Dice Long Known to World as Oldest Amusement
The piece traces dice as the world’s oldest amusement with origins in ancient Egypt and Greece. It notes dice appeared on monuments at Thebes and resembles today’s forms. It cites Priamides, a hero from the Trojan War era, as linked to the invention of dice and mentions early laws regulating dice games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Greece
Rome
Europe
Priamedes
Roy
Hockstone
Wiitel
Poe
California Fig Syrup Ad Emphasizes Bowels and Family Health
A vintage advertisement extols California Fig Syrup for children’s bowels, claiming a teaspoonful will loosen stools and prevent illness by cleansing toxins. It urges mothers to buy the genuine product and warns to say California to avoid imitations. Also included is a literary note praising the wordless farewell phrases from poets and nations.
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California
Califortia
Calfornia
Many Mountains in California Remain Nameless
The United States Geological Survey notes at least sixty peaks in California exceed 13,000 feet but are unnamed due to rich diverse scenery. If located in the eastern U S these peaks would attract millions of visitors, science and American literature remark.
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California
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Sta
United States
Scientific. American
Evan Break Teases About Money and Heart
A brief fragment from Sumter features gossip about a pair with lines claiming she has no money and he has no heart, mingling flirtatious banter with skepticism about their fortunes and feelings. The exchange highlights the social chatter of a small community.
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Evan
Sumter
Aspirin directions advertised by Bayer label copy
An old advertisement urges users to take aspirin only as directed by Bayer. It touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe, genuine, and prescribed by physicians for over two decades, emphasizing the Bayer Cross and package safety.
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Bayer
Lord Dollar Benevolent Tale and English Teaching Note
A Pittsburgh Dispatch humor piece tells of a young man collecting funds for a benevolent institution who is refused a dollar by an elderly man noting age. It contrasts with a teaching note advocating natural English speech for children and reporters, stressing observation and clear description.
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Mismeiri
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Meredith Nicholson
Sevibier's Magazine
History as She Is Quoted in a State Street Hat Shop
A woman browsing a State street department store selects a velvet tricorn hat at a counter her companions watch. The tall shopper jokes about Napoleon while a portly friend with a book under her arm nods and adds a knowing reply about Napoleon crossing the Delaware.
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Napoleon
Delaware
The Eritic Eidgur Saltus And A Widower In Conversation
The Eritic introduces Eidgur Saltus as a club figure. A widower enters, sighs, hides his eyes with a black bordered handkerchief, and laments that a man only realizes the value of his wife after losing her. Saltus agrees, noting the loss is sharper if she was insured.
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Eidgur Saltus
Saltus
If You Are Ashamed Of Your Calling Hing Bey To Call
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a voice at the other end asking about the gouty father and plans for the night. The exchange includes phrases about whether he will come or if they will go to a show, with informal mispronunciations and a hint of domestic humor.
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Henry van Myke
London
Mastin
Mastin's
Martin
Vintage Recipe Clip Shows Nut and Fruit Salads Style
A quirky food page offers a gallery of salad ideas and nut based dressings. Recipes include Peanut Salad with lettuce and peppers, Cream Cheese Grape and Pecan, Almond Banana salad and Walnut Potato variations plus cottage cheese loaves and croquettes.
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California
Brazil
Wonders of the Kaleteur Falls Trek From Georgetown to Potaro
A National Geographic piece chronicles the perilous journey to the Kul-teur Falls in British Guiana. It follows travelers from Georgetown up the Demerara and Essequibo rivers through Wismar and Rockstone to the Potaro gorge, describing jungle trails, river obstructions, and the colossal 800 foot cascade viewed from the gorge brink.
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National Geographic Society
Weebington
D. C
South America
New Grnewna
Niagara
Great Falls
Kul¢teur
Victoria Falls
Africa
Waieteur
Galata
Demerara
Georgetown
Victoria Regina
Guiana
Wismar
Demerara-Essequibo
Bressing
Rockstone
Essequibo
AL Gay
Hetle
Potara Landing
Pari
Bra
Unclear text fragment on wells and society in Genesis era
Fragmentary prose discusses Beersheba wells and Bedouin water sources with modern tools, then shifts to vague reflections on education character and honesty, containing scattered nonstandard phrasing and garbled sentences. No coherent事件 or names clearly emerge from the readable portions.
Swamp-Root Kidney Medicine Endorsed by Druggists
For many years druggists have observed Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer & Co. as a strengthening kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is touted as a physician's prescription with many friends. A sample bottle offer is made for ten cents with newspaper mention.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
176 000 000 Lives Saved by River Work
A fragment notes fisheries and river work on the Mississippi with references to closures on November 1. It mentions “His work” and neutral tremors, and references to services and ballet-like precedence, though many words are garbled.
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Tisha
Servier Balletiy
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Nous
Gen
Mayer
Pakcichen Cabinete
Western Newspaper Union
George Ellet
George MacDonald
Were, Max Weed
Esaequibo and
Pataro
Cnvert
Corgave
Singer
Sen
Metropolitan Tower
Ellits
Kaneteur K
Kaisteur Falls
J. O. Soxton
Gnissy Creel
North Carolan
Tean
Ats
Abraham
Allenby
Alindiann
Beersheba
Abralm
Utether
Tr. Kiktiner
Nike Prousts
Hill
Worill CO
Detroit
PISO
Sioux City
Alee Tits Mastie
Igi
Hus
Prairie Provinces
Canada
G. A. Cick
Sea South Dak
R. A. Garrett
Jackson Beal
Se Paul
Ina
Net Tr Banka Ata
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