Brightlingsea Whose Yachting Fame Stretches East Coast
Brightlingsea, known as White Wings home to yacht building and repair, is a unique noncorporate member of the Cinque Ports federation. The town, from Brickelsey, hosts historic ties to Lord Brassey and Sir Thomas Lipton, though its exact federation date remains uncertain due to a lost Domesday record. Members enjoy few remaining privileges such as jury and militia exemptions.
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Brightlingsea
England
Brickelsey
Lord Brassey
Thomas Lipton
Webber
Cinque Ports
Sirdwich
Went
Dusser
Federacion
Jne
Christian Science Monitor
Bell and the Boston Years Behind the Telephone Birth
The Telephone Press Service notes that Alexander Graham Bell came to Boston to teach visible speech at Miss Sarah Fuller’s Horace Mann School. The Boston school board funded his work, he taught teachers and pupils, opened a normal school in 1872, joined Boston University in 1873, and in 1875, at age twelve, made the breakthrough leading to the telephone.
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America
Alexander Graham Bell
Boston
Bell
New England
Sarah Fuller
Horace Mann School For
Alissuller
Boston School Board
Cedar Chests and moth defense from wool pests
The piece explains cedar chests deter moths by emitting red cedar aroma that kills wool-eating larvae after hatching while adults eggs and pupae remain unaffected. It notes that moth experts warn that naphthalene moth balls in a chest offer similar protection for clothes.
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Department of Agriculture
True Thrift and Social Progress
Thrift is not miserliness and parsimony does not bring happiness. Judicious saving forms the basis of economic progress and lasting happiness. Thoughtless spending brings worry and poverty. Our duty is social progress beyond self, being constructive for all humankind and discouraging wasteful thrift even if it denies fleeting pleasures.
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Thrift Magazine
Old Dominion name origins in Virginia history
The article outlines two explanations for Virginia’s nickname Old Dominion. It cites Virginia’s early colonial identity as the colony and dominion of Virginia and suggests a royal attribution after Charles II rewarded loyalist counties. It notes the term’s use in distinction from New Virginia and Old Virginia.
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State
Virginia
Downe
John Smiths
Vilhia
New Ireland
America
Ney Bnei
New Virginie’ Flere
Charles 1
Cromwell
Charles II
Rngland
Scotland
Trebinad
Praise for Chinese Posts and Trang Poetry
A writer in the Nation notes that understanding mortality and beauty in Trang poetry mirrors art's steadiness. Witter Bynner cites Asia Magazine on Trang poets who see truth plainly, record minute details, and convey deep patience and honest sadness. They recall souls from experience to pure elemental truth.
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Witter Bynner
Asia Magazine
Primitive Conditions of Life in South America Parishes
The article describes exploratory motives in remote South American regions and details native practices. It notes cordon farming with scattered stumps, reliance on cassava or tapioca, and a mauve drink. Diet centers on what can be hunted, including wild meat, with bow and arrow hunting and blunt arrows for birds or fish.
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South America
Paros Fossey Gleason
Youn Sparrow's First Flight At Stable Yard
A chaotic scene at a stable yard features sparrows and a cock amid chasing hens, as a crowed yard witnesses sparrow activity and a startled bird scatters toward shelter after a brief chase.
Telephone Hoax Almost Frees Embezzler in New York
A mysterious phone call from a Detroit or St. Louis detective to New York police almost led to the wrong arrest. Investigators traced the lead to a hotel and recovered 1600 in cash with embezzlement charges of 14000 and receiving stolen property.
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New York
St. Louis
Detoe ‘Tive Aylward
St Louis
Amano
Welsh Rabbit and the origins of a cheese on toast term
The article traces the nickname Welsh Rabbit for a dish of cheese and ale on toast, noting historical variant names like German Dich and Leicestershire Plover. It explains how scholars later corrected the term to rarebit despite early dictionaries adopting rabbit.
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Iunaland
Time’s Changes in Arctic Climate Revealed by Fossil Plants
A study of Arctic fossil floras shows ancient vegetation was abundant and frostless, with ferns and palmike plants present from at least the Paleozoic to middle Cenozoic. The U S ecological survey documents these findings from coal beds near Cape Lisburne, noting extensive coal deposits as the region’s only valuable mineral resource and limited mining for vessels lacking harbor access.
