Where Was De Soto Buried in the Mississippi River
The article reviews claims from Helena Arkansas City Rosedale and Greenville about the burial site of Hernando De Soto on the Mississippi. It notes competing evidence and concludes the grave is somewhere along the river between Memphis Tennessee and Greenville Mississippi.
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Greenville
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White Rivers
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Hobblebush the New England Wayfaring Tree
The hobblebush or wayfaring tree spreads a branch along the ground and grows blossoms in wheel-like clusters forming masses of white flowers. Leaves are large and red in autumn, with crimson berries where blossoms appeared in spring, making it attractive most of the year.
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New England
Christian Science Monitor
Adam and Eve Go Shopping in a Ten Story Store
A humorous riff imagines Adam and Eve wandering a department store seeking names for fabrics and fashion. Eve lures with sun colored silks while Adam frets over unfamiliar goods. A zoo visit followed by a turnstile quip about pickpockets closes the vignette.
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Elien Burns Sherman
The
North American Review
Adam
Eve
Perkins Blocks Big Contract for Potts Firm
Mrs Potts consoles her husband after he loses a major contract at work. Potts blames Perkins, the company president, for delaying the deal over contract clauses and a time limit, saying the firm could have finished in six weeks earlier.
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Kansas City Star
The World Should Know What You Truly Want
Marion McLean argues that people who chase independence or money may be misunderstood by a world that cannot read their inner aims. She notes married couples, researchers, and professionals often misalign public perception with private desires, leading to hurt and disappointment. The piece urges honest self awareness to avoid misplaced expectations.
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Marion McLean
Dog Oil Medicine in Early Surgical lore
Historic note on Ambroise Pare adopting a balm made from oil of lilies, young whelps, earthworms and Venice turpentine. London Pharmacopoeia 1659 also lists dog oil with sablet oil, two newly whelped dogs, earthworms in white wine and cypress turpentine, and spirit of wine.
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Ambroise Pare
Turin
Venice
London
Thoughts After Forty by Louis Courier Journal
A brief note on romance contrasts male and female behavior. The speaker asserts men are more romantic, imagining a man crafting romance from a hairpin on the sidewalk while wondering if a woman notices a cigar butt.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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