Death Valley Described as Deepest Dry Low Ground in U S
The barren Death Valley lies largely 200 to 380 feet below sea level and is surrounded by the Panamint Cottonwood Grapevine and Funeral ranges. Mount Whitney rises nearby at 14 496 feet. Legends explain the valley's ominous name from a mistakenly routed wagon train or Indian attack and thirst for survivors.
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Death Valley
Tt Meg
United States
New York Times
Cottonwood
Grapevine
Funeral Mountains
Mount Whitney
Gulf Stream Tempers Britain's Climate Explained
A Tit-Bits Magazine piece describes the Gulf Stream as a vast ocean current carrying 436 billion tons of water daily past Florida. It notes a temperature difference of about 30 degrees with adjacent waters, speeds up to four miles per hour, and attributes the flow to density from saltiness. The stream helps temper Britain's weather, bringing temperate conditions to eastern regions like the Orkneys despite extreme Arctic latitudes.
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Gulf
British Isles
Arctic
Tit-Bits
North Atlantic
Florida
Caribbean Sea
Newfoundland
Gulf of Mexico
Siberia
Orkneys
Buddhist Founder Gautama and the spread of Buddhism
The text recounts Gautama the Buddha born to a king in sixth century B C, his escape at age thirty, and forty years of meditative preaching across northern India. It describes disciples spreading the doctrine to Tibet, Ceylon, Burma, and Asia, with limited remnants in Nepal and Bhutan.
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Sate Gautama
India
Todia
Wibet
Ceylon
Burma
Assan
China
Korres
Jiapan
Nepal
Bhutan
Sweating System in Early Industry Described
The text explains how pre factory era domestic work in textiles centered on home production under merchants, with variable hours and unregulated output, leading to a sweatshop like system before the 18th century factory shift. It notes factory work preceded the early eighteenth century and that home supervision shaped industrial projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveland
Rift Country and Ancient Embrace Revealed
In Morocco’s Rif region near the Medi terranean the native tribes once resisted Spanish rule led by Abel et Krim. Elsewhere in Hungary laborers unearthed a 2000 year old kiss in an ancient Celle grave with two skeletons, a man and a woman, facing each other dating to the last century B C.
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Morocco
el Rif
Aforocco
Abel Et Krim
Spain
Szentes
Hungary
Celle
Ausable Chasm geology and pronunciation notes
The Ausable Chasm lies in northeastern New York between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. It features walls of Potsdam sandstone cut by faults and a zigzag Ausable River course about two miles long and up to 175 feet wide. The correct pronunciation is Awe sable with the accent on sa and Kasm.
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Ausable Chasm
Forge
New York
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
Potsdam
Ausable
Show a leg command on ships hooks Sleep and stockings
The phrase Show a leg arose on British men of war around 1809 when women served aboard. They were allowed extra sleep and identified themselves each morning by hanging a stocking clad leg over the hammock side, a custom noted by D. J. Godsoe of the Indianapolis.
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D. J. Godsoe
U.S. S. Indianapolis
Collier's Weekly
Gold road between Porto Desto and Old Panama
A historic route across the isthmus of Panning known as the Gold road linked Porto Desto to Old Panama. It carried Inca wealth in transport convoys from Peru to galleys at Porto Bello and is now unused. Balboa reportedly first saw the Pacific from a paint on this road.
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Porto Desto
Panama
Peru
Spain
Porto Bello
Balboa
Parsifal Name Variant Roots and Holy Grail Link
The name Parsifal derives from variants such as Ter cival and Parzeval found in many countries and linked to the Welsh term meaning searcher for the basin or cup. Wagner’s opera centers on the quest for the Holy Grail, the cup used at the last supper.
The Downy Woodpecker Description
The Downy Woodpecker is described as black and white with a red patch on the male's head. It shows dark gray feet with sharp claws for clinging to tree trunks. The decaying trunk it perches on features dark gray bark, weathered wood, and patches of red brown where decay is pronounced.
Chance for Amendments in U S Constitution
Hi B Kane of Chicago notes in Colliers Weekly that the nation has one shot to add an amendment to the Constitution. He cites ten amendments proposed since 1791 and says only 12 have been ratified, with several fails after being proposed in prior years.
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Congress
United States
Hi. B. Kane
Chicago
Colliers
Description of the French tricolor flag in imperial eras
The passage explains the flag used during the first and second French empires, detailing a vertical tricolor of blue at the hoist, white in the middle, and red at the fly. It notes a decorative embellishment centering the white stripe with a motif and that the three stripes bore golden Napoleonic emblems.
Government decrees punishments for wild monkey resembles natives
In Cedlier's Weekly a government decree targets a species of wild primates resembling local natives. Affected individuals like Muueht Kline face criminal liability for encounters with these monkeys, and penalties are outlined by authorities.
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Snnitra
Gane
Gevardine
Mikee M. Fonergeht
Chengo
Cedlier
The Sharpest Swords of Ancient Tales
The fragment recalls legendary blades noted for extreme sharpness and a famed smith’s craft. It mentions legends of swords traded in ancient times and the awe inspired by their edge, referencing old accounts and ironwork.
Color Symbolism in Early Cheristing Art Symbols
Fragmentary note explains diesel color meanings on Cheristing art: blue for truth, white for purity, yellow for sunlight and marriage, green for growth, and red for passion, jealousy, and deceit, with associations to faith and alliance.
Shanghai Great Gateway The Late Goer In China
Fragmented OCR text mentions Shanghai and population references. No clear event or identifiable entities beyond Shanghai hints. Summary may not reflect a coherent news item due to garbled source.
