Scenic Playgrounds of America at Mount Whitney Shelter
Scientists led by W. W. Campbell and C. G. Abbot built an observatory shelter on Mount Whitney in August 1909 to study Mars. The three room stone hut was carried by mules, with labor by G. F. Marsh and four workers. The site, now part of Sequoia National Park, awaits a west side trail to reach the summit.
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Mount Whitney
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Lick Observatory
Mars
Campbell
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Smithsonian Institution Observatory
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Whitney Pass
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Western Newspaper Union
World Peace Movement in Medieval Scholarly Writings
Early modern peace ideas emerge with George of Podiebrad of Bohemia in 1462. He proposed a Christian international parliament and a tribunal, supported by universal forces, to hear and settle disputes between nations.
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Artificial Lightning Tests High-Tension Line in Massachusetts
Powerful electrical surges delivering up to one million volts were employed to probe a Massachusetts high-tension transmission line for potential weak spots. The test aimed to locate and reinforce vulnerabilities in the grid.
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Massachusetts
Value of Kindergarten Underestimated Across United States
The Des Moines Tribune notes that about 5,000,000 US children are of kindergarten age but only around 750,000 attend. It argues kindergarten is a crucial pre grade training that builds thinking, recognition, and interest, and that trained teachers reduce juvenile delinquency, a fact school leaders and social workers endorse.
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United States
Des Moines
Prizes for Churchgoers At Glasgow Church
Prizes awarded by a Glasgow area church honor the most regular attendees. On award day a peculiar procession emerged with winners carrying items such as parasols tin kettles mugs and baskets from the house of worship.
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Glasgow
Scotland
How to Enjoy It and Stray Stories Notes
A humorous dialogue from Stray Stories about reader opinions on Blinks last book. The passage highlights playful disagreement. Also mentions giant prehistoric oysters reaching twelve inches in diameter and shells weighing up to sixteen pounds.
Castoria and winter road trials headline a mixed page
An ad cites Castoria for infants and children with soothing claims. A winter road trial report describes four Swedes and one British woman racing on snow and ice, with a Danish telegraph pole crash endangering one entrant. A science note notes an African snake swallowing eggs whole then regurgitating shells. A moral quip concludes with a jab at publicity for sinners.
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Sweasen
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