Lola the Latin name with German roots and romantic tale
The article traces the name Lola from its German origin via Karl and Carlota to its adoption in Spain. It links Lola to Spanish flirtatious imagery, the moonstone as a talisman, and notes Monday as a lucky day and two as a lucky number, with Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. as the source.
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Carmen
Juanita
Lola
Germany
Loli
Carlo Magno
Carl
Karl
David
Karls
Charles
Europe
Carlota
Spain
Carlotta
Savoy
Louis XIII
France
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Seals and Tuna Fish Hideaways Still Mystify Scientists
The Minne apoli Tribune notes seals in Alaska vanish each winter with no trace of their hiding places on St Paul and St George islands. Tuna likewise appear and disappear yearly off southern California. Marking attempts fail. seals and tuna vanish and reappear without explanation.
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Minneapoli Tribune
St. Paul
St. George
Alaska
California
Paris Bank Messenger Needs No Armed Guard
A London Mall Continental Edition feature portrays a Paris bank messenger as dignified and trustworthy. Clad in a cocked hat and liberal coat, he carries a feather satchel, a waist chain, and a brass plate with a number, walking through crowded streets without armed protection. Prosperity and calm default to confidence in his secure, fantasy-guarded role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Poachers Flourished in Britain a Century Past
A century ago poaching was a thriving trade in Britain with nights between harvest and full moons yielding a steady stream of game to country innkeepers dealers and coachmen. A Lewes jail record lists forty five poachers once sheltered there and threats like Beware of Mantraps appeared in many villages, reflecting widespread activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Lewen
Forest Lightning Fires Baffle Remedies Say Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine of Washington argues there is no practicable means to equip forests with lightning rods and no remedy in sight for large scale fires caused by lightning. It notes that while lightning often splinters or strips bark, most strikes do not ignite trees, yet the aggregate fires from lightning exceed those from all other causes in many regions.
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Nature Magazine of
Washington
Dean
Georgia R. Garey
Third St
Doan
Denton Drug Co
Bella Doll Returns To Attic Drawer
A wax faced doll named Bella Doll, once treasured by a girl, is moved between drawers, rides and sunlit porch mishaps. The child grows, the sun fades the wax, and a grown woman decides Bella is beyond repair but not to discard, returning her to the attic where quiet ends the tale.
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Ella
Bella
Bella Doll
Indy
China Dog
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Old Boots of the Unicorn Inn Yorks history tale
In Spon Yorkshire England Riponminster yard preserves an etching of a former Unicorn hostelry bootman known as Old Boots. He had an exceptionally long nose and chin that met to balance coins between them. He helped guests remove boots at the inn carrying slippers and a bootjack. Travelers tipped him coins for this unusual display, a quirk now hard to picture for modern visitors.
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Spon
Yorkshire
England
Riponminster
Calmner
Tim
Wampum as Currency in Early New Jersey Plant
Finn Collins reports in the New York Herald that in Bergen County near New York the New Jersey mint used water powered machines to produce wampum wholesale The Indians readily accepted genuine wampum while rejecting counterfeit versions The piece notes that John Jacob Astor built his fortune by buying wampum and trading it with Native people for furs The article contrasts New Jersey mint methods with earlier colonial practice and credits innovation with shaping the currency system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen County
New Jersey
New York
Finncis Collins
New York Herald and Tribune
Fishing Made Easy Inaccessible San Juan River Discovery
Interior Department engineers identify an ideal fishing stream in the turbid San Juan river in Utah, a main Colorado tributary. The rapid, silt-filled water becomes oily and red, tiring fish. locals could stun and catch them by hand in shallow mud after a planned strike, offering a novel method for the patient or lazy angler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
San Juan
Colorado
Utah
Early Waldensians Reformers Organized Around 1170
Early reformers known as Waldensians formed around 1170 led by Peter Waldo, a Lyons merchant. Their main centers lay in the Piedmont, Provence and Dauphine Alps regions.
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Peter Waldo
Waldo
Lyons
France
Piedmont
Provence
Dauphine Alps
Strength in Adversity Inspires Virtue and Resolve
A compact meditation on how challenges reveal character, noting that true strength is tested in hardship. The piece emphasizes endurance, moral fiber, and the value of steadfast conduct when faced with trials.
Ancient carvings imply ancient Arctic and African contact
Archaeologists report rock carvings found in the Libyan desert suggesting that Eskimos and the Dushmen of South Africa met in Europe about 80,000 years ago, based on wear patterns and depictions. The find fuels debate on early cross continental interactions and migration timelines.
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Libyan
Africa
Europe
Labor That Calls for Much Physical Effort
A brassbound profile notes oyster dredging as among the hardest work with two dredges hauled by hand and eight crew members culling oysters from dawn to dark amid perpetual deck motion. It contrasts with dock labor where unloading cargo demands continuous effort and a single man’s daily output can be extraordinary, citing a wharf death where 30,000 paving blocks were unloaded the day of his passing.
