Floating safes for mail on Dutch ships in 1921
In 1921 Dutch ships between the Netherlands and East Indies carried oval steel safes that could float if a wreck occurred. They held registered mail and valuables, were white and visible, and could be released to drift at sea, lighting flares at night and shocking stray hands if tampered with. One such safe stamp from the Netherlands and Dutch East Indies era is pictured.
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Netherlands
Wicney
Dutch East Indies
American Leader Puzzle Answers and Clues List
A dense puzzle page lists Across and Down clues ranging from presidents and instruments to words for death notice and celestial constants. It includes entries such as Death notice, Highlander, Derbies, and 3.1416, with various synonyms and cross references across a newspaper style puzzle.
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Highlander
Short Days and Tilted Axis Rule Daylight Across the Globe
Uncle Rays Corner explains how daylight varies with latitude as the earth tilts on its axis. From Charleston to San Diego daylight is about ten hours, while Vancouver to Newfoundland sees eight and three quarters hours. Arctic regions experience polar night, and southern hemispheres enjoy longer days as winter ends there.
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Charleston
S. C
San Diego
Calif
Washington, D. C
San Francisco Bay
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Gulf of St. Lawrence
North Pole
Arctic
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Australia
South Africa
Public auction to sell eastern half of Perry plat lot 16
Guilford County Superior Court orders sale of the eastern half of lot 16, Perry plat No 2, in High Point Township. Commissioner L J Fisher Jr will auction on December 28 1936 at noon at the east door of Greensboro Court House for cash, subject to court confirmation. Read description bounds: 50 ft along Railroad Street, 200 ft south, 50 ft west, 200 ft north to Madison Graves line.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Jane Cosby
Lonnie Roundtree
Charlie Roundtree
John Cameron
Snow Lumber Co
Beeson Hardware Co
Hiatt Tire Co
Court House
Greensboro
N C
High Point Township
N. C
Madison Graves N. W
Madison Graves
Office of Register of Deeds
L. J. Fisher, JR
Guilford County Suit Over Property in High Point Township
Guilford County v Lonnie Roundtree and others. Court in Greensboro confirms property described as 10,000 square feet in High Point Township, part of Lot 34 plat 2 Perry Property. Boundaries begin at Lindsay Crokus corner on Leonard Street, east 50 feet, south 200 feet, west 50 feet to Lindsay Crokus, then along Crokus line to start. Registered in Guilford County Register of Deeds plat book 355 page 317.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Lonnie Roundtree
Chariie Roundtree
Beeson Hardware Co
Snow Lumber Co
Hiatt Tire Co
Court House
Greensboro
N. C
High Point Township
Lindsay-Crokus
Lindsay Crokus Ie
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Guilford County NC
Public auction at 2:00 PM January 4, 1937 in front of High Point Municipal Building to the highest cash bidder for a lot in Parkway Land Lot No. 26, High Point Township, Guilford County. Property subject to prior liens. Sold by substituted trustee Laurence F. Lee for Dalton Turner Dickson Attorneys for Colonial Life Insurance Co. December 1936.
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E. J. Payne
Florence T. Payne
C. M. Hauser
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Laurence F. Lee
OC. M. Hauser
High Point
Guilford
High Point Township
Parkway Land
Office of the Register of Deeds
W. E. Price
Colonial Life Insurance Co
Dalton, Turner & Dickson, Attys
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I. S. Klein
Mickey Finn
Wii
Eagles
Brides Biscuits
Harlem
Chaser
Morpheua
Freckles
BY Lankle
Cedric
Foozy
BY H
Boots
Ant San
Joe Palooka
Debonair
Seventeen
Rere
BY Ham
U.S. A
New York
Persia
North America
Little Reo
Uncle Ray’s
Uncle Ray
N. G
Ray
Richmond
Hary M
Norton
Wice County
Bandy
Coca-Cola
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