Opening of a Lily Shows Swift Bloom in Rain
An English botanist notes Hy Crinum augustum lilies opening quickly after rain in an Indian garden. He observed a pink striped bud four inches long just as it began to unfold, with petals curving back in minutes, revealing a rapid arc of blossom. Small towns shape America with daily rhythms, honesty, and community traditions that endure through time. Sanitation pays by protecting health, contrast to claims that it does not.
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India
Toam
America
Dodge County
Minn
Keep Everything in Repair Prompts Repairs in Holes on Street
Warning about ongoing street holes and graveyard gaps urges timely repairs to prevent further damage and hazards. Authorities emphasize maintenance to slow further deterioration and protect public safety.
Take Care of the Trees City Desolation Warns
A city without trees is desolate and unguarded trees will be lost. The piece stresses the need to protect urban trees to maintain livability and shade. It urges proactive care and policies to prevent eventual deforestation and barren streets.
Harfleur, Once Great Normandy Port, Reclaims Freedom
Harfleur rose as Normandy’s premier port after the Norman conquest, with dukes and merchants boosting its status. English force controlled the Seine harbor for thirty years, including a St Martin’s tower, until 1445 when Harfleur’s bourgeois opened the gates to Gronechy da Monteroper, expelling the garrison and briefly driving out the English before their return. The 1450 reconquest ended English hold on the Seine river mouth, and Harfleur still marks the 1445 uprising each November 4.
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England
Harfleur
Normandy
Herbert Adam Gibbons
Harper's Magazine
Henry
Seine
Seleing Harfleur
Herfleur
St. Martin's
Gronechy da Monteroper
Petrified woods reveal ancient Araucarioxylon arizonicum life
Read of beautiful petrified woods studied by F H Knowlton of the Geological Survey. Thin sections show original wood structure with chalcedony replacing cells. The species Araucarioxylon arizonicum lived in the east central United States as well. Also notes on cone bearing trees ferns cycads and giant horsetails indicating abundant Southwest rainfall. Old agricultural hoe and early farming practices described. Read the Record, $1.50 a year.
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F. H. Knowlton
Geological Survey
United States
Southwest
Walton's Message on Health and Conscience Prayer
Fragmentary excerpt urges valuing health and blessing a sound conscience, noting health cannot be bought. The passage emphasizes gratitude to God and moral wellbeing as a form of blessing beyond material wealth.
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Kdney
Dannot
Slaaak
Walton
Hot Weather Dishes for Easy Outdoor Dining
Advice for handling hot weather boredom by resting on porches and packing baskets for lake days. Describes easy morning pastry prep with lard and flour, pie crusts line deep plates, custard pies, and desserts prepared ahead. Suggests cooling in ice chest and freezing techniques. Includes notes on jelly and gelatin keeping well in heat.
Nomination Filing Deadline Notice
If you want to be a candidate for any borough or township office the last day for filing your nomination papers will be August 23rd.
Waltham lyricist fees and trials of lecture fame
A garbled excerpt cites a letter to the Waltham committee about fees for a lecturer who spoke 98 times without pay at the Concord Lyceum, then saw fees climb from five dollars to hundreds during peak popularity, alongside a technical note on creating a simple wet cell using copper and silver wires with common electrolytes.
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Truman
Coricord Lyceum
Washington
Beechams Becomes Household Remedy Across Generations
An old time advertisement extols Beecham's for digestive relief as natural, proven, and trusted by generations. It argues against drastic laxatives and urges readers to reason choices, noting widespread use and positive word of mouth from users rather than sellers.
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Beecham
Rid
Gell Beecham
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United States Public Health Service
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Hartman
Miles
Record Printing House
Spruce Villa Farm Dairy
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Wingert & Haas Hat
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