Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur Gorge Journey Described
An expedition narrative outlines travel from Georgetown to Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. It details river steamer routes up the Demerara Essequibo and Potaro, rugged jungle trails, Indian guides, and portage to reach a dramatic 800 foot cascade set in a remote, pristine gorge.
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Great Falls
Kaieteur
Niagara
Victoria Falls
Africa
Inoctead
Ruietenr
Georgetown
Vitish Guiana
Demerara
Georettown
Tropics
Victoria Regia
Guiana
Wismer
Demerara-Essequibo
Essequibo
Great River
Potaro
Tumutumuri
Tumatumari
Potaro Landing
Potara Landing
Potare
Kaleteur
Brazil
New Year Festivities Around the World and Calendar Reform
A National Geographic bulletin outlines a hypothetical American traveler who could observe seven New Year celebrations and two Christmases in a year by hopping across Europe Asia and Africa. It explains how calendar drift from Julius Caesar to Pope Gregory caused January 1 and Christmas dates to shift relative to the solstice and why the Gregorian reform fixed start points for the year.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
United States
Greece
Jugo“avila
Rumania
Bulgaria
America
Singapore
China
Siam
Arabia
Red Sea
Abyssinia
Jerusalem
Kave
Julius Caesar
Nice
Gregory
Welcome New Year Verse By L M Thornton Orange Judd Farmer
A year opening verse urges readers to greet the new year with good deeds and kind intents. The poem, attributed to L M Thornton and published in Orange Judd Farmer, speaks of making the year a treasure through earnest effort and blessing the year with positive actions.
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L. M. Thornton
Orange Judd Farmer
Turning the Leaf in McClure Syndicate Column
A humor piece lists New Year resolutions of varied men from bachelor to family man, conductor, gambler and more. It imagines each man resolves to change habits, tighten budgets, or reform behavior, but questions whether these vows will last. The tone is light and observational with a bite of irony.
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Singer
Metropolitan
Woolworth
Placid
Laura Jean Libbey
Free Lance
Frank R. Farrington
Alexander Howat
Illinois
Kansas
Ayrshire
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Winslow
General Assembly
Secretary of State
State
Illuminating Engineering Society
Society of Automotive Engineering
State Purchasing Committee
Vigo County Central Labor Union
Terre Haute
Rare Ben Jonson epithet and Westminster inscription
The piece notes that Shakespeare dubbed Ben Jonson as Rare Ben. John Aubrey says a Westminster Abbey inscription reading O Rare Ben Jonson was placed near the grave on the north aisle pavement, reportedly at the suggestion of Jack Young. A medallion honors Jonson among other English poets' tombs and memorials elsewhere.
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Ben
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
John Aubrey
Westminster Abbey
Jack Young
Eglish
Siberian merchant buys millions of squirrel skins in season
A Siberian merchant is noted for purchasing as many as 4.6 million squirrel skins in a single season, highlighting the scale of fur trade activity and regional demand during that period.
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Siberia
Marshmallow Wafers with Cherry Center Treats
Prepare thin unsweetened wafers, place one marshmallow per wafer, cut crisply with a knife, and add a quarter teaspoon of butter. Arrange in a pan and bake until puffed, then press a candied cherry into each center and serve with tea or cocoa.
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T .Ts
Liberty Candy Making Instructions
Liberty candy combines sugar water raisins dates and nuts. Chop fruit and nuts separately then mix. Cook sugar to a stringy syrup then add flavor and fruit and nuts. Spread thin on a buttered tin and cut into squares when almost cold.
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Liberty Candy
Liberty
Crepe Gloriette in Sheer Fab Fabrics Trend
A new fabric, crepe gloriette, joins the sheer fabric wave with a blend of delicate texture and sheen. Fashion notes highlight its drape and versatility for summer outfits and lightweight garments.
Indiana Weather and Crime Notes Spark Hoosier Briefs
Hoosier counties report wheat crop improving due to warm weather and discuss road and construction changes. Repairs, tax assessments, and new state bond plans frame a wide snapshot including railroad sites for a reform school, fresh import of antitheft rewards, and shifting tax and agriculture policies across Indiana.
Nutty Salads and Sweet Cream Treats From Old Cook Book
Readable recipe snippets describe Peanut Salad with lettuce pepper and crushed peanuts, Cream Cheese Grape and Bacon Salad, Almond Banana Salad, Walnuts and Potato Salad, and Hard Sauce. The passage closes with a George MacDonald quote on giving and kindness.
Seasonal Cottage Cheese Recipes Stir Up Light Fare
A collection of cottage cheese based dishes with practical prep ideas. Includes Cottage Cheese Loaf Cheese Salad Luncheon Croquettes Cottage Cheese Sandwich Filling Brazil Nut Orange and Pineapple Salad and Rhubarb and Pear Salad with simple steps and ingredient lists.
Porteous Riots Sparked by Edinburgh Garb Captive
A fragment recalls the Porteous riots of 1786 in Edinburgh where Captain Porteous commanded the City Guard. The mob seized Wilson and demanded his death after the hanging, leading to violent clashes and fatal consequences.
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Wilson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Porteous
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Washington, D. C
South America
New Orleans
Rockstone
Wismar
Essequibo and
Kaieteur Falls
APS
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Hoosier News
R. E. Quinn
Clnton
Marion County
State Board of Charities and Correction
Sullivan
Collector of Internal Revenue
Indiana
State Highway Commission
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Fair Ground
Fair Ground
Purdue University
Bankers’ Investment Company of
Indianapolis
Wawasee Inn
Lake Wawasee
Goshen
Civil Service Commission
Bristol
Clermont
Gaston
Qosktown
Waldron
Rikhart
Muncie
Shelbyvole
Figentnes
George N. Mannfeld
Chsegur Uy Fish and Game Division
State Department of Conservation
Grant County
Insare
Julietta
Marion County Tuberculosis Hospital
Sunnyside
Julietta Asylum
Board of County Commissioners
Boone County
Indiana Reformatory
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Lebanon
Sugar Creek
McCray
Reformatory Relocation Commission and Advisory Committee
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
John P. Jeffries
George Eliot
California
George MacDonald
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