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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
6
The Charleston Mail reflects on early maritime exploration driven by science rather than gold. It notes adventurers risk life to advance knowledge and that financiers fund such ventures for the love of encouraging research. It argues progress comes from service, with rewards secondary to humanity’s benefit.
The article traces French linguistic traces in London place names such as Charing Cross and Birdcage Walk. It explains how Charing Cross derives from a corrupted Trench name and notes Birdcage Walk as a corruption of the French Bo cage meaning grove. It recounts the royal bier route to Westminster and comments on medieval legends about bird cages in the park.
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