Growth of England’s Courts in Medieval Times
An overview of the origins of England’s three main common law courts the Exchequer Common Pleas and King’s Bench and the later Tudor prerogative courts including the Star Chamber It notes their dependence on royal will lax precedent and abuses such as torture and corruption under the sovereign and discusses Queen Elizabeth I’s revocation of monopolies granted to favorites to avert political backlash.
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England
Court of the Exchequer
Court of Common Pleas
Court of King's Bench
Chicago Tribune
Star Chamber
Prinse” Wet Supreme
Elizabeth
Man vs Flea: Size and Jump Capabilities Debunked
A London Tit-Bits writer argues that scaling a flea to human size would not let it jump far or high. The piece notes fleas reach 7% inches high and 13 inches long at tiny size, but bulk would outpace muscle power when enlarged.
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St. Paul’s
London
Bullfrog as a Fly Catcher in the Washington Post
A Washington Post writer calls Mr Bullfrog the best fly catcher, noting his sticky tongue and appetite for moving prey. He swallows beetles waterbugs butterflies and even small animals but avoids garter snakes despite hunger.
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Washington Post
Mr. Frog
Eskimos Use Ice Barriers For Igloos In Arctic Dwellings
A Washington Post writer explains Eskimos build igloos of compact snow blocks and seal them with frozen water. They melt in summer, then are rebuilt, and must vent smoke and fumes from an open fire to avoid buildup inside.
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Washington Post
Old Ghent Nuns Parade On Assumption Day Ceremony
The Chicago Tribune notes Ghent annual parade of Beguines on Assumption of the Virgin. Twelfth century Beguine houses, once war refuges, continue with no vows and freedom to return to city life. Beguines pay taxes. visitors call them the prettiest nuns.
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Ghent
Frederic Babeauk
Chicago Tribune
Palestine
Beguine Nuns of a City Within a City
The Beguinage houses devout women from good families who volunteer through prayer and nursing the poor. Each convent cottage bears a saint’s name and the portal proclaims in Latin I was a stranger and ye took me in. They also craft lace, its delicate work reaching far beyond their enclave.
Bitters Pioneer From Silesia to Trinidad
Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, a German adventurer and army surgeon, aided Bolivar in the Venezuelan independence fight and later settled by the Orinoco. In 1824 he created Aromatic Bitters, a growing family business later moved to Port of Spain in 1875 to escape political unrest.
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Johann Gottlieb
Benjamin Siegert
Silesia
Germany
Berlin
Napoleon
New York Herald Tribune
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
Bolivar
Siegertzier
Orinoco
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Treasury Seal Precedes United States Government
The Great Seal of the Treasury department bears a Latin legend meaning The Seal of the Treasury of North America. It is older than the United States government and Constitution, designed before the U S treasury existed and before 1789, found on documents dating to 1782.
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Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
The
Treasury of North America
United States of America
Independence vein turns Cripple Creek region into gold boom
The Cripple Creek district in Colorado swarmed with prospectors in the 1870s and 1880s. After many false gold reports the area held only a ranch and few diggers until July 4 1891 when the Independence vein near what is now Victor transformed it into a world renowned gold district.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Independence
Victor
First Printer in United States Daye produced colonial printing in Cambridge
Stephen Daye arrived in Massachusetts in 1638 under contract to Rev. Samuel Glover who died at sea. Daye set up the Cambridge press and in 1639 issued The Freeman's Oath, the first printed piece in the colonies.
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United States
Stephen Daye
Massachusetts
Samuel Glover
America
Daye
Cambridge
Washington Star
Japanese Steel Firms Aim to Buy Burmese Iron Ore
Japanese steel makers seek to secure ore supplies from Burma amid rising demand. Trade talks focus on shipments, pricing, and long term contracts between Japanese producers and Burmese suppliers.
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Japan
Burma
Jewel Bearings Redefined Swiss Watches in Early Era
A Washington Post writer notes Nicolas Facio a Swiss watchmaker in London patented jeweled bearings using drilled stones for pivots. Jeweling improved durability and reduced friction leading to widespread use, with rubies sapphires and synthetic corundum replacing natural stones, most jewel work produced in Switzerland.
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Washington Post
Nicolas Facio
London
Switzerland
February Names and Origins of the Cabbage Month
The piece traces February as called Cabbage Month and Sun Month by ancient Saxons and notes the shift to Summonath as days lengthened. It explains February derives from februare meaning to expiate during Roman purification and that it was once year’s last month.
Why February Gained And Lost Days In History
The text explains calendar changes from ancient times to Caesar and Augustus. It notes February’s length varied with leap years and how Augustus shifted a day from February to August to prevent three 31 day months in a row, effectively balancing the sequence of month lengths.
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B. C
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Radio advertising taxed as a national policy issue
The piece argues that the national administration should tax radio advertising as a commercialized use of public airwaves. It notes the cost implications of separate bread and butter service at Edmonton House Institution in Edmonton England, stating it added 4525 dollars in 1937 and will continue.
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Webster City Freeman-Journal
Edmonton House
Edmonton
England
Nash
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Monticello
Copeland
the Express
First’s Electrical Service
Iowa
Express Cooking School
New England
Tou Hoiling Water
Eiteoos Ee
the Cooking School
Mrs
Frances Speidel
Nash Coffee Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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