Greenbury Point Station Bridges the Seas for War Effort
Western Newspaper Union describes the Greenbury Point near Annapolis Maryland as a major Web-powered radio station built during wartime to ensure uninterrupted communication with France and naval and merchant ships worldwide. Four 600 foot towers form a square supporting wires that send and receive signals, powered by a nearby plant and transformer house. The facility links with France Italy Germany Norway and other stations and supports U.S. Navy and properly equipped vessels wherever located.
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T Greenbury Point
Annapolis
Maryland
Uncle Sam
France
No Voice in the Matter Hat Reveals Hidden Motives on Subway
A suburbanite and her friend discuss psychoanalysis aboard a subway as a pale woman wearing a flame colored taffeta hat is approached. The woman insists she did not choose the hat but was given it, sparking talk of subconscious influence and design in attire.
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New York Sun
Tarantula’s self destruction described by Lanier
A. S. Lanier recounts capturing a tarantula and witnessing its death by self action while observing the creature in a bottle. He notes the spider’s milky secretion, fangs dipping, and sudden death within a minute after multiple attempts to injure itself. Adventure Magazine reports the event.
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A. S. Lanier
Adventure Magazine
Roman Woman Fabiola First Nurse in History
Fabiola, a Roman woman around A D 480, founded a hospital and convalescent home for the poor after converting to Christianity. She started a society of wealthy women trained as sick nurses, with nurses called “sister” under old religious traditions. The shift toward training and supervision by doctors began later at St Bartholomew's and in New York hospital.
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Fabiola
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London
Telegraph language varies by operator says Government study
Government findings show no single telegraphic language among operators. Each operator writes in a distinctive style, though all can understand each other. The top Morse code record is 49 words per minute, with an average sending rate of 20 to 24 four letter words per minute. Beginners send faster than they can receive.
Eskimos Cleanly Inhabit Arctic Igloos Say Missionaries
Reverend William A. Thomas reports from Point Hope Alaska that Eskimos keep clean to endure the climate. He notes Eskimo use substantial soap and maintain neat, compact igloos, countering depictions of dirty snow huts. The settlement at Point Hope lies about 300 miles north of the Arctic circle with only Thomas and his wife as white residents.
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William A. Thomas
Point Hope
Alaska
Point Lope
Arctic Circle
Tam
Banns and their history in marriage proclamation
The article traces the origin of banns from Saxon times to 1215 when three Sundays notice became required. It notes Puritan practices of public banns in markets, then explains modern British civil church practice allowing banns with potential dispensation by archbishop. It also links the word bann to ban and bandit, and mentions Canadian authorities issuing licences as dispensations.
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Great Britain
Church of England
Montreal
Uwerntd
Hardy's Emotional Art Shaped by Incident and Precision
The piece argues Thomas Hardy stands apart from specific schools, defining poetry by emotion through incidents. It praises his intense, precise method that reveals the essence of an event rather than the feelings it arouses, presenting his verse as a distilled emotional craft.
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Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Eort Botins
Water from Sea via Tree Filter Discovery
A recent abroad method purportedly makes sea water drinkable. Water is forced under pressure through a fifteen foot tree trunk filter, driving water lengthwise through wood pores. In three minutes at most, salt is removed and the water becomes fit for drinking.
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Coleridge
Myths As History Becomes Probed By Archaeology
An old discussion argues myths are not fiction but historical, noting Homeric tales once doubted gain credibility from Troy's burned rains, Theseus recounted hero, and the Minotaur saga appears supported by a wide range of details verified by evidence.
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Troy
Theseus
Saving Monsey Through Fossils In History
A fragment from Scientific American discusses invertebrate fossils as clocks for rock formation, noting New York’s coal bed searches and geologists proving Devonian Carbaniferous beds. It argues costly digs were wasted once fossils dated the beds, underscoring scientific method over speculation.
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Monsey
New York
People Living Longer Says New York Report
The New York Medien Soma reports increases in life expectancy with births now around 66.2 years and average lifespan extended by about two to three years over the last two decades. The survey notes a one fifth lengthening of lifespan in under a generation.
