Dixie Land Origin Story Behind Famous Song Dixie
The article traces the origins of Dixie from Manhattan Island plantations to the Southern dream of home, recounting Emmett's creation of the tune in 1859. It explains how the lyric reflects enslaved workers longing for the North and how the piece evolved to fit minstrel stage norms with deputy changes to opening verses.
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Dixie Land
Manhattan Island
Europe
Elson
Dixie
New York City
Manhattan
South
Golden West
Sout
Massa Dixie
Old South
Dixie’s
Dixie’s Land
Southland
Mason and Dixon Line
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Bryant Minstrels
Jerry Bryant
Emmett
Mrs. Emmett
Dan
Deyden
Adam
Paradise
Perry Bryant
Claude Callan on changing pet policies at home
Claude Callan notes rising tolerance for pets in homes as expenses shrink. He recalls years when dogs and cats were not welcomed and social equality with animals was rejected, but now relatives' pets are tolerated. He describes sharing beds and meals with a dog and two cats without dispute.
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Ousin Ellen
Geological clock reveals earth ages with helium lead method
The article explains a geological clock using helium from radioactive rocks and lead from disintegrated radium to date Earth strata. It cites North American rocks over a billion years, New York Hudson Palisades at 170 million, and Duluth gabbro at 530 million. Also notes leather rim material for loudspeaker cones reducing coloration of sound.
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New York
Hudson River
Duluth
Atom photography marks leap in measuring tiny lives
Dr. T Russell Wilkins of the University of Rochester has captured pictures of successive disintegration of a radium atom on plates with a special emulsion. Tiny streaks across the plates are actual photographs of atoms that live only a few millionths of a second and travel at 20000 miles per second.
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T. Russell Wilkins
University of Rochester
The Carpindhoe A Rare Amazon Rodent In U.S. Captivity
The carpindhoe a tailless webfooted rodent native to the Amazon Valley is now raised in the United States to harvest its hide noted for being the softest known. Its appearance resembles a guinea pig and its behavior is water rat like making it a curiosity in novelty farming and music appreciation contexts.
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United States
Amazon Valley
Sound on Paper Gives New Media for Audio Records
Fernando Crudo develops a method to record and transcribe sound on paper using a microphone and light sensitive film. Sound vibrations vary light on a film, printable onto metal plates, etched, and used to reproduce copies. A drumlike cylinder scans the printed paper to recover the audio as electric vibrations and sound.
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Fernando Crudo
Telephone Receiver Like Radio Speaker Claims Quiet Listening
A vendor touts a telephone receiver that functions like a radio loud speaker with no hissing spitting scratching or static, promising a clear paper record listening experience. The claim highlights improved sound quality and reduced interference compared with traditional receivers.
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Dinary
Slips That Pass In the Type Slips That Pass In the Type
A Grinnell Kansas paper notes a humorous scene with Mrs V and Mr W preparing a worm supper for the M family on Thursday, reflecting a light local whimsy.
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Sphaghetti
Grinnell
Kan
Discount on Twins Smashing Low Prices in This Baby Sale
Pittsburgh Pa paper notes a baby sale with striking value offers on infant items and discounts advertised as a family-friendly event showcasing low prices and bargains.
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Pittsburgh
Clothes for All at the Elegant Jacksonville Bride
A noted Jacksonville wedding described the bride in a green silk wedding dress with white trim, a matching turban, and accessories, portraying the stately and graceful bridal attire of the era.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Rip Van Winkle in Critical Condition After Five Years
Rip Van Winkle, 24 years old, remains in serious condition in a hospital after lying unconscious for five and a half years, according to the Dryden Michigan newspaper report.
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Rip van Winkle
Dryden
Mich
Italy Seeks Wartime Formula Amid Ethiopian Crisis
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch notes Italy’s stance on averting war in Ethiopia and suggests any willing party may help craft a peace formula as tensions rise. The piece treats the international standoff with cautious optimism about a negotiated solution.
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Ethiopia
Italy
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
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A. F. Nossaman
Glas
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