Balloon Hop Across Atlantic Focusing on First Transatlantic Flight
Ernest Demuyter the balloonist and four time Gordon Bennett cup winner plans a first trans Atlantic flight. Preliminary studies by Incer E Charlier discuss feasibility and routes with New Jersey as a potential launch site. The venture aims to demonstrate sustained air journeys and advance atmospheric science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Demuyter
Incer E. Charlier
Lfter
Nn. J
Heven
Atlantic
Burial customs of French Protestant farmers
A fragment describes Protestant farming communities in Poitou and Saintonge France. Family cemeteries on farms are fenced with hedges and marked by cypress trees. Graves lie about twenty to fifty yards from houses, with plots tended by relatives and travelers noting restrained burial practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
India
Poitou
Inventor Proposes Air Cooled City Streets Plan
J Richardson and an inventor propose a cooling system for Lub Streets in Texas that would air cool the city. The plan estimates equipment and installation at about $30,000 with six side posts and a projected street temperature reduction to 75 to 105 degrees depending on conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. Richardson
Ted
Lub
Richardson
Jon
Open book life linked to public study proposal
Oregon state officials plan a public discussion to evaluate a proposed diversity study. The inquiry aims to explore social implications and potential impacts on communities, with formal hearings announced by the state agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Oregon State
Ocean Romance on a Bolingaria Voyage
Cecily, a Smith graduate and stewardess, borrows a Countess de Villegby dress and attracts Basil Nutter, a Harvard football hero. He confesses love aboard the ship, prompting Cecily to consider real romance beyond her mistaken identity ruse. The story follows their evolving attraction and social entanglements at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecily
Countess de Villegby
Basil Nutters
Smith
Bolingaria
Basil Nutter
Basil
Harvard
A- Deckers
Liverpool
Vanished Palestine Animals Amid Civilization Progress
The article notes that as civilization advances the lion leopard and fallow deer have disappeared from Palestine. It highlights the loss of native wildlife due to human development and habitat change, reflecting on how progress alters the animal landscape in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Roosevelt Shifts Relief Plan Toward Local Control
The article analyzes President Roosevelt’s use of 700000 in Public Works Administration funds for direct grants to states with conditions. It details a merit based, locally administered relief approach aligned with Republican ideas, aiming to employ relief labor locally and restrict funds to permanent public works, while noting political debate and potential limitations in smaller communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
G.O. Pitas
Public Works Administration
PWA
Rotary Ickes
Department of Interior
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkin
Orchids High in Trees Defy Parasitic Myths
Readers are told orchids grow high on tree trunks, challenging the belief they are parasitic. The note highlights orchids as epiphytic plants relying on air and rain, not host tissue, for survival.
Avenues of Trees Long Popular in 17th Century Europe
Avenues of trees became a fashionable landscape feature across 17th century Europe with prominent use in gardens and manorial grounds. Writers note their aesthetic value and practical shade effects shaping early modern European garden design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Robot charts hot best high in air
Sydney scientists Dr. D. F. Martyn and Dr. O. Pulley demonstrate a robot radio probe to study the upper atmosphere from 22 to 150 miles. The device records temperature ozone and electrification to predict weather and assess stratosphere flight viability. Ozone readings align with ground measures and can aid forecasts. Modern ozone instruments are being installed in Canberra and at the Commonwealth Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
D. F. Martyn
O. ©. Pulley
Earth
Martyn
Doctor Martyn
Appleton
Commonwealth Weather Bureau
Solar Observatory
Canberra
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Traffic Deaths in Paris Peak During Evening Hours
In Paris the highest share of pedestrian and driver fatalities occurs between 5 and 8 p m with 141 of 468 deaths in 1935. Nighttime sees the fewest accidents. Fast driving and failure to slow at crossings account for 19 percent, careless driving 16.9 percent, and drivers not yielding right of way 9.7 percent. Pedestrians face the most danger, bicycles are next, with private cars leading vehicle causes followed by trucks.
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Paris
Grant’s Bulletin Boards Spread by Churches
C Grant of Ashtabula introduced the first US bulletin boards on a church wall in Tr inity church. He initially aimed at commercial uses like stores timetables and theaters but found churches to be his strongest market, boosting sales through religious institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Grant
Ashtabula
United States
Trinity Church
Grant
Rural school head runs long distance education program
Long-Distance Leader Joseph oversees a rural high school with 77 pupils who travel an average of 31 miles daily to attend. Two students cover miles each day, illustrating the vast reach of the district’s schooling efforts.
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Joseph Fete
Pure White Coral Described Incomplete Passage
The fragment discusses coral types noting pure white coral as less prized than specimens showing both pink and white hues. It mentions color variation but lacks full context or conclusion.