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Tre Dubles
Jist
New York
du Gout
Ove Sens
Value of Goat Overlooked in England's Farms
It argues goats are inexpensive to buy and keep, produce rich milk free from tuberculosis, with annual yield around 250 quarts per goat. Milking twice daily and shelter for bad weather are advised, noting goats can be kept in gardens and fed on clean greens and porridge. It stresses goats’ docile nature when well treated and their potential as national assets.
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England
London
Evolutionary Theories and Fossil Evidence Examined
A historical critique questions Darwinian paths, claiming humans arose from basic stock and birds descend from ancient reptiles. The piece notes fossil scarcity for apes and humans and argues birds were favored by fossil preservation, while large, awkward forms are often trapped in mud, contrasting with nimble birds that escape.
Unclear Chinese Belief on Guddfil From Sith Moth Eggs
Tedd reports a belief among Chinese that fine guddfil are reused from the eggs of the Sith moth. The moth lays eyes on bricks or tiles, placed in shadow water and sunlit days. Minute larvae are cut and fed pond slime, growing into gorceads woldfishy with fins from water preparation. Thunderclaps may interrupt, causing frogs or scorpions to be expelled instead of galdfish.
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Tedd
Court grants wife vacation right against husband ban
A British court ruled that a wife may take a holiday without her husband, reversing the husband’s attempt to forbid the trip after twenty-one years of marriage. The decision led the wife to pursue permanent separation, claiming a rightful independence from her spouse.
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Evan
Hubby
Hsband Tiuide
Insects That Sing in a Japanese Home Cage
The passage describes a singing insect kept in a cage under the house eaves in Japan. To amuse visitors, a family member on the roof pours a bucket of water to mimic rain, startling the insect into chirping. The behavior is noted as a way to provoke the insect’s singing, though it does not always perform.
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Erle
Iron in Antiquity Reveals Ancient Steel Forging Facts
A scholar notes iron use in antiquity including a Great Pyramid iron alloy with nickel and carbon, a sphinx site at Karnak, a 50 foot iron pillar at Delphi, claimed as a prime heavy iron product, and early steel in China by 2357 BLC. He also mentions a Japanese method of burying forged iron in marsh, yielding steel after years.
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Great Pyramid
Karmnak
Delf
China
Ocean Life in Inland Lakes and Central Asia Riddle
The article notes inland lakes in Central Asia and Central Africa share a riddle about freshwater routes from the ocean. It says these lakes host many unique species absent elsewhere, with Baikal containing some marine ferns. It mentions surprising abundant animal life despite two months of annual freezing, possibly due to hot springs.
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Wathal
Central Asia
Central African
Lake Baikal
Blessed Are They Hungering for Righteousness Motto
A misprint of Matthew 6 5 reads Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be tit ted The erroneous word interrupts the quoted verse in the devotional text and reflects a printing slip in the page layout.
Letter Recall Under Postal Rules
Post office guidance explains how to recall a mailed letter. To recover, visit the local postmaster with proof of sender and handwriting sample, then the postmaster may request the railway mail clerk to remove the letter from a mail pouch if the need is extreme.
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Postofice
Post Office Department
Dog Taught to Steal Sheep in England’s Offense
A historical tale describes how skilled criminals used trained dogs to select and steal sheep. A notorious thief would scout herds with a dog, identify targeted sheep, then the pair would separate and drive the sheep to a spot known to the master. The system relied on dog obedience and timing to ensure plausible alibis.
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England
Nature’s shaping hand on Canary Island partridges
A Canary Island partridge, introduced by Spaniards about 4000 years ago, shows rapid environmental adaptation. Changes include a gray back, a thinner, lower beak, and longer, stouter legs to suit rocky mountain habitats, illustrating nature’s potential to alter animal form over centuries.
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Canary Islands
Europe
England
France
Party of Four Was Mess In Old Naval Usage
The term mess originates from groups of four dining together in ships and armies and extended to naval wardrooms and general messes. It evolved to denote disorder and confusion, possibly from a word variant of smash, and has linked to mess attendants like ammunition passers.
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Inns of Court
London
Skent
Finnish and Swedish in Finland and migration to Sweden
The piece notes Finns speak Finnish and Fin landers Swedish, with a fine linguistic distinction. Western city people fluently use German as well, while eastern and northern regions mostly speak Finnish with limited German and Swedish. Multilingualism aids Finns moving to Sweden seen as a promised land due to urban allure and higher wages.
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Finland
Sweden
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