Breathing Mountain Mystery in Williams Arizona Explored
Smithsonian credited article describes Old Bill Williams as the breathing mountain in Williams Arizona. Cinders from ancient eruptions form a lava bed beneath the town with a unique sewer system venting air as drills reach the ash. Residents wonder if the mountain breathes from underground or wind, seeking answers about the sleeping giant beneath.
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Grand Canyon
Old Bill Williams
Old Bill
Williama
Bill Williams
Williams
Arizona
Eidon Village: Seven Inhabitants In Hampshire Parish
Strange English village Eldon in Hampshire lies four miles from King's Samborne with no shop school or pub. It spans 300 acres and has seven residents including a girl. A barnlike 25 foot church has a tiny bell a five pew interior and a lone gravestone nearby. Cattle graze in the churchyard and no rites have occurred in 300 years.
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Eldon
Hampshire
King’s Samborne
Eidon
Twin Sisters Claim 92 Years Mark in Nova Scotia
Twin sisters aged 92, Mrs. Jom Dartt and Mrs. Brenton Own East, Nova Scotia, dispute a claim by two 83-year-old twins as the oldest in the Maritimes. Born Brentwood, N S, they have lived near each other in Colchester County all their lives.
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Jom Dartt
Brenton
Nova Scotia
Maritimes
Brentwood
N.S
Colchester County
First Electric Lamps Used Carbon Filaments
Report notes that early electric lamps used carbon filaments. The remark highlights the material choice in the initial lighting tech.
British reject motion for unified Empire air force
Lord Londonderry told the House of Lords the government has lost hope in the disarmament conference and will not convene an imperial defense conference. He said Britain will expand the Royal Air Force to match other powers and that responsibility lies with each Dominion’s parliament to decide on action.
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Lord Londonderry
House of Lords
Europe
Royal Air Force
Viscount Elibank
Imperial Defence Conference
Training School For Dogs Marks A Decade In Potsdam
A German training school for blind men dogs celebrates ten years in Potsdam. Over the decade it has supplied hundreds of dogs to blind Germans, especially soldiers, with bodyguard and guide training. Forty dogs remain for final exams, mostly pure blooded sheep dogs aged two to three. The three month course teaches dogs not to respond to other dogs and to signal danger only. After exams, the master designates joins for three weeks to ensure bond before service.
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Potsdam
Bodyguard
Guide
England Perfects Ivory Aluminum Alloys for Cars
England reports perfection of ivory aluminum alloys usable for automobile bodies and engines, promising lighter, stronger components and potential shifts in automotive manufacturing.
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England
Sea Liners Keep Gardens Afloat With Onboard Florists
Aboard Cunard liners a dedicated gardener tends potted palms and bouquets brought aboard by passengers. The Aquitania employs a gardener to care for bon voyage flowers. Bremen and Europa feature deck conservatories, though few plants actually grow there. Herr Otto Rothe runs North German Lloyd floristry, allegedly related to a prominent continent florist who once served the Kaiser and Hitler.
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Aquitania
Lloyd Flora
Otto Rothe
Kaiser
Hitler
New Yorker
Sphagnum Moss Tops Bog Formers Among Peat Plants
The chief bog forming plant is sphagnum or peat moss, renowned for its dominance in bog ecosystems as a primary peat contributor.
Tomatoes Once Loved Apples Showcased as Ornamentals
In a historical note, tomatoes were nicknamed love apples and grown for display rather than consumption, reflecting a period when culinary use lagged behind ornamental culture.
Pooh Bah Caulkin Heads Yukon Police in Report
Superintendant T. B. Caulkin of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stationed at Dawson City Yukon dominates the annual force report. He holds multiple roles including immigration inspector fisheries inspector weights and measures sheriff registrar of vital statistics justice of the peace coroner marriages clerk of the court and acting superintendent of Indian affairs. Rivett-Carnac at Aklavik in the Northwest Territories is close behind in the race for top officer.
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Pooh Bah
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
T. B. Caulkin
Dawson City
Yukon
House of Commons
Caulkin
Yukon Territory
Indian Affairs
Aklavik
North West Territories
C. E. Rivett-Carnac
Avonmore collection of rare paper money in London
The Avonmore collection in London holds about 40 000 bank notes from over 100 countries across centuries. It features the five million mark note as the highest value and the world’s oldest note issued in China around seven centuries ago.
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London
China
Albanian "man woman" grows up without arranged marriage
In Albania a girl who remains unmarried to her childhood chosen partner becomes a man woman. She dresses in male clothing bears arms and may inherit property. The practice reflects a traditional gender role reversal with specific legal and social implications.
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Albania
What Is Culture According To Dr Brunt
Dr H D Brunt of Macdonald College told the Quebec Women s Institutes convention in Montreal that culture grows from personality traits such as intellectual alertness curiosity skepticism and sensitivity to beauty and ideas More than book reading an environment provided by schools churches and associations shapes culture and fosters its development
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H. D. Brunt
Macdonald College
Montreal
Quebec
Brunt
Old London Drum Making Still Flourishes Across the Empire
A London shop near Shaftesbury Avenue preserves a historic drum trade. Inside a museum of antique instruments, Mr. Potter finishes a new drum shell for the King African Rifles as part of a vast scrap album chronicling regimental details across the Empire.
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London
Green Bay
Shaftesbury Avenue
Mr. Potter
King African Rifles
Empire
Overseas Daily Mail
Predicting Seawater Power Within a Century Says Gardiner
Cambridge secretary of the Sir John Murray expedition predicts tidal power will be harnessed within 100 years as coal and oil become scarce. He notes tides already used in the Severn with 40 to 50 foot variations and cites finance as a key factor.
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John 8. Gardiner
Cambridge
John Murray
Indian Ocean
Lemuria
Gardiner
Severn
Poultry Pools Expand Across Canadian Provinces
Producers' poultry pools spread from Western Canada to Eastern provinces as farmers join together to prepare and ship birds to market. The cooperative familiarizes farmers with centralized processing and collective marketing, reflecting growing utility and adoption nationwide.
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Canada
Nine Thousand Lead Pencils From Human Body Ceriin
A claim notes that nine thousand lead pencils could be produced from the cerium in the human body, highlighting a startling conversion of bodily minerals into everyday writing implements.
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