Scotland Led Witch Burning Century and a Half Ago
A historical discussion traces Scotland as a leading site of witch burnings, citing 4 009 alleged witches burned in Scotland and Aberdeen cases from 1594 to 1722. Sources mention strangulation before burning and the last trials in 1709 and 1722, with repeal in 1735 and later pamphlet debates.
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Hell
Tranentell
Fian
Saltpans
Castlehill
Edinburgh
Shirley
Skelton
Cuchestane
Scotland
Aberdeen
Kennedy
Assocate Presbytery of Scotland
Erskine
Church of Scotland
James Paterson
Aberdeenshire
Chalmers
Bronze figures to flank Boulder Dam model statues
Two 30 foot winged figures by Oskar J. Hansen will be cast in bronze and placed on either side of the 125 foot flagpole at the Nevada end of Boulder Dam. The figures will stand in a granite base facing downstream across the Colorado River gorge.
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Nevada
Boulder
Oskar J. W. Hansen
Chicago
Colorado River
Courtesy on Ohio roads Inspires Horn Sign Message
The piece describes a large oil company truck in Onion displaying a horn alert sign "Blow your horn the road is yours" as a courtesy gesture. A driver is told to yield to approaching cars when signaled, highlighting scarce highway space and limited room for maneuver.
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Ohio
Onion
The Call for Courtesy on Highways and in Society
A discussion on courtesy as a personal, social, and international virtue. It argues traffic civility reduces accidents, notes hats in elevators as a gendered courtesy issue, and posits courtesy reflects true character, not wealth. It lauds diplomacy and liberty France’s gift, urging self discipline over education as the basis of genuine courtesy.
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France
American patchwork and loghouse quilting origins
The English named this distinctive patchwork American patchwork and loghouse quilting differs in origin and name. Origin traced to North America late 18th to early 19th century with ribbons silk satin and velvet strips laid in widening rows. Colors contrast dark against light creating a rich variegated pattern famed for its decorative center seams and overlapping edges.
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United States
Canada
England
Great Britain
America
Courtesy as Soul Expression: Imitation and Noble Mind
A Western Newspaper Union passage reflects that courtesy surpasses mere habit, being the outward sign of inner character. It emphasizes a loyal nature and noble mind as core traits, warning that a voice not aligned with inner thought is not true courtesy.
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Noble Ming
Western Newspaper Union
Silo Gas Dangers Outlined as Preventable Hazard
Washington officials warn silo gas deaths can be prevented. A chemical engineer cites fermentation in ensilage producing carbon dioxide that lowers oxygen, risking suffocation for workers entering silos. Proper ventilation, surface guards, and safety procedures are urged to avert tragedies.
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Washington
David J. Price
Bureau of Chemstry and Soils
Maryland
Arkansas Farmer Grows Watermelon With Handies
Arkansas farmer Dave Crockett wowed Good Ark residents by harvesting a Dime Queen watermelon with five handles. He carried the oddly shaped fruit home in a section of wire from the farm, needing a boat to transport it along 25 handice.
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Ark
Dave Crockett
America
Parmes Crocker
Bones of Isuanodon Unearthed in Kent Quarry
Highly fossilized remains of iguenocea unearthed at Wittenham quarry near Rye Kent England. Paleontologist notes excellent preservation including twelve tail bones long vertebrae ribs and limb bones. Skull likely still in quarry face. Tguanocens described as over 300 feet long 12 to 20 feet high and browsing plants in the Mesozoic era.
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England
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Northland
London
Ford
Lauchlan MacLean Wall
Glasgow
Amaze
Arnold
Mediterranean
Malta
Cyprus
WAU Service
Leonard A. Barrett
Hubert Tunes Toe
Hubert Schultz
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
He Hrousehold
Bell Sredicate
Robert Pisner
Thic' Blue Dutker-Bok
Fleishacker Zoo
San Francisco
U. S
Greatest Jr
Arkansas
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