Vast chalk sheet once covered Europe and beyond
Pittsburgh Dispatch reports that a single immense chalk sheet once spanned about 8,000 miles from Ireland to China and 1,000 miles wide, forming the white cliffs of England and similar features across Europe and into Asia, with remnants still visible in Ireland, Britain, France, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ireland
China
Sweden
Portugal
British Isles
England
North Sea
Flamborough Head
English Channel
Dorset
Flamborough
Beechy Head
Shakespeare’s
Dover
Albion
France
Crimea
Central Asia
Sea of Aral
Atlantic
Antrim
Scotland
Argyll
Aberdeen
Pittsburg Dispatch
Two New England Churches in Decline Silent after Time
Alvan F. Sanborn surveys two Dickerman churches in The Atlantic noting decay and poor repair. The Orthodox Congregational church shows rot, lightning damaged spire, leaky roof, warped walls and a cracked bell while the newer Baptist church suffers from shoddy Queen Anne style construction and paint that has eroded into the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
America
Old World
Alvan F. Sanborn
Atlantic
Dickerman
Congregational Church
Famous Collection of Antlers from Moritzburg Castle
A historical note describes preserved seventeenth century antler collections as rare survivors of fires sieges and pillage. Moritzburg near Dresden houses 71 pairs in its great banqueting hall one antler set per wall with each piece at least 24 inches long and likely over 200 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moritzburg
Saxony
Dresden
W. Aa. Baillie-Grohman
Making Soups From Fruit
Fruit soups are made from sweetened thickened fruit juices. Press enough fruit to yield one pint of juice and thicken with arrowroot. Combine with boiling water and sugar, then add the juice. Serve in a punch bowl over cracked ice at the start of a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Rover
Rhyming Bible and Widely Used Cough Remedies Featured
A note from London Answers praises Zachary Boyd for a rhyming Bible draft in Glasgow Library. Various patent medicines such as DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup are advertised with success claims, plus Ely’s Cream Balm and One Minute Cough Cure touted for catarrh and respiratory issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow University
Zachary Boyd
Caedmon
Tate and Boyd
London Answers
The Uses of Lemons and a Home Romance
A New York Journal piece mixes a light domestic tale with an essay on lemons. Elisa Armstrong recounts a comical misadventure where a wedding gown, a jealous guest, and a mistaken servant identity lead to social embarrassment, followed by a health note praising lemon for cures and prevention from worms to skin conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Laura
Elisa Armstrong
New York Journal
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New York City
Ritters
Mitchell, S. D
J.T. Moprow
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Vice Press
R. Kibggee
Esugh Munn & Co
Scientific American
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Mra
M. B. Ford
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Gale
Allie Hughee
Norfolk
L. O. Gale
Mr- Ee
ISKOS
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J. C. Olmnstead
Arcola
Til
J. A. Parkins
de- Witt
Liday
Mitchell
Cass
Chas D Davis
Fred S Forrest
J R McElhone
Henry
Saml. T. Green
P. M
Mary Bird
Harrisburg
I. O. Gale
Gilbert & Allen
Noolswedde
Gillis
Harker
Geo. E. Logan Furniture Company
S. D
South Dakota
Winter Pearmane
Ben Davis
Asa Dodd, Mitchell, S. D
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