McGuffey Eclectic Readers Shaped American Morals
Western Newspaper Union outlines William Holmes McGuffey born 1800 in Pennsylvania, a Kentucky teacher who created the Eclectic Readers beginning 1836 37 that offered graded moral literature. His works, praised by authors educators and leaders, influenced generations and spawned McGuffey Societies.
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Pennsylvania
McGuffey
Kentucky
Miami University
Ohio
Alexander McGuffey
What the Hand Reveals in Criminal Hand Signs
A brief reading of palm traits links criminal tendencies to a broad short hand and thick fingers with a top joint like a ball. Counterfeiters supposedly show a nicer hand with long thin fingers. Sneak thieves are described with broad knuckles and knotted fingers. The thumb bends acutely, and surgeons are said to possess long slender fingers. Artists display a short broad hand with outward curving edge.
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Tit- Bits Magazine
Peanuts History From 650 B C To Modern Uses
Peanuts were known as early as 650 B C and reached the United States after the Civil War. Initially confined to North Carolina and Virginia, cultivation expanded when boll weevil damage shifted farmers from cotton. Now grown in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas for over 200 products.
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B. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
British comedian Herbert Mundin dies in car crash near Van Nuys
Screen star Herbert Mundin died in an automobile accident near Van Nuys California. Mundin, a British comedian who appeared in Hollywood films since 1931, mourned worldwide by movie audiences.
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Herbert Mundin
Hollywood Pictures
Mundin
van Nuys
Cal
Garden of Eden Language Debated by Darwin and Others
A serialized survey recalls claims from multiple nations on Eden’s tongue from Dutch to Hebrew and Basque. Darwin suggests language arose from imitation of natural sounds and gestures, with early humans using signs before spoken words. Bargaintown lore is noted as a local real estate tale about enticing lots.
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Garden of Eden
Darwin
London Answers Magazine
Goropius
Paradise
Adam
Andre Kemp
Eve
Ezro
Eden
Charles Darwin
Bargaintown
Buckie the Bad Break Rider Faces Prairie Plight
Buckie, famed as the best rider on the Montana range, suffers a broken leg after his horse falls in a prairie dog hole. With no help within 127 miles, he endures freezing night winds and wolves, finally prying the horse off himself with a sturdy pole after eight miles of treacherous walk.
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Buckie
Montana
Buckle
Western Newspaper Union
Gourds in Great Variety and Colors Across Time
A survey of gourds and the cucurbit family notes diverse shapes and colors. Pumpkins and squashes dominate as crops with long vines. ancient references appear in herbal texts from 1558. Indians from Florida to Mexico used gourds for utensils and medicine.
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Florida
Mexico
Rio Grande
Lonicerus
Early Spanish bullfighting figures and innovations
The article traces Spanish bullfighting origins from Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar around 1040 as an early lance practitioner to Francisco Romero of Ronda, who pioneered the estoque the sword and the muleta the red cape. It notes tradition credits the Cid as likely the first famed bullfighter but highlights Romero as the first great professional introducing key tools and signals.
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Cid
Rodigio Diaz de Vivar
Francisco Romero
Ronda
Andalusia
Camel-eElk hybrid tale from Black Hills expedition
R B Davenport of the New York Herald chronicled the Newton Jenney expedition to the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1875. California Joe the scout spins a wild tale of camels bred with elk, a creature he calls the camelee, prompting a sensational Herald account of a mythical animal.
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Axons
Black Hills
South Dakota
R. B. Davenport
New York Herald
Davenport
California
Joe
Arizona
Western Newspaper Union
Rush and Gallatin Treaty Defines U S Canada Border
In 1818 Richard Rush serving as minister to Great Britain and with Albert Gallatin reached a treaty with British plenipotentiaries. The accord fixes the boundary from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains and allows joint occupation of Oregon for ten years.
