Delinquent Tax Auctions Listings Include Multiple Parcels
A long list of sale numbers, lot and block descriptions, owners of record, and least acceptable bids for delinquent 1927 taxes across numerous parcels in Cloverdale Park Redwood Highway Willits Mendocino areas. Notable assignees include Gilbert D. Ferrell W. M. Wheeler Grace E. Purdy Mayme H Partensky Carl Marschall Frank Grimer Frank and Kate, Otis Dooley, and J. Fontaine with bids ranging from 0.29 to 392.53 dollars. Compliance notice states no sale will be held and property not redeemed by June 30, 1934, will be deeded to the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverdale Park
Gilbert D. Ferrell
W. M. Wheeler
Wendling
Effie. Booth
East
M. D
Carl Marschall
Frank Grimer
Frank & Kate
Otis Dooley
M.D. M
Mayme H. Partenscky
W. E. Brown, Jr
Clarence B. Lantz
A. J. Berg
George L. Post
Scheerer
BH. F
Noriie S
Redwood Highway Park
Frank P. Gallagher
J. C. Lutgen
Fred W. Huber
Redwood Highway
Margaret Kissane
Marjorie Loeb
Virginia Loeb
Miss Augusta Mohrmann
Carlton D
Sylvia H. Moore
Mendocino
Nly
Covelo St
Ely
N.E
Covelo and
Ford &Ts
Th. Nly
Sly
Th. Wly
Alice M. Peirsol
S.W. Cor
T. 19
Th. S
Th. W
Clara D. Greenlee
T. L
Amy Johnson
Wm. Nichol Co
Wm. Nichols Company
Agnes C. Bosworth
Hiram M
Mendocino & Humboldt Co
Julia K. Duff
Elk
Daugherty Addn
City of
Willits
C. H. Wotten
Cider as Pioneer American Beverage and Symbol of Campaign
A Washington Star article notes cider as the American national beverage tied to Appleseed John’s apple plantings across frontier lands. It highlights cider’s ease of production, appeal to women and children, and its use as a political symbol in William Henry Harrison’s presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
France
John
Northwest Territory
America
William Henry Harrison
Small massasauga rattlesnake in southwestern Ontario
The massasauga a true but small rattlesnake formerly abundant in swampy woods of southwestern Ontario remains rare, rarely over 24 inches. Reports of the U S thunder or banded rattlesnake north of Lake Erie occur occasionally but are not authentic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Lake Erie
United States
Wine Cellar Under Church Holds Jubilea Cask
In the old university town of Ileidel berg a wine cellar under the Catholic church of St Anna houses many large casks including the Jubilea Cask of 1886. The famous vessel marks the university’s five hundredth anniversary and has a capacity of 4.9 gallons.
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Ileidelberg
St. Anna
Cloudburst Record Rainfall Mystery and 1926 Extreme
A discussion on cloudbursts and rainfall intensity notes the lack of a defined maximum rainfall rate per area. It cites the 1926 Optd’s camp shower near Los Angeles where a self registering gauge recorded 1.03 inches in one minute, while a nearby instrument showed 0.02 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Buf
Optd
Los Angeles
Apelles Demonstrated Temperament in Critique Story
Greek artist Apelles of the third century BC famed for Venus Rising from the Sea and a portrait of Alexander with a thunderbolt sold for about 200000 dollars. He tested public reception by placing works in public, then hiding to overhear reactions, correcting faults exposed by passersby. Only legends remain as none of his paintings survive today.
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Apelles
Alexander
Wilch
Christ
Mttle
Lfe
Use of Camels in U S Army Desert Transport
In 1855 the War department studied camels to move loads across western deserts, bringing 75 camels from Egypt and Asia Minor with Greek and Turkish drivers. They were taken to an army post near San Antonio Texas for trials into New Mexico Colorado and Arizona. Reports were favorable but horse dealers opposed and the project waned with the Civil War. The camels were later sold to circuses and individuals.
