Oldest Maya statuette sent to Philadelphia fair
The Tuxtla statuette, dated 96 B C in Maya script, travels from the National Museum Washington to the Philadelphia sesquicentennial. The jasper jade figure shows a half headed Buddha like man in a penguin skin cloak, illustrating ancient Maya culture. The exhibit also includes 24 busts of famous Indian chiefs and displays on primitive invention, gem minerals, a steamship model, and graphic arts.
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Tuxtia
National Museum
Washington
Philadephia
Walter Hough
The
Philadelphia
A Child Leads Through Simple Work and Joy
A narrator wanders from smoky city labor to the quiet kindness of a cottage by the road. He contrasts mass work for wealth with a mother’s gentle “work the water of the dove” and a child’s trust, finding joy in humble care.
Interconnected Power Grids Seen Linking Regions Nationwide
The essay notes electric systems in the United States nearing full interconnection with few gaps left enabling exchange of power from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border and from Boston to St Paul across a wide span. It also cites migration figures with 300000 Italians leaving kraju last year and 400000 in 1924.
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United States
Gulf of Mexico
Canadian
Boston
St. Paul
Vancouver
British Columbia
Tia Juana
Mexico
Forsythsville Faces Clean Campaign Push
The Walterboro Press and Standard reports a clean campaign push ahead of local elections. Citizens are urged to engage respectfully as candidates outline platforms and community concerns.
Sheriff Sale Adverts and Political Commentary From 1926
In Aiken County a sheriff sale lists delinquent parcels for 1924 and 1925 taxes with numerous owners and acreages across multiple districts. A following column urges candidates to keep campaigns high and voters to verify stories, arguing for clean, orderly politics and opposition to mudslinging.
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Standard
The Brigand Lover and Huguenot War Romance
A review notes Count Gobineau novel The Lucky Prisoner as a brisk romance set in wartime France with Jean de la Tour Miracile pursuing love amid Huguenot tensions. It contrasts adventure with the era’s sectarian strife and features Diane de Poitiers as a key figure. Australia reports on compulsory voting raising overall turnout from 57.05 percent to a higher rate, deeming the law a success.
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Doubleday, Page & Company
Count Gobineau
France
Jean de la Tour-Miracle
Diane de Poitiers
Jean
Dumas
Australia
Notice of Sale in Aiken Court Pleas for Plaintiff Susie Orvin Taylor
County of Aiken case in the Court of Common Pleas lists Susie Orvin Taylor as plaintiff. The notice announces a sale action under court authority with details to be provided in further filings.
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South Carolina
of Aiken
Court of Common Pleas
Susie Orvin Taylor
Moyer estate administratrix appointment cited
Mrs. Mary Strong Moyer applies for appointment as Administratrix of Jacob D. Moyer deceased. Probate Judge George R. Webb calls all kin and creditors to show cause at his Court House office at 11 a.m. on June 8, 1926 why she should not be appointed.
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Mary Strong Moyer
Jacob D. Moyer
Court House
George R. Webb
Aiken, Co, 8. C
Marshal's Sale In Aiken Auction Of Forfeited Dodge Coupes
Public auction to be held in front of the City Post Office of Aiken South Carolina at 1 o clock in the forenoon on June 5 1926. Two Dodge Coupes forfeited to the United States in the case United States versus Arthur Mitchell Carl Mitchell Leo Mitchell and Meton Mitchell. Sam J Leaphart United States Marshal.
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United States District Court
South Corolina
Aesh
United States Postofficiin
Aiken
Sauth Carolina
United Stat
Arthur Mitchell
Carl Mitel
Leo Mitchell
Meton Mitchell
Sam’s J. Leaphart
United States
Marsh
Forfeit Property Sale Notice in Aiken Court House
Notice of sale under Section 885 of the Crem. Code of 1922. On Monday June 1826 at the courthouse steps in Aiken during sheriff's sale hours, a bay horse a one horse wagon and a lot of fruit jars are offered for cash to the highest bidder.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Court House
General Assembly
H. F. Rice
S. C
South Carolina
Susie Orvin Taylor
Alice Beard
Allen Fanning
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Walterboro Press
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W. M. Clayton
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