Journey by Slow Routes Toward Constantinople in Scribner’s Piece
John H. Finley recounts a meandering expedition from Aleppo to Damascus Jerusalem Haifa Beirut and Herina toward Asia Minor near Tarsus linking biblical routes with a wartime train and ship journey. He notes freight cars a trawler and a British destroyer as transports and remarks on the desire for a straighter path.
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Constantinople
Bagdad
St. ‘Baut
Godfrey of Bouillon
Tan“ered
Baldwin
St. Paul
Damascus
John H. Finley
Scribner’s
Aleppo
Jerusalem
Haifa
Old Caesarea
Beirut
Her
St. Paul's
Damesous
Suffered for Their Faith Huguenots History Summary
The Huguenots, French Protestants from the 16th and 17th centuries, endured severe persecution under Francis I and successors. They faced massacres such as St Bartholomew's Day in 1572, yet persisted, gaining protections under the Edict of Nantes in 1598, later revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, forcing hundreds of thousands into exile across Prussia, Holland, Switzerland, England, Scotland, and America.
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France
Francis I
Coligny
Henry of ‘Navarre
Henry IV
St PB Bartholomew
la Rochelle
Louis XIV
Prussia
Holland
Switzerland
England
Scotland
America
Chinese Curb Tobacco Use Calls for Restrictions
The Chinese interior ministry issues a circular via the Peking Daily News urging limits on smoking. It bans under eighteens from smoking and punishes military or naval personnel who do, and bars cigar and cigarette use in all government schools and colleges.
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China
Ministry of the Interior
Peking Daily News
Far Eastern Bureau Bulletin
Legislators Urged to Attend with Daily Pay Plan
An Argentine deputy proposes a bill to pay legislators by day rather than monthly salaries. The plan nullifies pay for days when the deputy misses roll call or fails to attend regular sessions, aiming to curb absenteeism among lawmakers drawing state funds.
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Chamber of Deputies
The
Republic of Argentina
Forest land purchase approved in White Mountains and beyond
The national forest reservation commission approved buying 48,581 acres for national forests across the White Mountains, Southern Appalachians, and Arkansas. The largest portions lie in Car per and Grafton counties New Hampshire with 31,022 acres and Oxford County Maine with 1,220 acres at about 7.15 dollars per acre, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Trails maintained by the Chocorua club give tourist access to these peaks.
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National Forest Reservation Commission
White Mountains
Appalachians
Arkansas
Carpoll
Grafton
New Hampshire
Oxford County
Maine
Mount Chocorua
Mount Paugus
King Albert Arrives in New York With Queen and Crown Prince
King Albert of Belgium accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and the Crown Prince is expected to arrive in New York today for activities planned tomorrow. The arrival signals a significant diplomatic visit amid current European tensions and boosts cordial ties between Belgium and the United States.
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King Albert
Elizabeth
New York
Prince Albert
P. A
Shan's Liniment for rheumatic pains and strains
Shan's Liniment reduces congestion and pain without rubbing, relieving lumbago neuralgia muscle strain joint stiffness and bruises. Sold by druggists at 35¢ 70¢ and 1.40. Kept handy for common aches and pains from exposure to weather.
First Dolls and Legends of Flowers Across Cultures
Readable fragments discuss ancient dolls from Babylon ruins as clay and ivory playthings for Assyrian girls, and wax and clay dolls of classic children. It also notes a Sussex legend linking lilies of the valley to St Leonard's dragon battle and Virgin tears in France.
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Babylon
Syria
Sussex
England
St. Leonard
France
Bible Notes Reveal 18th Century Family Records
An old Bible’s fly leaf records a child named John born Friday February 10 1769 at 8 15 PM baptized at Crossgate church March 2 by Reverend Wheeler who died of smallpox April 12 4769 and buried next day at Crossgate aged eight weeks five days. other births marriages and deaths traced back to 1701 1702.
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John
Crossgate Church
Wheeler
Commonwealths named as states in U S history
Commonwealths and four states Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia and Kentucky adopt the label commonwealth by custom rather than different governance. The term carries the same meaning as state and dates back to early colonial usage around 1636 in Massachusetts.
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Commonwealths
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Colony
Mankind's Debt to Reading in a Thoughtful Quote
The piece cites James Russell Lowell asking what reading truly means and answering with a lofty view. It describes reading as a key to access all thought and imagination, granting entry to the world of sages and the wisest voices, while erasing time and offering solace.
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James Russell Lowell
Slang in Ancient Egyptian Speech Cited by Lecturer
A Manchester Guardian note reports Egyptology lecturer at Atinchester University discussing an ancient slang, noting Egyptians used the to do in referring to visits as Americans say doing Paris. He recalls Hannibal calling his expeditions stunts and Romans being annoyed when Julius Caesar was done in.
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E EL Peet
Atinchester University
Paris
Bongon
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Manchester Guardian
Blueberries Grow Big Industry in Washington County
Money in Blueberries. The average profit from an acre of Maine blueberry lands is said to be about $100 and no fertilizer or cultivation is necessary making them a quick and profitable crop. This is one of Washington county's big industries with the Porcupine mountain to the east Machias line almost all blueberry land. Several factories are devoted to the canning of the berries.
Ten pounds Calumet Baking Powder ad
Allen's Park Grocery advertises ten pound canisters of Calumet Baking Powder priced at $1.65 with contact via phone number 40 for order or inquiries.
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Allen's Park
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Kansas Public Utilities Commission
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