Story of the Cloneers at Rome's Colosseum History
National Geographic item outlines the Colosseum in Rome, its brutal purpose, construction from Vespasian to Titus, the 80 AD dedication, the arena’s mechanisms and elevations, the later medieval ruin, and Benedict XIV’s 1749 consecration of a wooden cross to protect the monument.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Colosseum
Rome
Benedict XIV
Vespasian
Augustus
Nero
America
Titus
Jerusalem
Vesta
Nho
Homesick in the City A Tale of Maria’s Return
Maria Craig, weary of her Palenville kitchen, visits old friend Louise in a gleaming apartment. The city’s comforts tempt her, but after a taxing stay she longs for home. She returns to find her husband John already renovating in welcome and her longing for home fulfilled by ordinary kitchen life.
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Aria Craig
Maria
Palenville
Palen
John Craig
John
Jerry
Louise
Louise Cady
Freda
Tracing Bank Notes to Ancient Babylon
A survey traces early banking to Egibi & Son in Babylon between 700 and 600 B C. Clay tablets reveal exchange and credit, with negotiable forms lacking indorsements, and papyrus notes appear in Egypt. The article links Chinese, European, Greek, and Roman banking developments to these ancient practices.
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Egibi & Son
Babylon
B. C
Egypt
Europe
Red Diamonds From Africa Spark Great Interest
Reports from Kimberley and Pretoria note several red diamonds found in the region. A six karat red is expected after cutting. Other finds include a brownish red of 144 karats rough and a % karat cut and a reddish amber of 1 carat rough and % karat cut. Red stones remain exceedingly rare in museums and royal collections.
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Kimberley
Pretoria
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Vienna
Paul
Boy Beating Mule Leads Local Stranger to Question
A motor tourist on Rumpus Ridge watches a boy yell at a mule and then jump onto its back. He begins beating the animal with both fists before tumb ling to the ground. The observer learns the boy is Banty, and Gap Johnson says the boy meant to “show the mule I meant business.”
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Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Jule
Banty
Gap Johnson
Kansas City Star
Know Your Sweetheart by His Handwriting
A brief feature on handwriting analysis by Bona Purdy Walsh in Character Reading Magazine. The piece examines how to judge a person’s speed and style through penmanship and copying lines to the right, Swift.
Reading Hand Of Action And Speed In Writing Styles
The text discusses how different writing styles reflect thinking and acting speeds. It links vertical writing with slower action and quick actors with rightward flowing strokes. It notes that left end strokes and disconnected letters slow pace, while connected scripts and high t bars indicate faster, smoother action.
Is He a Day Dreamer Analysis of Handwriting Styles
The passage describes day dreamer handwriting traits such as lack of action indicated by passive writing, round letters with bottom pressure, pronounced loops, and light or leftward slant. It links these features to imagination and a nonactive mental state, noting unusual styles and flowing lines as signs of the dreamer type.
The Simple C Flore in Handwriting Analysis
The article explains how hidden heart shapes in capital C loops reveal a writer with a big heart. It notes a large inner C suggests strong moral courage and fearlessness of pain yet potential fear of ridicule. Leftward tears imply public-speaking uncertainty but courage in danger.
Sphinx Face Debunked As Beard Fragments Found
The article reports that the Sphinx head is masculine, not female, after fragments of a beard were uncovered. Piazzi Smyth states the face is that of a man and once bore a large stone beard. In 1817 sand cleared by Caviglia and Consul Salt revealed part of the beard fallen between the lion’s paws.
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Piazzi Smyth
Caviglia
Consul Salt
Eggs-Less Shells Cause Rise in Imported Egg Breakages
Carriers report a steady rise in egg breakages from imported eggs and are told the thinner shells stem from increased productivity by foreign hens. A poultry expert notes that faster production by foreign poultry keepers reduces shell thickness.
Husband and Wife Clash Over Secrecy
A quarrel between a husband and wife highlights mistrust as she accuses him of withholding information while he retorts he has kept no records. The exchange underscores ongoing private tensions within their marriage as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
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D. J. Walsh
Greece
Bona Purdy Walsh
Character Reading Magazine
Sphinx
Champion
Toledo
Ohio
Bela Echoe
Los Angeles Times
Chamberlains
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Harold Somee
ANER
Indianapolis Cancer Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Hanford
Hay-O
Hay-O CO
Sundance
Wyoming
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