Victoria Queen of our past age in verse
Victoria's crown shines through a poem praising England's ideal queen. The piece contrasts Victoria's reign with earlier rulers and lauds her virtues, fame, and the national regard for her legacy, noting the jewel in her coronet and the era's artistic and social progress.
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England
Victoria
Womn
North Carolina Growth Cites Small Cities and Rail Links
North Carolina notes slow but healthy growth tied to natural resources and industries. Wilmington leads with about 24,000 residents, Raleigh 13,648 per federal figures, while the piece praises smaller states for sharper, cleaner leadership and hints at Pinehurst style tourism expanding from coast to mountains. It also surveys education, libraries, and religious sects, ending with reflections on Victoria and Britain's empire.
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Wilmington
Raleigh
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York City
North Carolina
Tobcco
Great Smoky Mountains
Pinehurst
New England
Table Golf with Tiddledy-Winka
A group of youths invents a table golf game using tiddledy-wink chips on a dining table. Ralph lays out a course with a tee, hazards created by books, a saucer as another hazard, and a putting green marked by a square, all played with chips and simple rules.
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Ralph
States adopt flowers and trees as emblems
Twenty two states use a state flower or tree as emblem with eight by law and fourteen by popular vote. The Golden Red appears in four states, while North Carolina has not chosen. The Longleaf Pine is proposed for North Carolina. A campaign backs Columbine as national flower. Colorado already uses it on its crest.
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North Carolina
New York
United States
Colorado
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Victoria, Queen and Empress
Green
Tee
Pinehurst Golf Links
Tiddledy-Winka
Sinte Eemblem