worldwide
Snails can live in diverse habitats from oceanic depths of 16000 feet to Himalayan eternal snow. Deserts do not deter them and some species inhabit driest regions. Shells serve as homes and fortresses with sizes from two feet to under an inch. Eyes on hornlike stalks and shells like cowrie and conch hold value and monetary use in primitive cultures.
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Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Woman at the Well Confesses Faith in Messiah
The dialogue records Jesus speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well. She asserts belief in the Messiah as Christ and Jesus openly declares that he is the one who speaks with her.
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Messiah
Christ
Jesus
John
Dickens Christmas Carol Remembered as Gift Book Classic
Ex-President of the Boston Dickens Fellowship notes the enduring appeal of A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens in 1843. The piece traces its rapid first edition sales, Leech illustrations, Dickens’s finances, subsequent print runs, and his later public readings in Britain and America, including Boston.
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Edward F. Payne
Boston
Dickens Fellowship
Dickns
Boz
Oliver Twist
Nicholas Nickleby
Old Curiosity Shop
Barnaby Rudge
America
Tremont House
John Leech
London Punch
Dickens
Leech
Hablot K
Browne
Phil
Fezziwig
Great Britain
Chas. H. Taylor
The
Boston Globe
New York Tribune
Old Tremont Temple
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Turkey
Thomas Mitton
Harvey
London
Henry George Churchill
Dicken
Brentano
Stuart M. Samuel
J. P. Morgan
Morgan Library
New York City
Frederick Salmon
Jerome Kern
New York
England
Charles Dickens
Underlying Christmas Spirit Despite Modern Materialism
The piece reflects on Christmas as a spiritual, tender season amid modern excess. It urges readers to recall distant relatives, thoughtful gifts, and the true spirit of mutual affection, warning against overemphasis on expensive presents.
Salt the versatile mineral of life and industry
Salt forms from sodium and chlorine, with chlorine as a deadly gas and sodium isolated in 1807. It ranges from food preservative to medical lifesaver, ancient symbol of purity, with vast deposits in Germany Austria Poland and Louisiana. It supports industry from silver extraction to textiles and refrigeration, and helps scientists estimate ocean ages.
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Humphrey Davy
Lake Tchad
Sahara Desert
Germany
Austria
Poland
Petite Anse
Louisiana
Lincoln County
Nevada
Quicksand and its dangers explained
The article defines quicksand as fine saturated sand that behaves as half solid and half liquid. It warns that struggling worsens sinking and advises crawling to escape. Builders tackle quicksand by sinking structures to reach stable ground in various regions.
Groundwork Methods Describe Site Preparation
The passage outlines three techniques to stabilize the area: piling solid rock to drain the space so sand compacts, using drainage to control moisture, and freezing the ground with brine pipes to keep it stiff. These methods show engineered approaches to maintain ground stability.
Long Shots Paris Gun Not One But Two Weapons
Army Recruiting News notes the Paris Gun used by Germany in World War I consisted of two guns an 8 inch and a 9 inch. The 8 inch fired a 280 pound shell about 80 miles in roughly three minutes while the 9 inch carried a heavier shell but shorter range. Both guns demanded curvature adjustments and had so long barrels they were hung from derricks to prevent bending.
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Paris
Army Recruiting News
Salvation of God Cited in Luke Verse
A biblical verse from Luke 3 6 proclaims that all flesh shall see the salvation of God. The line emphasizes universal witnessing of divine deliverance.
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God
Luke
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Martin Chuzzlewit
Cornelius Felton
Harvard
Gen
Taylor
Prince Albert
Bial
Tom Hogan
Anya Tom
P. A
Tom Mogan
Inaton -Sale
Ccompany
India
Mineral Wells
South
Fort Worth
R. L. Watson
Broadway
Times Square
Are
Astor
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