Mystery of Stonehenge Stones From Wales Revealed
Archaeologists from Salisbury Plain working for the Society of Antiquaries of London note three sacred enclosures at Stonehenge. The site shows stages from a circular ditch to a great standing-stone circle moved to form the present monument. Human bones found in stone holes imply ritual sacrifice linked to stone removal.
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Caloud Hawley
Stonehoate
Salisbury Plain
Society of Antiquaries of London
Sheldire
Yrhert
Preseley
Wales
Stonehenge
Manless Aeroplane Receives Government Contract
Westminster Gazette reports M. Max Boucher, airman and aeroplane maker, has won a government contract to build an automatic craft able to fly 125 miles on a polygonal course without a pilot. Gyroscopes replace pilots, wireless ground orders guide motors, and landing is controlled by perches linked to the propulsion system.
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Th Faris
Westminster Gazette
M. Max Boucher
Ixtres
Marseilles
Coffee Cake Recipe Fragments
A partial recipe lists ingredients such as sugar, butter, eggs, treacle, cold coffee, baking powder, salt, and spices. Instructions hint at mixing and baking slowly, with unclear amounts and steps due to damaged text.
Stuffed bacon forcemeat roll
Instructions describe making a forcemeat with breadcrumbs parsley onion chicken tongue and pepper. Mix, moisten with beaten eggs, spread on a flat roll, roll up, tie, and fry until cooked. Serve on fried bread or toast.
Beauty and the Beast debate on beauty and gender norms
The piece critiques male gaze and idealized female beauty, arguing that men cling to mythic dreams of youth while women bear the burden of social expectations. It blends anecdote and cultural commentary on cosmetics, vanity, and the pressures of domestic life.
Global Thunderstorm Study Highlights Frequent World Activity
British Air Ministry Meteorological Office report by C E P Brooks estimates about 16 million thunderstorms yearly. Observations from over 3000 stations show tropical regions with frequent distant thunder, Arctic and Antarctic regions nearly thunderless, and air routes to Australia must consider thunder patterns.
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British Air Ministry Meteorological Office
C. E. P. Brooks
Brooks
Jaya
Shold He
Australia
Arctic
Antarctic
French aviator Lepinte's safety devices for aircraft
Captain Lepinte of the French Army Air Service proposes new safety mechanisms for airplanes. One system would detach engines to shed weight and deploy parachute-like surfaces during a crash, while a second device uses a forward firing gun barrel to slow the aircraft and aid a controlled landing.
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Wingshawean
Paris
Meri Bose
Army Air Paree
Iethmbid
Lepinte
Scconil
Ian Manger
Damaged Ford Hoisted After Help From Local Repair Crew
A damaged vehicle was difficult to lift onto a motor truck until a man stepped forward to assist and coaxed the vehicle, calling for Lizzie to move over. He spoke kindly as the group eased the task after initial trouble.
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Melander
Lizzie
Uses of Ivory Highlight Global Trade and Survival Concerns
The ivory industry is large, supplying billiard tails and piano keys among other goods. Central African elephants drive Britain’s ivory supply but species decline worries experts. Much ivory comes from 500 tons annually requiring thousands of elephants. high quality pieces are hand shaped and aged. Remaining scraps and shavings fund inlays, bangles and decorative items sold widely. Prices reach up to 150 pounds per inch for top ivory.
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Central Africa
Britain
London
Mai
Tnany
Shoul
Siberia
Ashley
England
India
Potato Timble Recipe and Preparation Tips
The potato should be selected for smooth or netted skins and cooked with the skin to preserve minerals. Mealy potatoes are best for boiling or mashing, while waxy types suit salads and frying. A potato timbale is formed by mixing cooked potato with yolk and seasonings, filling cups, baking until brown, and serving with a savory sauce. chopped beef or yam may substitute.
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Ruth
Potato Patties And Other Potatoes In A Vintage Kitchen
A collection of potato based recipes and home electrical tips. The potato patties involve mashed potatoes bound with fat and meat, baked in patty pans with butter, plus notes on potatoes beignets croquettes and baked savory potatoes. An article follows on wireless experiments and practical radio wiring advice for receivers and aerials, plus domestic wireless humor and guidance.
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Australia
Potato and Cheese Pie and Related Potatoes Dishes
A cookbook fragment outlines potato and cheese pie with layered potatoes and egg sauce, plus potato scallop and baked potato methods. It lists ingredients, steps, and oven timing for servings six, with notes on butter substitutes and nutmeg.
Plants that Kill Stir Deserted Swamp Encounter
Two botanists exploring a swamp near New Orleans became trapped by a carnivorous tree. Fronds seized a man and slowly constricted him while bloodlike sap oozed. Fellow botanists hacked away with an axe to free them. The plant reportedly swallows small animals and resembles related meat-eating species like the pitcher plant.
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Payee
G. Welle
New Orleans
Telegraph
Alower
Ton
Prince’s Bath on the Equator Aboard the Repulse
Abe Prince tours the Repulse engine rooms during a voyage near the equator. He endures 105 degree heat and roaring machinery as 127 000 horsepower drives the steel leviathan, climbing through hot boiler rooms and fiery passages. He comes away eager to return.
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Wales
Tie
Abe Prince
I Love Her Falls Into My Embrace
A playful verse depicts a woman on a stile who slips and falls into the speaker's arms. He sings a music hall style line about loving her most in the fall, capturing a lighthearted romantic moment.
Poem Wisdom on Patience and Self-Control
A compact verse outlines the tests of character for success. It urges calm under pressure and steady effort without vanity. It cautions against bragging and panic, seeking inner strength while facing public gaze and applause.
Crystal Mounting for Crystals in Radio Experiments
The article surveys methods to contact crystals in early radio work. It notes securing crystals between brass parts or in metal cups, spring grip jaws, and soldering despite heat risks. It reports an experimenter claiming pure mercury in the tube gives excellent contact and claims no crystal damage.
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Wang
Cryst
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