Mason and Dixon Line Marks Early Colonial Boundary
The Mason Dixon boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, from the Delaware border to West Virginia, was settled after a 1760 compromise. Surveyors Mason and Dixon began in 1763, pushed westward for four years, crossing the mountains to 344 miles from the Delaware River, with milestones bearing Maryland and Penn arms. The line’s latitude is 39 degrees 43 minutes 28.3 seconds north, and the name later echoed the slavery era as a boundary between free and slave territories.
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Market Talk Sparks L A Laughs About Eggplants
A Los Angeles Times reporter finds most foolish remarks occur at city markets not zoos or stations. Vendors recount a fried bacon mix up and a man insisting eggplants are sliced pineapple. The humorous exchanges highlight market miscommunications and everyday curiosities.
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Corrugations on Gravel Roads Buildup Theory
The article explains corrugations arise from wheel spin and impacts as vehicles descend after briefly bouncing on small road obstacles. It notes that slipping and bouncing on grades is less likely to produce corrugations since ascending cars grip the road while descending cars spin less, sustaining the process.
first gas attack the skunk learns to specialize
Bays Nature Magazine notes that the skunk fails to match each animal in speed or strength yet survives by developing a small specialty. He discovers the gas attack junk before men and wields a movable duct to spray liquid musk ten feet with deadly accuracy.
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Plant That Walks Fern Creates Colonies Ambitiously
The walking fern sends fronds over the ground to touch soil and form new plants. In this species the plants propagate without spores and form a lineage that surrounds the original, with connections lingering as three or four generations link together.
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Monkeys Rob Fruit Trains In Central Forests
A brief note reports that troops of monkeys raid trains in central forests and along the coast, swooping from trees to plunder fruit and oats laden cars. Harold T. Wilkins cites Popular Mechanica Magazine, noting costly railroad damage from these raids.
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Unclear Ward Exchange Over Mumps Joke At Hospital
Fragmentary report from a hospital receiving ward describes patients in pajamas and bathrobes. A terse exchange features a patient named Rastus asked for pajamas, replying No xah mumps, highlighting the odd tone and incomplete context of the incident.
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Exact Time of Dawn in East and Its Meaning
The article describes early Islamic twilight timing for dawn and prayer, noting a dawn period with true and false dawn distinctions. It cites Arabian astronomy from Nature Magazine and mentions zodiacal light visible in low latitudes and unobscured skies, contrasting it with urban light pollution in the United States.
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Stone Slab Recalls 1717 Meductic Church Site
A damaged excerpt recalls Meductic in southwestern New Brunswick once hosting an Indian village fort and a Jesuit church dedicated to St John Baptist. A slate slab near the former site, struck by a plow, bears a Latin inscription noting the 1717 erection and Father Jean Baptiste Loyard’s charge, per Montreal Family Herald.
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First to Find Microbes by a Delft Janitor
The hobby of grinding lenses led Antony van Leeuwenhoek of Delft to discover microbes in a droplet of rain water. His patient tinkering with crude hand lenses revealed tiny animals swimming, marking the first sighting of microscopic life and shaping early science in the fight against disease.
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Sun Stavs Baldness Physicians Urge Going Bare Headed
Hair specialists advocate hats off where climate allows to prevent scalp strain and promote air flow. They warn too tight head coverings contribute to hair loss and note daily scalp activity can be disrupted by tight caps. A woman with long unbobbed hair may indicate underlying trouble needing medical attention.
Is Your Name On This List Firemen Urged To Sign Up
Community notice urges residents and Elgin business leaders to enroll within about two weeks. Officials ask firefighters and local merchants to seek details from trusted contacts and ensure participation in the upcoming effort.
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Elgin
Mind Power Claims From India Attract Attention
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports scholars in India and neighboring Ghert regions who allegedly train minds to sleep for set hours with uncanny precision and endure minor surgery without pain. The article notes generations of applied psychology studies as the basis for these faculties.
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Exercies Helps Eyes Focus With Prism Exerciser
A new device aids eye focus by using a series of prisms that rapidly change focus when viewed through, training the eye muscles to better accommodate. The mechanism guides the eye toward proper alignment and assists in achieving accurate vision through repetitive adapting exercises.
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