Peace Lovers and the Origins of Modern War
The piece traces who contributed major weapons and tech from gunpowder to tanks and airplanes, crediting monks, engineers, and civilians. It argues industrial progress drives destruction, with academics and builders producing innovations that militaries adopt, shaping a terrifying modern warfare era.
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Berthold Schwartz
Bushnell
Robert Fulton
Gentle Holland
Maine
Army
Navy
New York Times
Smut In Wheat Seed Treatment Sparked by Shipwreck Discovery
The seed treatment for smut control traces to a 17th century shipwreck off Bristol where brine-soaked wheat used as seed yielded cleaner crops. eighteenth century writers note sea water's influence on smut and modern practice made seed treatment accessible without wrecks or fires, an epoch change in agriculture.
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England
Bristol
Farm News
China
Elia
Charles Lamb
Shrinkage in Stored Wheat and Oats Tiny Over Five Years
Tests by the Ohio Experiment Station show grain kept in good condition in bins shrank little. Over five years wheat averaged seven tenths of one percent loss, oats less than two tenths. Moisture varied monthly with weather but ended the year nearly unchanged.
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Ohio
Call for Accountability in Driving as Firearm Responsibility
A Kirkland Northern News opinion argues that cars and trucks cause as many deaths as guns and demand equal safeguards. The piece criticizes lax driver licensing and urges stringent responsibility to curb traffic fatalities.
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Kirkland Northern News
Monarch the pony ends 20 years underground at Scotland's Rest Farm
A new pony named Monarch arrived at Scotland's Rest Farm after two decades spent underground in a Northumberland coal mine. He never saw daylight or grass before this rescue. Admirers of Lawrence of Arabia left dust from Damascus on his newly erected tombstone in England, linking to the Arab campaign.
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Scotland
Monarch
Northumberland
Lawrence of Arabia
England
Damascus
Syria
London
Europe
Royal Albert Hal
Lincoln and the power of concise speech
An essay emphasizes that speakers should use as few words as possible yet still persuade audiences. It cites Abe Lincoln facing a heckler in Wellsville and turning the moment into a calm, persuasive exchange that wins crowd support and underscoring the craft of effective brevity in public speaking.
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Irvin Cobb
Kiwanis Magazine
Abe Lincoln
Washington
Wellsville
Ohio
Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rainbows in many forms and a foggy day cost England
The text notes that rainbows vary in width and color order and may appear as primary and secondary reflections in the sky. It also states a day's fog costs England 50 600 000, a figure indicating a large economic loss.
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England
Omitted From Program A Coronation Day
A 32 page coronation day program printed for restricted circulation omits Edward the former king. The Royal Family pictures and biographical matter appear, but the Duke of Windsor is the sole royal not mentioned. The article notes Edward currently resides in Austria.
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Edward
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Magistrate Warns Defendant Wives Are Not Furniture
A magistrate cautioned a defendant that wives are not property to be returned as furniture. The ruling emphasizes that installment buyers cannot reclaim spouses as if they were furniture.
Stone of Destiny plot a foolish scare in Scotland
The Dean of Westminster notes a June plot to steal the Stone of Destiny, a Westminster alert spared the stone and stirred talk of Scotland’s coronation fate. The piece argues such schemes waste energy Scots could use for national good.
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Westminster
Edward I
London
Scotland
England
William Wallace
Stirling
Scotia
Aberdeen Journal
Stunted Emotions Linked to Labor Troubles
Experts from the American Orthopsychiatric Association say emotional stunting undermines efficiency. Dr. John Levy notes most workers are only 25 percent emotionally efficient and lose 35 percent of potential satisfaction in work, love, and play, harming business performance.
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American Orthopsychiatric Association
John Levy
M.D
New York
Protecting Wild Duck Group Formed by U S Hunters
A group of waterfowl hunters in the United States forms to protect wild ducks. The program aims to raise a large annual sum and focus on breeding grounds in Northern Canada and slaughter in the South Central States where ducks contact civilization during the summer. The Port Arthur News-Chronicle notes the effort.
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United States
Canada
South Central States
Port Arthur News-Chronicle
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Castor
Southampton Water
British Empire
Tip
U.S
the Stone of Destiny
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