War born devices turn to peaceful uses in mining work
Engineers from the Bureau of Mines describe how microphone and geophone technologies, once used to locate enemy guns, are now applied to locating entombed miners and guiding mining operations. The geophone detects earth vibrations to pinpoint sound sources through rock, aiding rescue efforts, mining efficiency, and safety inspections.
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Wining
Mustrate
Pittsburgh
Apple Time and Autumn Apple Picking Traditions
The piece notes autumn apple season with a call to families to pick or buy apples from suburban orchards. It highlights fresh flavor, tart juiciness, and waste-free use from picking to processing into jellies butters and dried forms, with pulp fed to livestock.
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Christian Selente Monttor
Nesting Sparrow Ties Tale to Tower Changes
A Baltimore sparrow that has nested in Tower C East Somerville for 20 years faces displacement as a brick Tower Gane rises. A tame bird was captured 15 years ago and marked with silver wire to test longevity, then moved to Wakefield briefly before returning to Tower Cat. The old sparrow may seek a new nesting site when the old tower is torn down.
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Tower C
East Somerville
Baltimore
Maryland
Tower Gane
Wakefield
Tower Cat
Boston Globe
Dole of bread at Trinity parish marked by cost rise
In New York the Leake dole once served eighteen families now reaches ten as living costs rise. Six shabbily dressed children last Saturday sought aid, while the bread dole has run 6 633 weeks in 128 years. Originating with John Leake’s will, it funds six penny wheaten loaves for the poorest of Trinity parish.
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St. Luke’s Chapel
Dole
John Leake
Margaret J. Tunstall
St. Jauke's Chapel
St.John’s Chapel
Trinity — Church
Britannica
United States
Trinity Parish
New York’ City
Newberry Defendants Narrowed To 100
By dismissing charges against 23 minor defendants, the government narrows the field in the Newberry case. Grand Rapids, Mich. March 2. Associated Press report notes further action will shape the prosecution’s scope and timeline.
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Newberry
Grand, Rapids, Mich
Mar
Davison Praises Red Cross Work at Geneva Congress
H P Davison, chairman of the Red Cross board, lauded the world movement at the Geneva congress in March. He recalled the origins of the Red Cross, praised its ideals and efficiency, and described postwar demobilization efforts to preserve the organization’s benefits for mankind.
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Red Cross
Brookline Adopts Liquor License Resolution In Town Meeting
Brookline Massachusetts reversed long standing no license policies voting 1448 to 1093 in a March 2 town meeting. It marked the first yes in 34 years by the state’s largest town with 33490 residents. however the vote is not expected to have immediate practical effect.
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Brookline
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