A Buried Obelisk Near Rome Attracts Historic Interest
An extensive underground exploration is planned beneath the Pelag o-Glustiniant near the Plazas d San Luigi des Francesi in Rome to locate a colossal obelisk buried deep beneath a palace. The shaft, described as giants in length, was first noted in Mercurio Errante (1693) by Pietro Rossini and later confirmed by researchers. officials say no government will conduct the recovery.
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Jove
Berate
Rome
Pietro Rossini
Pesara
Rossini
New Zealand Begins Apple Crop Exports
Wellington AP reports New Zealand has started shipping its bumper apple crop of about 2.61 million cases. Officials expect export volume to reach 800,000 by July 1 as growers diversify with more than 40 varieties.
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Wellington
Associated Press
New Zealand
Gavel Returned to Richmond Legacy Ties Across Years
A gavel carved in 1863 returned to Virginia’s Senate chamber connects Civil War era history. It was carried by Lieutenant J. Lewis Spuelding of the 29th Connecticut Infantry to Governor Allen Buckingham’s family, linking Connecticut and Virginia legislators and Confederate sessions.
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Senate of Virginia
Richmond
Senate of the Confederacy
J. Lewis Spiulding
Twenty- Ninth
Connecticut Infantry
Alfvan A. Buckingham
Allen
Guoverner
Connecticut
United Es Senutzer
Nomwieh
How to Make a Hooked Rug at Home in Simple Steps
A reader explains assembling a hooked rug with a small quilter’s frame, canvas and heavy cloth, using a special hook or improvised awl. Begin by basting canvas to frames, drawing a four leaf clover on cloth, then cut rag strips and stitch loops through canvas to fill the surface. Continue looping tightly across the pattern for a sturdy finished rug.
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macn+cywork
Advice Columns on Child Behavior and Diet
A reader asks how to curb a 3 1/2 year old runaway and the adviser says memory limits render verbal directions ineffective. Focus on close supervision and engaging, safe toys while avoiding punishment. Another letter notes an 18 month old crying, sleeping, and eating poorly. expert attributes issues to diet and recommends assessing feeding, introducing sensible toys, and avoiding whippings.
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W. Hls
Remembering Duty In The Life Of A Forgetful Child
A mother confronts her child’s habit of forgetting homework and chores. The scene contrasts a child’s selective memory with parental insistence on responsibility, urging steady practice to form reliable routines and end the pattern of missed tasks. The piece reflects on wider life lessons about memory and duty.
Dorothy Dix Advice to a Doormat Wife and Suitors
Dorothy Dix counsels a reader on an unhappy marriage shaped by neglect and control and urges the wife to seek personal purpose, suggesting preserving home stability while building independent interests. She warns against leaving without a viable alternative and urges responsibility in relationships and finances.
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Dorothy Dix
Marrige
Anc Uved
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