Valuable Philippine Shells and Ancient Poultry Notes
The article lists six kinds of valuable Philippine shells including gold fin pearl and mother of pearl, win dow shell, trochus, green enamel, black lip pearl, and tortoise shell. It also notes a 1,000 year old book mentioning two poultry breeds in China and compares modern incubators to those used in Egypt 4,000 years ago.
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China
Egypt
Spirit of America Heard in a Dying Soldier’s Plea
Lucian Swift Kirtland recounts Gen Clarence Edwards visiting a hospital. A dying Connecticut boy requests the Connecticut State March to be played outside, smiles as the band plays, then dies as the last note echoes. The moment underlines American spirit amid peace talks.
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Clarence Edwards
St. Micael
Lucian Swift Kirtland
Connecticut Bay
Connecticut
Tirself
Old Rabidoux Howie House eyed for Riverside museum
Riverside preservation effort aims to restore the Rabidoux Howie house dating from early southern California days. Led by the Daughters of the Revolution and Pioneer society, the project seeks to revive a social and historical hub once central to inland communities.
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Movement For
Southern
California
Riverside
Cal
Rabidoux Howie
Strietite
Waitt Ig Lodan Kiboe
Rubidoux
Hone Wis UN
Mediterranean Air Base Drives Tunis as Central Hub
A commission on aerial transport proposes a major air network linking French Algeria and surrounding colonies with Tunis as a central base. A transport center at Tunis would consolidate Mediterranean traffic, with existing routes from Gabes toward Pripell and Tunis expanded to connect outlying districts.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Commission
Algeria
Great Neutad
Tunis
Rial Trafic
Mediterranean Sea
Loasmayeh
Tonis
Gabes
Oitielats
Flax and Cotton Dominate After Industrial Shift
A fragmented historical note describes the rise of cotton after the advent of the cotton gin, the decline of flax's monopoly, and its reemergence in common goods like waists, coats, ships, and fireproof uses, while flax regains limited importance in textile supply.
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Moen
Modern Radio Methods in Foggy Harbor Navigation
In foggy conditions a bridge in New Jersey lost bearings and redirected to New York harbor. An operator requested bearings with a cryptic response, highlighting the dangers of early radio navigation and the need for reliable guidance to avoid mishaps at sea.
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Louisville
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Aepsom
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