Roanoke Island echoes of Raleighs Lost Colonies
The Roanoke Island region near Currituck Sound blends historic English manners with coastal modern access via the Wright Memorial bridge. Stories recount the 1580s ventures of Amadas, Barlowe, Grenville, and Raleigh, the fate of the Lost Colonies, and a 1812 tragedy involving Theodosia Burr Alston. A local nurse Mis’ Bashi reveals island life and enduring Devonshire traits through a vivid reminiscence of obstetrical work and dialect preserved on the remote coast.
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Washington, D. C
WNU
OCERN
North Carolina
Currituck Sound
Roanoke Island
Walter Raleigh
America
Roanokesland
Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
New World
Sir Walter
North Carolina Sea Islands
Virginia Dare
Nags Head
Theodosia Burr Alston
Aaron Burr
Alston
South Carolina
Burr
Georgetown
S. C
Roanoke
Sound
Bashi
Bathsheba
Uriah
Devonshire
Echoes of Money and Dillinger in Cookie-Cutter Talk
A dialogue heavy on economic musings and gold standard talk spans politics and currency. It references Dillinger, Silver Question, and fiscal shifts, then shifts to a colonial-era vignette about Elizabethan Virginia Dare and a caregiver island woman who practiced medicine and served the sick with dignity. The piece blends modern monetary chatter with historical anecdote, anchored by strong人物 and places.
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Europe
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
John White
Virginia Dare
America
Virginia
England
White
Cro
Croatan
Manteo
Pine Woods
Napoleon
Mark
African Bird Directs People to Bees Nests
A Cleveland Plain Dealer correspondent notes the African honeyguide guides humans to bees nests aiming for a reward when the nest is opened. The bird follows a honey badger to feast, and its behavior may explain why it seems to expect humans as honey lovers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Interesting Point in Ascertaining Real Age
Dr. Serge Voronoff claims a method to determine exact age by physical examination. Zara Agha, an ancient Turk, may submit to it in Istanbul per United Press. Other aging stunts: Mrs. Belle Sthynes of Savannah died at claimed 123 after pipe smoking since eleven. Peter Pollen of Trinidad swam 35 yards underwater on his 100th birthday.
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Serge Voronoff
Zara Agha
United Press
Istanbul
Belle Sthynes
Savannah
Peter Pollen
Trinidad
One Comfort: The Worst Is Soon Over
A concise reflection notes that hardship or fear passes with time, offering reassurance that despair or trouble will fade as days advance, urging patience and resilience despite current trials.
Turkey's Modernization Spurs Grim Marital Crime Report
A Vienna paper cites Ankara prison statistics showing over half of about 700 women in Turkish jails are there for murdering their former husbands. The report offers no explanation for why emancipated wives would use newfound freedom in such grisly fashion.
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Turkey
Kemal Pasha
Ankara
Vienna
Republic
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