Adventurers Burn Out Sleepy Night Driver’s Narrow Escape
Fred Bock, a Brooklyn area truck driver on a Washington DC run with partner Charlie, fights sleep and a deadly bend on a November night. A wall, river below, and a soft sand pile from a highway patrol stop save them from a fatal plunge. Providence, he says, kept them alive.
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Jere
Fred Bock
Brooklyn
Fred
Charlie
Inger
Ick
Highway Patrol
Providence
Duke Buckingham and His Jewels in 1625 Paris
George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, reputedly wore immense jewels valued at 300 000 pounds. He attended dances in clothes trimmed with diamond buttons and hat bands and wore pearl knots and diamond adornments. During a 1625 Paris visit he had 27 suits made from rich embroidery and gems, including a white uncut velvet ensemble set with diamonds.
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George Villiers
Duke of
Buckingham
Paris
Peculiarity of Owls and Eye Turning
The text explains that owls see with both eyes at once and their eyes are fixed in their sockets requiring the bird to rotate its head to view different directions. It notes the ease of turning the head to look directly backward and mentions human vision and movement in a fragmented prose.
Moon's Elliptical Orbit Explained and Its Focus Point
The article describes the moon's orbit around Earth as an ellipse with varying shape. It notes perigee and apogee positions, explains how solar gravity and orbital mechanics alter the ellipse, and defines the orbit's center focus as the ellipse's focal point.
Bull Terrier Gladiator Of The Past Narrated
An old chronicle describes a bull terrier named Gladiator who fought in dog fights. The dog earned a fierce reputation as a plucky scrapper, bred for strength and agility, and driven by loyalty to his master.
Simple and Elegant Frocks From The Sewing Circle
The Lewis Circle Pattern Dept offers patterns for children and women emphasizing simplicity and practicality. Patterns 1812 1998 and 1938 showcase front buttoning frocks with puff sleeves peplum and varied sleeve options in multiple sizes. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bella and Winter Pattern Book at 367 Adams Street Chicago Ill. Bell Syndicate WNU Service May.
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Barbara Bella
Lewis Circle Pattern Dept
Adams Street
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Arriere pensee and Other Phrases in Latin and French
List of foreign words and phrases with translations and notes. Includes arriere pensee meaning a mental reservation, crescite et multiplicamini as increase and multiply, faites vos jeux meaning place your stakes, ipso jure meaning by unquestioned right, lusus naturae a freak of nature, sartor resartus the tailor retails, and related mottoes attributed to Maryland.
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Maryland
Roulette
Lusus
Naturae
Sartor
Réesartus
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Hnter
Washington
Washington, D. C
Route 1
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Philly
Venient
Georges Bonnet
United States
London
Duke of York
George VI
England
Chiang-Kai-shek
China
Nicar High
Lane Tech
Farmer
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Edward
Treasury
Arthur H. Kent
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Clayton.m. Turney
Cage
College
Arthur
Dutch” Lonborg
Northwestern University
Evanston
Voights
Golden Gate Span
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland
San Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
BY Gluy AS
Williams
Mother
Bel Syndicate, Inc
Pim
Blackman
Lick- A-Brik
Blackman Stock Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
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