Cedars of Lebanon Famed for Centuries
The cedar of Lebanon is native in Syria, Asia, Palestine and Cyprus, growing in mountains at 4000 to 6200 feet. Revered in sacred and profane writings, these evergreens are noted for trunk girth. The last remnant near Kedisha valley attracted 1860 visitor Hooker, with trees aged thousands of years. many were destroyed in the Great War.
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Lebanon
Syria
Asia
Palestine
Cyprus
Kedisha
Hooker
Booker
Pathfinder . Magazine
Animals Signaling Among Species Through Voices and Tails
A historical note surveys signaling in animals noting birds use vocal signals, while many mammals lack telces and rely on vocalizations. It highlights ground squirrels prairie dogs marmots red squirrels and other rodents using tails or whistles as danger signals and signals within their groups.
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Earl Bamston M. Lang
Prairies
Peter the Postman Politely Probes for Letters
Peter the postman, weary after a long round, muses on whether the resident woman has an important letter to post and quips about passing his postal exam while climbing the hill. The scene captures small town workaday humor and curious misreadings of a simple exchange.
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Peter
London
Prince Edward Observes Opera Night In Secret Seats
Stephen AfeKenna notes King Edward as Prince of Wales grows wary of detectives while attending the opera. The narrative recalls royal guards and guests in disguise, princes in boxes and stalls, with the scene described as a parodied, tense act of undercover observation.
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Stephen AfeKenna
Thonors
Ben Trovato
Edward
Prince of Wales
Evolution of Shoes Across Cultures and Eras
The article traces ancient shoe materials used by Jews and Greeks including leather ovon rush and bark in Pythagoras era. It notes medieval England around 1462 banning long shoe points that tangled on travel and the later Edward IV prohibition of such fashion.
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Pythagoran
England
Edward IV
Paul Discovers Stuck Pages In New Picture Book
Little Paul turns pages of a new picture book finds two uncut sheets. He lifts a corner to peek underneath and calls for his mother to ex plain the leaves are stuck together asking how the metres got in there.
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Paul
Mather
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