Oldest river bed born as St Lawrence and Canadian shield
The article explains how the St. Lawrence River formed from a geologic fracture along the Canadian shield. It describes the ancient crust, the Canadian shield’s stability, the eastern island chains, and the trough that filled with sediment creating the river that drains into the sea. It notes the gulf of St. Lawrence arose from coast sinking. Youth's Companion.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
American
Canada
Labrador
Lake Huron
Alaska
Blue Ridge
White Mountains
Maine
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Sunlight Fresh Air as Home Disinfectants
The piece argues that sunlight and fresh air are the best cheap disinfectants, diluting germs and killing them quickly. It notes many people rely on foul smelling drugstore products, while open windows and raised shades can save lives, despite concerns about dust fading carpets.
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Oral
New Yorker
Sargent finishes a picture amid royal visit chatter
The Shefield Telegraph notes Sargent completed a portrait as a royal guest observed its production. The exchange turns humorous with talk of removing the work to begin anew, as Sargent claims he would be glad to see the last of it.
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Fhen Sargent
Sarving
Shefield
Telegraph
Avenging Plants Reach for Prey and Perceive Distant Objects
A historical science summary describes plants sensing distant objects, citing S Leonard Baston. The sundew leaf allegedly moves toward prey a half inch away, while dodder parasitizes host plants by threadlike shoots seeking clover and other targets.
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S. Leonard Baston
Baston
Scientific American
Water All Around The Raindrop Chemistry
The text explains how rain water collects carbonic acid gas from the air and soil as it percolates. It notes dissolution of limestone forming bicarbonate of lime, possible gypsum or sulfate rocks adding minerals, and how bicarbonates soften water while chlorides nitrates may cause corrosion and salts of soda and potash cause foaming.
Richard Mansfield and the elusive aura of dominance
Booth T. Kingdon recalls Mansfield's magnetic presence in a Bellman piece. The anecdote highlights Mansfield's natural command without needing manipulation and notes how A. M. Palmer and others sought to understand him, while Mansfield himself remained unknowable to even close observers.
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Richard Mansfield
A. M. Palmer
Mansfield
Southampton
Bellman
Principles of Crop Rotation by Manitoba Deputy Minister
General principles of rotation from Prof S A Bedford deputy minister of agriculture Manitoba. Include leguminous crops to fix nitrogen. Include a cultivated crop to weed the land. Rotate shallow and deep rooted crops to expand the feeding ground. Avoid repeating small cereals. If livestock is kept balance forage yearly. Keep stock on farm to maintain soil fertility. Keep weed free bedding and employ hired help year round profitably.
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S. A. Bedford
Manitoba
Queen Alexandra’s Guard: Sir Dighton Pro-Ven Keeps Watch
The article profiles General Sir Dighton Pro-Ven, the aged military veteran in the Queen Mother’s entourage. It notes his long service, former role keeper of the privy purse, and his continued presence at state occasions providing comfort and security for Queen Alexandra.
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Alexander
Sir Dighton
Queen Alexandra
Queen Victoria
Edward
George
Queen Mother
Alexandra
V.C. Hero
London
Pepys Library Bequest Maintained by Magdalene College
Pepys library has been at Magdalene College Cambridge since 1724. Pepys directed the books and manuscripts pass to Trinity or Magdalene on his nephew John Jackson’s death, with annual visitations by the other college to ensure the trust is properly fulfilled. He urged a constant succession of qualified heirs to prevent alienation.
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Pepy
Magdalen College
Cambridge
Pepys
John Jackson
Trinity College
Magdalene College
Timber export values for Canada to February 1914
Values show chief timber exports: planks and boards 18,245,658. pine deals 1,404,069. spruce and other deals 6,319,762. blocks for pulp 6,628,868. laths 1,615,254. shingles 1,506,730 for eleven months ending February 1914.
