Birds Build Nests in Odd Places Across History
In London Express excerpts Bassett Digby notes birds nesting in unlikely sites from Nelson’s Victory mast at Bushey to cliff ledges in Buckinghamshire. He cites a Russo Japanese war dump near Irkutsk as a vast nesting colony with many species using shelter amid war-torn debris. He also mentions nests riding railways each spring.
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Bassett Digby
Bushey House
Nelson
Trafalgar
Buckinghamshire
Irkutsk
Siberia
Manchuria
London Express
Believe in Lost Atlantis and Shifting Shores
The article reviews geologic ideas of Atlantis and argues that island formation and destruction occur in the real world. It notes that volcanic activity creates emergent and sunk landmasses in the Pacific and references ancient Iberia as an area with significant seismic history.
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Atlantis
Europe
America
Pacific Ocean
Iberian Peninsula
Man Upset Over Nickel Payphone Incident At Downtown Store
A man entering a downtown typewriter shop asked to use the telephone. The clerk insisted on a nickel, prompting the man to defend his payment plan. He claimed five machines at his plant were on trial and would return the next day, then left without calling.
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Detroit News
Sky Messages by Capt Cyril Turner Impress New York Crowd
The tallest letters and figures ever written filled the sky over New York in stunt flights by Capt. Cyril Turner of the British Royal Air Force. Using an exhaust pipe as a pen and a chemical ink in the exhaust, he scrawled messages and his telephone number for thrilled spectators.
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New York City
Cyril Turner
Royal Air Force
The Other Pooch Rolls Him Over
A clipped dog fight scene includes banter about the underdog. Dialogue shows one dog dominating the other while speakers comment on the match and show sympathy for the under dog in a casual exchange.
Wedding Cake Barley Loaf Through Ancient Roman Law
The article traces the origin of the wedding cake from Roman and Etruscan customs. Prenuptial agreements tied to weddings involved lavish food offerings, with Romulus introducing comfarreatio a barley loaf ritual. Over time barley bread evolved into a refined cake as civilization spread.
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Quintus Curtius
Romulus
Rome
Sea beef: fate of whale fisheries' cheap nutritious product
The Boston Herald questions what happened to sea beef once touted as cheap, palatable, and nutritious as whale fisheries expanded its market.
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Boston Herald
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Ketters
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Chicago Journal
Townsend
U.S
United States
George B. Haislep
Columbia
S.C
State Reformatory
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cute
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