Ur Excavations Redate World’s Oldest Temple to 4500 B C
Archaeologists from the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania uncover at Ur near Babylon a temple dated to about 4500 B C built in honor of Nin-khur-sag by A-an-ni-pad-da. They report inscribed marble tablets, gold scarabs, and a four foot long panel showing milking and liquid storage scenes, plus two ten foot columns mosaic inlay.
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Nabonidus
Siggurat
Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar
John Dickinson Sherman
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egypt
Babylonia
Turkey
Asia
Persian Gulf
Asia Minor
Armenia
Tigris
Euphrates
Eden
Nineveh
Babylon
Tower of Babel
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Meshach
Abednego
Belshazzar
Balshagzgar
Darius the Median
Sennacherib
Abraham
Canaan
Galilee
Israel
British Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Maj
C. Leonard Woolley
G. B. Gordon
Tel el Obeid
Nin-khur-sag
A-an-ni-pad-da
Tubal-Cain
Nin-khursag
New York
Great Triangle
A-an-nipad-da
Assyria
Isaiah
Voice Tests Show Mouth Proximity Key to Clarity
Telephone tests reveal clear transmission only when the mouth is near the transmitter. Four inches away equals over 200 extra miles of line, two inches equals about 125 miles. Lower pitches transmit better than higher tones.
Cuticura Trio Advertises Soap Ointment Talcum
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete toilet set for face skin baby and dusting, promising to render other perfumes unnecessary. The trio items are priced at 25e each and marketed as universally reliable.
Travel Fast on Skis and Great Alpine Leaps
The article notes expert skiers reaching speeds and long leaps, with a table of minutes per distance and leaps of seventy five feet becoming common. It highlights a 1916 record by Regnar Omtvedt of Chicago covering 102 feet 10 inches.
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Regnar Omtvedt
Chicago
Cole's Arborisalve Promises Scarless Skin Healing
An advertisement touts Cole's Arborisalve as a cure for Berning Skin Diseases, claiming relief and healing with no scars. It states the product is essential in every medicine chest and urges purchase through Me and Seat druggists or J. W. Cole Co. of Rockford Illinois.
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Cole
Me and
Seat Druggists
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Largest Saw in the World Installed at Hoquiam Mill
A lumber mill in Hoquiam Washington has installed what is described as the largest saw in the world. The device measures 108 inches in circumference and weighs 795 pounds.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Experimental Arithmetic Teacher Joke
An exchange quotes a boy named Johnny told to calculate time to eat twenty apples at one and a half minutes per apple. The mother responds angrily that the problem causes Johnny distress, not a toothache, highlighting the flawed foot teaching.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Women Can Dye Any Garment Drapery
Dye or tint worn faded items into fresh color for 15 cents. Dress fabrics curtains and upholstery may be transformed with simple home dyeing techniques offered locally. This service promises bright durable results for household textiles.
Diamond Dyes Offer Guaranteed Home Dyeing
Don’t wonder if you can dye or tint. perfect home dyeing is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes even for beginners. Druggists carry all colors with directions in every package.
Tough dagger fails during Julius Caesar stage stunt
In a local production of Julius Caesar the prop dagger malfunctioned during Brutus stabbing. A boy in the galley observed quietly that the weapon proved stubborn, muting the effect of the assassination scene.
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Julius Caesar
Brutus
Cnaesar
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