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Richard Rush
Great Britain
Albert Gallatin
United States
Canada
Lake of the Woods
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Laughing Jackass Bird Feasts on Forest Catch
The laughing jackass or kookaburra, a forest kingfisher, is noted for its mocking laughter. Its catch comes from a stump or limb and includes snakes, rats, mice, insects and even smaller birds.
Names of Shore Places Puzzle Historians
Names of shore places puzzle historians note how Atlantic County naming reflects wrecks and old settlements. Brigantine near Atlantic City gave its name from a wreck. Wrangleboro traces to a mainland settlement once debated by early settlers, now part of Port Republic.
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Atlantic City
Wrangleboro
Quinine Discovery Traced to Peruvians and legend
The article recounts how native Peruvians used bark powder to combat malaria. It notes Yuma’s role in aiding Countess Chinchon, leading to the bark being called Countess Powder. The piece links this legend to the later scientific naming of quinine and its medical uses beyond malaria.
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Peru
Yuma
Chinchon
Lima
Yura
Drug World
Beetles Use Carcass to Raise Offspring
After burying the dead fowl and small mammals, sexton beetles place eggs in the decaying flesh to ensure larvae hatch amid a ready food supply. The strategy links carrion burial to larval nourishment and survival.
Diamonds Drive Tools Beyond Beauty in Industry
Diamonds are prized not just for sparkle but for hardness and precision. They are used to drill and grind metals that other materials cannot shape, powering industrial progress alongside jewelry allure.
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Milady
World clover supply tied to Zanzibar and Pemba soils
Four fifths of the world's clover comes from the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba in East Africa. Soda water is just carbon dioxide saturated water with no soda in reality.
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Zanzibar
Pemba
East Africa
Crossing Sea on Dry Land Belief Backed by Sources
A correspondent notes it is scientifically possible to cross the Red Sea on dry land as described, citing Moses and Napoleon as referenced figures. The Suez area is a mile wide and shallow. tides and winds cause water level changes enabling stepping across sand bars when shallower.
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Moses
Red Sea
Napoleon
Memorial de
Sand Bar
Snowflakes Are Each a Unique Pattern
The excerpt notes that snowflakes vary in size and moisture, yet share six points. Scientists have examined thousands of specimens and photographed them. No two snowflakes are exact twins, making each one a distinct pattern.
Banned English Cricket Then Repealed Later
The article recalls how England banned cricket in 1365 under Edward III to protect archery practice. The ban was lifted in 1748 though betting remained frowned upon. Cricket grew in the eighteenth century with aristocratic clubs and noble players.
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England
Origin of Oxford Footwear Named for Oxford England
A research authority states the Oxford shoe name derives from Oxford England where the first low lace up shoes were designed and made in the early seventeenth century.
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Oxford
England
Lyons of America silk capital of United States
Lyons of America Paterson New Jersey is described as the chief silk manufacturing city in the United States with more than 100 million dollars worth of silk produced in a year.
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United States
Silvio N. Vitale
Watertown
Mass
Pius XII
Vitale
Boston
Paterson, N. J
Trembles at a Touch A Maiden Turned to Mimosa
Cephisa pleads to the gods to shield her as Pan pursues her. He grasps her, and she is transformed into a mimosa plant that still trembles with the slightest touch.
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Cephisa
Pan
Local Guests and Health Updates From Community
Mrs. Mame T. Brock hosted Wilford Albright and wife from Iowa City on Wednesday. Duane Hazen of near Ainsworth visited Mrs. L. A. Meridith and her husband, who remains in hospital with a poor condition. Lyle Duncan of Cotter stayed at the hospital Wednesday. Verne Hildabrand and baby returned home Tuesday from the hospital.
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Wilford Albright
Iowa City
Mame T. Brock
Duane Hazen
Ainsworth
L. A. Meridith
Meridith
Mr. Meridith
Lyle Duncan of
Cotter
Most Common Family Name Wang Used by 150 Million People
A Collier's Weekly writer notes Wang as the world’s most common surname, used by at least 150 million Chinese, roughly one third of China's population. The claim reflects surname distribution and cultural naming patterns.
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Wang
China
Collier's Weekly
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