Doctor Dobbs and His Horse Nobbs
Here is an amusing story, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: doctor-dobbs-and-his-horse-nobbs.pdf
200 Tons — and It Flies!
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) is a prototype airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company in the 1940s. It was built from wood, almost entirely of birch, because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum and concerns about weight; the aircraft was nicknamed the “Spruce Goose.” It is the…
Law; or Bullum versus Boatum
This satirical story was written by English actor, playwright, poet, composer, and songwriter George Alexander Stevens. I transcribed it for the blog in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: law-or-bullum-versus-boatum.pdf
Halloween in America
How did Halloween become so popular in the United States? This small article, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg, explains it. Attachment: halloween-in-america.pdf
The Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, two years after the sinking of the Titanic, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans. On the following day, this editorial was…
On Keeping a Barometer
Here is an amusing essay about the barometer and its usefulness. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: on-keeping-a-barometer.pdf
French: La Forêt Vierge (2/2)
Hello, the second part of the poem. At the end, it’s rather dark as often with this poet. Actually, for the forest, it ends well, eventually… Edit: corrections made.
Superfluous Energy
This is an essay about wasted energy, by American Presbyterian minister Frank Crane from his book Adventures in Common Sense, and transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: superfluous-energy.pdf
A First Assessment of the Sinking of the Titanic
The following speech was delivered at the inauguration of the classes on Naval Architecture at Glasgow University in 1912, after the Titanic disaster, by Professor John Harvard Biles, at the time Vice-President of the Institution of Naval Architects. He discussed the causes of the loss of the Titanic and the proposals of the Board of…
A Person and a Personality
Here’s an interesting essay transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: a-person-and-a-personality.pdf