Thermal blankets versus warmth and weight discussed
Consumer questions about blankets explain that warmth depends on air flow, weave and nap, with wool offering the best warmth-to-weight due to resilience. Thermal blankets with open weave may mislead about insulation. A second query asks if auto repair licensing is sensible, noting a New York survey showing many garages misdiagnose cars and citing potential licensing in several cities. A reader complains about poor thread quality and is directed to send complaints to thread manufacturers. editors note ongoing consumer questions and invite more queries to Margaret Dana.
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New York
Citizens Committee For Metropolitan Affairs
New York City
Consumer Protection Council
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Denver
Fabled Patty Cannon House Fails to Draw Bids
In Reliance Maryland a famed Patty Cannon house drew no bidders at a recent auction. Cannon, noted 19th century figure, led a life described as brutal and infamous, with legends accusing her of kidnapping freeing enslaved people, killing many, and running a tavern in Johnson's Crossroads.
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Reliance, Md
Nobedy
Patty Cannon
Maryland
Patty
Reliance
Johnson’s Crossroads
Growth of U.S. Forest Service Department of Agriculture
Historical note outlines creation of the Division of Forestry in 1880 the Bureau of Forestry in 1901 and its evolution into the Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture in 1905.
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U.S
Division of Forestry
Bureau of Forestry
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Ghosts of New England Homes Haunting Old Dwellings
AP News notes Hawthorne on New England ghosts and sketches tales tied to Boston Athenaeum and Moulton House in Hamp ton New Hampshire. Legends include the ghost of Mrs Moulton seeking rings, a gates of Ticonderoga phantom and Mary the oceanborn haunting Henniker near Concord.
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Hawthorne
New England
Boston Athenaeum
Boston
Beacon Street
Thaddeus Mason Harris
Moulton
Hampton
N.H
Whittier
Jonathan Moulton
Mary
Laughing Gulls Colony Grows At Steady Pace
A growing colony of laughing gulls at Stone Harbor-New Brunswick area expands steadily over decades. Scientists estimate the colony began 30 to 40 years ago near marshes, with about 5 000 birds now settled along salt marshes and seashore vegetation.
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Stone Harbor
Department of Biological
Nouglass College
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Denb
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Weisman
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