Mummies Link Ancient Egypt And Peru To Modern Fashion
In Chicago Field Museum mummies from Egypt and Peru sit in colorfully painted sarcophagi, their 8000 year old garb and adornments echoing today’s styles. Visitors remark the attire resembles current street fashion as the silent exhibits reveal cultural parallels across continents.
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Egypt
Peru
Fleld Museum
Chicago
Pyramids
Field Museum
Michigan Boulevard
Nile
Pacific
South America
Europe
Old World
Marriage and Sporting Spirit in American Life
The piece argues that American marriage emphasizes individual freedom and competition, contrasting it with French norms. It likens taming a husband to taming a horse and notes that even liberal husbands may seek more consideration, linking liberal behavior to higher divorce rates in the United States.
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America
United States
France
Georges Lechartier
Fm la Revue de Paris
Rockies
Canada
Enormous Mount Tamalpais Searchlight to Shine 175 Miles
A giant beam of 500 million candlepower will be installed atop Mount Tamalpais at 2375 feet. The light aims toward Sausalito with a five foot lens and is expected to be visible from Mount Shasta, 175 miles away, through summer fog. Color screens will render fog banks into vivid pictures.
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Bay
San Francisco
Sausalito
Mount Tamalpais
California
Mount Shasta
Bay of
New Use for Banana Fiber From East Africa to Australia
Samples of hand woven cloth from banana fiber arrive in Australia aboard Captain Hydahl. Northern rivers growers show interest in banana by products for cloth silk rope and paper. Hydahl believes portions can be used to make artificial silk as experiments assess commercial value.
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East Africa
Australia
Hydahl
Australian opal finds welcome in France at Lyon exhibition
Australian rough opals from Queensland attract strong interest in France. A French lapidary offered 200000 francs to equip a dedicated opal cutting factory. Percy Marka, NSW commissioner to the Lyon exhibition, showcased gems stirring major trade impact.
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France
Queensland
New South Wales
Percy Marka
Family secrets threaten hooch stash in cellar
In a mock dialogue from Louisville’s Courier Journal a husband frets about friends learning how much hootch is in the cellar while insisting the butler is kept. The exchange hints at family secrets and a tense domestic balance.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Franklin and Debby Read Debates and a London Trip
Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia to live with Deborah Read's family and planned marriage but London duties delayed it. Deborah allegedly wavered toward another suitor Stogers, then returned to Franklin who married her after. Historians note Deborah's superstition and intellectual gap but describe a long, troubled courtship before happiness.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Deborah Read
Deborah
Franklin
London
Nisstey
Moghind
Benjamin
America
Debbie
Stogers
Water With Meals Boosts Stomach Secretion Says A M A Doctor
In response to questions on drinking water with meals the Journal of the American Medical Association editor notes water dilutes briefly but promotes gastric juice secretion. Studies in dogs and humans show water before or with a meal increases secretory volume and acidity. Water with meals also slows stomach emptying.
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Medical Association Journal
Journal of the American Medical Association
Sutherland
Ivy
Liewise
First Phrenologist Gall Faces Controversy and Exile
Franz Joseph Gall born 1758 originator of phrenology left his homeland after clashes with religious authorities. He lectured first in Vienna at the university in 1706, faced government ban in 1800s, and died in Paris in 1807 surrounded by students and colleagues.
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Franz Joseph Gall
Vienna
Eity
Gall
France
Paris
Steel Barrels May Replace Wooden Ones in Industry
Makers claim steel barrels, built from steel staves with a strong iron hoop, could replace wooden barrels. They are said to be more durable, lighter, cheaper, and already favored in some sectors. Annual US demand is about 300 million barrels with major uses in flour mills, sugar, and cement industries.
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United States
Dowbie Charity and Little Jackie’s Penny Dilemma
A church collection tale recalls young Jackie ensuring a guest’s contribution. He quietly slid along the pew and offered his own penny with the remark that it would pay for her and be hidden under the seat, prompting a quick, if humorous, resolve.
