Clark and Washington in the West’s Revolutionary Tale
The piece honors George Rogers Clark’s 18th century campaign to secure the Old Northwest and fix the Mississippi border, contrasts his life with George Washington's, and notes Clark’s later neglect despite pivotal victories at Kaskaskia Vincennes Fort Sackville and his lasting national impact.
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Houghton-Miflin Company
Boston
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James Wilkinson
Washington
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Princeton
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Reading For Children With Young Minds
Editor John Martin argues children under ten think in images and should read material they can understand. He cautions against forcing labor, encourages engaging stories with memorable characters, and notes early ego development stems from age appropriate reading.
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John Martin
Smallest US Gold Coin Minted Says R J Grant
R J Grant the mint director states the one dollar gold piece was the smallest denomination of gold coin ever minted by the United States government.
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R. J. Grant
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United States
Term wide meaning in scriptures defines Gentiles as all non Jews
The term Gentiles is described as encompassing all peoples who did not accept the Jewish faith, meaning all nationalities except Jews according to the source text.
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Jes
Pocket desk helps hands free reading in England
A new neck suspended skeleton frame called the pocket desk allows reading or knitting without holding a book. Invented in England, the device rests on the chest and supports the work, freeing both hands for tasks.
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England
No Trouble to Do That Quote Card
A short proverb framed as a reflection on courage and wisdom in facing misfortune. It contrasts faint hearts with the steady bearing of life’s burdens and managing others’ affairs.
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Richard
Youth Morality and the College Crowd
A reflection on youth and morality in college culture. The author notes students seek acceptance and risk appearing foolish, guided by prudence and public opinion. A humorous exchange highlights limited knowledge of foreign relations among students.
Marines Relieved to Hold Line Near Marigny in June 1948
The First Battalion of the Fifth Marines quarters near Marigny in early June 1948 then moves north to relieve the First Division. They bear the brunt of the German offensive as remnants of the Fifth Great Hill 142 hold against a counteroffensive after urgent redeployments.
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Fifth Marines
Marigny
France
Bowie
Hill 142 and the Second Engineers Hold
A continued World War I battlefield scene shows Lieutenant Wythe reporting with twenty-two engineers to back Marines on Hill 142. The unit dig in while repurposed troops, drills, and a brutal night bombardment blend with war humor and grim casualty details.
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Torey Road
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Hill 142 and Belleau Wood: Marines Hold Against Boche
In mid June 1918 at Hill 142 and Bouresches Belleau Wood the Third battalions of the Sixth Marines and Fifth attacked German positions. Despite heavy losses including machine gun nests the Americans established footholds and endured brutal rifle and artillery fire as stretcher bearers and Red Cross workers tended the wounded under a merciless sun.
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Bois de Belleau
Robinson
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Superstitions About Ladders May Dates and Odds
A study notes that many avoid stepping under ladders due to historic punishments and that May has been linked to unlucky marriages. It cites Charles Platt on phrases like not worth a cross and explains ties to garden nuisances and old beliefs.
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Charles Platt
York Minster Recasts Bells In Special Rededication
York Minster in England rededicates its bells after recasting and hanging. The church peal expands from 12 to 13 bells with a new semitone bell added between the sixth and seventh, making one of England’s best peals. The tenor bell weighs about three tons, with Big Peter weighing nearly one ton as the third largest in the country.
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York Minster
England
Bodlat
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Big Paul
Big Ben
Emerson Host to Weekly Winter Visitors in Concord
The Concord study opens weekly in winter to farmers shopkeepers and famed neighbors Lowell Holmes Alcotts and Longfellows. Emerson sits with legs crossed twining limbs and leans to answer questions while Alcott avoids monologue keeping replies concise.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Longfellows
Storyteller Sir James Taggart Recounts Dying Drunk Man Tale
A London Sketch excerpt recalls Sir James Taggart ex lord provost of Aberdeen as a noted storyteller. He narrates of a kirk man found dying drunk near his door by a Roman Catholic priest who helps him home. The drunk man, on reaching the latch, looks at the priest and remarks a puzzled line.
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James Percy
James Taggart
Aberdeen
Kirk
Link
London
Honey and Honeydew Types in Floral and Honeydew Substances
The text distinguishes two materials named as floral or novi and Honeydew or gbnortitk. Floral comes from deetar a nectar secreted by flowers while Honeydew originates from honeydew a sweet substance deposited on leaf surfaces by plant tree and other insects.
Ancient Greek Inscription Guards Water Aqueduct
A fifth century Greek inscription found on the Jerusalem aqueduct warns against trespass and planting crops within fifteen poles of the conduit. The stone includes a carved foot measurement of twelve and a tenth inches to prevent ignorance of the distance.
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