Sayings and science mingle in a curious quiz
A quirky note argues that proverbs fade daily yet a phrase about turning an ear into glue and silk could be spun. It contrasts clever craft with a lady’s handiwork and hints at a song about keeping home fires burning being revived as a petition to coal operators.
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Qld
Coal Oper
Commonwealth
Glingsachusetts Middlesex
Susanna
Tripp
Concordia
Harry W. . Crossman
Cambridge
Concord
Ms . Leet
Fitness
George F.lawton
Esquire
Batum Center Of Crude Oil And Classic Story
Batum rose as a Black Sea port feeding a century of oil from the Caucasus and links to the Baku railway. The city, once Turkish then Russian, prospered as a harbor amid storms and prospering trade, while recalling Mt Eyburz and a strand of history from 1207 to 1911.
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Batum
Black Sea
Baku
Caspian
Mt. Eyburz
Pidmathews
Caucasus
Names of Women Carved Into Geography Across Nations
The article reflects on how women like Joan of Arc Edith Cavell Pocahontas and Queen Victoria have left enduring marks in place names worldwide. It notes countries cities rivers provinces and islands bearing feminine names from North America to Africa and Australia.
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Edith Cavell
Fraklingaland
Da@in
Yond
Hklin
Janet Franklin
Vpocadontas
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West Virginia
Bond County
Hilnois
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Canada
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British Empire
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Africa
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Victoria Falls
Queensland
Victoria
Australia
America
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Cape
Maine
Elizabeth City
Virginia
United States
Henece
Elizabethtown
North
Traversing a Continent in 75 Miles From Vera Cruz
Frank M. Chapman describes a Mexico journey from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, noting climatic zones from tropical to alpine on the Sierras. He highlights Mt. Orizaba as a lasting impression and recalls evolving sanitation and hotel standards improving travel safety along the route.
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Mexico City
Frank M. Chapman
National Geographic Society
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Doctor Chapman
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Mt. Oricaba
Cit-talinpetle
Star Mountain
Sierras
Orizaba
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Fria
Maine
Nova Scotia
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Tierra Templada
Terra Fria
Names Behind Towns and Counties Trace to Queens and Queens
The article traces how U S place names across the Carolinas Maryland Virginia and beyond honor royal women and consorts. It links Bartony Dandridge Annapolis Anne Arundel and Charlottes ville to wives of English kings and Russian empresses notingiedz names like Marietta and Catherine Islands.
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File City
Jersey
Orton
Bartony
Kansas
George Washington
Martha Dandridge
Dandridge
Tenn
Maryland
Virginia
Burgland
Henricus Maria
Charles I
Annapolis
James Pat EB
Anne Arundel
Flayanna
North Anna River
Queen Anne
Charlotte
Amelia
Caroling
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Marietta
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Alguilin Islands
Muska
Russhin
Catherine
Catherine the Great
Ekaterinburg
Russia
Peter They Sreat
Quacks Through The Ages Cold Cream And Legislation
Dr. John A Foote argues against simple views of quackery and notes cold cream as a long standing remedy. The NVG piece traces ideas from Galen through modern times, contrasting ancient humors with today’s consumer goods and laws.
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National Geographic Society
John A. Foote
Germany
Galen
Gajeu'e
Saghalien A Longstanding Polarized Territory Between Powers
The article outlines Saghalien as a long disputed island between Russia and Japan with historical shifts from Russian to Japanese control. It notes limited agricultural land but vast forests, a growing papermaking effort, and a fishing economy centered in Mauka. Transportation links, climate near freezing, and plans for colonization are mentioned alongside Karafuto's rail and resource prospects.
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Saghallen
United States
Japan
Russia
Pilgrim Fathers Ladder
North America
Siberia
Amur
Formosa
Fukien
China
Saghelien
Nagaski
Saaghallen
Kurile Islands
Portsmouth
Otomari
Mauka
Saghalien
Toyohara
Karafuto
Ancient pharmacopeia and medicine in classical times
The article recounts early drug regulation under the Roman empire, noting Nero era strict standards for physicians and drug purity. It traces Mithradatium’s evolving formulas by Andromachus and Galen’s sweeping claims, highlighting enduring themes of medical authority and therapeutic monopoly.
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Wiley
Asie
Bedicind
School of Medicine
Nero
Andromachus
Galen
Concord Drug Store Ad Highlights X Ray Equipment
Advertisement notes Richardson's Drug Store at Concord near Over Richardson's with X ray equipment and telephone contact 272 W.
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Witith
Concord
Richardson
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