Broadcast English standardizesplace names cites British prosody dispute
Charles Sagaroe reports on Britain's jealousy of GHGS English and the push to standardize pronunciations through a Broadcast English guide after months of study by a Commission. The book aims to unify how towns like Bromley Romford and Romford Essex are spoken and notes many locals cannot articulate correct names.
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By Charles Sagaroe
Britain
Greater London
Bromléy
Romford
Keng
Essex
B.C
Special Commission of
Tingusss
United Kingdom
Mapmakers toil 140 years to finish basic control project
A 1920s interview portrays Commander Hawley of the geodetic survey explaining the effort to map the United States with 100 mile latitude and longitude squares. He recalls Hassler and notes the offshore work lagging while defining precise elevations and base points for topographic mapping across 160,000 miles of coastline.
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Washington
Mapmiukers
United States
BH. Huwies
Commerce Department
Hawley
Deemand
Nand Hassler
Usis Bureau
Wwlatt
Asster
Alaska
Boy Bound Out for Eleven Years in Old Document
A century old indenture records ten year old Christopher Goodman binding himself as an apprentice to Joseph Miller of Bedford, Westchester, with consent from the Almshouse and Bridewell. The document notes the boy’s 11 year apprenticeship to learn farming and crafts, including restrictions on gambling and taverns.
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Brown
Ught
Christopher Goodman
Pimshouse
Bridewell
Joseph Miller
Bedford
Westchester
Synthetic Air Advances Highlighted by Kansas Scientists
Kansas reporters J Willard Harshey of McPherson College and another Kansas scientist announced a 11 year laboratory effort yielding synthetic air. Researchers claim a pneumonia treatment adapts synthetic air for medical use, presented at an American Chemical Society meeting in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Kansas
J. Willard Harshey
McPherson College
What dreams may come after death in Barrett’s essay
Leonard A. Barrett probes Hamlet’s question about life after death, tracing it through philosophy, religion, and ancient thought. He cites Fiske, Cicero, Indian burial rites, and Egyptian pyramids to argue science and philosophy offer no definitive answer to whether the dead live again.
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Hamlet
Joe
Fiske
Cicero
The Immortal Self Beyond Death and Love
Fragment from a reflective piece arguing personality survives bodily death. It asserts the eternal self remains indestructible, with love and moral forces persisting beyond tissue disintegration. The body is a vessel, not the essence, and death cannot alter the enduring self or its divine expressions.
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Ark
Wen
Coffee Ships to United States from Colombia Export
Colombia, the world second largest cacao producer, ships about six percent of its output to the United States each year as part of its coffee trade flow.
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U. S
Colombia
United States
Household management tips for efficient homemaking
A 1920s style guide stresses the homemaker must supply proper tools, plan ahead with shelves for surplus supplies, and order replacements before shortages. It emphasizes cleanliness, readiness of cleaning cloths, and practical door designs to control airflow and space, noting glass and double doors for efficiency and room perception.
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Crist
Gor
Generel
Poet Laureate Proposal Tribute to Roosevelt Era Patronage
A garbled note references a proposal concerning an orary poet role tied to Mrs Franklin Deleno Roosevelt and mentions Spain, mineral wealth, and Montana. The fragmentary text hints at a commemorative oratory related to a patronage gesture and continental resources. The core details are unclear but indicate a 20th century cultural homage context.
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Igereate
Fares
Montana
Franklin Deleno Roosevelt
Inventions Chief Factor Quits Due to Returns
A garbled notice attributes inventions as the chief factor in wealth. It mentions Albert G. Borns as president of an association and claims a daughter received 368,000 income, with other figures like 120k and 106,000 cited for various returns. The text is incoherent but centers on invention wealth and a prominent figure’s profits.
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Albert G. Borns
Borns
Seccess
Tors
Secor
Birthstone revisions eyed by California Jewelers Association
R W Rinehart of Oaksend, president of the California Retail Jewelers Association, says a revised official list of birthstones and anniversaries is planned. The updated list may include alternates to current stones, a new gem called spiral coral, and options like sardonix, tourmaline, and aircon. These alternatives could lower costs amid current economic conditions.
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Oaksend
California Retail Jewelers’ Association
R. W. Rinebart
Rine
Rinehart
Birthgraves
Man Walks Out in Nightshirt Found by Police
At 5:30 am in Toledo a man clad only in a nightshirt was found in the street six blocks from home. He said he had stepped out for a walk and became lost as the temperature rose slightly above zero.
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Toledo
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