Dardanelles War Focus Through Fifty Centuries
The Dardanelles, a 47 mile waterway between Europe and Asia Minor, has shaped warfare for millennia. Allied fleets bombarded its forts in recent days, with British and French losses mounting as Ottoman defenses at Kilid Bahr and Hamidieh Sultanieh remained a major barrier to passage toward Constantinople.
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Orty
Wardanelles
Europe
Asia Minor
Hellespont
Dardanelles
Ocean
Irresistible
Triumph
Majestic
Sea of Japan
Constantinople
Constantine
Alte
Black Sea
Isles
Greece
Aegran
Golden Horn
Sestua
Abydos
Asia
Aegean
Aegean Sea
Athens
Sea of Marmora
United States
Turkey
Marmora
Tardanelles
Aegan Sea
Seddul Babr
Sul
Kum Kajeh
Kilid Bahr
Roumella
Hamilieh Sultanfeh
Chanak
Anatolia
Seddul Bahr
Kum Kaleh
Hamidieh Sultanieh
Kilid Babr
Namiaweh Sultanieh
Hammieh Sultanieh
Handdiel Sultanteh
Sultay aleh-Kalebst
Elgha
Fle
Dandanelles
Oldest baseball insured with 1862 Kingston Eclipse game noted
A relic baseball, insured for 1000 burglary and 500 fire, dates to the 1862 Kingston Eclipse versus Hudson Newburg match on June 20, 1862, witnessed by John Miller now 100, owner of the Eclipse ball. The ball, horsehide sewn center, was used when underhand pitching ruled and curves were unknown.
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East End Church Baseball League
Pittsburgh
Wats
Eclipse
Kingston
Hudson
Newburg
Joln Miller
Miller
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Rehoboam to Asa a Pent-Up Nation Restored
A Sunday School lesson surveys the reigns from Rehoboam through Asa. It notes Shishak’s sack of Jerusalem, idolatry’s decline, and Asa’s prayer for victory against Zerah the Ethiopian, followed by reforms, renewed altar work, and a covenant renewal. The period ends with peace and renewed devotion.
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Rehoboam
Shishak
Egypt
Jerusalem
Abijam
Asi
David
Asa
Zerah
Azariah
Oded
Israel
Simeon
Judah
Where the Day Changes at the International Date Line
A 20th century explainer describes how the International Date Line in the Pacific creates shifting days. It clarifies eastward travel losing a day and westward travel gaining a day, with noon as reference and the sun’s position.
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Pacific Ocean
Mith
Partic Ocean
A Laugh Is a Tonic and Helpful for Health
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt extols laughter as a tonic aiding digestion and longevity. It notes humor relieves worry, eases disagreements, and can brighten hard work, while warning against overdoing laughter. It urges cultivating humor rather than giving in to seriousness.
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Milwaukee
Jouruut
Sunset painting frames a witty exchange
A Wisconsin State Journal item records a playful exchange about a famous sunset painting. Miss Yelverton cites the painting, while Mr Dauberry praises the frame, highlighting a light moment in the arts page.
First Check Sparks Writer’s Early Break Into Print
Richard Harding Davis recalls his first paid writing moment at Lehigh University. A campus description earned $1.15, prompting a splurge on two ragged candlesticks: one given to his mother, the other kept, now a relic marking his initial publishing milestone.
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Richard Harding Davis
London Strand Magazine
le Wae
Lehigh
University
Rane
Woman Quips on Anger and Truth in Boston Transcript
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a man often voices his thoughts when angered, while a woman speaks her mind with equal candor about what she and others think. The playful remark contrasts masculine and feminine bluntness in communication.
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Vhv
Boston ‘Transcript
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American Press Association
By Square Deal
Covabeakie
Harry Covaleskie
Detroit
Covaleskie
Duke
Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
Kahanamoku
Edward Cunha
California
Jimmy Schaeffer
University of California
Gowdy
Hank Gowdy
Billifer
Bill Killifer
Pat Moran
Phillies
Preas Association
Killiter
Bill
Killifer
Charley Dootu
Dooin
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