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Dowbie Charity
Jackie
How to Place Sheets to Prevent Top Wear
Advice on sheet placement to reduce wear at the top of the bed. Recommends adjusting the sheet orientation to vary where the fabric experiences friction, noting little difference between wide and narrow hems.
Are Your Jewels Genuine A Home Guide To Detect Imitations
The article explains that modern imitations of rubies sapphires emeralds and pearls are difficult to distinguish by color alone. It describes using structure optical properties and refractive index to test genuineness with a refractometer and notes that expert judgment remains essential for certainty.
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Hereward Carrington
Leslie
Franklin’s wig too small for his head at French court
Benjamin Franklin, on his first France visit as America's representative, could not don a court wig as it was far too small for his head. The wigmaker admitted the head was vastly too large and beyond court fashion, leaving Franklin to appear with a bald pate and shaggy gray hair.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
America
Franklin
Detroit Free Press
Forbidden affection in public sparks warning from bluecoat
A god on shore leave finds no affectionate girl, but a bluecoat bans park spoons and a street taboo. He sees a man kiss his wife at Pennsylvania station and rushes his partner toward crowds toward Philadelphia, Washington, and Chicago. A colored porter mocks the scene, suggesting the Long Island station as trains depart.
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Pennsylvania Station
New York
Philadelphia Express
Washington
Chicago
Long Island
Oldest Frame Building at Easton Quaker Meeting House
The Quaker meeting house at Easton Maryland is likely the oldest frame building standing in the United States with its original plan and materials intact since 1683. Its frame inside woodwork and weather boarding remain unchanged aside from rare roof and weatherboard repairs and whitewash outside.
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Quaker Meeting
Easton
United States
William Peno
Philadelphia
Maryland
Tides in the Stara Amid X Geminorum Doubled Star
An astronomer reports X Geminorum as a long known variable star is actually a double star too close to separate visually. Their gravitational tides cause brightness variations by shifting spectral lines due to compression in their molten or vaporous envelopes.
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Neas
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers For Ensuing Year
The local lodge Royal Neighbors held their annual election last night. Elected were Oracle Mrs. Elsie Hoel vice oracle Mrs. D T Hand consul Mrs. R Hoover Receiver Mrs. J W Gould marshal Mrs. Lou Blakesley Inner Sentinel Mrs. J Boyd Outer Sentinel Mrs. B F Owens Manager Mrs. R G Belton Recorder Mrs. M V Rhodes.
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Lodge
Royal Neighbors
Oracle
Elsie Hoel
D, T Hand
R. Hoover
J. W. Gould
Marshal
Lou Blakesley
Inner Sentinel
J. Boyd
Outer Sentinel
Mra
F. Owens
R. G. Belton
Itecorder
M. V. Rhodes
Directors Meet To Select Members For Thermopolis Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce board members will meet in the club rooms next Tuesday at 8 PM to choose delegates for the upcoming Thermopolis meeting. Full attendance is desired due to several important business items. J B Cook of Great Northern railway Billsings visited town this week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Thermopollis
J. B. Cook
Great Northern Railway of
Billings
Methodist church to move to new basement by Dec 11
Sunday School starts at 10 a m with graded lessons for all grades and an invitation to attend. The church plans to relocate to a new basement by Sunday week Dec 11 improving spaces for Sunday School and church services. Services include special music at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Epworth League at 6 30 p m Edwin Bowling, Minister
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Epworth
Edwin Bowling
Presbyterian Church Services and Fellowship in Basin
Basin public library hosts Bible School at 10:00 a.m. and worship service at 11:00 a.m. A 7:00 p.m. study class is at the Manse with quarterly Lord's Supper observed at the morning service. Visitors Dr. J. A. Farben and Dr. W. V. Gage of Worland attended last night.
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Leon A. Losey
Basin Public Library
Bible School
Manse
J. A. Farben
W. V. Gage
Worland
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