Notable odd facts from historical notes and legends
A digest of curious claims including Sir Edgar Elgar born near Worcester and his early musical positions, the lone registered nurse serving a vast Alaska region, two mercury ore deposits tied to hot springs, the Marquis de Lafayette's substantial personal funding for American independence, and traditional sites linked to the Garden of Eden and the Tower of Babel in Iraq.
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Sir Edgar Elgar
Broadheath
Worcester
Worcester Instrumental Society
St. George's
Marquis de Lafayette
Tower of Babel
Iraq
No clear headline from garbled OCR content
The fragmentary text discusses vocabulary growth in children and mentions Gulf Stream velocity, but the passage is garbled with multiple errors making concrete facts or events unclear. It references 500 new words per year for books and 5,000 words added by a child annually, plus a distorted note on Gulf Stream flow.
Puzzle Corner Across A Notable Invention Purifying Water
Puzzle corner entry notes an invention from 1047 describing a process to purify water by electricity, precipitating germs on sand or a granular dielectric. It lists clues and answers for various terms and names, including references to Mott, Crave, and actors, with several fragmented entries.
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Porto
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Eee
Terete
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Nattle
Billy Dwyer
BIC
Ouid
Byles Forgrave
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Argentina
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Chicago
SK IE
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Cumberland
Miz
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Eencaved
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A. Mott
Elgin
Greece
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Seventh Earl of Elgin
British Museum
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Omdfrey
HOPE
SIL
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