Maine Vote Signals Hoover Victory For 1928
The Maine election produced large Republican majorities with Gardiner winning the governorship by about 85,000 votes and Hale leading Holmes by roughly 80,000. Republicans carried all four Congress seats as a strong turnout contrasted with Democrat apathy, signaling national implications for Hoover.
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Edward W. Pickard Hose
Maine
Hoover
Repub- Mean
Willam T. Gardiner
FE. ©. Moran, Jr
Frederick Hale
Herbert E. Holmes
Work
Pine Tree
Raskob
Repubicans
Squirrels Build Seasonal Nests in Trees
Nature Magazine notes that tree squirrels create twig and leaf nests among branches. The gray squirrel raises young in hollow trees but also builds summer nests of twigs with leaves, often occupied in winter.
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Nature Magazine
Iris Adaptable Across Regions According to Distribution
The study shows two original centers in central and southern Europe and the Orient, especially China, but many exotic iris species have established themselves in the American continent as freely as natives in some areas.
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Europe
Orient
China
American
Preparing for Death and the Great Adventure
A short meditation on death as the ultimate mystery and the path to a fulfilled life. The piece emphasizes making peace with death early and notes that a well-spent youth prepares one for the final venture.
Pine processionary caterpillars follow each other blindly
Pine processionary caterpillars from the south of France move as a chain. When one animal leaves a feeding area another follows, leaving a silken trail that guides the rear.
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France
Worthiest of All Deeds Quote by Phillips Brooks
Quote emphasizes the immediate impact of aiding a child, stating that helping the young builds humanity with irreplaceable effect. It reflects a moral view that child welfare shapes future society and exemplifies urgent ethical action.
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Phillips Brooks
Card Playing Origin Phrase Not Worth the Candle
The expression arose from candle prices and poker games when lighting costs outweighed small stakes. Players risked little money while paying for light, making the game seem not worth the expense.
Mounting Medals at Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian mounts medals on black cardboard with camphor under glass to prevent tarnish. Boxes use wooden molding frames and are sized to match the cardboard for a neat display.
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Smithsonian
The moa of New Zealand largest to turkey-sized
The moa was a wingless bird once found in New Zealand. Varying from turkey size to about 12 feet tall, the species was edible to humans and was exterminated over 500 years ago, likely due to dietary use.
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Ohn Coolidge
Coolidge
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Ene Conn
William Wood
Secret Service
Florence Trumbull
Connecticut
Europe
John Coolidge
Maryland
United States Navy
New Zealand
The Yahons Satire in Gulliver's Travels
The Yahons are fictitious characters in Swift's Gulliver's Travels. They are slaves of the Houyhnhnms, horsefolk, and have the form of both man and horse. They serve as a satire on the human race.
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Yahons
Swift
Gulliver
Houyhohnme
Seven Deadly Sins Theme in Purgatorio
The article notes Pride envy anger sloth avarice gluttony and sensuality as the seven deadly sins. It mentions they were favored in medieval myth, and that Pante’s Purgatorio centers on this subject.
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Pante
Quote by Edmund Burke on the distortions of guilt
A reflection on guilt describing how it warps reason and confuses judgment. The passage emphasizes guilt as irrational and controlling, impairing free thought and mental faculties.
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Edmund Burke
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