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Harry Houdini Investigates the Spirit World

November 6th, 2018

The magician delighted in exposing spiritualists as con men and frauds.

By EDMUND WILSON June 24, 1925

Houdini is a short strong stocky man with small feet and a very large head. Seen from the stage, his figure, with its short legs and its pugilist’s proportions, is less impressive than at close range, […]

Chronological Catalog of Recorded Lunar Events

November 3rd, 2018

In July of 1968, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), published NASA Technical Report TR R-277 titled Chronological Catalog of Recorded Lunar Events.

The catalog begins with the first entry dated November 26th, 1540 at ∼05h 00m:

Feature: Region of Calippus2 Description: Starlike appearance on dark side Observer: Observers at Worms Reference: […]

An Accurate Translation of FDR’s Second Fireside Chat

July 3rd, 2018

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The downloadable audio clip is of FDR’s Second Fireside Chat recorded on May 7th, 1933.

The transcript that follows is my corrected version of the transcript that is found The American Presidency Project website that was created by Gerhard Peters […]

A Conversation between H.F. Leonard and K. Higashi

July 2nd, 2018

H.F. Leonard was an instructor in wrestling at the New York Athletic Club. Katsukum Higashi was an instructor in Jujitsu.

“I say with emphasis and without qualification that I have been unable to find anything in jujitsu which is not known to Western wrestling. So far as I can see, […]

The Hoochie Coochie Hex

June 28th, 2018

From Dr. Marvel’s 1929 book entitled Hoodoo for the Common Man, we find his infamous Hoochie Coochie Hex.

What follows is a verbatim transcription of the text:

The Hoochie Coochie Hex should not be used in conjunction with any other Hexes. This can lead to […]

U.S. Coast Guard Radio Information for Boaters

June 27th, 2018

RADIO INFORMATION FOR BOATERS

Effective 01 August, 2013, the U. S. Coast Guard terminated its radio guard of the international voice distress, safety and calling frequency 2182 kHz and the international digital selective calling (DSC) distress and safety frequency 2187.5 kHz. Additionally, marine information and weather broadcasts transmitted […]

Naval Stores – Distilling Turpentine

May 6th, 2018

Chipping a Turpentine Tree

DISTILLING TURPENTINE One of the Most Important Industries of the State of Georgia Injuring the Magnificent Trees Spirits, Resin, Tar, Pitch, and Crude Turpentine all from the Long Leaved Pine – “Naval Stores” So Called.

Dublin, Ga., May 8. – One of the most important […]

Clairvoyance and Occult Powers

May 3rd, 2018

CLAIRVOYANCE AND OCCULT POWERS

By Swami Panchadasi

By Advanced Thought Pub. Co. Chicago, Il

INTRODUCTION.

In preparing this series of lessons for students of Western lands, I have been compelled to proceed along lines exactly opposite to those which I […]

Clairvoyance – Methods of Development

May 3rd, 2018

CLAIRVOYANCE

by C. W. Leadbeater

Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Pub. House

[1899]

CHAPTER IX – METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT

When a men becomes convinced of the reality of the valuable power of clairvoyance, his first question usually is, “How can I develop […]

What’s the Matter?

April 15th, 2018

A rhetorical question? Genuine concern?

In this essay we are examining another form of matter otherwise known as national literary matters, the three most important of which being the Matter of Rome, Matter of France, and the Matter of England.

Our focus shall be on the Matter of England or […]

Matter of Britain

February 24th, 2026

National Literary Matters: Matter of Rome, Matter of France, Matter of England

The three “Matters” were first described in the 12th century by French poet Jean Bodel, whose epic La Chanson des Saisnes (“Song of the Saxons”) contains the line:

Ne sont que III matières à nul homme atandant, De […]

The Crime of the Congo by Arthur Conan Doyle

April 3rd, 2018

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Thomas Jefferson Correspondence – On Seed Saving and Sharing

April 3rd, 2018

The following are transcripts of two letters written by the Founding Father Thomas Jefferson on the subject of seed saving.

“November 27, 1818. Monticello. Thomas Jefferson to Henry E. Watkins, transmitting succory seed and outlining the culture of succory.” [Transcript] Thomas Jefferson Correspondence Collection Collection 89

The Hardwood Handbook – An Illustrated Guide to Appalachian and Southern Lumber

April 2nd, 2018

This Handbook is Published by SLMA or the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturer’s Association

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Paramilitary Operations in the Congo: Witchcraft, Sorcery, Magic and Other Psychological Phenomena

April 1st, 2018

WITCHCRAFT, SORCERY, MAGIC AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE CONGO

This report has been prepared in response to a query posed by ODCS/OPS, Department of the Army, regarding the purported use of witchcraft, sorcery, and magic by insurgent elements in the Republic […]

Seeds for Rootstocks of Fruit and Nut Trees

April 1st, 2018

THE PRINCIPAL fruit and nut trees grown commercially in the United States (except figs, tung, and filberts) are grown as varieties or clonal lines propagated on rootstocks.

Almost all the rootstocks are grown from seed. The resulting seedlings then are either budded or grafted with propagating wood of the desired […]

Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seed

April 1st, 2018

Setting up Tobacco Plants in Carolina – USDA Photo

THE FIRST step in producing a satisfactory crop of tobacco is to use good seed that is true to type. The grower often can save his own seed to advantage, if he wants to.

Before topping is done, he should […]