Ukraine the Rich Land of Cereal and Resources
A detailed portrait of Ukraine as a vast resource base with large grain output and diverse industries. The piece cites population estimates across regions, the black soil belt, forest areas, and Ukraine’s dominance in cereal production and metallurgy within Russia, plus historic governance by the Cossacks and regional administrations.
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Siria
Amur
Galicia
Bukovina
Hungary
Carpathian Mountains
Russia
Sla
Bukowina
Austria
America
Caucasus
Black Sea
San River
Ukraine
Ekaterinoslav
Kherson
Bessarabia
Tauris
North Caucasus
Don Cossacks
Compris
O’brien
O’rourke
European
Russian Empire
Germany
France
Podolia
Volhynia
Kieff
The Beauty of Truth and a Frustrated Lodger at Petunia Tavern
A stream of quotes on art and character opens with Rodin and ends with a joke about a guest at the Petunia Tavern. The guest requests ideal hotel conditions including soundproofing and fresh foods before being turned away by the landlord, who jokes about the guest’s odd board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodin
Petunia Tavern
Podner
Plain Village
Kansas City Star
On the Stump and Early Campaign Speech Traditions
The article explains how in early American campaigns speakers spoke from tree stumps as public halls were rare. It notes the origin of terms stump speaker stump orator and stumping as common practice in political canvassing.
Lobster Shell Pigment Changes Color at Boiling
The lobster shell holds a black or bluish pigment secreted by the true skin and released as calcareous matter after each moult. The pigment blends with time and turns red when placed in water heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
Formation of Natural Gas in the Earth
The article explains natural gas as arising from the earth by slow underground distillation of ancient plant and animal matter. It compares it to gas produced from coal but notes the earth’s internal heat and possible chemical decomposition drive its formation on a large scale.
Ancient Gaza Watch Tower Linked to Samson Legend
The Piece notes Al Mintar or the watch tower east of Gaza, linked to Samson’s gates and ancient olive trees along the Gaza to Jaffa route. It also cites a legend of Gaza inventing early mechanical clocks and mentions sand clocks used in mosques.
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Al-Mintar
Gaza
Samson
Jaffa
Christian Science Monitor
Self-Pity and Self-Praise Examined
A meditation on two inner beasts, self pity and self praise, and the need to break their hold. The author urges aligning with a universal law beyond self to gain genuine freedom and assurance.
Where Parents Lack
A Houston Post opinion piece argues that better family teamwork at home shapes daughters into loyal wives and sons into dependable husbands. It urges parents to raise children deliberately, guiding their skills and behavior to strengthen family bonds and social duties.
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Houston Post
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Lando
Rada
Inguban
Stavropolskoi
Thorska
Republic of the
Cossacks
Lithuania
Poland
Europe
Assembly
Hetman
Kharkov and
United States
Sam
W. P. Ragan
High’ Point
George
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Amsterdam
U. S
U.S
U. S. Thrift Stam Exchange of US
High Point Morris Plan Company
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