Made Odd Boundary Line Explanation of Colonial Boundary
The article recounts William Penn's land grant to Delaware and the 12 mile radius around New Castle, the 1685 decision favoring Penn, and the later boundary dispute with Pennsylvania. It details the flawed 1701 survey, the Coast and Geodetic attempt, public opposition, and the joint boundary commission adopting a compound curve matching the original line.
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Wiliam Penn
Pennsylvania
Delaware Bay
Duke of York
New Castle
Lord Baltimore
Lords of Trade and Plantition
Penn
Delaware
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Sunset in the Arabian Desert Passage
E Alexander Powell portrays a desert night from a sunset into darkness. He describes stars, a crescent moon, camels at zareba walls, a sentry patrolling, a jackal howl, and a moonlit, amber desert turning silent as the night settles over the dunes.
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Desert
Zareba
E. Alexander Powell
The
Century Magazine
London Landmark to Go by Limehouse Demolition
The old harbor master's house at Limehouse, a Queen Anne era structure with a Georgian addition, is slated for demolition. Out of use and deserted, it has drawn urchins but also art loving locals who mourn its passing as part of a historic riverside scene with barges and a bustling foreshore nearby.
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London
Limehouse
London Times
Eskimo Village Life and Beliefs Summarized
The text describes independent Eskimo villages with no strong tribal cohesion, where a village headman is an adviser. Customary law enforces social norms, with injuries punished by the injured party or relatives in murder cases. Families show strong bonds, religion is animistic, and beliefs include a sea deity and two souls concepts, one lingering near the dead and another traveling to the land of souls.
The Architect Through Ages From Wood to Stone
The term architect began as a boss carpenter from Greek roots meaning chief and carpenter. It traces a long arc from log shelters to stone structures, where builders evolved into a refined art whose notable works endure through centuries.
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Arelis
Queen Ants and Bees Contrast in Natural History
The article argues the queen ant deserves greater recognition than naturalists give. It contrasts her with the queen bee, praising the ant queen as industrious and intelligent, while noting the bee queen is degenerate and unable to nourish or care for her young. It suggests the queen ant offers a rich subject for study and has been poorly understood.
Talks to Mothers about Their Babies By DQ J H Mason
Article advises expectant mothers on diet and nutrition. Emphasizes no need for excess food, promotes balanced meals with water intake, whole grains, dairy, poultry, fish, and vegetables. Notes importance of minerals for fetal bone and tooth development, suggests laxative foods for constipation rather than purgatives, and stresses regular meals and possible midday snacks.
Giant Centipedes Gift to London Zoo From Trinidad Exchange
Trinidad centipedes over a foot long and nearly half an inch wide have been presented to the London Zoo. They dwell in shade under bark and leaves, move mainly at night, and can climb smooth surfaces with venomed claws. Their venom acts fast, causing pain and swelling in humans but is not known to be fatal.
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Trinidad
Londo Zoo
Witter
Great Day Among Seminoles Fishing Holiday Before Statehood
In Florida before statehood the Seminoles held a fishing holiday with a chief selecting a fishing committee. They gathered the devil's shoestring roots from sand hills, tied bundles, and beat the water to release milky color that intoxicated fish. Shooters used bow and arrow to catch larger fish while youths picked others from the stream.
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Florida
Seminole County
Invention and the X ray Shadow's Reveal
Inventors push toward order in industry while acknowledging the uncertain art of invention. The tale follows a patient experimenter named X ray fame, who, while working with vacuum tubes, discovers an unseen shadow on a photographic plate. A glowing bulb and an antique key bookmark accompany the scene as a shadow reappears, revealing the X ray.
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Truentgen
Hannah Cooks Chance as Congressman's Entertainer
In a Sterdman household, Hannah the young colored cook considers a career shift. She later tells her former mistress that she is not currently employed and coyly reveals she is “capering for a congressman.”
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Hannah
Sterdman
Weather Lore Tied to Cats from Detroit News
The Detroit News reports cats are linked to weather lore in folklore says cats wash themselves foretell good weather and coat fluffs signal bad. Sailors avoid cats aboard and a cat’s wind in the tail is cited as a storm trigger along with terms like cat’s paws and cat’s nose in various regions.
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Dunwoody
Detroit News
England
Excellent Motto To Adopt From Crockett Origins
A jumble of quotations traces the origin of David Crockett's motto Be sure you are right then go ahead and its appearances in his Autobiography and related works. The text also discusses the Cromagnon age end in Europe 15 000 years ago and the fate of Cromagnon people and art.
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David Crockett
Crockett
Britannica
Colonel Crockett
Texas
John Bartlett
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Worse and Worse on the Ber Koloss Diagnosis
The scene depicts Samn in a hospital ward as his wife Liza worries over his illness. The patient believes doctors diagnose ber koloss, and his wife vows care. The next day Sam remains despondent, claiming the doctors say he has two berkolosis and will never get well.
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Sam
Liza
Tricks of the Wand Insights on Chance and Knowledge
A brief aphoristic note on how randomness reveals knowledge, quoting Tupper. The line imagines the wand as a tool exposing truths buried by effort, suggesting luck as a teacher and mines of knowledge opened by chance.
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Maryland
State Department of Health
Baltimore Sun
Centipede
Chance
S. O
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Mullins
Wilmington
Crownsville State Hospital
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Hobbs, Md
C. A. Whisler
Denton, Md
Fred R. Owens
William J. Rickards
Joseph F. Swartz
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Caroline County
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William J. Richards
If Adkins
Geo. A. Deakyne
Goodyear
Codyear
Denton Auto Co
Orphans’ Court
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Mary Editit Noble
Mary BE. Noble
Solire
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Eastern Shore Gas and
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