Perahera in Kandy A Century-Old Temple Pageant
National Geographic notes the annual Perahera in Kandy featuring elephants in ornate caparisons, firelit night processions, and sacred relics including Buddha's Tooth. The ten night festival blends Buddhist ritual with vibrant dance, music, and a dramatic water-cutting finale on Mahaweli Ganga day.
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Ceylon
Goa
Vishnu
Esala
Gajabahu
India
Esula
Perahera
Mahaweli Ganga
Kandy
Gowanus House Dig Reveals Historic City Mystery
Brooklyn workers uncover a hidden Gowanus house thought lost since 1776 when British forces chased Washington. The find awakens civic groups urging a city search as the park department weighs preservation and use.
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Brooklyn
Park Department
Gowanus House
Lord Howe
General Washington
Long Bland
Washington
Skunk Image Reveals Farm Helper And Pests
A light verse describes skunks as pests for eggs and nests yet useful on farms. It notes their habit of eating beetles, bugs, rats, and more mice than seven cats. The poem mentions the white stripe and a strong scent to deter encounters at night.
Barter Exchange Offers Blood for Sale in Fort Worth
Barter exchange begins selling blood to hospital patients in Fort Worth Texas. City County hospital requests a transfusion as Henry Baker an unemployed man is assigned the job by the exchange to provide the blood.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Henry Baker
Breakfast advice from Edith Barber urges daily morning meal
A columnist argues against skipping breakfast highlighting benefits for mood, energy, and digestion. She notes light cereals with milk and fruit, suggests timing fruit with cereal, and recommends whole grain cereals and bran for fullness while keeping calories in check. Regular eggs are advised several times a week.
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Edith M. Barber
Breakfast Eggs and Light Diets Featured in Menu Advice
A health article discusses breakfast as a good meal for weight conscious eaters and offers a sample plan with orange juice one egg thin toast coffee and lunch cereal with milk. It highlights eggs as a calorie efficient source of minerals and vitamins and shares scrambled eggs with corn flakes as a recipe.
How It Started By Jean Newton
An article notes word origins and the example of shrapnel named after British general Shrapnel. It frames language history as a record of mankind and progress, then includes a 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service cooking recipe for Creamed Ham With Anchovy, detailing ingredients and steps.
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Jean Newton
General Shrapnel
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Neighbors Share Quick Kitchen and Home Tips
A 1933 Associated Newspapers WNU Service column offers practical advice. Dissolve gelatin in hot water then add cold water to set jelly quickly. Use carbolic acid to blot laundry marks, wood alcohol to remove heat spots, and a knotted twisting method to shape crullers.
Remittance Mention in Divorce Alimony Case
In a quoted exchange, Maude is described as divorced with a remark about her marriage, followed by a reference that she receives two hundred dollars monthly alimony. The dialogue suggests ongoing financial support despite the divorce.
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Maude
Mayor Pays Salaries for Taunton Street Workers
Taunton mayor Andrew J. McGraw covered the pay for 55 street department employees after the city could not meet their salaries, dipping into his own funds to ensure timely payments.
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Taunton
Mass
Andrew J. McGraw
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