Ramsgate Coat of Arms and Other Brief Notes
Ramsgate England features a coat of arms with a shield between a life boatman and a coastguard, a crown above and a lighthouse. The wolverine is cited as unafraid of fire in northern Canada camps. Harold W. Bentley notes many American places carry Spanish names, including over 400 towns in California. Silk hats originated in Florence around 1760 and gained popularity in the early 1800s.
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Ramsgate
England
Harold W. Bentley
California
trans-Mississippi
Silk for Leaders Only in 1621
In 1621 orders from England restricted silk wear in Virginia to council members and heads of hundreds unless the fabric was self made.
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England
Virginia
Bones of Saint Rest in Cartagena Old Chapel
Cartagena, one of the oldest Spanish Main cities, houses Saint Peter Claver’s bones in a glass case atop the chapel altar. The city, founded 1533, features mosquelike domes, Moorish towers, and strong fortifications once nicknamed Little Carthage. Captain Lawrence Washington failed to seize it in 1741.
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Cartagena
Colombia
San Pedro Claver
Africa
Chicago Tribune
San Pedro
Lawrence Washington
George Washington
Carthage
Francis Drake
Henry Morgan
Pilrates
Mountain Ranger Breck Battles Fire On the Potholes
Ranger Breck and a wary crew battle a vast timber blaze on the mountain. Weller and nesters resist, Jack Tillson’s warned boy hints at hidden payoffs, and Louise Temple appears with aid as rain finally dampens the flames. Breck contemplates the Tillsons and his future alone with Louise.
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Weller
Breck
Peter
Jack
Lone Tree
Don Quixote
Nester
Kit
Tillsons
Slim
Cook
Louise Temple
Louise
Nesters
Breck Reaches Safe Return Amid Canyon Blaze Chaos
Breck climbs a granite ledge to escape the spreading fire while exhausted from the day’s fight. He drinks his last water as dusk falls, then Jack appears with his frightened father and supplies. Breck shares the Luger and rations before resuming the relief effort.
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Jack
Breck
Tillsons
Kit
Ranger
Female Salmon Build and Guard Nest Described
The Smithsonian report by Leonard Schultz details female salmon building saucer shaped nests with sand mounds while males stand guard. It notes nest depth depends on fish size and water flow, and describes the elaborate 20 minute process of up to 70 nest building acts in redfish. Cleopatra's war trumpet sistrum is described as an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument with a rattling metal frame.
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Smithsonian Institution
Leonard P. Schultz
United States National Museum
Dr. Schultz
Schultz
Cleopatra
Actium
Household Tips From Everyday Dwellings
Practical home hacks cover stained glass imitation with dyes and lacquer, foot care by applying cream to feet, window sill herb gardens using painted buckets, baby safety by removing unstable furniture, preventing lumps in cornmeal mush, scent-clearing smoke with a water basin overnight, aging candles with brown stain, and choosing properly sized pillow cases for longevity.
Crossing the Road as Safety Study Focuses on Pedestrian Habits
The National Safety Council studies show at least a third of rural pedestrian deaths and 40 percent of urban deaths occur away from intersections. In 1937 these classifications contributed to over 5,600 fatalities.
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National Safety Council
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Canada
Northland
Florence
Italy
H. C. Nichols
M. D
4Th & Pine Sts
Grand Island, Neb
Lincoln
Lincoln Benefit Life Building
N Street
Lincoln, Neb
Mountain Man
Harold Channing
Baby
Pope
Adlerika
Carlyle
Main Street
America
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