Longfellow Evangeline National Memorial Park Planned
A plan to create a 1000 acre Longfellow Evangeline National Memorial Park near St Martinville Louisiana aims to honor Acadian heritage and Longfellow epic Evangeline The project seeks state and federal funding for land acquisition bronze statue groups a museum and gardens to attract national and international visitors with focus on Acadian history and the Evangeline Oak site.
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America
Evangeline
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
St. Martinville
Louisiana
Longfellow
Grand ‘Pre
St. Martinsville
Lves
Lelican
Gabriel
Pasit
Minas
Long Builders
Iron-workers Now
United States
Longfellow-Evangeline National Memorial Park
Rhine Crossing Dawn in a Muddy March to Remagen
In a cold drizzle the Second Division advances toward the Rhine. Veterans recall Verdun and Blanc Mont as 1,260 men march through ruined villages toward Remagen, passing silent towns, wary civilians, and a river crossing under heavy rain.
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Meaux
Chateau- Thierry
Damfino
Rhine
Dam
Verdun
Bois de Belleau
Foret de Retz
Soissons
Bowie
Belgium
Germany
Wilhelm I
Tie
Oe Boche
Remagen
McKenzie Bend
Gsuy
Neailly
Fleard
Ripon Night Watch and Horn Tollage of Old England
The piece recalls King Alfred and early burglary insurance in Ripon. A cornet appointed a nightly horn watch at nine to dawn. households could pay fourpence yearly to the town. If robbed after horn signals, residents could claim compensation from the council, a proto insurance idea mentioned in Music and Youth.
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Alfred
Ripon
England
Corel
Regiment with Long Proud History in London
Vancouver Province recounts London's oldest regiment the Hon orable Artillery Company dating before 1587 with a charter from Henry VIII to the Guild of Fraternity of St George. By 1614 the company grew. 1615 featured a grand sham battle as spectators fled in terror. A prized possession remains the great vellum book bearing royal signatures and autographs of famous men.
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London
Honorable Artilery Company
Guild of Fraternity of St. George
Vancouver Province
Dahlia's dramatic makeover from weed to floral marvel
The dahlia, once a Mexican weed, has been transformed by breeders into a striking display of color and form. From a tiny bloom about the size of two cosmos to today's showy varieties including cactus and peony types, sizes now range from four to fourteen inches in diameter.
Rheumatism Links and Mindset Debated
A fragment suggests rheumatism stems from uric acid and claims the mind influences its formation, noting cynically minded people may produce more acid while kindly minded do not. It also mentions damp exposure as a factor and contrasts two kinds of sufferers.
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Testa
Bone of Mystery Sought as Mascot
A fragment discusses the long history of mascots across cultures and eras, highlighting the tiger’s shoulder bone as a powerful good luck charm. It notes the bone’s perceived value and the belief that it attracts luck, though its practical usefulness is questioned.
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Bone of Mystery
Transformation of bloom in fifty years marked changes
The text notes that over half a century most bloom transformation has occurred, indicating extensive historic change without detailing specifics.
Veilchen Blau Queen of Semi-Double Purple Roses
The famous hive rose Veilchen blau features semi double purple flowers that turn steel blue as they open with white and dark shading. In mass plantings they look best beside pale yellow or white varieties, offering striking contrast.
Mystery Power Behind This Belief
A fragment hints at a belief in a mysterious power behind events, suggesting curiosity about unseen forces shaping human conviction. The text evokes a sense of wonder and the influence such power exerts on thought and interpretation.
Moving ball of light seen during roalstorm at Hereford
A dramatic sky event over Hereford England captured a huge moving ball of incandescent light breaking through black clouds like a searchlight. The object appeared stationary for a moment and then sank slowly behind hills before vanishing.
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Hereford
England
Hadn’t Brought Bill In Milliner Shop Story
A young woman entered a milliner’s shop with a young bull and paid a small deposit promising to eat it in a few days. Weeks later she returned. the assistant forgot the transaction and asked for the bill. She replied they were married now and could not afford train fares for two.
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I Milliner's
Towers Not Original Part of Westminster Abbey
The piece notes that the towers were not part of the original Westminster Abbey, built two centuries after the monastery’s dissolution. Sir Christopher Wren began the towers and designed the central tower and spire, but they were never completed. It mentions Sunday guards and Cromwell’s 1653 coronation chair removal from the abbey for his installation in Westminster Hall.
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Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Christopher Wren
St. Paul's Cathedral
Oliver Cromwell
Westminster Hall
Wombat Seeks Gift. Holmes Chooses Mirror Over Range
Mr. Wombat asks Sherlock Shimmes to decide on a birthday present for his wife. After brief inspection Sherlock recommends a full-length mirror, noting greater wear on the wife’s boudoir floor. He adds a quip about mosquitoes and skin tone.
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Mr. Wombat
Sherlock Shimmes
Alum Use in Baking Powder Declines by 1880s Hart
The article notes that around 1880 alum was once used in baking powder per Hart in Leavening Agents, but has been abandoned. Modern formulations use calcined, water free sodium aluminum sulfate as the sole aluminum compound.
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Hart
Before and After The wisest marriage annilment is before the wedding
A Boston Herald note discusses the adage about marriage timing, suggesting wisdom lies in addressing issues before nuptials. It reflects on marriage planning and potential consequences, framed in a cautionary editorial tone.
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Boston Herald
National OAM of Health Site Listed at Smithsonian
The National OAM of Health is located in the southeast court gallery of the Arts and Industries Building at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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The
National Oam of Health
Southeast Court Gallery
Arts and Industries
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Bell-Ans Halts Indigestion Discomfort
An old advertisement touts Bell Ans for indigestion as a harmless relief for gas belching heartburn sick headache and nausea. It claims over 80 years of use and invites free samples from Bell Co Inc Orangeburg NC.
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Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N. C
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