Bones of Saint Rest in Cartagena’s Old Chapel
Cartagena, one of the oldest Spanish Main cities, houses Saint Pedro Claver’s relics in a glass case beneath a canopy in the monastery chapel. Fortifications, La Popa hill, and mosquelike domes define its skyline once shielded by 30 foot high ramparts.
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Cartagena
Colombia
San Pedro Claver
Africa
Chicago Tribune
San Pedro
Lawrence Washington
George Washington
Carthage
Francis Drake
Henry Morgan
Clovelly the One Street Village by the Sea
The cliffside town of Clovelly in North Devonshire has no wheeled vehicles and rests on a single stairlike street. Provisions move on sledges and donkeys carry loads while whitewashed houses and rosy flowers crowd the narrow lanes.
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Clovelly
Devonshire
Los Angeles Times
How Average Person Lives Is Spent At The Table
British statistical experts estimate the average person spends about five years of life eating by age 70. A Washington Post writer notes that 450000 hours equal five years at the table. An adult averages 1355 pounds of victuals per year, about 35 tons over 50 years, plus about 23 years sleeping if reaching 70.
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Washington Post
Cobwebs and Spiders In House Corners
Cobwebs or cobwebs are the tangled webs spun by spiders and some insect larvae. The little house spider Jeridion tepidariorum creates most webs seen on ceilings and corners, often unnoticed until dust covers them, feeding a belief that cob webs are only dust.
The Bridge to Paradise and the Sirat of Islam
The article explains Al Sirat, the Islamic mythic bridge between this world and the afterlife. It describes the bridge as narrow as a razor edge, extending over is abyss, and that all must cross to reach paradise. The passage notes that speed depends on virtue and that those weighed down by sin may fail to cross and fall into hell.
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Paradise
al Sirat
Hell
Lost money ad leads to love and partnership
Tom Blake finds a missing bag of twenty five dollar gold pieces from Miss Virginia Vail. He returns the money and helps her, then they marry and grow closer as he keeps his patient generosity, ending with the couple recognizing mutual trust and future happiness.
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Ninth Avenue
East Twentieth Street
Seventh Avenue
Twenty Third Street
Tom
West Twentieth Street
Miss Vail
Virginia Vail
Virginia
New York
Fires on Tyrol Peaks Old St John Festival
The Fires of St John festival in Merano, Tyrol, blends Pagan ritual and early Christian influence as peasants climb treacherous slopes to haul wood for colossal bonfires. The tradition, dating back centuries, once included a midwinter carnival and drew villagers to circles of gossip and world talk around the flames.
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Tyrol
St. John
Merano
Edwin Ware Hullinger
New York Times
Gutenberg Bible First Book Off Printing Press Claim
A Montreal Herald writer notes the English Gutenberg Bible was a Latin Vulgate copy and the first printed book. Johannes Gutenberg of Mayence is credited with this landmark in printing. Henry Stevens bought a first Gutenberg Bible for George Brinley of Hartford and shipped it with a warning to show reverence before officials.
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Montreal Herald
Germany
Johannes Gutenberg
Mayence
A. Edward Newton
America
London
Henry Stevens
George Brinley
Hartford
Europe
Custom House
Whitsun Ale Celebrations Fade From Village Life
An old time custom told by London Tit-Bits describes villagers gathering in a barn near the church during Whitsuntide. Churchwardens brewed strong ale to fund church repairs while the squire and lady attended with their attendants as villagers danced bowls and socialized, a festival that later declined into brawls and ended.
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London
Ode to Water by William Jennings Bryan
Bryan’s piece imagines water as essential daily need and divine gift. It describes water rising from earth under sun, blessing flowers, turning clay to grain, and serving as life giving drink, all with biblical tone.
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Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Jehovah
Boulle and the rise of tortoise shell inlay furniture
Boulle, the premier cabinetmaker of Louis XIV's era, popularized a turquoise and brass marquetry technique. While inlays existed before him in France, his work made the style widely known among antiques enthusiasts.
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Boulle
France
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha and Omaha Market Update
Cattle receipts in Omaha Monday reached 9,000 head with snow delaying arrivals. Steers and yearlings sold mostly steady with best steers around 12.00 while cows eased and feeders rose to about 9.50. Hog receipts were 7,500 head with bids 10 to 15 cents higher. best light weights 7.40 to 7.60 and most trades 7.00 to 7.50.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Boone
Lambs Steady as Omaha Receipts Hit 6700 Head
Lamb and sheep receipts at Omaha Monday reached 6700 head. Trading was sluggish yet prices held firm for fat lambs at 8.50 to 8.75, feeder lambs at 8.00 to 8.50, and aged sheep unchanged. Fat lambs graded good to choice at 8.35 to 8.65. natives at 7.85 to 8.50. feeder lambs Rangers good to ch. 8.25 to 8.85 and med to good 7.75 to 8.25.
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Omaha
Lambs Rangers
Rangers
Pockets with Holes and Cold Weather Car Care
A columnist warns drivers against neglecting car maintenance and urges regular service. Tips include picking a reliable garage, inspecting regularly, and avoiding racing a cold engine. Emphasizes cold weather carburetor tuning to prevent excessive choke and engine wear.
Training for a Raceor Racing for a Train
An article lamenting drivers who speed off at greens and arguing flashy getaways cause excessive wear on engines tires transmissions and differentials while wasting gas. It urges taking it easy unless an emergency demands haste.
Notice to Contractors Sealed bids for York Osceola detour work
Nebraska Department of Roads invites bids for 11.0 miles gravel road surface on York Osceola Patrol No. 29014 with plans at Osceola and York county clerks and at Lincoln. Bids due February 16 1939 10:00 a m. bond 100 percent and certified check 150 dollars required. Labor wage rates set min 60 50 40 cents per hour. Right to reject bids reserved.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
York-Osceola
Osceola
York
Department of Roads A Irrigation
A. C. Tilley
John I. Anderson
Polk County
C. Moul
York County
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Associated Newspapers
WIN Service
South Omaha
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Gunnard Peterson, Sheritt
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