Campus Tragedy Unfolds In Thayer Murder Case
On the university campus Ivy Welch and Pat Thayer are linked by engagement rumors while Larry Welch faces pressure over Thayer. Detective Jim Hanvey questions suspects including Max Vernon and Tony Peyton as the murder, theft, and a bank heist intertwine.
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Antoinette Peyton
University of Marland
Paterson Thayer
Ivy Welch
Max Vernon
Ivy
Thayer
Vernon
Larry Welch
Tony
Welch
Tony Peyton
Larry
Carmicine
Marland
Jim Hanvey
Randolph Fiske
Reagan
Hanvey
Harvey
Jim
Antiinette Peyton
Pat
Fat
Miss Peyton
Mr. Hanvey
Simple Cake Baking Rules From a 1933 Mail Order Column
A cooking expert answers reader questions on greasing pans heating tempering new pans and avoiding sticking chocolate roll failures butter creaming and sponge cake technique. It includes a standard butter cake recipe with measurements and baking details and notes on gingerbread varieties and oven heat.
Mothering Instinct in Lobsters and Crayfish Evident
The article notes that female lobsters and crayfish care for their young by signaling danger with a warning shake of their claws. The young scuttle beneath the mother’s body for protection, similar to chicks under a hen during a warning cluck.
Not an Army Term Sharpshooter Origins
An Indianapolis News note explains the term sharp shooter is not an army term and that marksmen are used by army navy or marine small arms experts. It traces the term to Civil War days with the Sharpe breech loading rifle and its association with sniping.
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Army
Navy
Indianapolis News
Aleutian Island Group Population and Size Noted
The Aleutian Islands comprise about 80 small islands in Alaska territory. They separate the Kamchatka Sea from the northern Pacific and extend roughly 1,400 miles east to west. The population is about 3,000 and the total area measures 6,801 square miles.
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Aleutian Islands
Alaska Territory
Sea of Kamchatka
Pacific Ocean
Pilgrim Bridal Chests Reflect Village Sentiment and Craft
Bridal chests made for Pilgrim maidens were often carved with hearts and flowers plus the date or full name of the prospective owner. Village leaders showed notable sentiment in permitting such personal touches.
Old Hundred Melody and Its Fifteenth Century Roots
The piece known as Old Hundred was used in England for Kethe's version of the Hundredth psalm. It was called the Hundredth Tone and the word old was added during later revision of the psalter.
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England
Kethe
Cause and Effect? Visual proof wins trust faster
A reflection notes that men are more persuaded by what they see than by what they hear, suggesting visual demonstration strengthens belief and decision making.
Large Silver Nuggets Reported in History
The Smithsonian notes silver rarely occurs as nuggets and lacks a record of the largest nugget. A 600 weight mass was found in Norway, an 800 weight lump in Peru, and a 1640 pound mass in Canada’s cobalt region.
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Smithsonian Institution
Norway
Pern
Cobalt
Canada
Needlework in Education Among Royal Court Ladies
Mary wife of William of Orange highly valued needlework and helped secure royal support. The craft spread through the court and noble daughters as policy. It grew beyond pastime and became a key part of a young woman's education.
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Mary
William of Orange
Franklin Avenue in Boston Shortest Street Fact
The short Franklin Avenue in Boston, about 85 feet long, connects Brattle Street with Cornhill in downtown Boston. Though tiny, it bears a city street nameplate like larger thoroughfares.
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Boston
Franklin Avenue
Brattle Street
Cornhill
Ecity
Infectious Hysteria in the Middle Ages
A discussion of how hysteria and nervous disorders spread among groups in the Middle Ages due to appalling misery sickness brutality and crime. Fear superstition and remorse dominated experiences and mental states across communities.
Color Blindness Declared Incurable By Health Service
Public health officials state color blindness has no cure. With careful treatment, some improvement in distinguishing green and red colors is possible, but many mixed shades remain indistinguishable.
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Public Health Service
When Blood Tells A Thoroughbred Fails to Finish
A fragment discusses a horse named a thoroughbred that collapses after effort, noting the cart horse could not go another inch and then yields. It hints at judgment of pedigree and performance in a race or field.
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Feen
Stored up wheat by Joseph cited as national model
Biblical Joseph set a precedent in storing grain. The nation has kept about 150 million bushels of wheat stored as of year’s start to meet any emergency, even though there is no famine like Egypt’s.
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Joseph
America
Egypt
Status of the Gibbon Species and Habitat
A gibbon is any ape of the genus Hylobates and the smallest arboreal apes. They inhabit southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago with long arms and no tail. Several species exist known as slamang wou wou and hoolock.
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Hylobates
Asia
Indies
From Boston to Granite Stub Joke
A Bostonian woman riding a train sees a granite stub reading Im from Boston and misreads it as a tombstone. She reflects how simple and sufficient the line seems, per Pathfinder Magazine.
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Indy
Boston
Pathfinder Magnazine
Where Land In Costly The London Land Sale Report
The article notes London land fetched high prices in May fair with a small 19 290 square foot plot selling for £58 000, about £15 per square foot. It compares land frontage prices across England, with some areas selling at five shillings per foot.
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London
Mayfair
Eneland
Sir Walter Scott’s Home Becomes Museum near Melrose
The writer Sir Walter Scott lived on the Tweed's south bank two miles west of Melrose. The abbots of Melrose forded the river here and the house has grown into a museum of historical curios and personal relics attracting many Scott lovers each summer.
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Sir Walter Scott
Tweed
Melrose
Abbota of
Picture Reflections on Hopes and Garden Seeds
Jod Tunkins remarks that fondest hopes may prove as unsatisfying as the glossy image on a seed package outtake, per the Washington Star.
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Jod Tunkins
Washington Star
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