Beisan Excavations Reveal 2500 B C Relics
An archaeological expedition led by Dr. Clarence L. Fisher for the University of Pennsylvania uncovered eight ancient Beisan cities with pre Semitic layers dating to about 2500 B C. Finds include iron bronze brass marble and pottery in near perfect condition. Excavations at Beisan lasted four months and will resume next spring alongside work at the Memphis palace of Merneptah in Egypt.
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Beisan
Palestine
Beth-Shan
Clarence L. Fisher
University of Pennsylvania
Egypt
Mernepthah
Memphis
Rat Snap promise kills rats and mice
Old reliable rodent destroyer Rat Snap sold by Settergren Home Co. in cake form. 35¢ one cake for pantry kitchen or cellar. 65¢ two cakes for chicken houses or small buildings. $1.25 five cakes for farms and outbuildings. Money back if it fails.
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Settergren Home, Co
The Yellow Front Store Low Prices in Baraboo
The Yellow Front Store in Baraboo is praised for square dealing and low prices. It boosted trade in Baraboo and surrounding areas and reduced sugar and staple prices to rival larger cities. The store remains a holiday candy hub offering best prices. It claims to have broken the fruit monopoly with affordable fresh fruits.
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Baraboo
Holiday Nut Prices From Local Market Ad
Bargains on fruit dates figs and raisins with prices listed. California walnuts Brazil nuts filberts almonds and mixed nuts marketed as top quality and bought directly from brokers. Several tons of 1921 crop are noted alongside blue diamond brand almonds.
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California
Canned Fruit for the Holidays Sale Ad Preview
Holiday promotional notice offering large can pineapple peach red raspberries and blackberries for 99 cents each. Limited stock advertised with emphasis on seasonal fruit for gift or table use.
A Word About Coffee
A discussion on coffee origins and roasting methods explains shrinkage in weight during dry roasting and how wet roasting with steam is used by some roasters. The writer argues the dry roast is better and more economical and recommends buying the coffee as beans ground fresh for the consumer.
Candy Wholesale Offer From Wisconsin Factory Prices Start 9c
About 400 pails of candy offered at wholesale prices direct to you. Candies were bought direct from the factory cutting out middleman profit. Made in Wisconsin under state and federal food regulations. Prices start at 9c per pound this year with discounts for schools lodges and Sunday schools.
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Wisconsin
Don’t Pay High Prices for Red Salmon Save Big Today
Ad lists discounts on canned salmon and a variety of grocery items including oils, syrups, canned milk, sugar, flours, brooms, butter, chocolate, coconut, marshmallows, olives, and comb honey. The notice highlights low prices and bulk quantities with limited unit details.
Slang to Day Idiom Tomorrow Say Professor Glicksman
Professor H Glicksman of the University of Wisconsin English Department argues slang and idiom today shape tomorrow's proper English. He cites mob once a slang for mobile two centuries ago and says pep remains vital while vulgar terms should be avoided to gain recognition.
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H. Glicksman
University of Wisconsin
Glicksman
Addison
Irish Potato A Misnomer In World Food History
The potato stems from America or South America not Ireland. Europeans first used it as food in 1588 and it grows wild in parts of South America. It spread globally and earned the name Irish potato after becoming a staple in Ireland. The Irish potato famine of 1845 46 caused mass deaths and emigration, shrinking Ireland’s population from 8 million to under 4.5 million by 1921.
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America
South America
Ireland
Early republics across world history
The concept of republics spans wide definitions with no single earliest example. The Israelite commonwealth formed after the Exodus is one candidate for an early republican form of governance.
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