Mighty words on Wilson era sermon and world hope
A Washington audience recalls Dr. Norwood’s First Congregational Church sermon praising Woodrow Wilson as a world leader. The speaker links American leadership to Christian values, cites Clemenceau and Lloyd George, and notes strong applause as a nation contemplates Europe and global union.
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América
Gypsies Still a Puzzle to Historians and Sociologists
Historians, anthropologists, and curious readers seek the origins of the Gypsy people. The term's roots, migration, and true ancestry remain debated, with theories ranging from descent from the ten lost tribes to links with Hindus. Their dark features and language point to connections with Indian cultures, though they have long lived across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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British Isles
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Balkan States
Russia
Egypt
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Casto
India
Grass Grows on Broadway in a Sidewalk Plot
A New York Sun report notes a small square sidewalk grate on Broadway near Leonard Street where lush grass now grows. A truck driver, curious about fertile soil, planted seeds beneath the grate with a borrowed knife, and though pedestrians wear the blades down above, a thriving underground grass bed persists.
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New York
Broadway
Leonard Street
New York Sun
Microbes Thrive Through Spores and Extreme Temps
Reading from reports on ancient microbes, scientists note that many microbes survive extreme heat and cold. Experiments show spores endure 400 degrees below freezing and prolonged boiling with little harm, explaining why diseases like anthrax resist ordinary disinfection and persist in outbreaks.
Simple Food for Fighters From Homeric Banquet Lore
Researchers note Homeric heroes prepared meals themselves as the New York Herald describes. The piece paints a vivid scene of Trysses roasting beef, vegetables central to feasts, and heroes washing cabbage, showing even great warriors kept to simple dishes like lentils and beans in ancient feasts.
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New York Herald
Diomedes
Achilles
Altough
Strange Burrow Dwellers Appear in Western Plains
The Australian Pecestry Magazine notes that travellers see rare Tradgers out of burrows in daylight on the western plains. Despite Nuprons being plentiful, these animals are rarely mentioned outside their holes. The article suggests these creatures disrupt misty paths as a speedy, solitary pursuit.
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Phiins
New Hunt Tour Sparks California Connection
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt notes TL finding a new hunt in California after working with several movie stars. The speaker hints at a future experience and a late night comment, suggesting a transition or relocation tied to entertainment circles and travel from the West Coast to new ventures.
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California
Matt
Birmingham Age Herald
For Sale Properties and Homes for Sale on Princess and Main Streets
Real estate notices list nine room house on Princess Street with cellar and garden, Main Street lot 40 by 203, seven room house with an acre and outbuildings near Dufields, a 45 acre farm on the pike a mile from a shipping point with orchard, a comfortable eight room house with twenty acres in bearing orchard, one brick seven room house with cellar cistern and electric lights, one frame ten room house with large lot, a 90 by 95 building lot in a desirable town section, and a sought after small place near Shepherdstown two to ten acres. J Strider Moler seeks a small near Shepherdstown property.
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