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Canada
Liverpool Port The Argosies Of The Nations Meet
A vivid portrait of Liverpool as a premier maritime hub. The piece catalogs a global fleet passing through its docks including East Indian shipments, wheat from Karachi, nitrate from Chile, cotton from the American South, silks from Asia, sugar from Java, and oil tankers. It highlights Cunard liners Lusitania Mauretania and Aquitania and notes six liners often departing in the North Atlantic run.
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Liverpool
Bombay
Calcutta
Yorkshire
Karachi
River Plate
Antipodes
South America
Pacific
North America
Canada
United States
Great Gulf
China
Japan
Rangon
Java
Germany
Cuba
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Bordeaux
Charente
Brazils
Africa
Callao
Peruvian
Lusitania
Mauretania
Aavitania
Cunard
Elections in France Describe Voting Rules and Second Polls
The New York World reports France uses universal manhood suffrage with proof of six months residence for voters. First-day polling often lacks a clear majority, prompting a second election. Voting runs 8 am to 6 pm, with volunteers handling the urn and assessors. Candidates align around known leaders amid no formal party system.
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France
Unit S
New York World
Sword of Taliesin Ceremony at Llyn Gelrionydd in August
Welsh custom on the shores near Trefriw features the unsheathed Taliesin sword and a rock pulpit at the Court of Taliesin. Bards assemble with the chief standing on the rock while others circle white stones to perform rites before a crowd. The sword is sheathed after confirming peace. it remained unsheathed during the Boer War.
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Taliesin
Population by race in Austria Hungary census
The census shows in Austria the Slavs 15 724 573 Germans 9 171 614 Italians 727 102 and Magyars about 9 000. In Hungary Magyars 8 742 301 Slavs 8 377 077 Germans 2 135 181.
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Austria-Hungary
Austria
Hungary
Hogtypes and Surgery Oddities From The Ohio Journal
A compilation of quirky old notes on hogshead cheese as a nostalgic winter delicacy, astonishing feats in surgery from Paris and Switzerland, and a meditation on the virtue of straight talk across society, business, and government.
Inaugural of Hyaku nun Society Led by Count Okama
A curious society named Hyaku nun or the Society for Centenarians has been inaugurated by Count Okama the former Japanese prime minister. He envisions living 426 years under proper conditions and serves as its first president.
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Count Okama
Use of Wireless in Time of War
A discussion of wireless telegraphy as a decisive war time force notes that government land stations and shipboard wireless units extend reach beyond ordinary lines. It lists current stations by country with ranges from 20 to 600 miles and predicts stronger government control over private and amateur equipment.
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Frank Waldo
Boston Transcript
Professor Waldo
Oan
New York
Atlantic
Western
Europe
Signal Corps
Austro-Hungary
Castlenuovo
Pola
Sebinico
Trieste
Germany
Barkurn
Bremerhafen
Burg
Kiel Bay
Cu Haven
Danzig
Heligoland
Norddetch
Sassrutz
Rugen
Swinemunde
Francy
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Bouscat
Brest
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Dunkerne
Euffel Tower
Ouessant
Port Vendres
Rochefort
S. Maries de la Mer
Toulon
Africas
Russia
Baltic Sea
Helsingfors
Krandstadt
Libau
Pre
Picture of a Lady on a White Horse at Tate Hall
A noted painting attracts attention in Tate Hall showing a woman on a white horse entering a courtyard. The work has many titles and an unfinished history by Landseer and Milais with a page and dog nearby. begun 1876 finished 1888.
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Tate Hall
Charles Sr
Nell Gwynne
Millais
Diana Vernon
Edwin Landseer
Queen Victoria
Sir John Milais
London
Heyse Prize Winner Two Prizes Half Century Apart
The late Paul Heyse was the only man of letters to boast of two literary prizes with more than fifty years between awards. He received the Nobel Prize, and his play The Sabines won a prize in 1857. He belonged to King Max of Bavaria’s Round Table of scholars.
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Paul Heyse
Round Table
Max
Bavaria
Pall Mall Gazette
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