Lost Sister of Wyoming Returns After 150 Years
A five day sesquicentennial tribute in Wilkesbarre and Kingston Pa culminated in a pageant retelling the Wyoming Valley massacre of 1778. The tale follows Frances Slocum’s long captivity and ultimate discovery in Indiana, linking her to the Slocum family and modern descendants attending the celebration.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston
Wyoming Valley
Westmoreland
Connecticut
Continental Congress
Washington
Oriskany
Glen-gwatuh
John Butler
Butler
Forty Fort
Susquehanna
Home Guards
Zebulon Epi A
Esther Muantour
Canada
Philadelphia
Rock
Noah Hopkins
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Hopkins
Zebulon Buller
Home Defense Company
Denison
Delaware
Wyoming
Jonathan Slocum
Rhode Island
Slocum
Kingsley
Frances
Hiele Frances
Dow Growh
Niagara
Tioga
George W. Ewing
United States Indian Service
Miami
Missisinewa
Wabash River
Indiana
Nwing
Frances Slocinf
Lancaster
Lancaster Intelligencer
Frances Slocum
Wilkesharre
Colonel Ewing
Logansport
Ind
Mississippi
Wabash
Francis Godfrey
Orm Godfrey
Godfrey
Peru
Pennsylvania
Everlasting Flame Memorial Planned at Whiteface Mountain
A granite shaft and acetylene flame memorial are planned on Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid to honor New York World War soldiers. The beacon will be visible within a 125 mile radius, spanning parts of Vermont New Hampshire southern Quebec and Montreal, and overlook Lake Placid Saranac Lake and the St Lawrence region.
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Whiteface Mountain
New York State
Lake Placid
Sumit
Montreal
Vermont
New Hampshire
Quebec
Rocky Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Saranac Lake
St. Regis
Ausable River
Arc de Triomphe Memorial Plans Seven Mile Motor Road
The project outlines a seven mile motor road to the mountain connected to the Arc de Triomphe memorial in Paris. The feature describes cross city routing and ceremonial access implications in the capital’s commemorative site.
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Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Underground garages eyed for Paris and London parks
The Automobile Association proposes underground garages car parks and cab stands beneath city parks in Paris and London. It challenges the government to adopt the plan as a new approach to urban parking and transport.
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Paris
London
Automobile Association
Pla
Plan for four-subway cellar garages under parks in London
Officials consider a network of four sub ways providing two entrances and exits beneath each park. With London’s 3635 public squares, space would fit tens of thousands of cars. Government cited high costs making the project unattractive.
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London
Geologist Proposes Channel to Create Inland Sea in Libya Desert
A geologist in Egypt proposes excavating a 200 mile canal from the Mediterranean to the Libyan desert to form a vast inland sea. The plan envisions refilling the desert basin and altering regional geography.
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Egypt
Libyan Desert
Mediterranean
Ell Shaped Stock Barn for 30 Cows and 16 Horses Idea
A barn design shows an L shaped complex housing 50 cows and 16 horses in single stalls with a cow wing 40 by 60 feet and a horse wing including box stalls. Ventilating flues run outside the walls to keep interiors smooth while overhead tracks for feed cars appear in larger barns.
Ash Uplifter Simplifies Furnace Ash Removal Innovative device eases cleaning with a crank lift and equipped cart.
A newly designed ash uplifter automates removing ashes from a furnace by guiding ashes into a can through a floor hole. The system uses a pit, waterproofed concrete, and an automatic trapdoor to prevent clogging, with a movable trapdoor location and a small steel cart for easy transport.
Tudor Period Homes Relic of Old England
The English manor houses serve as inspiration for modern Tudor style architecture noted for size and importance. Plan emphasizes economy, privacy, and separation of public, service, and family areas. Brick and stone define the Tudor domestic tradition with brick walls, stone trim, and decorative gables and coping.
Rough Texture Wall Finishes Easily Done
Interior decorators say textured finishes are a lasting contribution to large interiors with historic roots in major architectural periods. Textured walls soften space, improve acoustics, can be washable, and avoid redecorating. A simple method is mixing a white plastic paint powder with water and color.
Stone Ornament and English Style in Architecture Descriptions
The passage describes coping curves and ornamented finials on doors and windows, stone sills jambs and mullions, English casement sash with mullions and transom bars, two story bay windows with stone coping, wide window openings with flat lintels, arched doorways, carved stone decoration, decorative chimneys with stone caps and pots, and a steep roof allowing attic rooms and dormers aligned with gables.
Small Home Design Tied to Material Choice
The article argues that small houses reflect American style, with thousands built yearly. It emphasizes that proportion and structure depend on materials, especially lumber, and urges builders to understand best planning and designing practices to suit timber construction.
Kitchen walls should be washable and durable flooring
The wall finish in the kitchen should be smooth and washable with impervious surfaces. Glossier finishes are preferred. For the floor, a high quality linoleum or rubber covering proves long lasting, attractive and easy to clean.
Hydrated Lime Boosts Workability and Waterproofing in Specs
Hydrated lime improves workability density and waterproofing qualities and is now included in the specifications of many large building projects.
Texture application tips for walls and ceilings
The text describes applying texture while the surface is tacky using common tools like a kitchen spoon a crumpled paper or a sponge to create a patterned finish on walls or ceilings. It emphasizes work while still wet and using simple implements.
Rear Staircase Suggested When Space Permits
The text argues for adding a rear stairway in homes when space and the packet book allow. It says a secondary staircase helps housewives and maids move between floors without using the main hall or living room. It emphasizes time savings and the ability to meet visitors discreetly.
Oak Flooring Endowed by Nature and Skilled Craft
The oak floor combines natural strength with skilled manufacturing for toughness and resilience. It resists wear and time as it ages, seasons, mellows, and beautifies the space.
Not Very Amusing Entertainer Doubles as Doubtful Judge
Humorous remark from Stray Stories frames a candor about an ineffective performer. Quick quip notes the lack of entertainment value and the inability to entertain even a doubt.
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Australia
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