Columbus Discoverer or Not a Question of Birth and Nation
A historical reflection on Columbus and competing claims to the title discoverer of the New World. The piece surveys Norse, Breton, African, and Iberian theories, debating paternity and nationality. It weighs Genoa Spain Portugal Italy France and Jewish ancestry, noting archives from Portugal and Spain.
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Elmo Scott Watsons
Columbus
New World
America
Iceland
Vinland
Brittany
United States
Africa
Central America
West Indies
Cape Verde
South America
Marius Andre
Antilles
Alfonso Sanchez
Lisbon
Canary
San Salvador
Sanchez
Madeira Islands
Treath
Italy
Spain
Portugal
England
Charles Mallay
Genoa
France
Corsica
Dementico Colombo
Susanna Fontenarossa
University of Michigan
Maj
Santos Serreira
Salvador Goncalve Zarco
Cclaim
Patrocinia Hibeiro
Portuguese Academy of Sciences
Isabella
Cristobal Colon
Joseph Vecinho
Joao
Vecinho
Abraham Zacuto
Salamanca
Malaga
Isaac Abravanel
Felipe Montz de Perestrello
Christopher Columbus
Gallela
Madrid
Spanish Academy of History
Don Gelso Gareta de la Riega
Don de la Riego
Castillan
Diego
Pontevedra
Traly
Colon
Halti
Seville
Valladalid
Santo Domingo
Halt
Havana
Cuba
Belier
Exterior Construction Principles for Durable Homes
Practical notes urge builders to ensure rapid drainage and prevent water debris buildup. Emphasis on sloped horizontal surfaces, water sealing joints, and extensive metal flashings over windows doors gutters and cornices. White lead used in gutter joints and porch joints to deter water leakage and wall streaking.
Painting Brick Homes Adds Color Variety and Taste
Brick may be painted in almost every color, but best results come from finishing brick to look like brick. While white or cream with green trim is possible, it evokes colonial clapboard styling and is not generally advised.
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Boosting Effort Drives Gadsden Forward
The Gadsden Times urges boosters to act as well as speak and to seek out mistakes for correction. It stresses daily good work, constant campaigning for a greater city, and calls on citizens to carry the effort forward.
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Gadsden
City Planning A Growing Movement in American Cities
The article notes that many communities progress to a city plan beyond crossroads, with Chicago Detroit Cleveland and Los Angeles looking decades ahead. It warns planning creates a new growth attitude prioritizing current residents while housing and services lag behind rapid population increases.
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America
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Lighting Code Aims to Standardize School Illumination
The Engineering Society in the United States has proposed a lighting code for schools aimed at improving eye safety. Only New York Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin are reported to conform with the code while other states and territories study its provisions for possible adoption.
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Mwuimunicating Engineering Society
United States
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Home Seen as Picture Aesthetic Centerpiece
A description frames a home as a picture with the house at its center, around which a pleasant composition of elements creates a serene, ancestral charm. It questions how a homescape can finish without a fence of appropriate design.
People Who behave themselves face a narrow town question
A Detroit News item notes that residents and authorities discuss what makes a town seem narrow and what behavior reflects civic virtue, highlighting social norms and community standards in a formative local debate.
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Detroit News
Power in Faith In Nome Town
A reflective note extols faith in Nome and its people highlighting community strength and shared purpose.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Touted in Testimonial
A testimonial from Mrs Hegmann praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from health issues. The letter claims the product helped her and suggests other women contact the Pinkham Medicine Company for more names and information. The notice invites letters and promises to share testimonials with interested readers.
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Brooklyn
New York
Mann
Schachfer
Co. Ilan Sra
Hegmann
Lydia
Pinkham
Hegmang
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ton
Atala
Pinkham Meiteing Company
Lynn
Mass
Reson
Publishing Output in British Isles Dips Amid Strike
The Publishers' Circular reports 12 709 books issued last year in the British Isles, down 403 from 1925. May 1926 saw 400 titles issued versus 1 002 in May 1925, while June released demand. Last six months show 670 percent in 1926 against 6470 in 1925, suggesting 1927 may be a bumper year.
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British Isles
Greens August Flower laxative advert
Green's August Flower is a mild laxative used for sixty years to relieve constipation indigestion and stomach disorders. A trial will convince you of its merit. 30c and 50c bottles at all druggists. G. G. Green Ly Woodbury N. J.
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G. G. Green
Woodbury
N. J
Popularity Worse Than Brains in Scholar Scores
Dr. W. H. Sheldon of the University of Chicago reports tests showing popularity among youths correlates with lower academic marks while larger-bodied youths show sociability and leadership yet tend to lower scholarship and intelligence.
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W. H. Sheldon
University of Chicago
Quote Exchange Sparks Talk at Boston Transcript
A humorous exchange about rumors and dieting circulates in a Boston Transcript mood piece. The dialogue hints at social commentary on gossip and trust beyond appearances.
Castoria advertises gentle relief for infants and children
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a trusted remedy for babies and children over 50 years, promising relief from colic wind colic feverishness and stomach upset without opiates, with touted digestion aid and natural action.
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Fletcher
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