Incognito on Mountain Beach Provokes Sunset Ambition
Monty Temple, a rich man's son from Mountain Beach, quits idleness and plans a self made venture after a morbid resolve to be different. He leases land, builds a temporary stand, clashes with a red headed rival, and fires his own project in a clash that lands him in the police station. He agrees to settle the damage to avoid publicity.
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Monty Temple
Pacific
California
Exclusive
Mountain Beach
Monty
America
Harvard
Red
Hulk
Santa Monica
Baja California
Catalina Island
Pacific Ocean
United States
Shot
Red-Head
Exclusive Mountain Beach
Industry's misfits studied by scientists in report
The Industrial Health Research board notes misfits as the main modern human problem in industry. They watch eleven year old pupils and will relate later success to personal traits. Dr Bouchard finds comfort at 62.3F for light work, with 58 to 66F broadly comfortable.
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Medical Research Council
London United Press
Industrial Healthesearch Board
T. Bouchard
Bedford
How Blackbird Got Its Color Is Ancient Myth
The blackbird once was white until a magpie directs him to the King of Riches in the earth. He touches gold dust, a demon erupts, and the bird returns black with a soot stained bill. Since then he fears sudden noises, expecting another demon.
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Blackbird
Mike
Mame
Minnie
Palisades Cliffs Define Hudson River Gorge
The Palisades are towering cliffs along the Hudson from near Haverstraw New York to Weehawken New Jersey spanning about 30 miles. Ranging from 200 to 550 feet, they are formed of trap rock with distinct columnar features. The Palisades Interstate Park covers over 48 000 acres in New Jersey and protects notable sections of the cliffs.
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Hudson River
Haverstraw
N. Y
Weehawken
Palisades Interstate Park
New Jersey
The
Palisades
King’s Poet Laureate History From Henry II to George III
Chronology of English royal poets traces an early king's poet paid 100 shillings in Henry II's era, Chaucer's era and 1389 grant, Spenser's pension in 1591, and Ben Jonson's patent tenure. Laureate origin linked to laurel crowns and Apollo myth, with ode-writing on royal birthdays ending in George III's reign.
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England
Henry
Edward IV
Henry II
Geoffery Chaucer
Edmund Spenser
Ben Jonson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Laurea
Apollo
George III
Cactus Family Contains About Two Thousand Varieties
E C Hummel notes in Nature Magazine that the cactus family numbers some 2000 species and varieties. The New World discovery expanded botany with diverse forms. Rhipsalis genus includes an African native that grows on tree trunks and is called mistletoe cactus, possibly carried across by birds from the Americas.
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New World
North
South America
E. C. Hummel
Nature Magazine
Africa
Atlantic
Naming Portland by Coin Flip Sparks City History
The narrative recounts how Portland Oregon got its name by a coin toss after early settlers William Overton Amos Lovejoy arrived by canoe from Fort Vancouver. It notes prior cabins and the 1243 founding date, subsequent sale of land to Francis Pettygrove, 1844 survey, and 1845 street layout.
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Portland
Oregon
William Overton
Amos L. Lovejoy
Willamette River
Ft. Vancouver
Columbia
Oregon City
Overton
Francis W. Pettygrove
Pettigrove
Early Portland Name Choice Decided by Coin Toss
The city founders debated naming the new settlement Portland or Boston. Pettygrove favored Portland, Lovejoy preferred Boston. They settled the question by a coin toss with Portland on heads and Boston on tails. Portland won.
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Pettygrove
New Brunswick
Maine
Portland
Lovejoy
Massachusetts
Boston
Origin of harness racing and American trotting horses
The passage notes a New York fashion in the early 20th century driving fast trotting horses on roads, which evolved into harness racing as a global sport. It highlights the rise of a versatile horse breed and breeders using authenticated public performance records to register in closed stud books.
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New York
Hibernation linked to pituitary slowdown and fat buildup
An authority explains that hibernation results from a slowed pituitary gland causing fat accumulation from unused energy. The process is not driven by pre planned heat insulation or food reserves, but by the body's internal mechanism during winter sleep.
Early Agriculturists in the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys
The text notes that ancient agriculture flourished in the broad valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates about 4,000 years ago. It claims early farmers advanced seed selection, domestication of wild plants, and the foundations of farming processes, marking a major stage in agricultural development.
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Tigris
Euphrates
Popular Setters and the English Setter's Enduring Favor
The article notes Llewellin setters as a common term for English setters. It explains three setter varieties English Irish and Gordon and their hunting prowess. In sport English setters remain the most used and highly regarded in field performance.
Perce Rocher Stands Aground Near Gaspe coast
The huge rock Perce Rocher dominates the Gulf of St. Lawrence, towering above the angry waters off the Gaspe peninsula. In the distance lies Bonaventure Island, once the haunt of a privateer captain, now a bird sanctuary sheltering thousands of gulls, white gannets, and cormorants.
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Perce Rocher
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gaspe Peninsula
Bonaventure Island
Sherman Epigrams and the War’s Grim Wit
Civil war general Sherman is portrayed as a prolific epigram maker in Lloyd Lewis’s biography Sherman: Righting Prophet. Excerpts show blunt, wry maxims on war, fame, banking, self governance, and media, illustrating a complex figure shaping public memory through sharp quips.
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Sherman
Lloyd Lewis
Real Love Mystery Revealed in Old Letter
An old letter reveals a dilemma about love involving Charlie and the writer. The message expresses fear of both taking and not taking him, stating it would be exciting to be miserable. The tone hints at intense emotional conflict and the value placed on love.
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Mame
Charlie
Elastic Clause and Local Marital Promise Mentioned
Fragmentary pieces show a discussion of the Elastic Clause from the U.S. Constitution and a personal resolve to marry if feelings persist. Also referenced are remarks from the Creston News-Advertiser praising Henry Ford's labor stance and a garbled note about wool pressing and a Department of Labor acid incident from 1913.
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Creston News
Henry Ford
Washington
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Rinso
Good Housekeeping Institute
ROE Pam New
Ranka
Ulling Bachaze
Isap
Edw. G. Robinson
Claire Trevor
C.S.T
Columbia Network
White House
Strate
Cooking
Congress
Wallihide
Mrs. Speidel
McNeill Hardware
Monticello, Iowa
Frances Speidel
Colonial ‘Jack Wacsh. Company
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