Ask and Answered Qs on Science History and Civics
A long reader Q and A covers iron rusting chemistry with ferric hydroxide formation, and asks about corrosion prevention. It moves through Gene Stratton Porter, quotation origins, homestead lands, solar system history, naval academy appointments, letter salutations, and various facts about Beecher’s Bible, Chautauqua, and other topics.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Gene Stratton Porter
Gene Sscatten Porter
Boon
Wabash County
Indiana
Limberlost Cabin
Rome City
Senate tax evasion probe ready for thorough investigation
The Senate committee under the Couzens resolution has completed preparations for a full inquiry into tax evasions by individuals and corporations. Special investigators will study the issue, then witnesses may be called to testify. The panel aims for constructive work to reveal facts and determine needed legislation, criticizing Treasury statistics as too superficial. You can make a homely girl pretty sore by saying that she has a kind heart.
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Senate
Couzens
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate Committee On Finance
Treasury Department
Treasury
Sphinx figure told in ancient riddle murder tale
A historical note recalls the Sphinx as a sea monster in a tale of mystery. It credits the P. D. R. F. with posing riddles in the Sahara and says fools who failed were killed, prompting Oedipus to solve the riddle and the Sphinx to take her own life.
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Sphinx Family
Sahara Desert
Oedipus
Fashion's Vogue Reignites Ostrich Fashion Revival
Fashion's Vogue notes ostrich plumes and trims returning to popularity in millinery and costumes. The piece cites lavish ostrich fringe tassels and novel effects with ostrich boas ousting the old fashioned boa. It highlights portrait effects with ostrich placements and midseason straw hats versus black silk plush crowns.
Pontiff Origins Traced to Roman Chief Priest Title
The term Pontiff comes from pons and facere meaning to make a bridge. Ancus Marcius is named as the first pontiff, credited with building the Sublician bridge over the Tiber in Rome. Today the title primarily names the pope as supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church.
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United States
United States Patent Office
Patent Office
Venice
France
England
Versailles
Paris
Belfast
George Fox
Drayton
Leicestershire
Cape Cod
Bartholomew Gosnold
Holy Roman Empire
German Empire
Otho I
Rome
John XII
Francis II
Austria
Wooding
Danville
Virginia
Via
California
Quotations and Quips on Opinion and Convenience
A collage of aphorisms and jokes on changing minds, urban life, and social norms. It includes a quip about a man willing to change his view, a note on a luxurious bathroom in a new piping system, and a street-corner exchange with a traffic cop.
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American Concrete Tie Corporation
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London
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Kansas
Henry Ward Beecher
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Japan
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Marshall
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