National Apple Week Highlights Johnny Appleseed Legacy
The piece recalls National Apple Week from October 31 to November 5 and celebrates Johnny Appleseed as a key figure who planted apple nurseries across Ohio Pennsylvania and beyond. It notes his travels from Marion Ohio to Steubenville and Westward, his seed distribution to migrants, and monuments honoring him and historic apple trees in Massachusetts Quebec Washington and other locales.
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Johnny Appleseed
Springfeld
West
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Johnny
Johany
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Steubenville
Etta
Oiter
Mississippi Valley
Mansfield
Ashland
Salem
Delaware
Indi Tlinois
Missouri
Fort Wayne
Springfield
Mass
East
Old Northwest
Buelah Hogarth
Bogart
Pasadena
Secord
Boni
Tucson
Zenith Studios
Chep
Joox
Herter
George
Ogen
Beulah Bogart
Crurset
Apple Trees Link Coast to Cape Cod in Century Old Tale
A tale recounts how seeds from an apple given in London by a girl to Captain Simpson were planted by McLoughlin at Fort Vancouver, producing a tree that still bears fruit. Across the continent lies Marshfield Hills on Cape Cod, a 30 foot tree with a 10 foot girth and vast spring blossoms, iconic as a second century old veteran.
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Wilmington
Mass
Baldwin
Sem'l Thompson
Thompson
Middlesex Canal
Rumford
Vancouver Barracks
Vancouver
Wash
North- West
London
England
Budson’s Bay Company
Robert Bruce
John McLoughlin
West
Oregon
McLoughlin
Fort Vancouver
Aemilius Simpson
Simpson
Pacific Coast
Kid Graves
Marshfield Hills
Cape Cod Bay
Massachusetts
Burroughs Apple Essay Sparks Nostalgic Harvest Theme
The piece recalls John Burroughs and his essay on The Apple, describing an autumn buried treasure of fruit stored in a colander pit, straw covering, and earth layers. It contrasts youth and appetite with grown weariness, linking apples to memory, nature, and seasonal rituals amid a widow’s garden lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
America
Ben Boli
Azima
Scientists Probe Flea Jump Records and Behavior
Scientists test champ fleas to uncover jumping limits and behavior. An investigator measures numerous leaps under varied conditions to determine how far a flea can jump and what factors boost or limit length. The study explores differences among specimens and notes astonishing leaps and possible influences from environment.
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Fea
Georges
American Association
Extmal
Man
Cleck Enthusiast Traces Canada Clockmaking Roots
Fragmented account notes Canadian clockmaking tied to maritime provinces and British craftsmen since early era. Mentions Nova Scotia English influence, Quebec shifting to Britain, and Loyalist movements post revolution bringing clocks and craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Great
New Bronaw
Nova Scotia
Quebéc
United States
Elephant remembers and damages house after taunt near Rangpur
An elephant walked along a Rangpur road when a man in a garden shouted at it. The mahout restrained the beast as the meeker guided it to safety. Later that night the elephant charged the tormentor’s house causing serious damage.
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Rangpur
Bengal
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Elmo Scott Watson
Yey
Wwe
Truis
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Apple
Hhe
Chapman
Leominster
Nate Chapman
Minute Men
Spring Held
Nathaniel Chapman
Connecticut River
South
Hadley Falls
Mari
William Worth
Ind
Archer
Indiana Horticultural Society
Ohio Horticultural Society
WAS Muscovverid Sy
the Baldwin Apple
Vanishing Lady
Tee
Pasadera
Tooey
Geng
Beulah
Zenith
Beileh
Fort Wayne, Ind
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