Three Ships and the Dawn of a New World
An expansive meditation on the discovery of the Americas. It contrasts the old civilizations of Maya and Peru with Europe’s drive for adventure, noting Columbus’s voyage and the enduring mystery of a continent rich in ancient culture and forgotten faiths. The piece laments religious and political missteps that shaped Spain and the Americas.
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Egypt
Greece
San Salvador
Spain
Holy Church
America
Yucatan
Peru
Lief Ericson
Columbus
Europe
Asia
Africa
Troy
Carthage
Abydos
Babylon
Tyre
Ulysses
Garden of Eden
Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar
Rockies
Andes
Christ
Practical farm tips for poultry, fruit, and crop care
Practical guidance on farming practices including clipping poultry wings to keep birds within fences, observing fly free dates to reduce Hessian fly damage, budgeting for orchard costs, planning vacations, amending clover stands with Korean Lespedeza, testing delayed corn seed for germination, preparing for cold weather at farrowing and lambing, and strategies to improve yields and profitability on mixed farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Georgia
Jefferson and Washington quoted on entangling alliances
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a dispute over who first used the phrase entangling alliances Washington or Jefferson. It cites Jefferson in his 1801 inaugural address advocating peace and friendship with all nations and no entangling alliances. It recalls Washington’s farewell warning against tying our destiny to European powers.
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George Washington
Jefferson
Washington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Europe
Brazil’s Discovery by Pinzon and Cabral in 1501
The account notes Brazil was first discovered in 1500 by Vicente Yanez Pinzon, with Cabral landing the coast in 1501 and taking possession for Portugal. It mentions the papal decree of Alexander VI mapping the New World between Spain and Portugal and the Treaty of Tordesillas line.
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Brazil
Pinzon
Columbus
India
Alexander VI
Aly Lana
Portugal
Spain
Tordestillas
America
Vicente Yanez Pinzon
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
John Bunyan and The Pilgrim's Progress Tale
Montreal Herald describes John Bunyan, Bedford tinker turned preacher and Puritan, who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress in prison. It highlights his era with Cavaliers and Roundheads, his libertine youth, and the work’s accessible Bible based prose appealing to children and adults alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Tinker
John Bunyan
Charles
Cromwell
Bunyan
Pilgrim's Progress
Christian
Montreal Herald
The Names of Ethopia and Their Origins
The Greeks coined Aethiopes meaning sunburnt while the Portuguese proposed Abyssinia from Habesch a mix. Ethiopians now claim Cush as their biblical land and that their royal line descends from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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Abyssinia
Solomon
Sheba
On the Rialto in Shakespeare and Broadway
The article explains that On the Rialto comes from the Merchant of Venice term for the high shore and the merchant exchange in Venice. It notes the Rialto bridge and the island and mentions New Yorks Broadway district housing theatrical agents and managers offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Whiich
St. Mark's Quarter
New York City
Broadway
Common Hawks Of The Rural Districts
The marsh hawk sharp shinned hawk Cooper s hawk Goshawk red tailed hen hawk and red shouldered hawk are named as common hawks. Cooper s and marsh hawks are most numerous though none match the goshawk for killing larger birds and the sharp shinned for small birds. These birds contribute to the hawk family s poor reputation.
Pygmies Found in Northern Transvaal Irrigation System Unearthed
Ethnologists at Wiwaterstrand University announce discoveries proving pygmies once inhabited the northern Transvaal. Finds include an extensive irrigation network a large dam a copper mining implement and an altar with tiny causeways and stairs suited to small people.
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Transvaal
Africa
Wiwaterstrand University
Center 4-H Team Wins County Contest in Household Demonstration
The Center township girls 4-H club demonstration team won the county contest held Saturday morning in the courthouse and will represent the county in December's district contest. The winning duo were Martha and Katheryn Reeves, with second through fifth places awarded to other township clubs and their topics on undergarments, salads, colors, and table setting. Judges were Irene Beatty and Phyllis Cofield of Rushville Schools. For Sale corn pen lumber from Tweedy Lumber Co.
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Center Township
Court House
Martha
Katheryn Reeves
Manilla Club
Walker Township
Glonnie Goddard
Jean Percell
Homer Club
Olive May Stevens
Mary Ross
Jackson Township
Edith Leisure
Maxine Jessup
Anderson Township
Mary Crane
Ida Jean Harcourt
Irene Beatty
Phyliss Cofield
Rushville
Rushville Republican
Wallace to address Muncie livestock meeting in 1933
Henry A. Wallace Secretary of Agriculture will address the Eastern Indiana Livestock breeders Association annual meeting at Muncie on November 14 1933 under Indiana Farm Bureau auspices. It will be his first Indiana appearance since moving to Washington DC last March to take cabinet duties. A large crowd is expected to hear his parity price program for farm products.
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Henry A. Wallace
Eastern Indiana Livestock Breeders Association
Muncie
W. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau
Wallace
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Delaware
Ohio
Settle
Mining Revival Sparks Debate Over Regulation and Taxes
After years of doldrums the Western metal mining industry shows price rises and stronger demand. But profits remain slim under stringent rules and high taxes. The piece urges fair treatment of mines to protect jobs and future growth.
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West
Beauty demonstration draws Mrs King to Lincoln Hotel event
Mrs. Fred King attended a beauty demonstration at the Hotel Lincoln Tuesday night of last week.
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Fred King
Hotel
Lincoln
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Mathage GiTize
Carthage, Indiana
Ted
St W
Indiem
A. Norris
Bayard Baker
Cram
NEW Geographical Globe
United States Geographic Board
Dublin
Ireland
Baile Atha Cliath
Moscow
Russia
Moskva
U.S.S.R
Vienna
Austria
Wier
Warsaw
Poland
Warszawa
Constantinople
Turkey
Istanbul
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Beograd
Rome
Italy
Roma Angora
Ankara
Corn Pen Lumber
Tweedy Lumber Co
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