St Patrick and the shamrock myth in Irish history
Elmo Scott Watson and Ray Waiters recount St Patrick's life from Kilpatrick in Scotland to Tara and Slane, noting his escape, mission to Ireland, the shamrock symbol for the Trinity, and his role in spreading Christianity and learning across Ireland and beyond, with his death dated March 17, 461.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ray Waiters
Ireland
Patrick
St. Patrick
Kilpatrick
Calpurnius
Wales
Niall
Tara
Mijchu
Stemish Mountain
Antrim
Miichu
Fedelia
St. Paty
God
God the Father
God the Son
God the
Holy Ghost
Europe
Wrorld
Pickerel Names and Regional Fish Identities Across Regions
The text notes regional names for large-mouth bass, pickerel, and related fish. It mentions etiab2 as a name for black bass, calls salt-eyed pike dove in Canada, and refers to the Susquehanne salmon in Delaware Pennsylvania. It reflects varied local terms for fish across areas.
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Canada
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Viegittig
Pike species names and mislabel in Field and Stream
Field and Stream Magazine notes a confusion in fish nomenclature, distinguishing the true astern chain pick ere esox reticulatus from the great Northern pike esox ester, and remarks the latter is not a picker ed.
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Field and Stream Magazine
Galileo’s 1932 note hints at distant communication art
The text notes Galileo’s reference to "the secret art" by which magnetic nerves could enable long distance converse. It implies early musings on telephone or wireless telegraph concepts as ideas in his thinking.
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Nest
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W.L. Douglas Shoe CO
Spak Sweet
Brockton
Mass
Community insight from Pickering and Davis
The passage recalls Professor Pickering showing Stebard Harding Davis a remarkable microscope to illustrate life’s organized complexity. Upon leaving, the father declares that he entered as an individual but exits recognizing himself as part of a broader community.
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Pickering
Stebard Harding Davis
Professor Pickering
Planning a Communist Building Living Layout and Privacy
The yard should be the private focal point, with living and dining areas facing it while the kitchen and hall sit on the opposite side. Avoid driveway noise and fumes near the main rooms. if a drive is needed, keep it on the kitchen side or make it a partial walk to preserve a large lawn. Use winter to plan details and start spring work early.
Garage in These Days Need Not Be Eyesore
A vintage column suggests upgrading garages with decorative hardware, window boxes, and awnings to improve curb appeal. It notes newer garages can blend with landscapes and become additions rather than eyesores, even if simple rather than elaborate.
Cities acquire land for schools under plan across states
The Playground and Recreation Association of America reports large cities in several states have acquired five acres or more for elementary schools and ten acres or more for high schools. Sixty cities show a policy favoring these land allocations, with many small cities also buying five acres or more. Land costs vary widely from $100 to $8,000 per acre, and in Chicago payments reached $30 per acre.
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California
Georgina
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Conference On
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Chicago
Proper Home Planning for Long Term Family Use
A practical guide to choosing a house, noting the home as the central place for family life. It urges buyers to imagine daily routines, consider seasonality, and ensure the property meets long term family needs.
Went Lights Up Great White Way On Christmas Evening
Cleveland News notes Went town officials promote electrification as a progressive trend. The piece urges nearby villages to adopt first class light systems, citing the Went example as a model for better municipal services.
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Went
Ken
Cleveland News
Average house costs in W260 by Building Age data
Statistics from Building Age estimate national construction costs. Single houses average 12, double houses 7,818, and multi family homes 49,080.
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Building Age
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Gual
Bordeaux
Cannes
Honovaros
Britain
Gaul
Auxerre
Amator
Germanus
Wicklow
Saul
Downs
Slane
Terra
Laoghaire
Laogaire
Meath
Tara Hill
Slane Hill
Galileo
Ommunist
Ray
William T. Tilden
Luckies
The
American Tobscco Co
Bam
Seneen
Carslog and
Agency For
America’s Best Kaun Shoes
W.l.douglas
Torpees Ay Boys
Lowell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Miz
Buffalo
N.Y
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