Hearth Flame Kept Glowing 147 Years In Great Smokies Cabin
Hendersonville family tale details William Morris lone keeper of a 147 year old fire in a mountain cabin near Hemlock Cove. The endurance stems from a 1879 hearth maintained by Morris and his mother, with Morris vows to guard the flame for life and appoint a successor after death.
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Charles Sughroe
Hendersonville
N. C
Robert Morris
Morris
Wilar Morris
Great Smokies
Great Smoky Mountain
William Morris
Holbert Cove
Hemiersonville
Gnardien
Wallan
New York
Great Smoky
Speed of insect flight tops sound in dramatic test
Washington reports a scientist timed insect flight with two camera shutters, showing speeds up to 3,200 feet per second. Comparisons crown the cheetah as the fastest land animal and note human-made craft trailing. the article surveys birds, fish, and mammals famed for rapid movement.
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Washington, D. C
National Geo-graphic Society
Celery cooking tips and baking notes from a 20th century guide
A disrupted OCR snippet gives kitchen guidance on celery cooking slow to tenderness, sugared preservation in a hot water vessel, soil sterilization for transplanting to kill weed seeds, and adding grated cheese to a white sauce for creamed cauliflower. It also mentions baking meringues at 200 to 250 degrees to avoid toughness and warns against overstirring muffins and overheating.
Liberty by Leonard A Barrett
This excerpt outlines a belief in an ordered cosmos governed by law. It asserts that obedience to law shapes good citizenship while law violation warrants punishment and health is tied to natural laws guiding the universe.
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Blackstone
Gog
Kepler
She's the Champ Bed Spread Winner From New York
Mrs. Hayward of Seattle, age sixty two, won the national crocheting title and $250 prize for a bed spread she spent years making. A telegram announced the win and a long distance call offered all expenses paid to receive the reward in New York, as she remained calm while crocheting to steady her nerves.
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Ward
Seattle
Mrs. Hayward
New York
Liberty and Law in Daily Life in a Household
A reflective essay contrasts liberty with law, arguing true freedom requires social restraint. It cites personal responsibility and civic norms, noting liberty ends when actions harm others, while a domestic vignette shows budgeting, home renovation, and a clever closet redesign to balance needs and costs.
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Westers
Uaie
Dinner Dress in Imperial Blue Crepe Roma Styled by Loretta Young
A dinner dress in imperial blue crepe roma features creped folds across long sleeves and the high neckline, with an overskirt forming an unusual effect. A wide bracelet of blue and crystal stones completes the look posed by Loretta Young for Foxster.
Two Log Cabins Recall Pact With Indians at Pierre
Two abandoned log cabins near Pierre, South Dakota, north of town, mark a historic site linked to General Harney and the 1855 56 treaty talks with the Teton and Yankton Sioux. One cabin served Yellow Hawk as a dwelling. another shelter for a woman. the area also notes Arikara village remains and a failed pledge to station chiefs along the California trail.
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Harney
Ft. Pierre
California
St Paul Records High Felon Count Under New Rules
A city ordinance in St Paul aims to register all former felons after finding that at least one in every twenty residents has a felony record. The plan seeks to document and track prior convictions within the community.
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St. Paul
Birth of Blue-Toned Pigs Mystifies Ohio Farmer
In Norwalk Ohio on the Palmer farm birth of three dark blue pigs mystifies owner R R Palmer whose otter swine are normally black.
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Norwalk
Ohio
R. R. Palmer
Palmer
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