Went Inland to Seek Safety From Enemies Eventful South Sea Coastal Villages
Detroit News notes that Solomon island natives once lived thickly on shores but moved inland after centuries of inter island raids. Coastal villages now exist only as small outposts, with white rule ending village wars. Evidence of Kalambangratan coastlines suggests former dense populations inland.
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Solomon Group
Robert W. Williamson
South Sea
Kalambangra Taland
Detroit News
Character of Glass Only Recently Known
The article notes glass predates authentic history and was clarified about 75 years ago as a salt formed from an acid and a base. Silica from sand forms the core, with potash or soda as a base, plus alumina and lime. Lime yields hard glass. lead glass is softer, fusible, and suited for optics. Acids attack glass, especially with excess alkali. wine can corrode bottles and air moisture creates iridescence in panes.
Lucretia Mott inspires safety during mob clash in New York
The Kansas City Star recalls Lucretia Mott aiding women at a disrupted New York anti-slavery society session. She urged an escort to protect others and volunteered to be escorted by a rough mobster who then guided her to safety, illustrating her resolve and presence in early abolitionist efforts.
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Lucretia Mott
Anti-Slavery Society
Philadelphia
Female Anti-Slavery Society
New York
Kansas City Star
Classes of Villainy in Society
Howe argues villains come in amiable and rude forms. Road agents rob at pistol point while statesmen commit theft through costly appropriations or wars with higher death tolls than any highway robberies. Everyone participates in villainy to some degree, but honesty would be easier and more profitable.
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B. W. Howe
Old Herschel Reflector Found Behind Slough Cottage
Workmen uncover the first of two great Herschel tele scope reflectors, a 4 foot aperture built 139 years ago for a 40 foot telescope, behind an old cottage adjoining Slough Observatory. Sir William Herschel, famed for his reflecting telescopes and pioneering discoveries in astronomy, is noted in connection with the instrument.
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Willam Herschel
Observatory
Slough
England
William Herschel
Peter the Hermit Led First Crusade From Amiens
Peter the Hermit a monk of Amiens in northwestern France roused western Europe toward the end of the eleventh century with fervent recitals on the indignities faced by Christian pilgrims. He led a hastily raised crusade whose volunteers mostly perished, and Jerusalem was later captured by the regular army. He returned to Belgium and became prior of Huy near Liege, dying in 1115.
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Peter
Amiens
France
Europe
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Belgium
Huy
Liege
Railways Old as Solomon In Attic Girl’s Bible Joke
A pupil answers a teacher’s question about railways by saying they are as old as Solomon. She insists on her answer, then ties it to the queen of Sheba visiting Jerusalem with a very great train, prompting a wry biblical joke about trains and ancient roads.
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Solomon’s
Sheba
Jerusalem
Wordy clash between Birkenhead and judge in Bacon quotes
A historic quarrel unfolds as Lord Birkenhead and Judge Walis clash over remarks. The judge, enraged by a remark, cites a Bacon saying about youth and discretion while Birkenhead counters with another Bacon line about a much talking judge. The exchange ends with mutual offense and wry replies.
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Lord Birkenhead
Walis
Black Bottom Poles Modernize Denton Telephone Lines
The Bell Telephone Quarterly explains how Denton uses creosoted oil treated chestnut poles with blackened butts to extend pole life. Engineers standardize hot and cold treatment in multiple plants to saturate sapwood, aiding longevity amid chestnut timber decline and blight.
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The
Bell Telephone Quarterly
Denton
American Forest Products Company
Virginia
West Virginia
Appalachian Range
New England
Potomac River
U. S. Department of Forestry
State Forestry Departments
T. C. Smith
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Blue the color of faith and historical symbolism
Blue has been favorably regarded across cultures and eras. From Greek gods and Juno to Jewish priests and Persian associations with air, blue signified contemplation, authority, fidelity, and modesty. Early Christians used it for eternity and mortality, making it a funerary color and coffin covering.
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Juno
Mars
Origin of Romance Language Roots and The Medieval Romances
The romance languages Italian Spanish Portuguese and French derive from Latin. In the Middle Ages tales about Charlemagne Arthur and Amadis of Gaul were written in these languages and called romances. The term romance thus came to denote a fictitious story with marvelous and impossible incidents.
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Charlemagne
Arthur
Amadis
Gaul
Wizard Trials in Solomon Islands Noted in Rasher Claim
The piece describes trial by ordeal where a wizard dives across a crocodile‑infested channel. If the medicines man survives, the suspect is innocent. if eaten by crocodiles, the accused is guilty and punished, as outlined by Robert W. Williamson in The Ways of the South Sea Savage.
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Solomon Islands
Robert W. Wiliamson
Arctic Tern Holds Record as Traveler
A discussion notes the Arctic tern’s remarkable migration from Arctic breeding grounds to Labrador and then across the sea to Venezuela. It annually covers about 11 000 miles, nesting in the Arctic but wintering to the Antarctic, and must travel at roughly 76 miles per day, taking about 10 months to swap seasons.
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Labrador
Venezuela
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Do You Know How Poet Hat and Booby Term Origin
A fragment discusses the expression booby meaning a dunce or spiritless person. It traces origin to a pelicanlike bird named booby noted for submissiveness and yielding food. The quote references Anna Turnquist 1927 Western Newspaper Urven.
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Anna
Turnquist
Urven
Lightness and Light in Quiet Conversation
A curious note on first impressions and social ease, contrasting lantern jawed appearance with ease of talk. The observation suggests outward looks rarely reveal inner ease or restraint, encouraging balanced judgment in social settings.
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