Scotland Led in Witch Burning Says Scientific Opinion
The article debates which part of the United Kingdom carried the heaviest witch-hanging burden. Scotland is cited with about 4000 executions, though some writers note strangulation at the stake. A Glasgow clergyman cites a 1658 Edinburgh case as an example.
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London
United Kingdom
England
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
Lauchlan MacLean Watt
Glasgow
Castlehill
Edinburgh
Bronze figures for Boulder Dam flanking flagpole proposed
Plans to cast two 30-foot winged figures by Oskar Hansen in bronze for Boulder Dam place, facing downstream beside a 125-foot flagpole at the Nevada end, overlooking the Colorado River gorge. The article then shifts to a historical discussion of witch trials in Scotland, citing Aberdeen 1596-97 and later trials through 1722, noting executions and legislative repeal.
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Nevada
Boulder Dam
Oskar J. W. Hansen
Chicago
Colorado River
Courtesy as a universal virtue in daily life and diplomacy
The article argues that courtesy governs safe driving and everyday interactions, noting hats removed in some stores and the need for genuine civility beyond wealth. It calls courtesy the conscience of diplomacy, essential for peace, and cites France gifting the Statue of Liberty as an act of sublime courtesy.
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France
Sign on oil truck proclaims courtesy on Ohio roads
A traveling reader notes a roadside sign on a large Ohio oil company truck urging drivers to blow their horn as the road is theirs. The driver is instructed to turn right when hearing an approaching car horn, a gesture praised as courteous yet rarely seen on highways.
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Ohio
American patchwork loghouse quilting described
The article traces American patchwork known as loghouse quilting, attributed to the United States and Canada and later named in Britain as loghouse quilting. It explains ribbon and silk patch strips set in widening diagonal color sequences, with overlapping edges and a centered silk foundation, producing a striking light and dark pattern.
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United States
Canada
England
Great Britain
America
Every Inch a Gentleman Loyalty in Quiet Courtesy
A reminiscence praising a man described as "Every inch a gentle man" whose courtesy stems from a loyal nature and noble mind. It credits listening, calmness under opposing views, and courtesy as outward soul expression, attributed to a Western Newspaper Union slogan.
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Western Newspaper Union
From Brisk Global Tides to German Book Control
Arthur Brisbane reflects on rising Axis cooperation between Germany and Italy and the looming influence along the Danube. He contrasts rapid modern progress with past limits, cites Telegraph and radio eras, and contrasts Milton's defiance of censorship with Germany's push to regulate reading.
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Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Austria
Danube
Hostages Seized by Both Sides in Spanish War
Reports warn that women are among hostages on both sides in the Spanish Civil War. Governments plead for hostage exchanges to avert massacres, with Britain fearing a wholesale slaughter of women. The tone criticizes the grim exchanges and calls for restraint.
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England
Spain
Nice
Mental wagers and a Jersey City rescue in a single page
A New York area piece notes Dr. Bakst claiming a mental system to win horse races with no cash gain. It also reports a Jersey City rescue of a woman named Anastasia Adiuszkiewics hanging from a ledge, praised by a truck driver who helped. An eighteen year old mother reportedly killed her newborn, was convicted of manslaughter but placed on probation, and four jurors regretted their verdict.
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Aberdeen
Dumfries
Scotland
Sutherland
Dornoch
Dr. Bakst
Columbia University
Monte Carlo
Anastasia Adiuszkiewics
Jersey City
Quotes on life duty and wisdom from a reflective collection
A series of aphorisms on choosing action over complaint, the value of duty, patience, and friendship. The pieces urge personal responsibility, ethical conduct, and thoughtful living, with maxims on happiness, learning, and history.
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