Potato Facts and Uncle Eben Sayings
Fifteen pounds of potatoes equal one peck. There are usually about three medium mature potatoes or five to eight new potatoes in a pound. Many Have the Habit. When a man tells me he has troubles of his own he says it reminds me that folks want to talk instead of listening.
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Eben
Warwick Vase Conservatory Display At Warwick Castle
The Warwick Vase, a large Grecian marble bowl of 138 gallons, is housed in the conservatory of Warwick Castle Park England. Found at Hadrian’s villa near Tivoli by Sir William Hamilton and presented to the earl of Warwick’s family, it features vine motifs panther skin satyrs ivy Bacchus and augurs staff with a Latin inscription detailing its discovery.
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Warwick Castle
England
Hadrian’s Villa
Tivoli
William Hamilton
Naples
Earl of Warwick
Duns by Post Forbidden by the U S Government
Pathfinder Magazine notes remaining confusion over postal card dunning. Section 471 bars obscene or defamatory language that harms reputation. The Post Office excludes fraternal notices of dues and requests for settlement from this rule, provided they do not imply past due status.
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Pathfinder Magazine
United States Postal Laws and Regulations
Post Office Department
Neitther
Oersted Discovers Relation Between Electricity and Magnetism
In 1820 Hans Christian Oersted of Denmark began the first research in electromagnetism. He showed that an electric current creates a magnetic effect by deflecting a compass needle when a wire is placed near it. Changing the current reversed the deflection, a finding foundational to electrical communication.
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Hans Christian Oersted
Denmark
Oersted
Niagara River Falls Power and Flow Facts
The Niagara river, 37 miles long, links Lake Erie and Lake Ontario with a total fall of 326 feet. It carries 210,000 cubic feet per second, while an international treaty limits power use to 56,000 cfs. Power output is 1,250,000 horsepower. Only 5 percent crosses American Falls. the Horseshoe spillway handles 15 to 20 times that volume, 6 to 10 feet deep at the crest center.
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Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
American Falls
Buoy Shapes Warn Seafarers About Harbors
A Pearson's Weekly note explains buoy shapes signaling navigational guidance. Conical buoys mark starboard sides, spherical buoys indicate shallow water banks, and toffee-tin shaped buoys mark the port side for captains entering harbors.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Ancient clocks that trick viewers in Germany and Switzerland
A Stettin clock features a bearded face that rolls its eyes every second and holds a metal plate revealing the day of the month, dated 1736. A Swiss clock from centuries ago is built to stick out its tongue at onlookers who check the time.
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Stettin
Germany
Switzerland
Dalton High School plans caroling on Christmas Eve
Mixed chorus from Dalton high school plans to go caroling Christmas Eve with townspeople in Kidron and Dalton invited to hear it by leaving red lights in windows. F F A boys hosted the last chapel program featuring devotionals, music, a talk on Southeastern Ohio, and various acts.
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Dalton High School
Kidron
Dalton
Wayne Eberly
Alfalfa Haymakers
Alfred Zook
Richard Hochstettler
John Eberly
Clare Mumaw
Southeastern Ohio
Mr. Scott
Cletus Gerber
Marion Tschantz
Robert Miller
College
Charlie
Carl Shisler
Farmer Hiram
Jay Buchwalter
Eldon Hawk
Mr. Eastman
Miss Lois Wolf Hosts Jung Frauen Home Economics Shower
Miss Lois Wolf hosted the Jung Frauen Home Economics club meeting on Thursday December 12 to honor former Dalton high school instructor Mrs John Swartzwalder. Thirty two members attended with gifts of linen and other items, then refreshments were served.
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Lois Wolf
Jung Frauen
John Swartzwalder
Dalton High School
Lucile Tschantz
Swartzwalder
Elvera Sommer
Peggy Wertz
Marjory Lehman
Miss Patterson
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