Trepaning Skill Among Ancient Americas Revealed
Smithsonian curator Dr. Ales Hrduleka notes Indians practiced trephining before Columbus. He cites advanced skull surgery as a widespread craft in the New World, with specialists refining the method on corpses before treating living patients after battles. He links its origins to Ashi and neolithic Europe and North Africa.
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New World
Columbus
Ales Hrduleka
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Hrdlieka
Europe
Africa
Cole's Carboli salve advertised for quick relief
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carboli salve as fast acting for burning skin diseases with no scarring. It claims complete cures and notes the price as 800 and 600 at pharmacies, with J. W. Cola Co in Rockford, Illinois listed as the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. W. Cola Co
Rockford
When thoroughly sophisticated, happiness fades to philosophy
The ad hints at dissatisfaction with modern life and cites Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a remedy to regulate liver, bowels, and stomach. It contrasts complex thinking with a wish to regain basic well being while referencing fragile rights and societal exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Pierce
One Sure Way to End Coughs and Colds
An ad touts Creomulsion as a new medical discovery that soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. It claims creosote is a leading healing agent for persistent coughs, colds, bronchitis, and respiratory illnesses, with a money-back guarantee if not relieved after following directions.
Not Reasonable No One Ever Thought We Had More Money
A terse remark questions perceived wealth compared with the Bruins, signaling skepticism about financial superiority and implying a comparison of resources or funding. The line suggests frustration or disbelief about claims of greater financial strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruins
Nut quarrel teaches greed at Green Forest
In the Green Forest Happy Jack Squirrel and Chatterer fight over fallen chestnut nuts while Striped Chipmunk quietly pockets them for his store. Sammy Jay and the Merry Little Breezes watch as the two cousins tire themselves, only to find no nuts left when they stop. The cheeky chipmunk ends with the lesson that greed yields nothing.
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Reed
Happy Jack Squirrel
Chatter
Red Squirrel
Green Forest
Happy Jack
Chatterer
Merry Little Breezes
Jack
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Ver
Striped Chipmunk
Might
Hutterer
T. W. Burgess
Afternoon ensemble in black and white fashion
A new afternoon ensemble features a black crepe dress with puffed above the elbow sleeves and a fitted cuff, a white crepe collar forming a high bodice line, and a white silk embroidered turban hat. Accessories include a bed sash at the waist, a velvet trim, and ermine edging to complete the sleek look.
Sunday Evening Supper Advice for Easy Hosting
The article advises hosting a relaxed Sunday supper with careful serving and minimal mess. It suggests ample guest space, compact salads, arranged accompaniments, buttered rolls, and easy to eat hot meat, followed by desserts. A tea cart on a top shelf aids service, with small tables for groups of two or three guests.
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Western Newspaper Union
Absurd Definitions From Exam Papers and Miscellany
A string of humorous, nonsensical phrases appears from exam papers and essays. Items include dry witticisms about boners, urns, aprons, and a misread Macbeth on a vaulting horse. The fragment references religious fanatics building desert columns and a nod to Madame Carie and radio.
Hannah Dustin and Mad Anne Bailey Frontier Heroines Rise
In 1697 Hannah Dustin, wife of Thomas Dustin of Haverhill Massachusetts, aided by Mary Neff and an English boy, killed ten of a marauding Indian camp during captivity and escaped down the Merrimac. Later, Anne Bailey, known as Mad Anne, dressed as a man to defend frontier settlers, aiding Fort Lee near Charleston. A bronze marker honors her and Dustin Island memory on a Virginia highway.
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Hannah Dustin
Haverhill
Mass
Thomas Dustin
Hannah
Thomas
Mary Neff
Dustin Island
Merrimac River
Concord
N. BH
Samuel Leonardson
Worcester
Ananah
Samuel
Mrs. Neff
Merrimac
Virginia
Anne Bailey
Anne Trotter
Point Pleasant
Liverpool
England
Staunton
Anne
Covington Mountain
Allegheny County
Fort Lee
Charleston
W. Va
Ines
Fort Union
Lewisburg
John Bailey
Hot Springs
Covington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Anne” Bailey
The Greatest Thing in Life Poem Fragment
A poetic reflection questions what is the greatest thing in life noting wealth fame and pleasure fade while life itself endures. It asks whether love feeling and belief outweigh material success and ends with life as the greatest thing per Douglas Malloch in a WNU Service item.
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Tfe
Douglan Malloch
WNU Bervice
Pop What Is a Village In The Tongue Travel
A 1932 Bell Syndicate WNU Service note presents a witty exchange about language and place where the tongue travels farther than the eye reflecting playful dialect critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell-Syndicate
WNU
Big Hole in Earth Ascribed to Comet
The AAAS annual meeting featured a theory that Earth suffered a prehistoric collision with a giant comet. Dr I A Melton and Dr William Schriever of the University of Oklahoma propose that 400 mile diameter comet struck Earth and scattered debris across 190,000 square miles in South Carolina and beyond, forming vast bays and 8,000 foot scars.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science and Associated Societies
I. A. Melton
William Schriever
University of Oklahoma
Carolinas
Professor Melton
Horry County
S.C
Arizona
Siberia
Doctor Melton
Doctor Lehriever
South Carolina
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Drogilata Hiscox Chem
Patehosue
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Haarlem
Department” R
Haarlem Oil Company
S6th St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Prine Gariela
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Garfield
Harvard
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Germany
United States
Interperinda
Kiddies’ Evening Story
By Thornton W. Burgess
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Macbeth
Madame Carie
Bell Syndicate
Dada
Chicago
America
George England
Inglewood
Callf
Ny ‘Wiwa
Wetcox
Purram
Wnubervitia
Earth
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