Brothers build a harpsichord from a kit in Ohio home
Allan and Jack Smith spent summer making a cherry wood harpsichord from a $150 kit. They redesigned the jack guide and added foot pedals and a curved case, turning the instrument into a valued piece worth over $800 shown at the family home in Firelands.
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Henrietta
Allan
Jack Smith
Joseph C Smith
Rt. 113
Firelands Country Store
Jack
Heidelberg College
RK N. Hogsett
Firelands Originals
Hogsett
Operat
University of Colorado In
Boulder
Firelands High School
Smith
Allan Smith
Felicia Sanders Launches Special Editions Records
New York says veteran nightclub singer Felicia Sanders and husband Irving Joseph start Special Editions Records to sell live recordings. Their Bon Soir Greenwich Village album targets radio's two minute limits, aiming to bypass major labels’ reluctance and aid other artists in similar battles.
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New York
UPI
Felicia Sanders
Felicia
Irving Joseph
Special Editions Records
Greenwich Village
First Lincoln letter dates to 1618 at age nine
A fragment notes a first Lincoln letter from 1618 when the subject was nine years old, with uncertain details and broken phrasing. The brief line hints at early life events associated with Abraham Lincoln, though specifics are unclear.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lifelong hobbyful doctor stocks vast psychology library
Norwalk psychiatrist Dr. G Richard Duffes stores a 3374 title collection with nearly 4000 volumes and pamphlets from the last seven years. His shelves cover palmistry physiognomy phrenology and early psychology history with rare items from 1477 to 1583 and a costly modern 33 volume set on doctors before 1830. Duffes catalogs and indexes titles, bound catalogues, and seeks space for new shelves while pursuing a sought after Brett psychology history three-volume work.
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Norwalk
G. Richard Duffes
Huron County Guidance Center
Joannis Wieri
Duffes
Wieri
Germany
Dufffes
Callison
Pliny
Cleveland
England
Scotland
Norway
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Denmark
France
Belgium
Average 3 meanings in Chicago English words
A compact note on language shows that 90 percent of English words have a single meaning while the overall average meaning count is three. This indicates a minority of words carry multiple meanings, skewing the average upward.
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Chicago
Winter Travels along Ireland's West Coast with Kerry Ties
An Irish letter from Waterville, Kerry, recounts a winter journey along the west coast. The writer sails through the Cliffs of Moher and Aran Islands, notes quiet shores, and reflects on Irish American presence, local geography, and a Quill connection in Kerry. The piece blends travel mood with observations on place, people, and a friend’s pride in Ireland.
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Waterville
County Kerry
Ireland
St. Clevans
Galway
Ennis
County Clare
Moher
Hag
Shannon River
Dorothy Sayers
Clare
Ballyvaughan
Shannon
Limerick
Green Valley
Killarney
Indians now cow boys in Florida cattle country
DANIA Florida reports that Seminole reserves are farming cattle. At Brighton Reservation 69 Seminoles own 3 641 head and at Big Cypress Reservation 55 own 3 285 head. Each reservation has its own cattlemen cooperative association.
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Dania, Fla
Florida
Brighton Reservation
Big Cypress Reservation
Cattlemen's Cooperative Association
New London Woman Wins National Handcraft Prize
Mrs Howard Preslan of rural New London earned second place in a national handcraft contest for a crocheted lace tablecloth. The rose filet pattern, made with fine crochet cotton, required 12,250 yards and 660 rows, finished with a double 14 row edging.
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New London
Howard Preslon
National Grange and Coats and Clark Company
Cleveland
Coats and Clark Company
Reward Preslan
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By Jean McDonald
Dr. Duffes
the Chronicle - Telegram
Tohn Steinbeck
Trish
Mike Quill
Kerry
Michael Quill
Transport Workers Union
Kilgarvan
Kenmare
Daniel
Jeremiah
Mary
O'Sullivan
N. London
National Handcraft Prize
Huron County
Pomona
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