Farwell Preacher Draws Locust Hill Curiosity
In Locust Hill the Old White Church greets new preacher Dr. Jonathan Farwell with much speculation. Cassius Brady, absent treasurer, had recommended him after his son's geology graduation. The Marblestones’ Eve vies for Dale Farwell as Lenora Brady returns to town amid questions about the Farwells’ house and a mysterious housekeeper named Pink Mulgrew arrives at the parsonage.
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Pink” Mulgrew
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Evening at Evelyn Marblestone's informal party
Dale Farwell recalls a night hosting Evelyn Marblestone's guests including Pliny Morehead and Lee Brady. He and Lee share a long car ride on Staten Island, discuss Elaine and his father, and Dale opens up about his late mother and his father’s devotion shaping his ideals.
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Dale
Lee
Evelyn
Pliny Morehead
Pliny
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Miss Brady
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Moving Clock Found Slower When In Motion
A Bell Labs test confirms a famed theory that moving clocks run slower than stationary ones. Ives uses hydrogen ion light oscillation as a clock in a vacuum tube, showing Doppler shifts and slower vibration when ions move, aligning with early atomic clock proposals by Fitzgerald, Larmor and Lorentz.
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Terbert E. Ives
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
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Larmor
Lorentz
Night drive ends with quiet, thanks and farewell
Dale and Lee ride home in silence after a tense day as Dale reflects on Elaine and moral questions. On their return near the parsonage Lee blocks a final farewell, choosing gratitude over explanation as the scene pauses for next week.
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Bayonne Bridge
Lee
Never Two Alike Snowflakes Fall by Uncountable Billions
Snowflakes arrive in a myriad of shapes with six points as a common feature but no two are exactly alike. Scientists have examined thousands and photographed them, confirming each snowflake is a unique pattern.
Garden language debated as Darwin era curiosity grows
A London Answers Magazine piece surveys claims that diverse nations chose Eden language. Dutch, Swedish Danish and French are cited by various writers while Persians favor Arabic Persian and Turkish. Jewish and Syriac theories appear alongside Basque Polynesian guesses as likely primordial tongues.
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London Answers Magazine
Goropius
Paradise
Adam
Andre Kemp
Eve
Ezro
Origin of language and the rise of cricket in history
Darwin argues language began with imitation and signs from natural sounds and cries. The piece notes England banned cricket to protect archery in 1365, lifting the ban in 1748, then cricket grew in the eighteenth century with aristocratic clubs and rising popularity.
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Charles Darwin
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Edward Jit
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Midlands Counties and boundaries of the region
The Midlands are the central English counties. Boundaries lie between Yorkshire and the Thames and between East Anglia and Welsh-border counties. The Midland circuit includes Lincolnshire Notts Derbyshire Leicestershire Rutland Northamptonshire Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
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