Taffy Traced to Javanese Word for Rum Origin
The article explains that the word taffy and toffee originate from the Javanese word for rum, tape or tafe. It notes ships carried molasses from Java and that Philippine and Luzon inhabitants use variations such as tapuy and tapes for local wines. Captain Anson’s naming of Bashi Channel and related terms are mentioned in passing.
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South Seas
Java
Philippines
Asia
Luzon
Anson
Macao
Man of Peace Honored for Wartime Invention
Rev. Alexander John Forsyth a Scotsman is remembered with a tablet at the Tower of London for inventing the percussion lock for small arms and a detonating powder. He reportedly received a $100,000 offer from Napoleon. Forsyth died in 1848 and is honored as the first private memorial in the Tower precincts.
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Tower of London
Alexander John Forsyth
Napoleon
Forsyth
Inventor
Bottled electricity heats homes for future use
Chester J. Hall, electrical engineer, envisions house reservoirs of water heated at night by electrodes to boil and store heat. Insulation keeps warmth for the day while thermostatic controls manage release. Economical if power companies can store heat during off-peak hours.
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Electric Company
Chester J. Hall
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Right Diet Affects Teeth And How To Keep Them Strong
Dr. Walter H. Eddy cites surveys showing diets lacking milk and green vegetables weaken teeth. He says blood lacking lime salts fails to nourish teeth, making them decay faster.
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Walter H. Eddy
Food
Health Authority
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Elephant Deceptions and Feats of Survival in Wildlife
The article recounts rare cases where big cats and elephants appear dead yet revive, including a newly captured elephant faking stillness and then breaking bonds to escape, trumpeting as it fled. It notes tigers and leopards rarely sham death as a class, but isolated instances exist.
Salisbury Cathedral Crowned England's Finest Stone Poem
The Detroit News lauds Salisbury Cathedral as England's most beautiful, calling it the finest stone poem. Built in 1220 to 1260 in forty years, it exemplifies pure early English architecture with a central, towering spire the loftiest in the country.
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England
Salisbury
Detroit News
Restoration of Wesley Chapel Reopens Broadmead Church
The First Methodist Chapel at Broadmead in England has been completely restored and reopened with evangelistic services. The site marks the original plot given by John Wesley era, housing the pulpit as a centerpiece of the revival.
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John Wesley
Broadmead
England
Wesley
Circus Troupe Promises Daring Dances by Traveling Elephants
Elephants and competing Charleston performers will join John Robinson's Circus as it arrives in the area in a few days. The animals have wintered well and will stage a dancing contest rivaling Beale Street in Memphis the Mobile docks or the New Orleans levee. One of the principal features of the show is outlined.
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John Robinson
Beale Street
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Mobile
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