Capri as Roman beacon and ship subsidy debate
Capri is described as a rugged Spanish isle with ancient Pharos ruins and imperial signals, while Washington debates a ship subsidy and a lakes-to-the-sea deep waterway to spur private shipping and curb federal involvement. The piece weighs Capri’s historic role under Augustus and Tiberius and traces subsidy arguments, Farm support, and political paths toward adjournment and veteran bonuses.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
Capri
Bay of
Naples
Sapphire
Neapolitan
Howell
Capresi
Augustus
Campania
B. C
Mediterranean
Pompey
Gibralter
Col
Hudson Lowe
Napoleon
St. Helena
Pharos
Monte Solare
Boulogne
Rome
Publica Acta
Senate Journal
Diurna Acta
Pompeii
Tyrrhenian Sea
Monte Solaro
Monte Circeo
Campanian
Ischia
Circeo
Tiberius
Island
Pharos Ann
Mainoland
Edward B. Clark
Washington
United States
Congress
Taft
Middle West
South
West
Shipping Board
Albert D. Lasker
The
Middle
Far West
New England
William P. Frye
Maine
Harding
Atlantic Ocean
House of Representatives
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Ita
Joe Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
Illnois
Endeavour Ship's Sale Reveals 18th Century Vision
The Endeavour, captain Cook's Plymouth consign, sold for £2800. The vessel's light tonnage and oar ports allowed galley conversion. A crew of 85 packed provisions for nearly two years. The mission aimed to transport astronomers to Tahiti for Venus transit observations before broader South Pacific exploration.
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Cook
Plymouth
Eng
Tahiti
Venus
South Pacific Ocean
Light Without Heat and the Quest for Silent Illumination
The article discusses inventors aims to produce light without heat citing firefly and glowworm natural examples. It notes experiments overseas indicating a glow from a Gelasier tube without measurable temperature rise, suggesting feasible light without heat.
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Katya i
Aunt and Niece Bond Over Tuned Piano Pieces
A visiting aunt hears her niece play familiar tunes, noting they sound different after the piano was tuned. The exchange shows warmth and shared musical activity between relatives.
Electricity Aids Quest For A Cold Light Solution
The article argues electricity offers a path to solving the problem of cold light. It emphasizes pursuing electrical methods to produce illumination without heat waste and cites ongoing research and anticipated breakthroughs.
Maidenly Gaution Engagement Doubts Aboard
A fragment shows a dialogue about a couple engaged to be married. The male expresses insecurity about the fianc daughters confidence in him. The piece hints at social expectations and affectionate misgivings without full context.
Poultry Habits Spread If Not Checked Says USDA
USDA notes that egg eating and feather pecking can spread through a flock. To prevent, darken nests, provide nesting material, ensure shells with lime, and remove birds showing the habit. If unchecked it may require culling some birds to stop the vice.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Unexpressed love and praise amid modest deeds
The fragment contrasts tenderness with overlooked acts and the small efforts that leave the heart untouched by grand rewards. It laments praise misaligned with true need and questions the value of words over simple service.
Trap Nesting and Edible Delights From Field to Table
An agriculture column discusses trap nesting to identify late molters as highly profitable layers and notes practical limits for farmers. It also offers a collection of tested kitchen recipes including Chicken Timbale Grated Grape Parfait Cheese and Endive Salad Boston Prune Pie Hot Apple Pie and a closing poem excerpt about unspoken words with loved ones.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Imin
Boston
Egg Laying Period Extended by Egg Selection
Dr. H. D. Goodute reports Massachusetts Experimental Station hens show a yearly laying period lengthened by 58 days through selection from early-laying pullets. Winter eggs rise. annual average climbs from 121 to 185. Breeders should remove broody birds and those idle longest in winter.
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H. D. Goodute
Massachusetts Experimental Station
Feeding Ducks For Breeding Hatchery Timetable
Do not feed breeding ducks meat food until two weeks before when you want eggs for hatching. Early laying may occur if meat is given, and hens might not lay when needed for incubation.
Nest for four or five hens and manure value
The note advises providing a nest for four or five hens and keeping manure for saving. It claims manure has monetary value if properly treated. It also notes that an early hatched chick becomes the early laying pallet next fall.
Simple Lunchbox Treats and Sweet Baked Dishes
Cookbook style notes describe raisin sandwiches with graham bread and marshmallow spread, potato nut cake with mashed potato and chocolate, tea crackers with cinnamon sugar, pickled fish in vinegar, apple marshmallow dessert baked with raisins and marshmallows, and milk braised chicken.
Two Sixteenth Century Statues Found in Sarthe Cemetery
Excavations at the old cemetery of Courceboeufs in Sarthe unearthed two statues from the Sixteenth century. One stone statue shows a seigneur in armor with gore mutilation. The second statue, life size terra cotta, depicts eight women at prayer with joined hands, likely a centurion’s wife.
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Courceboeufs
Sarthe
Mrs Blanche A Lewis Endorses Golden Medical Discovery
Mrs Blanche A Lewis of Warren Ohio reports a serious influenza illness followed by use of Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and builder. She praises its effectiveness and offers a trial package and free medical advice from the Imbals' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Warren
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Blanche A. Lewis
Swallow St
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
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State Street
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Springfield
Mann
J. Williams
Southern Railway Development Service
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
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Mayfield
W. WN. U
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Boston, Transcript
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