Whistling Hill schoolmaster and Paddy Slater remember Mono
Paddy Slater recalls meeting Michael Hughes the schoolmaster of Mono in 1846. Hughes, known as Old Hickory Mick, lived in a small cabin called Whistling Hill and taught with firm discipline, earning room and board from local farmers.
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Michael Hughes
Marshall Farm
Old Hickory Mick
Mono
Jimmie Buchanan
Whistling Hill
Knocknafendales
County Down
Belial
Paddy Slater
International Prejudice Breakdown Inspires Global Harmony
A Hamilton Spectator excerpt argues that mutual linguistic and cultural blending between English and American societies signals true internationalism. It envisions a future where respect crosses borders, and people from France Germany Italy and Slavic regions are seen as civilized, welcoming, and good sports in each others lands.
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America
Surbiton
London
Europe
Hamilton Spectator
Shortage of Children's Books Strains Moscow Libraries
Moscow faces acute lack of children's books with 3 115 libraries serving about a million children and 400 books allotted. Parents and children visit authors to copy manuscripts as Pravda blasts publishing and paper industries for failing to supply.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Moon's position miscalculated shocks Greenwich crowd
Dr. H. Spencer Jones reported at Greenwich Observatory that the moon was moving off its calculated position, more than any time since 1680. Officials explained the mathematical method cannot predict exact lunar location in advance, though twenty years ahead can be predicted within two seconds.
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H. Spencer-Jones
Board of Visitors
Greenwich Observatory
England
Dr. Spencer-Jones
Relief from Sciatica with Kruschen Salts Promised
A reader recounts decades of sciatic pain and backaches eased after trying Kruschen Salts though initial use was slow. The letter notes uric acid as a pain factor and cites salt ingredients aiding acid dissolution and elimination by internal organs.
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H.L
Little Helps For This Week Faithfulness in Hard Times
A devotional piece urges believers to trust the mercy and faithfulness of God through suffering and change. It cites 1 Thessalonians 5 23 24 and the hymn Be still my soul while urging readers to seek sanctification and steadfast prayer. The author questions readers about their alignment with such steadfast faith.
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Apostle
Higher Railway Speeds Promise Faster Transits
Over the past years rail speeds rose across nations due to streamlined design and diesel engines. The Broadway Limited from New York to Chicago aims for 100 mph with a new locomotive, shrinking the 910 mile trip from 169 hours to about nine. German State Railways already records several long distance runs, Berlin to Hanover at 158 miles with 82.3 mph average.
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Broadway Limited
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berlin
Hanover
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Hairdressing Supports 300000 Jobs in England
Hairdressing trades provide employment for about 300,000 people across England, reflecting substantial workforce participation in beauty and personal care. The figure highlights the sector's economic importance and job creation capacity within the nation.
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England
A Different Fish Story on a City of Denver Train
Reported incident describes a broken headlight aboard the City of Denver passenger train near Chicago. Inside the shattered lamp lay a dead trout, allegedly dropped by an eagle struck in a head-on collision as the train moved east from the Mississippi River.
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Denver
Chicago
Mississippi River
Wheel found near Moulmein linked to 1935 air crash
An aeroplane wheel with tire and axle, believed to be from the aircraft used by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and co pilot J T Pethybridge on their fatal England to Australia flight, was found recently near Moulmein in Burma.
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Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith
J. T. Pethybridge
England-to- Australia
Moulmein
Burma
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Clevel
By Patrick Slater
Thomas Alien
Toronto
Wyss
Hiughes
Globe Newspaper
Venus
Helicon
Michael
Paddy
Niagara
Inny
Faery Glen
Colleen
Centreville
Dublin
Attica
N.Y
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