Gorky Accused by Trotsky of Spurring Peasants Rebellion
Moscow July 8. Leon Trotsky attacked Maxim Gorky in a speech before the Union of Russian Writers. Trotsky declared Gorky, though a leading Russian writer, does not understand the revolution or its leaders and is stirring up the masses to revolt against the Bolshevik government.
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Moscow
Masim
Gorky
Leon Trotzky
Union of Russian Writers
Troteky
Russia
National Party Committees Role Evolves After Civil War
The Democratic convention of 1848 first appointed a national committee, but its value was not recognized until after the Civil War.
The Old Fairbanks House in Dedham Massachusetts An Heirloom
The Old Fairbanks House in Dedham Massachusetts stands as possibly the oldest house in the United States built in 1606. It preserves primitive New England cottage features with eight unique front windows and low doorways. Relics like a wooden crane for cooking and candle molds illustrate early home life, attracting visitors nationwide and abroad. The Fairbanks descendants formed a group to preserve the historic site.
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Fairbanks
Payerbanke
Dedham
Mase
California
Florida
United States
America
Fairbanks Familly
Bride of the Snow ends in a Westward union
Clough a trapper returns to his cabin and finds his wife Marie an heiress once believed dead. She remembers nothing of her past until a newspaper reveals her identity. He reveals his own exile from wealth, and she asks to join him in a new life in the Far West, the pair choosing love over former ties.
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Lough
Jean Partout
Clough
Jean
Emory
Bilizard
Wilds
Harry
Ruth Bundy
Walter” Bundy
Elizabeth West
Marshalltown
Miss West
Walter
Copper used in ancient cosmetics as armor for face paint
The article notes that women in earlier times used copper as an essential ingredient in cosmetics for facial painting. It suggests that copper served as protective armor while applying makeup, predating its recognition as a metal.
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Detroit News
Ridicule Undermines Sophonisba Play Parody Emerges
A line from the play Sophonisba by James Thomson provoked widespread mockery with the quip QO Sophonisba Sophonisha 0, quickly inspiring parodies like O Jemmy Thomson Jemmy Thomson QO across theaters and streets.
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Sophonisba
James Thomson
Sophonisha
Jemmy Thomson
Name origins of Tivoll theaters linked to Italian Tivoli
The text discusses the name Jivoll used for theaters and its likely connection to Tivoll, an ancient Italian town Tivoli near Rome. It notes the old city’s pronunciation Tee vo lee and contrasts this with the United States pronunciation Tiv o ll as used in New York.
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Tivoll
Italy
Rome
United States
New York
Keep Knives Sharp with Wall Leather Racks
The article advises avoiding frequent sharpening by storing kitchen knives separately. Use a long two inch wide strip of leather mounted on the wall with two inch intervals to create individual slots for each blade. This method saves time when selecting the desired knife.
Farmers Day aims to boost interest in forestry in Minnesota
Plan to involve farmers in planting and tending young trees to reduce fire risk at Federal Lakes States Forest Station in Cloquet on July 29. Dr. Raphael Zon notes nationwide interest and potential for forestry to become a permanent farming program with free seedlings, transportation where possible, and supervised plantings by experienced foresters.
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Cloquet
Minn
Federal Lakes States Forest Station
Raphael Zon
St. Paul
Federal
Zon
Blarney Stone Reopens Attracting War-Weary Visitors
Blarney, Ireland. Scores of Americans kiss the Blarney stone daily as tourist traffic resumes at Blarney Castle after World War I. Queenstown ships renewed calls in June and Irish independence restored the Gaelic name Cobh. Blarney Castle suffered no damage in the war.
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Blarney
Ireland
Heela
America
Queenstown
Cobh
Blarney Castle
Deepest Holes Located in West Virginia Coal Region
The deepest hole in the world is in Marion county near Fairmont West Virginia reaching 7 579 feet from about 1 000 feet in altitude The second deepest hole lies in Harrison county West Virginia at 7 455 feet depth Both were drilled for natural gas.
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Gerees
Brazil
Marion County
West Virginia
Fairmont
Harrison County
Global Ivory Demand and Elephant Tusk Needs
The article estimates that about 40,000 elephants per year are needed to supply global ivory demand. It notes additional ivory sources from hippos, walruses, narwhals, sperm whales, and wild boars.
Salt Named After Glauber Recalled in Chemist’s Discovery
The German chemist Glauber named a salt after himself but mistook it for the Paracelsus era sal enamixum and called it sal admirable. This note traces the historical mix up and naming of the compound.
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Glauber
Paracelsus
Change as Relief in Travel on a Stage Coach
A Washington Irving quip notes that moving to a new seat on a stage coach provides comfort despite injuries. It rails against fixed fate, suggesting relief lies in fresh bruises from new positions during travel.
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Washington Irving
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