Telltale Lights Aid Navigation of Ships
Washington reports a new lighthouse service system using distance signals to show mariners their distance from danger. Twenty nine stations from West Quoddy Head to the Southwest Pass tested the method in daylight, helping crews gain confidence before relying on signals in fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Lighthouse Service
National Georgraphic Society
Atlantic
Gulf
West Quoddy Head
Eastport
Maine
Misriver
Distance-telling signals aid ships in fog
The piece explains new fog signals that combine radio beacons with sound to tell mariners their distance from the sending station. First tested in 1929 at Cape Henry and Poe Reef, the system expanded to the Great Lakes and Pacific coast lighthouses, boosting coastal safety as more stations receive equipment.
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United States Lighthouse Service
Cape Henry
Virginia
Poe Reef
Lake Huron
Great Lakes
Pacific
Blunts Reef
California
Grays Harbor
Washington
Cape Mendocino
Reverence as Foundation of Moral Order
The text argues reverence for sacred realities underpins conscience and social order. It warns profane attitudes toward truth and divinity foster crime and violence, urging proper reverence for the Divine Personality to curb immoral behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat
Home sewing and book slip covers in plain sewing history
The article discusses plain sewing beyond dressmaking, noting the shift with sewing machines and ready made garments. It outlines essential supplies and thread sizes, lists common stitches, and highlights making book slip covers from leather, silk, textiles, or paper, with practical tips on sizing and finishing.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Origin of Profanity Explores Temple Ties
Leonard A. Barrett examines how the word profanity derives from Latin roots meaning before the temple. He argues profane speech or action reflects a lack of reverence when outside sacred enclosure, illustrating the core cause of profanity.
Silence and restraint urged in era of free speech
The Western Newspaper Union calls for inner beauty and refined speech to cure profanity. It argues that truth expressed purely can heal the era of unbridled expression and reckless actions.
Smudge the cat knocks the fear of ghosts from porch tales
Montague recounts his encounter with a white eyed alley cat named Smudge. The cat stalks, battles a dog, hunts a rat, and asserts dominance with bold pride, leaving scratches and a string of humorous chaos in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Montague
Smudge
Housewife Tips on Home Maintenance and Food Prep
Quick guidance for household care includes tightening cane chairs with salt water wash, camouflaging radiators by matching paint, and preparing chilled potatoes diced in half inch pieces to keep salads firm. Parsley benefits from scalding before chopping to preserve color.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Folk Music on Art
Folk music is the art of a bygone age with people who were as human as we are expressing innermost feelings and aspirations through song and tradition.
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Icross
Uasiy i Ivalrous
Adelaide
Australia
Knute Rockne, Jr
Notre Dame
Young Rockne
Miami Military Academy
Frousehold von Walker
By Leonard A. Barrett
Western Newspaper Union
Gen. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Mt. Pleasant
Ohio
Grant
Jesse Grant
Ulysses
Georgetown
Montague
Ervey
Stel
Coleman
Walt Whitman
Hamlins
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