Cremation History in the United States Since 1885
The article traces cremation from ancient times to modern practice, noting its spread across Europe and Asia before being legalized in France in 1887 and England two years earlier. It states the United States began using cremation in 1885 with Buffalo’s first crematory.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Europe
England
India
Italy
France
United States
Buffalo
Temple of Nike Apteros in Athens Described
A historical note describes the Temple of Nike Apteros in Athens, built around 438 BC to honor Marathon Plataea and Salamis victories. It notes destruction by Turks in the seventeenth century and later use of materials in a battery, with the temple battery being destroyed in 1886.
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Apteras
Athens
Marathon
Plathea
Salamas
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Midnight Youths Rally After Fourth of July Gone Silent
A cold July night follows a waterfront crowd after a yacht race ends. Ben Farnham, hungry and armed, seeks work and cash as a street mob argues for jobs and dignity. At Tony’s grill he considers stealing for a meal, while the owner recalls humble beginnings and a chance for employment in a tense city scene.
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Ben Farnham
Ben
Tony
Ber
Rose Knitting Bag for Crochet Rose Design
Woman friendly knitting project listing for a Rose design bag. Package 749 includes instructions and diagram, with brown crochet cotton and a 10 by 18 inch finished pocket, postpaid for 40 cents. No handles. Home Craft Co. in St. Louis requests a stamped self addressed envelope for info.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. B
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Fake Fingerprints and the Risk of Misleading Police
Pearson's Weekly notes that fingerprints can be forged by engraving a genuine print into a three dimensional wax negative and casting it on a dummy finger. Dr. Harold Cummins of Tulane University demonstrates the method, with 12 of 32 prints passing for genuine. This raises concerns that criminals could divert police scrutiny despite low pass rates.
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Pearson
Harold Cummins
Tulane University of Medicine
Chicago
United States
United States Leads World in Lumber Use and Growth
The Year Book of the New York Society of Architects states the United States produces and consumes about half of global lumber. About 80 percent of US residences are wood built and 98 percent of farm structures are timber. The industry, with 20,000 mills and $7 trillion in capital, employs over a million people and shifts from extraction to renewal as forests are regrown and public forests supply sustained yield timber.
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United States
New York Society of Architects
Independent stance for happiness tied to self reliance
A Seneca quotation advises that to live happily a person must not rely on luck or others. Instead they should remain vigilant against all assaults and stand firm on their own, without depending on others.
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Seneca
The Check The Feast Good Until The Reckoning
A reader notes the meal was enjoyable but warns the debt will arrive. The remark suggests vigilance about payments and the consequences of delayed or hidden charges.
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