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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1928

Page

15

Moon and Atlantis: Fischer’s theory on a sunken continent

The article reviews Hanns Fischer's novel theory that Earth's moon gravitational pull raised sea levels to submerge Atlantis and that retreating moons would expose land again. It cites Luyten and connections to Plato, Frobenius, and ancient Egyptian tales linking Atlantis to the West Coast of Africa and pre-Columbian Americas.

Atlantis Europe Africa Hanns Fischer Fischer W. J. Luyten Harvard Collge Observatory Earth Sais Solon the Nile Hercules Straits of Gibraltar America Christ Plato Frobenius Gold Jorubaland Niger Neptune Traditi Lower Italy Atlantic Ocean Tropics Greece

Observations on Motor Buses and Dental Surgery Debate

An Everett inventor George Newell is credited with an elevated rear motor bus design for better views and baggage space. A British Journal writer argues tooth extraction is a major operation requiring proper medical oversight and recovery, advocating nursing home or home-based procedures with suitable dental provisions.

George Newell Everett Wash Royal Dental Hospital of London Harvey Hilliard

New Inventions and Mechanisms in 19th Century Patents

A French design uses a cork and corrugated knit to create a no winding mainspring device aiding dust resistance and dampness. A motor car mechanism with grab-arms linked to a mounting bracket can grasp a pedestrian or wheel in an emergency, tightening upon a handle twist.

Charles Beauregard Providence Fearne Sersice

Mystery Hand Heals and Haunts in Victorian London

Reports detail a mummified hand kept by Arthur Adams in Victoria Street reportedly able to heal when touched. Exhibited by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the relic allegedly draws thousands seeking cures for paralysis and blindness amid claims of a noble Egyptian priestess as its origin.

Arthur Adams Victoria Street London Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adams Pearson’s. Weekly Mr. Adams Egypt Thebes Valley of the Kings Amen-Ra Mecca

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