New Year Reflections On Duty And Progress In 1922
A 1922 outlook arguing the need for duty, progress, and self restraint. Reverend John Sherman and Puritan ancestry are cited to urge Americans to embrace responsibility, curb excess, honor laws, and strive for improvement in the new year. The piece urges perseverance, prudent spending, and communal betterment amid economic strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Sherman
W. T. Sherman
John Sherman
James 3. Sherman
Burial Dole Observed At Welsh Funerals In North Wales
A Welsh custom at funerals in North Wales sees relatives and neighbors gather around a table, the minister presiding as each person drops a silver coin for the deceased’s soul. The practice, once common nationwide, now survives mainly in hillside villages where money helps cover mourning costs, while town areas fade.
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Chris Hans
Funersia
Anll
North Wales
London
Baily Mail
Stanal
Colin
Hialdes
Tests on Musical Talent by Phonograph Records
Tests measured five faculties in 70 University of Wisconsin summer students using phonograph records. Pitch, rhythm, tonal preference, loudness perception, and musical memory were evaluated to quickly classify pupils in public schools.
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University of Wisconsin
Apples for English Market Noted From Canadian Districts
The English market draws heavily on Canadian fruit regions in Ontario Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with heavy Baldwin Kings Newton Pippin Spie Apple varieties this season. Maine yields are high but New England crops overall are light. Western Winesap and related varieties ship to British shops with Royal approval. King George once ordered Winesap cove sent to Marlborough House annually from the Northwest.
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Ontario
Nova Scotian
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Ynland
Maine
New England
Oregon
Doge Beadline Quip Provokes Lively Riff
A playful but cryptic line from the Boston Transcript lampoons Hermite by hinting at unexpected animal sounds. Readers might expect cows or horses as an ironic contrast to the stated “doge” and “beadline” muddled wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadline
Boston ‘Transcript
Red deer fight and courtship in London parks
The London Times notes red deer in urban parks closely resemble wild ancestors. During mating season, a majestic stag defends his hinds, locking antlers in clashes while bachelors attempt to ambush. Victorious suitors chase away rivals and reclaim mates, leaving the field as the season winds down.
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Britain
London Nature Tower
London
Anya
London Times
Tower
New Fields of Wealth Open by Ontario Rail Extension
New fields of wealth will open as Ontario extends rail to James Bay shores. The government aims to tap mineral and timber riches with power sources sufficient for 500000 horsepower. A 200-foot fall could be created at the proposed terminal. Sixty to seventy miles of steel will be laid this winter on the Denorborn Telegraph line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Ontario
James Bay
Uned Magnet Recovers Ship Cargo at Sea
A ship’s cargo of milk iron olla was recovered from the seabed. Many kegs containing the walls were broken and contents spread through the mud. Recovery was achieved using a large lif logging magnet.
Retainer Progressed Description in Conversation
Disrnell describes Baum in a dialogue with Bie Philip Mose. He notes Baum served well for five years, became a faithful and interesting friend for the next five, and in the final five years behaved as a most indulgent master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disrnell
Bie
Philip Mose
Baum
One Aye Companies at Plattaburg Camp
At Citizens Military Training camp two groups of rookies were organized by age rather than home towns. The plan aims to reveal which unit rapidly produces trained soldiers and which shows the greatest progress over time. It could have far reaching effects.
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Me Fay
Manny
Armerlee
Iimeelt
Anenei
Charles Lamb
Pirle
Plattaburg
Opinion Is Everything Refrain in A Satirical Verse
A fragmented quatrain mirrors a mock classical meditation on opinion and power. The speaker, attributed to Blarcus Anprellus An toninus, muses that removing opinion reveals unshaken reality like a mariner at a promontory. The text blends paradox with political wit through playful pseudo names.
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Blarcus Anprellus Antoninus
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John Dickinson Sherman
Trinity College
Cambridge
Church of England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Boston
Salem
Watertown
Wethersfield
Conn
Milford
New Haven
Ana
Harvard University
Cotton Mather
Enig Laph
Bnet Waltian
Mass
Church of Watertown
Harvard College
Christ
Mui
Tylee
Bkr
Praiaam
Walla
Lero
M Trust
eChecks
John Bherman
Wales
Banefit
Pasalon
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