Ruins of Troy Reveal Layered History and Homeric Echoes
A travelogue from the Dardanelles describes visiting Troy near the Hill of Ilium. It details Homeric walls, Priam’s Wall, scattered classical remnants, and the Nine settlement layers, as the author reflects on Homer, Schliemann, and the epic siege while tracing the plain of Simois and the river’s aging courses.
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Agamemnon
Menelaus
Ajax
Nestor
Diomed
Ulysses
Achilles
Troy
Dardanelles
Ilium
Homer
Hium
Apollo
Mt. Ida
Simeis
Dtllum
Simoi
Ium
Priam
Simois
Seaean
Helen
Tenedos
Sea
Thetis
Patroclus
Practical tips to protect car tires and inner tubes
P. P. Avery outlines methods from Practical experience to shield inner tubes from moisture dirt and grit during driving. Instructions include storing tubes flat with valve assembly secured, banding them, and carrying in a wooden box. and mounting a tire rack on the running board using pipe fittings to fit tires from 8.0 to 8.6 inches with a leather strap to secure.
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P. P. Avery
Popular Science Monthly
Oil Smoke From Exhaust Signals Overuse of Lubricant
A light bluish smoke from the exhaust indicates excess engine oil from overfilling or running with the throttle nearly closed. Excess oil vaporizes and exits the exhaust or oil is drawn into the combustion chamber due to intake vacuum, causing initial smoke after long idles.
Overflow Pipe Clean in Radiator Filler
Instructions urge keeping the overflow vent pipe clear when filling a car radiator. Water should flow from the vent pipe if clear. if not, water spills from the filter cap indicating the vent needs immediate attention.
Rain Water Best To Use In Car Cooling Systems
Not all car owners know pure rain water is best for cooling systems. It is free from minerals that deposit on radiator walls and piping, damaging the system. When rain water is available, use it.
Automobile News Highlights For Safe Car Upkeep
The article emphasizes proper rim adjustment after tire changes and urges drivers to learn new traffic ordinances. It also recommends applying powdered graphite to spark plug threads for easy removal, notes that a loose piston pin causes a faint knock, and reports a four wheel brake system claimed to stop a car in half the usual distance and reduce skidding.
The Church's Greatest Joke Sparks Matrimony Debate
The Simple Sage questions whether wives should pledge obedience at marriage as the Church loses a longstanding joke. Samuel, not cynical, laments that the tradition vanishes, saying the church’s solemn sanction once granted the joke its bite.
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Samuel
Birmingham
Eng
Mercury
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Keeps Skin Fresh
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and economical scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims the product renders other perfumes superfluous and highlights it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Old Graves Found in Ireland Near Pomersy
A Camaghly farmer unearthed two ancient graves while plowing a field. Six men removed the stone coverings and found human remains and a well preserved clay pot. Graves, lined with slabs, are believed to date from the sixteenth century as hundreds visit the site.
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Ireland
Camaghly
Pomersy
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Comfort in Tight Shoes
One size smaller shoes feel easier with Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder. Shaken into shoes or foot-bath, it relieves coins bunions and calluses, prevents blisters and sore spots for immediate comfort.
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Allen
It is the hard-hearted who are the last to believe it
A brief aphorism notes that the hardest people to convince are those who deem themselves just and unmoved by doubt or questioning. It emphasizes moral rigidity and delayed belief in self righteousness.
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Western Canada
Youthful Orioles Club Upholds Trust in Membership
A Life magazine fragment describes a dispute over Hickey joining the Oriole Sporting Club. Jimmie objects citing a past theft incident involving apples, while others insist on keeping crooks out to avoid a black eye for the Orioles.
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Oriole Sporting Club
Hickey
Jimmie
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