Toltec Ruins Yield Treasures Near San Juan Teotihuacan
Archaeologists led by Professor Leopold Batres uncover the Toltec city around the Pyramid of the Sun near San Juan Teotihuacan Mexico. They reveal layered pyramids extensive ruins a priests residence seals shells jade beads obsidian and copper artifacts, and a later Aztec layer showing contrasting building styles.
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San Juan Teotihuacan
Mexico
Leopold Batres
Professor Batres
Batres
Egypt
Pyramid of the Sun
Bride Without a Smite: A Chinese Dyak Marriage Tale
In the Borneo Mission quarterly, Bishop Mounsey recalls a Labuan Sarawak wedding. A Chinese-Dyak bride, described as pretty yet miserable with a fixed smile, is noted as following customs that seem to mirror Western practices in this picturesque ceremony.
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The
Borneo Mission Association
Mounsey
Labuan
Sarawak
London Globe
A Fair Exchange No Robbery
A judge notes a domestic anecdote about Mr Peabody preserving his late wife’s hat on the rack. After two subsequent marriages a third wife visits and urges change, leading to a fatal conclusion tied to the hat rack where the next hat will be a man’s.
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Mr. Peabody
Mrs. Peabody
Mrs. Peabody No. 2
Perjury Question Raised Over Small NY Restaurant Tips
A New York waiter testified in court that his tips did not exceed 15 to 20 dollars a month. No arrests followed and the Ledger questions whether perjury remains a crime.
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New York
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Motoring in a Cactus Forest in Sonora
Charles Frederick Holder recounts a Century article on a Sonora motor journey. He notes few mishaps due to smooth roads, recommends traveling November through May, and advises taking rail to Masperanza for cars and garages. Water sources, fuel at mines, and key towns Meromosillo and Guaymas are described.
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Charles Frederick Holder
Sonora
Los Anos
Masperanza
Arizona Line
Fundicion
Los Angeles
Mexico
Nogales
Mermosillo
Guaymas
Electricity And Armament Advances Highlighted In Scientific America
Scientific America reports on a steam turbine electric locomotive trial in England, Austria plans 50 000 electrical horsepower for lighting and industry from the River Gaska, and the U S army's new shoulder fired machine gun with interchangeable heated barrels. It also notes Capper’s forecast on improved aeroplanes, New Haven railroad tunneling plans with Boston, and naval gunnery hit rates from 1905 to 1909. A massive New York Public Library stack room project is described with seven miles of passage and seven tiers of stacks.
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Austria
Gaska
United States Army
Scientific America
Col. Capper
New Haven Railroad
Boston
New York Public Library
Women Aviators in Egypt Meet With New Machines
Three women aviators are flying in the Egyptian aviation meeting and another is building her own aircraft. Mme de la Roche will join after recovering from a recent driving accident. Miss Kavanagh claims to be the first Englishwoman to solo. Dorothy Levitt trains on an Antoinette monoplane while Latham guides. Lillian Bland builds and tests a high finish biplane with original features, aiming to both build and fly.
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Mme. de la Roche
Egypt
Miss Kavanagh
Grahame White
Pal
Latham
Dorothy Levitt
Neurasthenia and Chinese Schools Rise in Recent Decade
The term neurasthenia describes nervous exhaustion with weariness, depression, irritability, loss of appetite, dyspeptic discomforts, and sleeplessness. Treatment centers on rest and nutrition with feeding deemed most important. The New York Press notes neurasthenia as common among both genders. Chinese schools and students have grown rapidly over the last decade.
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New York Press
The Return of a Reckless Rivalry
A damaged OCR fragment traces a student’s brutal ascent within a fraternity culture. It describes initiation violence injuring Johnnie through eye gouging and physical assaults that caused lasting harm, ending with him earning a place on a team despite repeated injuries from injuries across multiple cities.
Pith and Point Comic Quips Highlight Daily Laughs
A collage of humorous exchanges from papers like Life Punch Puck and Chicago News. Jokes cover theater life manners and misheard lines about rest mud guards and a conffection of witty one liners from different editors. Notable quips reference bridge lending Lent and a somnambulist joke.
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Crawford
New York
Puck
Nell
Maude
Belle
Bridge
Philadelphia
Chicago News
O’baubags
Cleveland
Putem
Con Goodleigh
Not in Stock in Pine Tree State Store
A Boston sportsman returning from Maine woodlands visits a village store seeking Robert Browning works. The storekeeper shelves pulp and scants, replying they have blueing blac ning and whiting but no browning, as reported by the Boston Herald.
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Boston
Maine Woods
Pine Tree
Robert Browning
Browning
Boston Herald
A Comet's Tail Description From Pickering
The tail of a comet consists of gas in a rarefied state with ions emitted by the sun. Each meteoric head particle has its own thin atmosphere and ions strike gas molecules, carrying them outward. The luminous tail is produced by the light of the gas, not reflected sunlight, appearing like an extended aurora.
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William H. Pickering
Halley
Bible sales and odd medical cure ads in 1900s paper
A Baltimore American excerpt notes the Bible’s enduring popularity, with New York Bible House selling millions in many languages and mapping state distributions. It also reports Johns Hopkins discovery of a 303 B C Attic decree honoring Nikon of Abydos, found in an Acropolis cistern wall stone.
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New York
Day Allen Willey
America
Bible House
Massachusetts
California
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Willey
Johns Hopkins University
Allan C. Johnson
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Acropolis
Johnson
B. C
Nikon
Abydos
Baltimore American
The Earliest Aeroplane Pioneers and Hudson Bay Company
The earliest airplane effort was William Henson in 1842. Prince Rupert and fellow adventurers, with a charter by Charles II, founded the Hudson Bay Company as pioneers of exploration and trade.
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William Henson
Prince Rupert
Charles II
Hudson Bay Company
Harpers Weekly Quote on Fire and Comfort
A comic line records Mrs Hawkins saying she felt no sorrow at Mrs Jones house fire and Mrs Jones replying that it had a bright side. She adds John and I feared firing our cook, but now the house is gone and we need not.
Doctor's Op Question Echoes Customary Duty
A playful exchange depicts a patient asking if surgery is necessary and a doctor replying that it is customary though not absolutely required. The quip reflects medical prudence and routine practice in a light moment.
Mrs Homespun Quips On Value Of A Wife In New York Telegram
A humorous exchange notes a newspaper article claiming a wife costs five dollars in For mosa, with Mr Homespun remarking that a good wife is worth it. The brief item captures a light, period voice from the New York Telegram.
No, an osteopath is not an end man in a minstrel show
A Pittburgh Post quip explains a school misconception that an osteopath is a bones specialist. The cartoon joke hinges on misinterpreting medical roles as minstrel stage parts.
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Pittsburg Post
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Jefferson Sts
Louisville
Tlsabel & Sons
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