U S Naval Academy History and Role
The U S Naval Academy at Annapolis traces its founding to 1845 on Fort Severn land along the River Severn near the Chesapeake Bay. It moved to Newport Rhode Island during the Civil War and returned to Annapolis in 1865. Today it is described as the best-equipped naval school with a four year course and commissioned midshipmen becoming ensigns in regular service.
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Ncle Sam
Annapolis
Maryland
Fort Severn
Severn
Chesapeake Bay
Newport
Navy
How First Lock Was Made in Early Lock Design
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle traces the origin of the modern lock to a horizontal bar across a door. A hole in the door post lifts the bar, forming the first keyhole and key. Early pegs and rings evolved into tumbler mechanisms and notched keys, explaining the ringed key end still seen today.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Doors Essay by Little Bobbie Jones
A humorous piece on doors contrasts doors with gates noting location and respect. It argues doors provide privacy, highlights door handles underappreciation, and jokes about jam on handles and keyholes diminishing privacy. The tone imitates a school assignment with playful observations and wordplay.
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Bobbie Jones
Sulphur rich gasworks byproduct used as fertilizer
In parts of France gasworks byproducts are used as fertilizer containing about 40 percent sulphur and 1 to 3 percent nitrogen. Garden tests show the sulphur promotes root and leaf growth and deepens green color, likely aiding chlorophyll formation. Some sulphur oxidizes to sulphate in soil.
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France
Dolls and Warriors: Dolls in Early Seafaring and Conquest
A Leslie's Weekly piece notes sailors in the Spanish Armada carried doll mascots and played with them. It recalls Cortes entering Montezuma's court in 1519 and the Hopi tradition of children receiving dolls for days after ceremonies, a custom still observed.
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Cortez
Mexico
Montezuma
Texas
Dolly
Leslie
The Original Feminine Strife In Old Times
Adam and Eve talk of a journey up a tree for a coveted token, Eve tasks him with fetching gold and purple leaf from a top dough, while she plans a visit to Nod for a card party and Pye prepares to teach a class to a group of titled hens, as narrated by H Richwood Times Dispatch.
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Adam
Dinosaurus
Eve
Falk
Pye
Clauss
H Richwood Times Dispatch
Restoring "Dead" to Life in Medical Advances
Medical correspondent notes several recent cases where patients deemed dead showed signs of life after timely intervention. Examples include a Yorkshire woman revived within minutes and an eleven month old treated with adrenaline after apparent death.
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Yorkshire
London
Old Latin Inscription Found On Roman Gold Brooch
A sixth century B C Latin inscription survives not on stone but as a jewelry mark on a gold brooch worn by a Roman patrician. The motto reads Munius Made Me for Numarlus and showcases ancient linguistic evidence rather than legal or calendar text.
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B.C
Munius
Numarlus
New York Sun
Popcorn Powders Insomnia Tale From Old Pictorial Review
A man tormented by severe insomnia seeks sleep aids and escalates to morphine. He persuades a physician to prescribe narcotics, while the doctor privately makes a powdered mixture from ground popcorn. The patient files a tale of relief after using the powders, as recounted by Pictorial Review.
Anaconda Hen Breaks Egg Record In Florida Region
Nely Pierson of Muns cotte section raises an Anaconda hen that set a world yearly egg-laying record with 380 eggs. A second hen of the same breed produced 385 eggs in 1921. The birds were bought from RK Poultry Breeder in Berea Ohio, who then visited to reclaim them for northern exhibition.
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Nely Pierson
Munscotte
Pierson
Berea
Ohio
Eustis Lake
Fla
All Dogs Not Color Blind Say Experts
An eminent authority claimed dogs are color blind citing two pugs unable to distinguish plate colors. The piece argues this is false as dogs can learn color recognition and show strong color sense, with examples like a fox terrier following a stranger in a dress similar to its mistress.
Flying Ships proposed to speed mail in 1822
Freeman's Journal editor urged the postmaster general to adopt James Bennett's Philadelphia flying machine to accelerate mail transport by horse, asserting faster delivery and certainty. Records show an 1833 relay system between Washington and New York reduced transit to about 15 hours.
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United States
Freeman’s Journal
Norristown
Washington
New York
Bird of passage origins in Pliny and Bacon
The term bird of passage appears in Pliny the Elder's Natural History book 18 where he describes the cuckoo as a bird of passage. It later referred to migratory birds moving between climates, classified as summer and winter birds. Bacon is said to have first applied the term to suitors reflecting life’s uncertainty.
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Pliny the Elder
Ben
Bacon
Tanlac Delivers Relief After Thirty Years of Suffering
William E. McElhinney of Seat Pleasant Maryland says Tanlac cured his lifelong stomach trouble and indigestion after decades of pain and sluggish digestion. He reports meals now digest easily with renewed appetite and energy. His wife has begun Tanlac as well. the remedy is sold by druggists.
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William E. McElhinney
Seat Pleasant
Washington
Tanlac
Taniac
Food Costs in the United States in Ledger Report
The United States spends over 4 million daily on food and about 1.6 billion monthly, with one third on bread vegetables and fruit, and over two thirds on meat dairy and eggs. The average household spends more than a third of income at the butcher. Annual consumption includes two and a half billion eggs and about ten and a half billion gallons of milk, with large outputs of ice cream butter and cheese.
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United States
Philadelphia Ledger
Doan’s Kidney Pills End Back Aches in Denton
Mrs. Al Mitchell of Denton praises Doan’s Kidney Pills for urinary issues and back pain. She details relief after regular use, noting improved kidney function and eased back soreness. Price 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y manufactures.
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Denton
al. Mitchell
Eighth & Dry Sts
Dean
Doan
Mitchell Hiad
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Rosewood a Name for Fine Furniture Wood
Rosewood, widely used in fine furniture, does not come from a rose tree. It refers to several tree species chosen for fragrance and rosy color. Surinam sources are highly fragrant, Brazilian Dalbergia nigra is noted, and Honduras rosewood is prized for xylophone bars as the best in the world.
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Surinam
Brazil
Samuel J. Record
Yale
Honduras
Alligators and Crocodiles Compared in Snout and Teeth Notch
Alligators differ from crocodiles mainly in broad snouts and the fact that the first and fourth teeth on each side of the lower jaw fit into pits in the upper jaw, while in crocodiles these teeth extend outside the jaw and are visible.
Basics of ATMA receiving sets and aerial importance
The article explains wireless radio reception components including the aerial tuner detector and receiver. It notes the aerial’s length placement matters, with longer and higher installations improving results, and discusses lead-ins and the two detector types crystal and vacuum tube.
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