Harvest Traditions From Old England Remembered
A long antiquarian reflection celebrates harvest customs from Britain after 1661, recounting medieval and later practices. It recalls the piper of reapers, the mare custom, Holtering Pot, Whistling Song, targess spending, and harvest supper rituals, with notes on Sussex and Norfolk traditions and poets like Herrick and Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Johnson
Dr. Jolson
Hebrides
Cornfeld
Cornfields
Britain
Sussex
S. Sussex
Satan
Herrick
Bloomfield
Serrick
Woods Shape the Sporting World From Bats to Billiards
A survey of timber used across sports notes ash and willow for bats, hickory for golf shafts and lacrosse sticks, bamboo for fishing poles, and maple and pine in courts and equipment. It details diverse woods for racks, canoes, snowshoes, skis, bowling pins, cue sticks, surfboards, oars, and even early airplane frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Westwood
Nature Magazine
The Spice Of Life And Wit In Short Laughs
A collage of light jokes, quips, and humorous dialogues from an early era, featuring travelers, teachers, lovers, and common folk. The pieces touch on marriage, ambition, petty misunderstandings, and social quirks with playful wordplay and moral tones.
Secrets of Imitation Pearl Making and Moon History
An overview of artificial pearl creation describes fish scale nacre processes, Orient lacquer, and wax filled beads, noting methods to extract pearl essence, the role of Orient in ornaments, and quality distinctions. It also surveys moon and day length changes over geological time, predicting future tidal effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Donald X. Tressler
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Scientific American
Tressler
The Moon Tides Earth’s Secrets Unveiled
The article explains tides arise from the moon’s gravitational pull and the sun’s weaker influence. It describes how water bulges form on opposite sides of the globe as Earth rotates, with tides driven by orbital dynamics and the interacting forces of moon and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Liechtenstein A Free Debt Tax Country Amid Alpine Peace
Liechtenstein, a tiny Alpine principality between Austria and Switzerland, has no public debt or taxes and a sound currency. Prince John VI, aging and childless, has ruled for 67 years, funding public works via his Austrian and Central European estates and facing a republican moment after World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leas
Europeas
Lichtenstein
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Great Britain
Sam
Alps
Europe
John VI
Ceecho-Stovala
Hungary
Poland
Saxony
Prussia
Nnn
Lincclensfeld
Puzzling Fragment Hints at Village Exchange
A garbled OCR fragment shows a village chat about a fisherman and possible small fish. Names and clear context are unreadable, leaving a vague scene of village speech and an inquiry about catches. The text lacks coherent events, dates, or participants to define stronger facts.
Hard Labour Shortens Lifespan for Workers After 40
A statistical study led by Dr. Raymond Pearl links heavy physical work to higher mortality after age 40. Using England and Wales occupation data, the research shows indoor heavy labor raises death rates from 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, with larger gaps for outdoor workers. The pattern holds for both sexes and contrasts with lighter occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Pearl
School of Hygiene and Public Health
John Hopkins University Hospital
New York “Times
The
Pearl
England and Wales
Iron and Steel
France
Arnauld
Most Valuable Bird in the World Declared
American Museum of Natural History biologist Robert Cushman Murphy names the Peruvian cormorant guanay as the most valuable bird. The species Phalacrocotax bougainvilles inhabits coastwise waters from near Guayaquil to Corral Chile, along the Humboldt Channel where cool water sustains vast marine life feeding the bird population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cushman Murphy
American Museum of Natural History
National Geographical Magazine
Guanay
South America
Paint Patrina
Gulf of Guayaquil
Corral
Chile
Guina
Thom
Universe Measured Finite by Silberstein Radius Stated
Dr Silberstein reported by Science Service director Slosson to the British Association for Science in Toronto finds the universe finite with a radius of 67 followed by 19 digits miles and a maximum straight distance between two points of 180 billion light years. The earth is a boundless surface, and a straight line returns to its start, illustrating curved space in a non uniform cosmos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Lurovic
Silberstein
Fan
Edwin 8. Slosson
Science Service
British Association For We Advancement of Science
Toronto
Iit
Slosson
Crete
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norfolks
Thomas
England
Grst
Simi
Allri
Neighbour
Malzprop
Merritt
Johnny
Bridget
Limerick
Ohio
Providence
Saust
Virginia
George
Friend
Dearie
Johny
Highland Station
Cris
Jericho
Wales
Pen Buin
South
Chincha
Peru
Ferman Islands
Tneas
Ani
Mie
Etic
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