Dialogue of a strained family exchange over wants and gifts
A fragmentary dialogue shows a tense exchange between a son and relatives about gifts and preferences. The speaker jokes about desires like tobacco items and a humorous demand for personal items, reflecting a disrupted family dynamic and miscommunication.
Teacher Builds Odd Home High Off Ground
Prof F Dight of the University of Minnesota is building an all year air bungalow ten feet or more above ground near Minnehaha creek. The 18 by 22 foot house sits on iron piles and features 15 windows with lattice under each for air. He plans to live there alone unless a medical student joins him in the cupola room.
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University of Minnesota
Minnehaha Creek
Purgatory Island Pilgrimage at St Patrick's Purgatory
The tiny Lough Derg island in County Donegal known as St Patrick's Purgatory hosts June to August pilgrimages. Pilgrims stay three days in prayer and fast on oat cake and tea with no sugar or milk. About 6,000 pilgrims visit yearly.
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Lough Derg
County
Donegal
Ireland
St. Patrick's Purgatory
High Water Mark Marker Honored on Ohio Farm
A granite tablet marking the northern limit reached by Confederate forces and the surrender site of Gen John J Morgan was set on Crabaugh farm in Columbiana County near Wellsville. Major George W Rue of Hamilton Ohio addressed dedication ceremonies noting Morgan surrendered July 26, 1863.
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John J. Morgan
Crabaugh
Columbiana County
Wellavillé
Ohio River
Gettysburg
W. Ris. Thompson
East Liverpool
George W. Rue
Hamilton
Morgan
Warker
Rue
Ninth Kenntucky ‘Cavalry
Hidden Garden Within the Bank of England Grounds
A London garden surrounding Bank of England buildings sits on the former churchyard of St Christopher-le-Stocks. The church was demolished in 1781 during bank enlargements, and the garden today preserves the old graveyard amid the city’s valued real estate.
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St. Christopher-le-Stock
St. Christopher's
Cow Goes On A Cider Jag Inmate Milk Shortage
In Clinton Massachusetts inmates faced a milk shortage after deputies called a veterinarian for help. The vet’s arrival revealed inadequate supplies and sparked concerns over inmate welfare and prison equipment.
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