Sight of Cats and Owls in the Dark
The article debunks the fallacy that cats and owls see in complete darkness. It explains the cat eye iris varies to gain light, but in total darkness all animals are helpless. It describes the retina with rods and cones and notes rods react to radiation earlier, while owls with more cones see better in faint light.
Inspector’s Anecdote Sparks Backward Reminder
A county inspector visits a village school and praises the pupils in reading and general knowledge. After declaring he wishes to be a boy again, a child aloudly quips that he likely forgot everything he once knew, provoking quiet laughter from the room.
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Cas
Atlanta Journal
Storm Clouds Visibility Varies With Position and Clouds
The weather bureau notes visibility of storm clouds depends on vantage and cloud type. In flat country with broad stratus or layer clouds, clouds may be seen only 30 to 40 miles away, less if air is misty or hazy. Clear air can allow a well developed thundercloud to be seen over 100 miles away.
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Weather Bureau
Australians Know Snow Across Southeastern Australia
Snow falls in southeastern Australia during winter, sometimes reaching Melbourne and Sydney. Heavily, forests lie buried on northeastern Victoria plateaus and southern New South Wales. Ground can be buried several feet from May to September on high Tasmanian plateaus.
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Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
Victoria
New South Wales
Tasmania
Tusmania
Prize Competition Sparked A London Punch Line
A Lisbon London Punch line notes a witty exchange about a car won or organized via a prize. The dialogue hints at clever prize schemes and audience amusement during a London show. The remark underscores entrepreneurial humor in prize culture.
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London
Maryland Tax Sale Notice in Caroline County
The Treasurer of Caroline County announces public sale of delinquent state and county taxes for the stated years. Taxes, interest, and costs must be paid by June 30 1925 to avoid sale at the courthouse door in Denton Maryland.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Caroline County
State of
Court House
Denton
Equity
Harvey L. Cooper
J. Owen
Knotts
Geo. A. Deakyne
Circuit Court
True Ingle
Caroline County tax sale notice parcels in Downes and others
Tuesday June 30 1925 at 2 to 4 PM bids on parcels including Downes Cherry Grove Homes Regulation Preston Oakland Grove and Federalsburg land with detailed boundaries and assessed taxes for 1921 1924. Several tracts listed with totals, costs, and 12 month redemption period with 15 percent interest on purchase money.
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Downes
Cherry Grove
Hardcastle
Bethlehem
Denton
Harmony
J. Dukes Downes
Woodwharf
Norman B. Taylor
Friendship Church
Hog Creek Mill
Lucy Willoughby
Caroline
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Maryland
J. W. Noble
L. B.T
William M. Nicholls
William F. Andrew
W. P.andrew
Sallie BE. Redman
American Corner
Aierican Corner
Sail
Roxanne Roope
Bertha F. Daffin
Liber L. B. T
Bertha Daffin
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Denton Journal
Melvin Benj. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Mildred Marshall
Thomas N Kempts
Tor Eoeenerteeraseen
Preston
Back Landing
G. Edgar Williamson
Said Williamson
Charles A. Whitely
J. Springle Kelley
Jaelma M. Kelley
Julian SeeHey
Cccceer
Ccceee
Main Street
Joseph J. Garris
Garris
Mary J. Williamson
Williamson
John LeCompte
Preston Home. Co
Friendship
Jas. IR. Murphy
Jas. B. Patton
Lydia Todd
Everett C. Kelley
Wm. H. Deen
Carl R. Deen
Filth District
Norado Adams
Mary Jane Adams
Isaac Fleetwood
Cc-Ciov
Oscars
Mile
George C. White
Ada Chambers
Simon B. Adams
Mary V. Quidort
Melvin
Andrew
Mss. Walsh
Houston
Houston’s Hranch, It Being A Corner of the Said George C. White
James Reilley
Thomas Whalen
T. Frank Seward
John W
Manship Simms
Charles Smith
Thomas Simms
Mills Simms
Dickerson
W. F. Towers
Todd Wharf
Eli P. Stanford
Soevere
Eoee
TOL Interest
Een
Eeaseone
Commission
Seacerere Ee
Eftics Ahiaio Ghbiaotenuce
Nisi
J. Owen Knotts
John K. Lynch
Annie B. Lynch
Auditor’s Order
Oscar Clark
George Roth
R. T. West
Preston, Md
Victor Red
M.k.nhewnam
Hendler’s
Baltimore
Penn
Penn’s
Kentucky
Cuba
Prince Albert
Sinbad
Detroit Press
Kolynos
Owens
William H. Rathell
James J. Ross
Cecil C. Fulton
Seec’y Trena
Kent County
Jon T. Carter
Agt
Clare N. Payne
Wesley E. Thawley
William C. Maloney, Jr
Ida V. Maloney
Burraville
New State Road
J. L. Everngam
MES Good
Tme
Quaker Hill Nurseries
Newark
N. Y
Pepe Mhra Pe
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