Wireless Aids Keep North Atlantic Safe For Sailors
A New York Herald Tribune analysis explains how wireless, ice patrols, direction finders, and beacon stations enhance safety on North Atlantic routes. Derelicts, icebergs, and flotsam threats are monitored as ships rely on constant radio reports to avoid danger and aid rescues.
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Long
West
New York Herald-Tribune
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Europe
United States
Seneca
Modoc
Tampa
Nantucket
Nancy Retired Cook Marianne Henrion Dies at 91
Stuck to her job for seventy four years Marianne Henrion served as a cook in Nancy France for one family until a few days before her death at age ninety one.
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Paris
Marianne Henrion
Nancy
France
Isabel Returns to Earth and a Discontented Marriage
Isabel Hopkins longs for a wealthier life, chafing at Homer’s steady income. A windfall of twenty thousand dollars raises hopes but debt and social pressure erode her happiness. Homer’s frugality and a grim fairy tale lead to a moral awakening and a calmer, kinder future.
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Sabel Hopkins
Homer
Hopkinses
Isabel
Stella Tarbox
Norris
Summitville
Meadow Street
Norris House
Dame Isabel
Sneezing Superstitions Through History
Sneezing beliefs date to ancient civilizations who saw omens in sneezes. The practice of blessing sneezes began with Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century amid a plague in Italy.
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Gregory the Great
Italy
Mentor Magazine
Resurrection of Sow Brings 13 Piglets After River Swim
A Missouri reader recalls a sow killed by relatives years ago. The animal only stunned when dropped, escaped, then returned with 13 piglets after swimming the river to the uncle’s home.
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F. Linn
Melbourne
Ark
Pathfinder Magazine
Vegetables for Royalty Grow in Special Gardens
Path finder Magazine reports the Imperial family of Japan eats vegetables grown in dedicated gardens tended by experts. When the prince regent travels, fresh produce is delivered daily by refrigerator cars. The gardens span several acres and include multiple large hothouses.
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Imperial Family of
Japan
Pathfinder Magazine
Ancient Roman coin found near Rome preserves legible markings
A goldlike metal coin from early Roman republic times was unearthed in the Rome suburbs. Despite centuries of circulation, the figures on both sides remain discernible though faded.
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