Curious Sacred Harp Singers Converge Here This Summer
Curiosa Americana recalls a late summer gathering of Sacred Harp Singers, a tradition rooted in fa-so-la singing and square notes. The piece notes their stubbornly older scale, origin of the Sacred Harp name from a Philadelphia 1844 hymn book, and the annual convention held after crops are laid by. The event opens with a president’s song, a Bible reading, and prayer, followed by all day singing with short breaks.
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Sacred Harp Singers
South
America
England
Sacred
Philadelphia
B. F. White
E. J. King
Georgia
Sacred Harp
Relatively Speaking A Novel Poultry Solution
Wilmette farmer Ordon C. Lynch recounts a bizarre scheme to cope with a surge of relatives. He started with 957 laying hens near Waukegan Illinois and, as guests grew, added flamingoes, swans, and a penguin to a penside hatchery. Relatives were once a problem but now, relatively speaking, he faces no further troubles.
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Ordon C. Lynch
Wilmette
Waukegan
Lynch
Trees and Flowers Said to Grow in Bible Palestine Gardens
The International Bible Encyclopedia notes plants and blossoms cultivated in biblical Palestine gardens, listing oleander vitex plane carob hawthorn sumach laurel broom myrtle bugles scabiosa squills thistles acacia arbutus pleaster styrus Judas tree caper rockrose villosus crocus cyclamen harcissi anemones ranunculus gladioli iris orchids flax and borage.
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Palestine
Fungi Produce Chemical Compounds and Medically Useful Salts
The text notes fungi enable production of several chemicals. Gall nuts treated by molds yield gallic acid for durable inks. A specific fungus converts sugar to gluconic acid, whose calcium salt serves as a drug or supplement for calcium deficiency.
First Sumerians Pioneer Stone Craft in Mesopotamia
The Sumerians, early Mesopotamians, first to prize semi-precious stones and master stone cutting for cylinder seals signet rings beads and jewelry. Excavations at Kish by Field Museum and Oxford University unearthed vast beads of agate carnelian and lapis lazuli from ancient ruins.
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Mesopotamia
Kish
Field Museum
Oxford University
Serbian Royal Couple Assassination Shocks Belgrade Palace
The Serbian tragedy unfolds as King Alexander and Queen Draga are killed in Belgrade on June 10 1903 amid a military conspiracy. Draga, once a lady in waiting to the king’s mother, was previously married to engineer Muasha and was ten years older than the king’s intended heir.
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Alexander
Serbia
Draga
Belgrade
Muasha
Theodore De Vinne Leader in Printing Industry
Theodore Low De Vinne born in Stamford Connecticut in 1828 learned the printer's trade and joined Francis Hart in New York later becoming partner. After Hart's death his firm became Theodore De Vinne & Co in 1883. He printed St Nicholas Magazine in 1873 and Century in 1874, organized the National Typothetae Society and served as its president in 1896. He made notable typography improvements and authored several printing books.
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Theodore Low de Vinne
Stamford
Conn
Francis Hart
New York
Theodore de Vinne
Thames River Pronunciation Evolution Reveals Hidden History
The Thames, historically rendered Temz, Temze, and Temse, shows pronunciation shifts dating from Roman Tamesis to 14th century spellings. The letter h appears around 1377 and becomes standard after 1500, while the original meaning of Thames remains unclear.
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Thames River
Tamesis
Thames
Elements Found in Sun Mirror Earth Composition
Scientists determine that most earth elements such as iron sodium and copper are also present in the sun, indicating similar basic material for celestial bodies.
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Earth
Origins of Decimal System and Early News Headlines
The text notes the decimal system stems from counting on ten fingers. It cites India teaching sugar to China in 600 A.D. and neolithic wheat farming 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. It also mentions 1622 as the birth year of headlines and Tsushima Island splitting into two at high tide.
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China
India
Your Home You May Have to Sell
Practical guidance for preserving resale value in home building. Emphasizes site selection free of encumbrances, drainage and accessibility to amenities, plus trends like year round porches and kitchen modernization with electric appliances. Highlights brick fireplaces as desirable features and notes brick as ideal material for easy upkeep and harmony with interiors.
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Stedman Brown
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