Venice Vows and the Salute Church Stems from Plague
A Los Angeles Times writer notes Venice’s vow through church building after plague visits from 1575 to 1630. The Salute, Palladian church by Longhena, embodies art honoring protection from pestilence with depictions of Our Lady and angels defeating disease.
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Venice
Levant
Adriatic
Los Angeles Times
Quebec
Winthrop
Boston
Longhena
Palladio
Sultana Disaster Recounted With Sorrowful Toll in 1865
A historical account describes the steamboat Sultana disaster of April 27 1865. Overcrowded with 1965 soldiers and 35 officers many from Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Michigan Ohio and more the vessel burst a boiler near Paddy's Hen and Chickens and sank after fire and chaos. About 1700 perished as survivors swam or clung to wreckage.
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Cincinnati
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Andersonville
Macon
Cahaba
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Nebraska
Kansas
West
Virginia
Memphis
The Forsyte Saga Trilogy by John Galsworthy
The Forsyte Saga is a trilogy tracing a Victorian family's possessive instinct. It includes Man of Property (1906) In Chancery (1920) and To Let (1922).
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Forsyte
John Galsworthy
How Birds Coast Solved Wings Without Motion
The mystery of how vultures and other strong flyers sail for hours without wing flapping was finally explained by gliders showing the use of rising air currents to stay aloft.
Meaning of Arctic and Antarctic Origins
Explanation notes that arktikos derives from Greek arktos meaning bear, referring to the Great Bear constellation, while Antarctic means opposed to Arctic. It clarifies linguistic roots and the geographical naming relation between the north and south polar regions.
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Arctic
Arctos
Antarctic
Love and doubt collide in a stormy studio crisis
In a rain battered house, Kelsey and Marie confront accusations and feelings as Templeton Sayles and Snydacker loom. Marie defends her job while Kelsey quests for truth about her relation to Snydacker, prompting a tense telephone inquiry in New York.
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Kelsey
Marie
Gloria
Hare
Martin
Kelse
Marne
Kelso
Matt
Templeton Sayles
Moby
Caesar
Galute
van Stratten
A. Leon Snydacker
Leon Snydacker
Purity Pictures, Inc
Quondam Templeton Sayles
Star
Snydacker
Leon
New York
Mr. Sayles
Dogs of Mongrel Strain Not Smarter Than Purebreds
Researchers at major universities find mongrel dogs not more intelligent than purebreds. Purebreds excel in obedience tests, field trials, and show rings, with trained purebreds often displaying high intelligence. Movie work favors pedigreed dogs, as decades of circus history show purebreds train most reliably.
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George Butz
Philadelphia Inquirer
Perce Rock Noted Natural Wonder Of Gaspe Coast
Gaspe is described as North America’s oldest region with early visits by Irish and Greenlandic explorers in the twelfth century. The coast features rugged scenery and the Perce rock where herring gulls and cormorants have nested for centuries.
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Gaspe
North America
Ireland
Greenland
Perce
Barbara Bell Spring Pattern Book Preview
It promotes sewing patterns No. 1672 and No. 1505 with sizes and material needs. The page invites readers to order the Barbara Bell Spring Pattern Book for 15 cents and to send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago. It notes price 16 cents per pattern and highlights dress designs for women and girls.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Ngton
North Carolina
American Benefit Company
P. G. Box
Orlando, Fla
China
Larner
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Cayoga County
Glunk
Monte Carlo
Maine
Sidney Carton
Becker’s Creek
Res
H. C. Nichols
M. D
4Th
Pine Sts
Grand Island
Neb
E. Eben Vegetable Co
Pinkham
Confucius
Fir&t
Adleriks
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