Silver Spoon Marks a Life of A New Home and Family
Emily receives a silver spoon from Helen Dixon and uses it to inspire saving for a home and a growing family. As years pass Charline is born, a bungalow is bought, a small shop opened, and the two families in a suburb become close friends through shared moments of money, work, and happiness.
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MILY NASH
Helen Dixon
Charles Burchell
Charles
Emily
Charlies
Charles i
Nelen Dixon
Charline
Helen
Man fights ceaseless war against insects in vivid warning
An impassioned discourse argues that insects, from grasshoppers to beetles, threaten crops and health. It cites historic swarms and claims 640,000 known species menace humanity, urging science and vigilance as man’s defense against these pervasive foes.
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earth
New York World
tropics
Red sea
Cyprus
Saxony
Ants Used by Surgeons to Bind Wound Edges
Historical note describes ants being used in surgery to close wounds. When placed on the wound, ants bit through skin and joined the edges, acting as a natural binding method.
Treasure Isle Cocos Draws Most Expeditions
Among known treasure islands, Cocos in the South Pacific, located about 300 miles southwest of Costa Rica, has attracted the greatest number of expeditions in search of its hidden wealth.
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Cocos
South Pacific
Costa Rica
Chinese Luxury Bird Nests Featured as Rare Delicacy
A Chinese gourmet esteems bird nests soup as a rare delicacy made from the edible nest of a species of swiftlets. The article notes the soup’s prized status and the unique raw material used in its preparation.
Speculation on First Americans and ancient inscriptions
Pathfinder Magazine reports Latin American researcher Carlos Mercado findings near Esmeraldas Ecuador. Excavations uncovered over 10 200 pieces including inscriptions resembling Egyptian hieroglyphs Arabian numerals and Greek Phoenician and Mongolian traits. A Babel tower fragment and a Samson figure appear among Aztec or Mayan markings.
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New world
Old world
America
Pathfinder Magazine
Carlos Mercado
Esmeraldas
Ecuador
ciyviliza
Mercado
Samson
Pumice Stone Used as Substitute for Razor
A historical note describes pumice stone as a shaving aid. Samuel Pepys writes in May 1662 about daily use of a pumice stone learned from Mr. Marsh to trim himself, later shaving his beard to use the pumice stone on his face. Arabs of Palestine are mentioned using pumice stone after shaving with broken glass.
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Samuel Pepys
Marsh
Portsmouth
Palestine
Origin of Ossining name tied to Sing Sing prison
The Kansas City Times notes Sing Sing is a famed New York state prison near Ossining on the Hudson. The town’s name changed from Sing Sing to Ossining in 1901 to remove the penitentiary’s stigma, with both names deriving from the Delaware word assinesink meaning at the small stone. There is no evidence for a friendly Indian named John Sing Sing.
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Sing Sing
John Sing Sing
Fossil Coral Reefs Found Inland Near Bainbridge Georgia
Geologists report inland fossil coral reefs near Bainbridge on the Altamaha River in Georgia. A large reef exposure yielded coral heads over a foot in diameter. Between 25 and 80 coral species are identified in these Tertiary age reefs, challenging coastal imagery of reefs.
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Bainbridge
clver
Georgia
His First Chance on the Road Crew
The foreman fell ill and Patrick O Casey was promoted temporarily. On the foreman’s return he found Patrick the only worker and asked about the others. Patrick replied that “Ol sacked every man o’ them,” noting he seized the chance to show authority yesterday.
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Patrick O’Casey
Patrick
Pat
London
Forty Years After Playmates Meet in Brooklyn Court
A Brooklyn courtroom reunion contrasts a judge and a prisoner from boyhood. The fifty five year old man, repeatedly arraigned for intoxication, recalls past ambitions to be a great lawyer while the judge once planned to drive trucks. The two speak of friendship and failure as the man faces another arraignment for intoxication after multiple workhouse stints.
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Brooklyn
Tom
Poppies Symbolism Roots in Myth and Battlefields
The poppy is traced to Ceres who made it to forget grief and to Somnus in Roman belief as a symbol of sleep. Superstition ties battlefield poppies to blood of slain soldiers. The bloom breaks from other flowers and wilts itself or others when mixed in a bouquet.
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Ceres
Somnus
Army Abolishes Ensign Rank Among Officers
The article notes that the ensign was the lowest officer rank in both the Revolutionary and British armies, with duties to bear the regimental colors. It states the rank has been abolished and the lowest commissioned rank is now second lieutenant. It also mentions the navy, where ensign is the lowest commissioned rank.
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M. K. NEWNAM
Fisk Tire
Rugby
Windsor
O. S. Tire
Fisk
W. H
Dover
Opera House
Diamond State Theatre Corporation
KENNETH G. FAULKNER
Clive Brook
Donna Kenyon
Evelyn Brent
William Powell
Upperworld
Jack Holt
Zane Gray
Our Gang
ANNAPOLIS
John Mack Brown
Jeanette Loff
Hugh Allan
Wm. Bakewell
Anne Nichols
ABIE
Motion Pictures
PALACE THEATRE
Denton, Maryland
EJ. WRIGHT
OPTOMETRIST
JAMES J. ROSS
CECIL C. FULTON
Sec’y-Treas
The
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Deelaware
J. T. CARTER & SON
L. IRVING JONES
Dentos
Greensboro
CLARE N. PAYNE
Agt
Preston, Md
Treasure Island
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