Dr Eisen 92 This Scientist Probes Past and Future
Profile of Dr Gustavus Adolphus Eisen, landmark archaeologist and scholar, noting his age, major claims about the Chalice of Antioch as the oldest record of apostles faith, extensive publications, and ongoing research into early portraits of Christ and apostles. Also highlights his collaboration with Darwin and Agassiz, his work on fig fertility, and a side feature on Thomas A. Morgan of Sperry Corp. and the rise of gyroscope technology.
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New York
Gustavus Adolphus Eisen
Antioch
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Doctor Eisen
Christ
George Washington
Sweden
University of Upsala
Charles Darwin
Darwin
Alexander E. Agassiz
America
Eisen
Pacific Coast
Luther Burbank
California Academy of Science
California
Louvre
Paris
Adventurer Edwin Eckdahl Recalls Narrow Railroad Escape
Edwin Eckdahl of Young Saskatchewan joins the Adventurers Club recalling his 1906 Chicago to Logan?s Port run. While clearing ice from car tops he slipped onto a sloped roof and hung from a nail saved by melting ice, then freed himself and avoided a fatal fall as the train neared a station.
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Ello
Edwin F. Eckdahl
Young
Saskatchewan
Canada
Pennsylvania
Logansport
Ind
Chicago
I. C
Riverdale
First U S Post Office in Boston 1641
The first North American postal establishment began in Boston in 1641 at Richard Fairbanks tavern with a one penny per letter fee. Canadian service dates to the French regime with a Quebec Montreal road. Franklin linked Montreal and New York via Champlain and Hudson routes aiding later regular service. Halifax to Liverpool postal link started in 1755.
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Boston
Richard Fairbanks
R. del French
McGill University
Rotary Club of
Montreal
Christian Science Monitor
Canada
Quebec
Mon
Benjamin Franklin
New York
Halifax
Liverpool
Grandmother’s Rag Rug Surprise Becomes Wedding Gift
A grandmother in a HOW TO SEW guide surprises all by turning colorful rag strips into five oval rug sections for her grandson’s wedding decor. The tale highlights a revival in home crafts and promotion for Mrs Spears Sewing books with a rag rug leaflet offer.
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Spears
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1719 and 1726 Dresses
The sewing column promotes Barbara Bell patterns No 1719 for sizes 36 52 with a deep v-neckline darts at waist and easy front button closure ideal for calico gingham percale or seersucker. No 1726 flatters slender youth with heart shaped frill neckline basque bodice wide sleeves and flaring skirt in silk crepe or taffeta. Send 15 cents for the Spring-Summer Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
D Bell Syndicate
WNU
Transplanting Garden Flowers Cautions and Tips
Gardeners should avoid moving Celesia didiscus four o clock hunne mania and perennial sweet pea as they have damaged root growth. Other flowers that transplant well with care include ageratum alyssum snapdragon aster calendula marigold parisy petunia pinks salvia scabiosa verbena Canterbury bells columbine hollyhock pyrethrum and viola. A third group of flowers such as larkspur zinnia phlox nasturtium and bachelor button can be transplanted but will show smaller and earlier growth.
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Harry A. Joy
Ferry
Absence Reveals True Friends in Poetic Reflection
A terse reflection on absence as revealing friendship. The speaker notes that absence makes one know a friend better, comparing it to how affliction teaches self acquaintance. Poised with Latin-inflected cadence, the line invites contemplation of fidelity and taste for companionship.
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Pope
Ferry
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By Lemuel F. Parton
Dr. Eisen
North Carolina
Sperry Corporation
Thomas A. Morgan
Navy
Sperry Company
Hoya Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
U. S
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Tips Gardeners
Ait
Plant Ferry’s
Ferry’s Dikons
St. Athanasius
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