Franklin Attribution Death and Taxes Quote
The saying nothing is certain but death and taxes is attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
3
Keep Heart Fresh Without Dew And Light Flowers Fade
A compact aphorism notes that charity and love sustain the human heart like dew and light, contrasting faded blooms with lasting virtue.
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Mme. de Genis
Location of Stars and Observational Parallax
The Navel observatory asserts that a heavenly body appears in the position it held when the light left it, not where it is when the light arrives on Earth, with the angular difference so small as to be imperceptible to the naked eye.
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Navel Observatory
Earth
Soaked Mittens Warmest
A New England coast winter custom shows fishermen soak thick wool mittens in the sex and wring them dry before wearing them. They claim the hands stay warmer than when donning dry mittens.
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New England
Best Form of Exercise Improves Breathing and Heart Action
The guide stresses that true exercise strengthens the breathing and heart. mere limb movement is less effective. It emphasizes using the sheet and abdominal area for core work and notes that increasing breathing rate is the key to effective conditioning.
Clergymen Sit With Peers in Parliament History Note
Clergymen of the Church of England and Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic clergymen are disqualified by law from being members of the house of commons. This rule places religious leaders among peers in the house of Lords according to Pathfinder Magazine.
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House of Lords
Church of England
Church of Scotland
House of Commons
Fathfinder Magazine
1,200 Mile Bovine Derby Heads for St. Louis
Tomboy and Alice two purebred Ayrshire cows from Vermont will trek over 1200 miles to the national dairy show in St. Louis October 12 to 19. The pair travel by road with a mobile barn on a truck chassis and will walk daily to cover the distance, aiming to arrive by October 10 for a rest day before the show.
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St. Louis
Alice
Vermont
Ayrshire
Tomboy
L. B. Chapman
West
Rutland
Vermont Industrial School
Vergennes
Brandon
Cherry Valley
Angler Cuts Tentacles to Drive Away Octopus
Two fishermen fought a huge octopus off the Los Angeles coast. Captain Web Monstad fell into the creature’s grasp and was saved by Roy Pettibone who hacked away tentacles and pulled him back to safety after Monstad vanished beneath the surface.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Here
Web Monstad
Devil Fish
Roy Pettibone
Pettibone
Monstad
Captain Monstad
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Campolo
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