Hidden relics ignite a Pine Ridge mystery
In May and June the Pine Ridge group digs for relics near the old cemetery while planning a Fourth of July departure. Nancy discovers a rusted iron box with a Maltese cross and chalcedony crucifix, hinting at Spanish expedition origins and a potential museum-worthy find. The tale blends frontier nostalgia with growing homesickness as the party nears departure.
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Jack
Columbine
Aurora
John Adam
Nancy
Prairie Ranch
India
Jack Nelson
Grert Scott
Nance
Cousin Columbine
Ilrary
the Adams
Jane
Pine Ridge
Thanksgiving dinner guidance for formal and family gatherings
The article outlines traditional and modern Thanksgiving menus emphasizing turkey as the centerpiece. It discusses formal versus informal dinner styles, carving in the kitchen, stuffing quantities, roasting times, and basting tips while noting family preferences and budgets. It also reflects on Thanksgiving’s Pilgrim origins and the spirit of gratitude and abundance.
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Kansas City Star
String holder sunbonnet girl craft kit
A vintage craft notice describes a sunbonnet string holder made to hang on a kitchen wall. It includes a painted face, bonnet string, and a perforated mouth hole. The package, priced 15 cents, contains percale fabrics and full cutting and assembly instructions from Craft Co. Dept A.
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Name Craft Co
Nineteenth
St. Toulo Ave
St Touts
Origin of Craters Attributed to Meteors Widely
The Field Museum curator notes meteoric origin credited to nine or more craters, though scientists generally recognize only five as meteorite impacts.
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Field Museum
German Pigeon War Captive Enjoying Life After War
Detroit News recounts two homing pigeons captured near the end of World War I. One pigeon named Rhein gold now rewritten as Wilhelm is alive and healthy at the U.S. Army signal corps pigeon lofts in Monmouth New Jersey. Capt. Edgar L. Clewell of the public relations office notes other pigeons also present.
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Wihelm
Iestl
Wilhelm
Helen
Loomia
Detroit News
The
Milite
Rance
Mrhelgold
iLclane
Rheingold
Wiheim
U.S
Algoal Corps
Mort Monmouth
N. J
Edgar L. Clewell
Signal Corps
Thanksgiving Day Origins and 19th Century Advocacy
The Engrim Fathers rejoiced after harvests and held gratitude services. New England colonists annually observed the last Thursday in November for Thanksgiving. In 1864 Barah Josepha Hale urged a nationwide Thanksgiving holiday, which was adopted.
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New England
Barah Josepha Flate
Penny found after 27 years atop Bristol Bridge spire
A steeplejack recalls placing a penny 250 feet high at St Nichology church spire in Bristol Bridge. While repairing the weathercock recently he recovered the coin exactly where he left it and will keep it as a souvenír.
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St Nichology
Bristol Bridge
England
Area of Human Skin and Methods to Measure It
The size of skin area varies with weight height age and sex. Texts cite 16 to 22 square feet for adults, with 12 percent for a medium woman, and researchers in Tokyo use adhesive paper to map contours on the nude body.
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Imperial State Institution For Nutrition
Tokyo
Japan
Origin and spread of coffee from Ethiopia’s Kafa region
The text attributes coffee’s origin to Ethiopia in the Kafa province where Arab travelers found the tree. Seed moved from Kafe to Mocha in Arabia. It notes vast virgin forests in southwestern Ethiopia and that the tree grows with little care, with thousands of tons of berries wasted annually.
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Kafa
Kafe
Mocha
Arabia
Ithiopia
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