English Settlers Seek Freedom Reach Boston in 1634
Robert Heathers and William Heydon flee tyranny in 1634 England and arrive in Boston where Rev. Doctor Cotton greets them. Heydon courts Elizabeth Brade as Amos Todkill the woodsman befriends them. They marry into colonial life while dismissing their cook Mabel Hartley. Robert pleads for Peggy Weld who is betrothed to James Rosewell.
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Robert Heathers
William Heydon
England
New World
Boston
Doctor Cotton
Amos Todkill
Heydon
Elizabeth Brade
Mabel Hartley
Robert
Peggy Weld
James Rosewell
Rosewell
Heaven
Lord of Mercy
William
Warlet
Memory Between lips and vows in colonial dawn
In 1635 the young Sir Harry Vane arrives in New England and wins favor among leaders. He strengthens William Brade and rekindles a romance as Bess Brade contemplates marriage with Brade’s son, awaiting family approval after the elder Brade’s November arrival.
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Sir Harry Vane
England
Harry
Poitiers
Heydon
Westminster
Baronet
Magdalen College
New England
William
Vane
Bess
Mystery in Early Hours Linked to Robbery and Secret Locket
In a quiet town during Indian summer, Robert leaves home after nine with a pistol and meets Peggy Weld and others at the governor’s house. A hidden constable observes a moonlit tryst in a pine glade where Mab, calling herself a slave, kisses a hurried visitor before the scene cuts off.
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Robert
Peggy Weld
William
the Welds
James Rosewell
Henry VIII
Hachaliah Grout
Mab
Adultery Trial Sparks Hue and Cry in Colonial Parish
A constable pursues Mabel Hartley and William Heydon after a confrontation in a glade. Hartley faces potential death for adultery as the crowd rises, a hue and cry is proclaimed, and Heydon flees into the wilderness with pursuit intensifying. The courtroom drama leaves Winthrop and others unsettled as the tale continues.
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Mabel Hartley
William and
Robert
Dudley
William Heydon
Winthrop
Endicott
England
Heydon
Brades
Margaret Hooper
John Cotton
Balm of Gilead Prized for Healing Qualities
The Balm of Gilead, derived from the Tzeri tree in Gilead, was long valued as a supreme healing salve. Crusade era claims credit Saladin and his physicians with balms of miraculous potency, a knowledge preserved by Arabs and spread by Muslims influencing early medical science.
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Gilead
Palestine
Saladin
Favored by Nature Fire-bellied toan uses warning display
When pursued the fire-bellied toan rolls onto its back and lifts its legs. It shows a splash of red on the stomach and legs, a danger signal that deters predators and allows it to escape.
Gobelin Tapestry Origins and Rise in France
The Gobelin Tapestry lineage began with a former dyer named Gobelin who left Reims for Paris in the 15th century and discovered a vivid scarlet dye. The 16th century saw dye operations expand into tapestry making, building the family fortune and nobility titles, while later under Louis XIV the government nationalized the manufacture as a state activity.
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Gobelin
Reims
Paris
France
Louis XIV
Thinking Machine Aids Calculus at MIT in Boston
In 1931 a device at MIT known as the Michelson-Stratton harmonic analyzer solves second order calculus problems faster than human minds. It translates electric meter curves into equations, aiding engineers and scientists with accurate answers in minutes to hours, far quicker than weeks or months by hand. The machine, unique in its capabilities, marked a significant advance over other harmonic analyzers.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Mass
Michelson- Stratton
Charles A. Michelson
University of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Clemenceau’s Paris Study Preserved by Valet
In Rue Franklin Paris the room where Georges Clemenceau died is kept as an unofficial museum by Albert his loyal valet. Visitors frequently seek access to the study where Clemenceau drafted memoirs until his death on November 24, 1929. The calendar pen blotter and open reference book remain as he left them.
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Rue Franklin
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Albert
M. Clemenceau
Stamping Out Disease At Domestic and Foreign Ports
Public health service reports that last year no importation of quarantinable diseases occurred at domestic ports or during foreign port inspections. A few contagious cases appeared aboard ships but were isolated in quarantine hospitals.
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Public Health Service
The Christ of the Andes Symbol of Andean Unity
Chilean consul general Senor Daniel V. del Burgo describes The Christ of the Andes a seven meter high three ton statue atop 4000 meter frontier on the Chile Argentina border. Erected in 1902 by women of both nations funds and efforts to honor peaceful disputes settlement and friendship between Argentina and Chile. Citizens visit its desolate site while calling it The Christ of Amity symbolizing enduring bonds of Christian fellowship.
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Senor
Daniel V. del Burgo
Chile
la Verdad
Caracas
Venezuela
Senor del Burgo
New York Harbor
Argentina
Christ of Amity
Tyroleans Fearful of Whimsical Goddess Perchta Dance
In Austrian Tyrol districts the goddess Perchta is venerated yet feared. The rite features dancers portraying her dual nature, with blessings or curses, performed before Lent and around Easter and St John’s Day in Pongau and Pinzgau. Participants dress as either gracious or vindictive aspects of Perchta.
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St. John’s Day
Pongau
Pinzgau
Austrian Alps
Oldest English School Debate Centers on Canterbury
The King s Grammar School at Canterbury is argued as England s oldest, established in AD 638 by Bishop Felix. Dickens praised the school in relation to David Copperfield and described it as a grave courtyard building with a learned air, suited to the cathedral setting.
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King’s Grammar School
Canterbury
Felix
Dickens
David Copperfield
England
King’s School
Life Story of Kiss
The article traces the kiss from a social rank gesture of rubbing noses with equals and superficial snubs with superiors to a ceremonial practice fading into an affectionate gesture. It notes differing customs in several cultures including the Maoris of New Zealand and Melanesia where nose rubbing or sniffing remains common.
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New Zealand
Melanesia
Boxing the Compass Recited From North to East
The passage defines boxing the compass in nautical terms and lists compass points from north to east in sequential order. It enumerates variants such as north one-half east and north by east through to east.
Phrase Long in Use Bite the Dust Origins Traced
The phrase bite the dust appears American to casual readers but is rooted in ancient times. Early recorded uses are found in Homer's Iliad and Ovid's Metamorphoses, with the expression becoming popular worldwide. Kansas Times notes the historical breadth of the idiom.
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Kansas Times
The Geologic Period We Live In Holocene
This passage defines the Holocene as the current geological period. It states its span from about 20,000 B C to the present, emphasizing its ongoing status in modern times.
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WNU
E.c.taylor
Clemenceau
Kiss
Plough
Ploughis
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. Jayne
Jayne
DR. OD
Jayne & Son
Philadelphia
Jaynes Vermitage
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