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Arctic
United States Ecological Survey
Cape Lisburne
Nature's Color Wonders in Fall Oak Show
The red oak, a tall oval headed tree, turns deep red in fall with dark green foliage and a two to three week display. It makes a magnificent contrast with yellow foliage and evergreens, though yellows are needed to boost its value.
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American Forestry
Maga- Amg
Putts Liars In Two Classes
A piece discusses liars as either whispering to shield a lie or speaking loudly to cover their deception. It notes panhandlers and others may lower their voice while lying and show evasive gestures such as covering the mouth to avoid being heard or seen.
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Snybody
Ward
Fred CC. Kelly
Leslie
Chronicle Chronicle at Nuremburg press debates origin of printing
Historic rumination traces the invention of movable type to Gutenbergs Bible and the first printed newspaper to Nuremberg. It notes Durer apprentice work with Wolgemuth Pleydendorf shaping the Chronicle art form and discusses early printing milestones and rival claims from China.
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Savonarela
Kobruger
Rone
Chronicle
Nuremburg
Colummbus
New World
Durer
Wolgemuth
Pleydendorf
China
Europe
Gold and Fossils Point to Rich Alaska Diggings
In Alaska fossils of mammoth mastodon reindeer and bison occur abundantly in gold bearing gravels just above soil layers. Prospectors regard fossil bones as indexes of metallic wealth and ancient river deposits explain fossil abundance. Miners’ cabins display tusks and antlers unearthed from diggings.
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Alaska
Black Walnut Value Replaces Primitive Clearing Losses
American Forestry notes that black walnut suffered early in American forests as settlers cleared land. Many fine trees were felled or burned for fence rails, but now wood from black walnut commands high prices. Wood is no longer wasted and is sent to factories to become finished articles.
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America
Sporting Instinct and Civic Clash at Candidate Speech
In a spirited exchange a spectator asks if heckling a female candidate is acceptable. The reply asserts restraint but admits enjoying a bit of fun, noting the scene attracted a voter and drawing a humorous image of potentially provoking a policeman at the event.
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Denoream
Bereningham
Pistache Trees Take Root in American Southwest
The United States plant bureau promotes pistache cultivation in the Southwest after studying wild trees from the Sahara and Persia. Seedlings grown in California nurseries were distributed to growers in California Texas Utah and elsewhere. Superior varieties were grafted from Sicily and Asia Minor to boost drought resistance and quality.
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United States
Old World
Sahara
Euphrates Valley
Asia
Beluchistan
Persia
Plant Bureau
Chien
Cal
Moon and sun chase each other in Eskimo legend
Eskimo myth explains the chase of the sun by the moon after a brother wronged his sister in an igloo. The tale links lunar phases to fateful outcomes, claiming births on full moon portend misfortune for girls and longevity for boys born at full moon, while other lunar phases predict early death or crime.
Nature’s Wood Works and Burl Sources
A discussion of burl wood as a valuable natural material. It notes roots as richest sources with walnut burls weighing 500 pounds to a ton and often defect prone. It describes the many buds, pigment patterns, and irregular grain that yield artistic designs in bowls and briar pipes.
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American Forestry Magazine
Fuel From House Refuse Says Britains Waste Holds Power
J A Priestly, president of the London conference of the Institute of Clearing Superintendents, argues that Britain's annual domestic refuse of about 10 million tons could yield 3 million tons of fuel without reducing fertilizer content. He says the fuel would cut domestic costs, despite low calorific value, and that recovery is practical for universal adoption except where vested interests block progress.
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Great Britain
J. A. Priestly
London
the Institute of Clearing Superintendents
What Women Endure
A fragment from a Birmingham Age-Herald item presents a sharp exchange between a married woman and a insinuating agent. The matron answers with sarcasm about a husband’s absence and basic needs, implying a critique of domestic roles and gender expectations.
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Madan
Kirmingham Age-Herald
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