White silk colors and Powell Grand Canyon expedition
The text notes three types of so-called white silk oyster ivory and cream with distinct tints. It also recounts Maj. J. W. Powell leading explorers from Green River Utah on May 24, 1869 through Marble and Grand canyons, exiting August 29, with Powell later serving as USGS director.
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Grand Canyon
Maj
J. W. Powell
Green River
Utah
Marble
Grand Canyons
Major Powell
United States Geological Survey
Wisdom in Loading Up Work
A motivational passage urges organizing work to prevent fatigue and quitting. It argues gradual self empowerment through efficient loading up of tasks, benefiting both self and others. The text promises twofold profit: personal strength and public praise as one contributes to the world’s welfare. It encourages starting today to rise into heritage and load up.
Hog-nosed snake arrives in London acts deadly yet harmless
A newly arrived hog nosed snake in London appears dangerous when approached as it flattens its body and inflates a cobra like hood. With a single step it collapses its hood and plays dead, then crawls away. Two specimens at Regent's Park Zoo have tired of the act.
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London
Death
Zoological Gardens
Regent’s Park
Work of Sponge Gatherers Across Med Sea Regions
Sponge gathering occurs along Greece Syria and Adriatic coasts with divers reaching 10 to 25 meters. Sponges are pulled from rocks using tridents less common now. divers use diving bells or cork jackets. After harvest they are washed, squeezed and bleached with sulphuric acid to remove odor and coating.
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Syria
Greece
Adriatic
Tripoli
Tunisian
Matching Black Goods Proves Difficult for Wardrobe
The text explains that true black silk is elusive and appears brown blue or red under scrutiny. It argues that matching black fabrics requires detecting subtle color tones and aligning items with the same value of brown blue or red in the dye.
Lake Tahoe A Wonder Spot Amid Sierra Nevada Peaks
Lake Tahoe lies 6 225 feet above sea level in the Sierra Nevada range. Its crystal depths rest in granite and lava, a glacier carving a canyon at Mount Tallac. Fremont discovery in 1844 brought it into white settlement. the lake spans 15 miles and hosts abundant trout.
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Sierra Nevadas
Lake Tahoe
Washoe
Mount Tallac
John C. Fremont
Sacramento Valley
Fremont
Tahoe
Detroit News
Ice age in Canada 40000 years ago professor claims
Professor A F Coleman of the University of Toronto argues the ice age reached eastern Canada about 40000 years ago. He notes a vast glacial sheet filled the Gulf of the St Lawrence while the Shick-Shock mountains anchor Gaspe. He also cites Rocky Mountain front pushing seven miles into the prairie.
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A. F. Coleman
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Canada
Gaspe
Easttern Canada
Coleman
Gulf of the St. Lawrence
Rocky Mountains
Prairie
Crown Placed on Mandalay Pagoda Amid Festival Crowds
In Mandalay Burma a new pagoda crown rises 300 feet above ground during a festival attracting Buddhists from Indo China the Himalayas Laos Chan and Siam. The ceremony features a bamboo inclined plane a guided crown weighing hundreds of pounds and a seven day ascent to set the thi at the summit.
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Mandalay
Burma
Indo China
Himalayas
Laos
Chan
Siam
Katshhin
Mot
Babel
Good men's shoes sign stands in window says in Savannah
A Savannah window bears the sign Good men's shoes as a moral reminder that virtue may influence commerce. The brief item notes how morals appear in everyday storefronts.
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Savannah News
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Uist
Witi -Obscriver
Chicago Telephone Company
State of
Illinois
Illinois Committee On Public Utility Information
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Buddha
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