Two-Vehicle Crash Injures Three on Maple Street
Louis McCormack of This City and Marlboro James Cuddy of Roslindale suffer injuries after a sedan and a roadster collide on Maple Street near Framingham Road. David Roche of Mecormack’s registered car and McCormack face DUI charges. Roche and McCormack receive multiple wounds.
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Marlboro
James Cuddy
Roslindale
David A. Roche
Vista Street
Kindale
Louis P. McCormick
Holm Street
C. W. Smiush
Roche
McCormack
Maple Street
Demars
Roosevelt Street
Centennial Exposition VAudeville Stars Shine at Evening Show
Last night at the Centennial Exposition the boothholders featured Vincent Cahill operatic tenor with encores, Harold Noble baritone, his mother Mrs Noble assisting, and Charlie Roberts tap dancer. Four acts were planned including Cahill again, with Yvonne Lajoie radio singer as a special feature. The booths showcase colorful displays and novelty features, including a lighting booth and a 1912 automobile drawing crowds.
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Vincent Cahill
Harold Noble
Yvonne Lajoie
Marlboro Williams Inn Club Reorganizes Seeks New Members
Marlboro The Williams Inn Club Inc formerly Williams Tavern reports a reorganization and that James Kershiplist remains open for new members via club signing. Directors plan for fall and winter season but note plans are not yet complete.
Medicinal Plants Senna Chamomile and Sucan Import
Medicinal plants Senna Chamomile and Sucan are imported into the country. Senna comprises dried leaflets of cassia species grown in Egypt and India with purgative properties. Chamomile consists of dried material used for medicinal purposes.
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Egypt
India
Dog Collar Inventions To Save Lives Of Working Hounds
A historical note describes life saving dog collars designed to protect hunting dogs against wolves bears and boars. These life saving devices allowed dogs to grapple with prey while safeguarding the vulnerable throat during long perilous trips before modern rifles.
The Palo Verde Tree Description and Range
The palo verde is a small to medium sinthe branched tree in the pea family with a short trunk smooth green bark and minute leaves that fall early leaving it leafless most of the year. It bears yellow axillary flowers and beanlike pods three inches long and grows along sandy washes in the Colorado desert regions of Southern California Southern Arizona and into Mexico.
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Colorado
California
Arizona
Mexico
Gatling Gun in Civil War: Early 1800s Invention Reaches War
Dr Richard Gatling invented the gun in 1802 and designed a weapon capable of about 250 shots per minute. The weapon saw limited use during the Civil War, reflecting early adoption and contested deployment amid evolving warfare.
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Gatling
Richard Gatling
Foreclosure Sale of Sudbury Farm Lands in 1936
Public auction to sell the Sudbury land and buildings described in the mortgage from Whiting and Louise D Whiting to Lawyers Title Insurance Company, dated 1930, recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds. Sale at 10 a.m. on September 22, 1936, on the premises. Terms require $500 cash deposit with balance within ten days. sale subject to taxes and liens.
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Given Whiting
Louise D. Whiting
Lawyers Title Insurance Company
Middlesex South District
Lawyers Title Insurance
Lawyers Mortgage 1 Corporation of Boston
Aaid
Sudbury
Sudbury Village
Sail Road
Levi S. Jones
Levi &. Jones
Said Jones
Francis EB. Bent
Miriam 4
Kempton
Daniel &. Moore
Boston
Asdilemee
Naan Tee Ander R. Smith
Bee Massachusetts Street
Mass
Foreclosure Sale of 22 Acre Acton Property in Middlesex
A mortgage foreclosure auction will be held at 2 PM on September 24 1986 on the Acton premises described as about 22 acres with buildings. The land lies southeast of Acton near Massachusetts Avenue and Harvard Concord road, conveyed in 1926 to Anders Christofferson. Bidder must pay $1000 cash at sale with balance due 15 days later. sale subject to unpaid taxes and municipal liens. Present mortgage holder is Middlesex Institution for Savings with Henry F. Smith treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen M. Christoffer
Acton
Harvard
Concord
Massachusetts Avenue
Anders Christoffer
Uj Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Fans Andersen
Said Andersen
Ole Monsen
Anders Christofferson
Anders
Christofferson
Mudachusetts Avenue
Anid Arders Christofferson
Middl South District
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Henry F. Smith
Treaeuber
Mortgagee's Sales of Real Estate Acton West Acton Lot B Plan
Mortgagee announces sale of Lot B in West Acton described as about 25100 square feet, with boundaries to Willow Street, Costello and Mansir land, under a 1921 deed and 1982 partial release. Sale conditions require $1000? to be paid at sale with balance in 15 days. Middlesex Institution for Savings holds the mortgage.
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Acton
West Acton
W. J. Costello
Frank A. Mansir
Willow Street
Littlefield Et al
Middlesex Institution
Timothy E. Costello
Josephine Costello
Acton Cal
Annie J Mansir
Mansir
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Henry F
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