Mothers shaping greatness across history tribute
The article honors mothers who influenced famed figures like Victor Hugo Abraham Lincoln Frances Willard George Washington and Oliver Cromwell. It cites their devotion, resilience and guidance shaping careers and character, ending with the traditional line that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
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Apoleon
Victor Hugo
Wfe
Lve
Victor Marie
Hfe
Oquet
Vietor Hugo
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Fuarmillar
Kentucky
Frances Willard
George Washington
George Washington Park Custis
Mary
Washington
Oliver Cromwell
Whitehall Palace
Westminster Abbey
How It Started By Jean Newton The Honeymoon Origin
The origin of the honeymoon is traced to an ancient Teuton custom of newlyweds drinking mead for thirty days after marriage, the honey month. Some legends mention Attila the Hun allegedly dying from excessive drinking on his wedding night.
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Teutons
Attias
Turbine Pressure Locomotives in Power Plants
Turbine pressure locomotives are powerful but do not operate above 300 pounds per square inch. In contrast, steam pressures up to 12,000 psi power turbines that generate electricity in Boston and Milwaukee power plants.
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Boston
Milwaukee
Value of Difficulties in Life Experiences
A reflection on how viewing life solely as a sequence of detestable events misses the growth found in difficulties. The message emphasizes that challenges test character and reveal the value of experiences, shaping resilience and personal insight.
Precious Mother Poem Recalls Mother's Eternal Gift
A Boston Globe poem by Alice M. Seaman praises the mother as a divine, priceless gem born in heaven. It honors a mother’s guiding counsel through life and beyond, framing maternal love as humanity’s most valued gift.
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Alice M. Seaman
Boston Globe
Doro Mackall Stars in The Stolen Bride in 1920s Picture
Ink obit notes Doro Mackall, bright motion picture player, in The Stolen Bride. The Hull born actress, about twenty three, is famed for shoe hobby and careful dress for each scene. Earlier works include Subway Sadie Just Another Blonde and The Song of the Dragon.
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Dorothy Mackall
Misa Mackall
Mies Mackalll
Hull
England
When I Was Twenty One by Joseph Kaye
Lloyd George at twenty one enters as a solicitor with ordinary ceremony yet feels no thrill. A later tale recalls his early public fame from legal battles in Snowden where a nonconformist burial conflict tests his sharp legal mind and public notice.
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Joseph Kaye
Lloyd George
Chancery Lane
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Snowden
Church of England
London
McClaure
Ways to Block Crooked Promoters By W R Morehouse
Public Relations Commission, American Bankers Association warns investors to separate reliable promoters from high pressure fraudsters. Get facts from bankers or the National Better Business Bureau before trading. avoid schemes promising rapid gains and keep savings safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Morehouse
National Better Business Bureau
New York City
Banks Aid Carolina Farm Plan With Free Rent For Cremeries
Three South Carolina banks propose a two year rent free central facility for Greenville and nearby counties to host a creamery a canning factory and a farm women club. The effort aims to boost livestock farming food self sufficiency and local commerce. Georgia bankers report progress in diversified farming encouraging vetch seed sowing corn contests alfalfa demonstrations and higher outputs including more corn truck pecans and meat production.
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South Carolina
Greenville
Georgia
Atlanta
Old Tower Home to Bacon Lambs Irving Goldsmith Victuals
The Old Tower at Salington, canonbury tower, famed for age and famed visitors. Francis Bacon lived here in the early 1600s when it was Canonbury house. Charles Lamb and Washington Irving wandered nearby, and Oliver Goldsmith wrote The Vicar of Wakefield in lodgings above Newberry the bookseller. A Compton room and a bullet embedded in the wall near Raleigh add local lore.
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Salington
Canonbury Tower
Francis Bacon
Canonbury House
Charles Lamb
Duncan Terrace
Washington Irving
Spain
Oliver Goldsmith
Wakefield
Newberry
Compton
Waiter Raleigh
Labor leaders warn banks aid to investors will save money
William Green of the American Federation of Labor argues that banks can help wage earners avoid costly missteps in investments. He says with bank guidance, workers lose vast sums yearly through hasty investments and bad speculation.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Origin of horsepower and its early standards
The term horsepower was coined by James Watt and Matthew Boulton as they marketed the steam engine. Early measurements linked the power of a horse to 88,000 foot pounds per hour, with later experiments varying. The 33,000 pounds-per-minute figure emerged as the adopted standard, becoming the universal unit.
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James Watt
Matthew Boulton
Chemical Laboratory
Watt
Boulton
London
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
Greatest of Earth
Kansas City Times
By Jean Newton
Tse
Dorothy Mackaill
Ink
WR. Morehouse
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Truit Company
Old Tower
Distinguished St
Goodyear
Denton Auto CO
Denton, Maryland
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