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Shanghai Great Gateway
Shianghai
Vanetaedkisnee Vehi
China
Psaag Roa
Eeetty Teats
True White Man Held to Be Genuine Albino
A Cornell authority explains that true white men are albinos with no skin hair or eye pigment. He notes albinos occur among black races and describes sex linked trait transmission including color blindness and related inheritance patterns across generations.
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Ile
Dee
Knots in Crime Fight: How Ties Help Identify Suspects
Criminologists note knots left at crime scenes reveal the knotter’s habits and occupation. Tailors, sailors, loggers, and others tie distinct knots, aiding investigators who can infer handedness and technique from the knot type. A suspect may be challenged to tie a knot to test skill.
Puzzling Notes on Japanese Marriage and Ancient Pyramids
Fragmentary article discusses Tapainese wedding customs and a police registration claim, then shifts to claims about pyramid construction by Khufu Cheops. It cites a 47000 CE date, height comparisons to St Paul’s Cathedral, and massive stone tonnage with tomb galleries.
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Greet
Khufu Cor Cheops
St. Mauls
Iathfinder Magazine
Colonial Punishments for Offending Books Revealed
A Collier s Weekly excerpt notes brutal colonial penalties for printed criticism. In Boston a pamphlet criticizing a court was burned in King Street while another ship was publicly whipped with forty stripes and burned.
Kuvasz White Hungarian Shepherd Is A Regal Herding Breed
The Kuvasz or White Hungarian Shepherd combines keen intelligence with centuries of herding instinct. Comparable to the Great Pyrenees in size, the breed stands under 28 inches and weighs about 70 pounds, with a silken ivory white coat and distinctive black eyes nose and lips.
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Los Angeles Times
Pyrenees
Monarchy Structure and Exotic Animal Traits Across Regions
The text outlines the Austro-Hungarian dual state prior to World War I, noting its independent Austrian and Hungarian halves under a shared sovereign and limited joint departments. It also describes camels and dromedaries, comparing their features and speeds, with a Kansas City Times quote. It mentions Welsh love spoons from Aberystwyth, detailing their evolution from functional spoons to ornate panels carved by hand for girls.
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Wales
Aberystwyth
Cock Crower Job Ended History Of Royal midnight Crower
The article notes the royal Cock crower tradition ending in 1840 with the Prince Consort unaware of the custom. A midnight crowing reminder on Ash Wednesday symbolized Christ’s betrayal. The warded role lasted from 1011 to 1840 and was abruptly terminated when a sudden shout interrupted the room.
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Cock-Crower
England
Col- Nerg
New Books To Read At The Public Library
New books on the Monti cello public library shelves include fiction titles such as Baldwin The Moon's Our Home and Oppenheim Floating Peril, plus non fiction works like Duranty Write as I Please and Freuchen Arctic Adventure. Readers may plan to explore these new arrivals.
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Monticello Public Library
Baldwin
Home
Connor
Ralph
Warwick
Lorimer
Graeme
Sarah
Oppenheim
E. P
Oskison
J. M
Oklahoma
Raine
W. M
Wodehouse
P. G
Bodkins
Russia
Pitkin
W. E
Freuchen
Peter
Arctic Circle
Fellowship Supper At Congregational Church Sets Year
The Congregational church held its annual meeting and fellowship supper last Sunday January 19 with sixty members and families present. Rev Samuel Guten sohn chaired. Nominating committee elected Deacons F D Hayden Bruce Cropp and Siegfried Guyan trustees Riess Stuhler Emil Ricklefs clerk Mrs Frank Hayden treasurer George Timmins benevolence treasurer Miss Clara Koop Cradle Roll Mrs F S Stuhler flower committee Mrs Henry Carpenter Mrs Wilkens Mrs Bliss and Miss Clara Koop.
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Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
R. G. Stuhler
F. D. Hayden
George Timmins
McNeill
Wilkens
Iverson
Clara Koop
F. §. Stuhler
Henry Carpenter
Bliss
Scientists explain klepto mania linked to parental restraint
Some scientists relate klepto mania to parental restraint on children's desires. The text notes a method to prevent rust on steel articles by placing fresh burnt lime in the storage case.
Renowned Dr J F Shallenberger Visits Several Cities
PILES Sufferers urged to consult Dr J F Shallenberger a specialist in rectal and chronic stomach liver bowels nerves kidneys and long standing diseases. He appears in Manchester Hotel Glen Charles Wednesday Jan 29 and Cedar Rapids Hotel Allison Tuesday Feb 11 from 8 am to 5 pm with free examination and return every 28 days.
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J. F. Shallenberger
Manchester
Glen Charles
Cedar Rapids
Allison
Costly Taste Electric Clerk Recovers Stolen Candy
A motorist in New Hampton Chickasaw county paid 12.11 for candy after a single stop at a filling station. H L Hettler, the attendant, chased the suspect to another station and recovered the money, with the man having only the same amount 12.11. Separate notes state South Africa leads in diamonds imports to the U S while Switzerland France and Germany top watch exports. North Carolina reports 58000 miles of primary and secondary roads.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
H. L. Hettler
Hettler
South Africa
United States
Switzerland
France
Germany
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Bill Lang
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Coggan
Iowa
Phone Ryan Exchange
Rawleigh
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Young Indies
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South Shore Hospital
Luella Ave
Scotch Grove Nursery
U.S. Gov
Akelin
Gene Byers
Zimmerman Electric Shop
Otto Riedel
R. J. McNeill
Fred Shover
Art Young
Cascade
Chevrolet
J. W. Schweitzer
Farmers’ Grain Company
R. P. Clark
Robert Eggert
George O'Brien
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Dar Mane
Be Rae Ma
Patricia Ellis
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Gene Autrey
Call of the Wild
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