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War Department
Desert
Egypt
Asia Minor
San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Japan's Bronze Buddha at Nara Preserved as World Monument
The great bronze Buddha at Nara stands fifty three and a half feet high and was cast in 743 AD during Shomu's era. It used 1,154,097 pounds of crude copper, 20,585 pounds of white metal, 4,866 pounds of mercury, and 906 pounds of green gold. The exact composition of the white metal remains unknown in Japanese records.
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Japan
Nara
Scientific American
Origins of the word robot in science and language
Britannica traces the term to the Czech robita work and robota servitude, noting long use across languages. Another view links it to robota meaning drudgery and the Latin robus strength, with the word once carrying ominous connotations of serf labor centuries ago.
Bridge painting never ends on Scots port bridge
The Porth Bridge in Scotland has never been finished since it began 42 years ago. Constant squads of men have applied weatherproofing to protect 135 acres of surface. It takes three men three years to paint from end to end, then the process restarts.
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Porth
Scotland
Squirrels Credited With Planting Hardwood Trees
Squirrels favor evergreen shelter but rely on nearby hardwoods for winter food. They store nuts on the ground or in tree cracks, not in single hollow caches. When evergreens are cut, squirrels must relocate, leading to new hardwood growth as stored seeds sprout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald Tribune
Islam Thrives in Heart of Western China’s Salar Region
A London Times correspondent notes the Salars, a Islam Muslim group living for six centuries in Kansu near Sunhwa, along the Yellow River west of Lanchow. They retain Turkish speech and old dress, with education now introducing Chinese language under government rules.
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Western
China
London Times
Samarkand
Central Asia
Kansu
Sunhwa
Yellow River
Lanchow
Birth of Oh Promise Me Elevates Robin Hood Opera
Washington Post notes the prima donna’s temperament helped popularize Oh Promise Me from the operetta Rob in Hood in Chicago. De Koven revived an unused tune with Clement Scott lyrics, sung by Jessie Bartlett Davis to applause, saving the production and birthing a world famous song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Reginald de Woven
Murry B. Smith
Chicago
Soo
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Alan-a-Dale
de Koven
Smith
Clement Scott
Miss Davis
de Noven
Origin of Toy Spaniels Shrouded by Theories and Myths
The origin of the Toy Spaniels remains uncertain with no conclusive proof for theories. The breed once called Spaniel Gentle or Comforter appeared in the 15th and 16th centuries. Superstition linked the dog to curing illness by rubbing or applying it to the afflicted area, with beliefs the disease could transfer to the dog, sometimes killing the animal.
Early Financial Crashes After Napoleonic Era Boom
The piece notes a boom after the Napoleonic wars and a subsequent crash about ten years later. It states the Bank of France lent $10,000,000 in gold to the Bank of England. More than a century later the Bank of France and the U S Federal Reserve provided $100,000,000 loans each to aid the Bank of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of France
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Banks of
United States
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Dale
Anna Buckner
Helen T. Cochran
Redwod Highway Park
Howard C. Crum
J. Fontaine
Oscar Geffers
SACOG
A. L. Mortozo
Lewis Serbin
S. A. Simpson
Herman E. Simmter
Albert J. Storm
Joe Teshera
Alex Thibodeau
William E. Wood
Houise Barr Woods
I. M. Stinson
Rebecca J. Miller
Gustav C., Spaeth
Sem
W. B. Broadwell
Dow
Clarence L
R. L
B. C. Houperg
Geo. C
Wm. R. Snyder
Harry G
Chas
P. Bongall
R. G. Jewell
C. A. Gehrmann
Little Lake Road
Ida E. Fox
Freda Smith
Cc. E. Paul
Charles P. Bonsall
Nelson
Florence Henderson
Wits
S. R
A. R. Long
Westport
Lewis Canning Co
Nwiu
Mary E. Brayton
eLeast
Hazel Robinson
Nis
Swu
Joseph Bishop
Foye Atlan
Ft. Bragg
N.W. Cor
Foye
Joaquiry E. Pina
Davidson
Mary J. McPeak
Mill’St
N.W
Sec
N. R
Caspar Lumber Co. R. R
Jennie Hoyerdahl
U. S
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