Birth and Legacy of Thomas Godfrey Quadrant Inventor
Pennsylvanian Thomas Godfrey born 1676 near England Wales boundary. His son Thomas Godfrey born 1736 in Philadelphia became poet while the first Thomas invented a renowned reflecting quadrant. The elder Godfrey improved Davis quadrant, aided by James Logan, with Logan sending details to Halley and Collinson.
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Thomas Godfry
Thomas Godfrey
England
Wales
Thomas
Pensylvania
Tredyfrin Township
Chester County
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Glazier
Philadelphia
Newton
Davis
James Logan
Godfrey
Stenton
Logan
Mr. Logan
Delaware Bay
Joshua Fisher
Lewes
Delaware
Edmund Halley
Halley
Peter Collinson
Royal Society of London
John Hadley
Society
Philosophical Transactions
Barlow
Columbiad
Mariner’s
Mercantile
North Carolina
Parthia
America
Lulu's Epsom Salts Tablets Offer Gentle Relief
Lulu's Epsom Salts Tablets provide a healthful natural laxative with no cramps or nauseating after-effects. Keep a box on hand and ask the druggist for Lulu's or send 10c to Continental Drug Corporation, St. Louis for a generous sample.
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Lulu’s
Continental Drug Corporation
St.Louis
Poems of a Colonial Era Writer Highlight Merit
The text notes the author's early merit with the American Magazine and his poem The Court of Fancy modeled on Chaucer’s House of Fame. A 1767 volume of his poems, Account of T. Godfrey, was published by Nathaniel Evans.
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Court of Fancy
House of Fame
Chaucer
T. Godfrey
Nathaniel Evans
Radio Program Schedule for Cleveland Akron and Chicago
A 1925 listing details WEAR Cleveland programs from 7 to 12 p m including Akron Central High School glee club musical acts and the Ringwall String Trio. WEAF York features a United Synagogue of America women’s program and a Gold Dust Twins Eveready Hour and Tales of Hoffmann. WCAE Pittsburgh offers dinner concert Uncle Kaybee police reports and The Eveready Hour. KYW Chicago presents a children story and farm bureau speeches with dinner concert and musical programs.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Akron Central High School Boys Glee Club
Ringwall String Trio
WEAF
York
United Synagogue of America
Waldorf-Astoria
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
American Bar Association
Gold Dust Twins
Eveready Hour
Weaf Grand Opera Company
WCAE
Pittsburgh
William Penn Hotel
New York
Grand Opera
KYW
Chicago
Ill
Congress Hotel
American Farm Bureau Federation
Radio Features Today
Listings from multiple stations include Yale versus Harvard track meet at 7 p m on WIZ New York and Navy Band performance on WRC Washington. WAAM Newark airs Senator Arthur Whitney address at 6 30 p m. WEAF Philadelphia and WOO New York feature Gypsy ensemble at 8 p m with quips about Darwin and modern woman in between notes.
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New York
Yale
Harvard
WRC
Washington
United States Navy
WAAM
Newark
Arthur Whitney
WEAF
Woo
Philadelphia
Radio and sports events dominate summer WGMU broadcasts
The Grebe peoples’ mobile station WGMU airs shortwave sports from polo to baseball with Thornton Fisher dubbed mikemaster. Arctic ship prepares for annual icefield tests while radio contacts civilization. WGY promises a busy June 21 week with operas and the U S Marine Band as Tasmania accepts KFKX signals from Hastings Nebraska.
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WGMU
Thornton Fisher
Mikemaster
Arctic
WGY
U. S. Marine Band
Tasmania
Australia
KFKX
Hastings
Neb
Foster's Weather Prognostication for June storms
Washington reports a sequence of midsummer weather events from June 15 to 25, including heat waves, drought, and heavy rains across central and western regions. Forecasts anticipate a transcontinental storm around June 17 and another strong storm near June 22, with potential dangerous local storms in the southwest.
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Washington
Drouth
United States
Canada
Great Central
Southwest
Southcentral
Jupiter
Greece
Government Weather Bureau
St. Lawrence Valley
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Restored Hair Health
Advertisement notes Parisian Sage as a top hair tonic and scalp treatment. Claims stop dandruff and itching, prevent hair loss, and beautify hair. Sold at McKee's Kut Rate Store and all druggists, with a guarantee.
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McKee
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