Table Mountain Charm in Cape Town Ranked among World Seas
Travel Letters by Thomas C Thacher describe Cape Town and Table Mountain as a premier seaport with stunning views. The author highlights Table Mountain’s table like shape, surrounding ranges such as Hotten tot and Hotten tot Range, and the constant changing perspectives of the landscape from shore to hinterland. A Christmas morning scene on the verandah adds a warm personal touch.
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Capetown
Naples
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Hottentot
Holland
Blue Bay
Hottentot Range
Blandlet
Thomas C. Thacher
Snakes in Ireland? Debunking St Patrick’s Legend in Mayo
Scientist Dr Charles Bogart of the American Museum of Natural History says Ireland had no snakes since the last Ice Age. He notes no land bridge connected Ireland to Europe 40,000 years ago and recalls a 1831 attempt to introduce English snakes in County Down that failed quickly.
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County
Mayo
Eire
Croagh Patrick
St. Patrick
Ireland
Charles Bogart
Department of Reptiles and Amphibians
American Museum of Natural History
County Down
Covent Garden
Slang Words And Their Stories Behind The Terms
A survey of slang origins traces white elephants to Burmese and Siamese royalty, explains thunder theft from John Dennis, and links phrases like kicked the bucket and so long to historic practices. It notes mob from mobile vulgus and notes the unclear origin of the word slang itself.
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Burma
Siam
John Dennis
Cottage Cheese Recipes Hit With Frugal Folks Tone
The article extols cottage cheese as easy to make in rural homes using surplus milk and notes its high protein, low calories, and growing popularity on the West Coast. It then lists diverse recipes including Russian Paskha, Hungarian Cheese, French Cheese and Potato Pie, Brunswick Stew, Chocolate Polka Dot Pie, Chocolate Dumplings, and Dumplings, with instructions and yields.
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Los Angeles
Andrea King
Yucca Salamanich
Andrea
Hollywood
St. Pat
Walter Scott
Tranhoe
East Anglia
Gus
Joe
Marine
Lewis B
Puller
YMCA
NATO
Royal Canadian Air Force
Centralia
Ontario
RCAF
Graham Wallace
West Coast
Brunswick
Edwardsburg
Ronald Wheeler
Ronald
G.e.’S
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