Guards Protect Windsor Castle From All Sides
The Windsor fortress is protected by soldiers and police at every entrance with guards, detect officers, and night watchmen. Sentries can be searched and royal bags inspected when leaving the palaces. Failing duty leads to severe penalties, with few cases on record of guards removed from posts.
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England
Windsor
Ea Tanai
Sip Seolee
Windsor Castle
Ballahot
London
Four Miles An Hour Myth Revealed by a City Walker
A New York Sun account explains how walking four miles in an hour seems easy in theory but fails under real test. A walker records mile times up to a first mile in fifteen minutes and notes the comfort of gravel paths and crosswalk delays. He concludes the four mile per hour pace is a misleading average.
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Ninetieth Street
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New York Sun
A Tale of Two Hats by H M Pemberton
In the English Art Journal Blewbury H M Pemberton profiles Morgan Jones a former local curate and noted miser who died worth fifty thousand pounds. Tales recount his extreme economy including sermons on torn paper saved for washing day and trading hats with a scarecrow. His tatty coat survives as a memory via neighborhood photographs.
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H. M. Pemberton
Blewbury
Morgan Jones
Jones
Evolution of mayor title in English towns and cities
The term mayor derives from the Norman maire and was used for the chief magistrate of a borough under Henry II. It granted London's citizens certain rights and the style right honorable under Edward III. York and later many provincial cities adopted the title.
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London
York
The Dark Horse Origin Origin of the Term in Disraeli Novel
The phrase dark horse is traced to Benjamin Disraeli in his novel The Young Duke. He describes a race where favorites fade and a rede horse unseen at the start wins, illustrating an underdog triumph.
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Disraeli
Secret mark on red paper gives imperial authority in China
The text explains that no document holds power without the emperor's approval signified by a small brush spot on red paper margins. The mark, sacred to Chinese culture, grants legitimacy and protection. without it documents may be torn or ignored.
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China
First Discovery of Lake Superior Iron Ore Found
The first white discovery of Lake Superior iron ore occurred September 16, 1844 near Teal Lake in northern Michigan by William A. Burt, deputy surveyor. In June 1845 the Jackson Mining company began at Jackson Michigan and secured possession of the Jackson iron mountain. Ore from that mountain was first used in a bloomery at Jackson and later in bloomers in northern Michigan in 1847 and afterward.
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Teal Lake
Michigan
William A. Burt
Jackson Mining Company
Jackson
Mich
Jackson Iron Mountain
Canada’s Gold Coinage Policy Described by Chicago News
The Chicago News explains that Canadian gold is treated as U S gold for exchanges and redemptions. Canadians wishing gold must transact with U S mints, as Canada has no local assay or official valuation facility.
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Canada
United States
Chicago News
Why Snakes Are Blind
Snakes including rattlesnakes shed their skins three times yearly in spring midsummer and fall. During shedding they experience a brief period of near blindness making them more dangerous.
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