Star sizes and distances reveal Aldebaran facts
A report from the United States Naval Observatory outlines Aldebaran as 409000 times brighter than the Sun, with Betelgeuse and other stars noted for unusual motions. It discusses star temperatures about 3000 degrees, a young hot star named Ab Qeliction, and Aldebaran’s massive diameter yet low substance. Nebulae and dark regions in the Hyades are highlighted as modern astronomical discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isobed AL Lewis
States Naval Observatory
Washington
Aldebaran
Hynes
Cauros
Birds Sing Again in Ancient Pompeii Garden
Excavators resurrected Pompeii's famed garden with white and gold courtyards, terraces, and a brook. Birds, descendants of ancient songsters, fill the revived setting as a silver bell rings. The scene echoes the city before Vesuvius erupted and Bulwer-Lytton's era literature.
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Pompeii Garden
Pompeii
Carol
Bulwer-Lytton
Glass slipper skate bids fail to become a coach
The article describes a Cinderella themed glass skate whose upper resembles a slipper and a steel like glass blade. The maker claims the glass blades are extremely hard and self sharpening, able to glide smoothly over rough ice with no need for grinding, but the device remains only a curiosity rather than a practical coach.
Light Influences Color in Minnchester Observations
The investigator notes a trapacolum showing three trials of drawers with red flowers and yellow weathering. Observations suggest that temperature and humidity affect color changes across late summer to autumn, with September and October showing yellowing and august warmth delaying color shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Blood Money and Justice in Detroit News Account
The Detroit News reports on a case involving payment for information leading to a criminal. It discusses the varied fortunes of defendants, the role of witnesses, and the aim of delivering justice while noting the dangers and moral complexities of turning in a suspect.
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Copersen
Thomsen church plans May trip for Savanna teens
Members of Thomsen ME church will host a May gathering in Savanna for a visiting teen. Autos from Thomson and nearby towns will meet at the church and depart at 7 PM for Savanna with a fine program planned. Christian fellowship urged. Friday night features an old fashioned supper and an evening service with attendees from several towns.
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Men of the Thomsen ME
Savanna
Christian Fellowship
Spines
Argo
Thomson
Mt. Carroll and
Fulton
Carroll county Sunday School convention set for May 28
K B Carpenter’s crew works on painting the residence and erecting a grandstand and scoreboard at the baseball diamond. Mrs G N Melendy recently had surgery at Jane Lamb hospital and is resting well. Ed Hinds recovers from a Jane Lamb operation and hopes to come home Sunday. Great interest builds for the Carroll county Sunday School Association convention to be held here May 28 with sessions in the Christian church auditorium morning afternoon and evening.
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G. N. Melendy
Jane Lamb Hospital
Ed Hinds
Jane Lamb
Carroll County
Sunday School Association
Christian Church
A Woman's Postscript Shows Letters From Husbands
In this Argonaut report a wife Flora Simpson reads a postscript in a letter from her husband Harry. Flora’s mother Flora is blamed for an insult written in the postscript. The scene unfolds with tears as the wife questions who insulted whom and why, centering on a family quarrel over a postscript.
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Starry
Argonaut
Harry
Simpson
Flora
Efficacy of Tar Water in Clergy Contention
A fragmentary account discusses Rev George Berkeley’s theological stance on tar water and matter, describing debates on perception and natural law. The text references a “material work” and philosophical questions about nature, faith, and knowledge, with uncertain attributions and garbled phrasing.
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George Berkeley
Cloyne
City street crowd navigates halted transit
In a crowded city scene yesterday, pedestrians faced trouble as street traffic and transit options stalled. Officials blamed heavy congestion for delays while residents sought alternative routes and improved access for commuters.
Local notices and school reports from Pacific city and surrounding areas
A mixed page of local notices, school activities, and personal updates. Leroy Potts leads fortune troubles after a knee injury, Henry Parsons and Henry Stoner show health progress, Veronime Mickelsen closes her Oil Day school, and groups at Argo school hold a program with readings by Mrs. Carrell and others. Mrs. Emma Green and Ruth Hic report the Farrtute at Dixon, while Henry Storer’s son in Berne recovers from a leg injury.
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Veronime Mickelsen
Picner
Progrand i
Argo
Carleson
Emma Green
Ruth Hic
Farr
Dixon
Vada Carroing
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T. R. Stapleton
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Main St
Lyons
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Tri-City
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Auto Top
Mith
Iowa
North Fourth Street
The
Lewis Motor Co
Smaltz Bros
Fulton, Illinois
A. Now
Saurday
William Farnum
Gun Fighter
Benchley
Billy Fuell
Evbaf
Farnuum
Fox Empertal
Dors
Cftan
Buik
Sun
Biss
Savona
K. B. Carpenter
Jowett
Leroy Potts
Edw. Palte
Hang Uanseire
Love City
Henry Parsons
Henry Stoner
Tsary
Collinson
Hawaiian Islands
Myrs
Carrell
Rai
Carrie de
Rachel Carleson
Pacife
Henry Storer
Hig Son
Berne
Little Son
Alpui
Pacific Coast
Leta
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