Treasure Beyond Price Is Excavators' Reward
Archaeologists report rich finds from Jerico era tombs and a Mixtec rulers tomb in Monte Alban Mexico. Garstang describes 500 vases in a royal tomb and a 4000 year old Bronze Age hoard. Don Alphonso Caso finds gold utensils, onyx jars, turquoise skulls and ornate ornaments at Monte Alban near Oaxaca.
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Professor Garstang
Jerico
Don Alphonso Caso
Mexico
Central America
Columbus
New World
Don Alphonso
Monte Alban
Oaanca
English Monetary Unit Adopted From the Roman
The article explains the origin of the pound as a pound weight of silver tied to the Roman libra, leading to the symbol £. It notes the Pound Tower origin, the 5400 grain weight, 12 ounces, and 20 pennyweights per ounce. It traces the Pound to 1727, the shilling to solidus, and the penny to denarius, with Europe adopting Roman computation after Christianity. It mentions Ethelbert of Kent adopting the system in the seventh century.
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Tower
England
Ethelbert
Kent
Snakes’ speed exaggeration debunked by expert
An expert notes that North American snakes do not run faster than a person walks and that snakes rarely chase people. If you feel pursued, the snake will likely move away, not toward you, contradicting sensational claims of rapid wriggling.
Ocean Level Differences at Panama Canal
The Pacific mean level is eight inches higher than the Atlantic. Tide variation at the Pacific end averages about 12 feet with occasional ranges up to 21 feet, while the Atlantic end shows about one foot variation.
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Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Canal
Historic chateaux and caves in Touraine attract visitors
Historic chateaux from the Renaissance era stand as vivid memories in the Touraine province known as the garden of France. Prehistoric caves with early pictorial art are noted as rewarding visits in the northern regions.
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France
Touraine
Garden of
Eastern Geography Defines East and Far Regions
The Orient term covers all lands east of the Mediterranean while Far East names China Indo China Chosen Japan and adjacent islands Taiwan and Sakhalin. The Near East includes Persia Arabia Asia Minor and often Turkey in Europe.
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Mediterranean
Far East
China
Indo-China
Chosen
Japan
Taiwan
Sakhalin
Near East
Persia
Arabia
Asia Minor
Turkey
Europe
Globe Theatre Construction Tale From London’s Bankside
The passage recalls the 1694 event where actors dismantled an initial theatre in London after failing to secure a lease. They ferried materials across the river and rebuilt the Globe Theatre on the South Bank beside the Thames.
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London
Shakespeare
Titous Globe Theater
Thames
Mythic Eagle as Messenger in Greco Roman Art
An ancient belief portrays the eagle as the earth messenger of the high gods. Greeks and Romans linked the bird with Zeus and Jupiter and depicted it in sculpture and painting as hearing heaven.
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Greece
Rome
Zeus
Wrinkles Across the Brow From Laughs and Worries
Arkansas Gazette notes that horizontal forehead wrinkles come from both laughter and worry. It discusses how these lines form when facial skin is strained and suggests what might reduce or ease the effect.
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Arkansas Gazette
Sunday Apparel and the Meaning of Glad Rags
The phrase glad rags refers to bright flashy clothing as Sunday best. In old usage glad means gay or bright and rags means clothing, so Sunday apparel denotes formal attire for church or special occasions.
White blood cells aided by armor-piercing germ
A Philadelphia scientist describes a two germ interaction where one pathogen hides behind protective armor. A second germ secretes a dissolving substance exposing the first, enabling white blood cells to attack. The account notes humorous doubts about white cell courage and team efforts.
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Philadelphia
Ood
Detroit News
Language similarities across Asian and European scripts
The passage notes how Japanese writing mirrors Chinese origins while differing in meaning. It compares linguistic understanding across cultures, suggesting Western readers can pronounce but not comprehend Polish or Japanese words without knowledge of the language.
Evolution of Microphone Design Shaped for Filmmaking
Early moving picture sound mikes were long tubes best for sounds from the front. They failed with side noises. Spherical microphones improved transmission, offering greater efficiency and reduced size and weight.
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Moving Picture Studios
Ancient Oldoway man predates known humans by 21000 years
A prehistoric find dubbed Oldoway man, unearthed by a German professor before the war, is claimed by a noted archaeologist to be at least 21 000 years older than any known human fossil. The body shows signs of binding and burial in shallow water amid foul play suspicions.
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Oldoway
Tangansika
Beath
Prairie Schooner bows gifted by Robinson to KU
Five white oak wagon bows from the prairie schooner Charles Robinson drove to California in 1852 are preserved at the University of Kansas. The bows were made by Henry Wilson a Black carpenter who died at eighty one. Wilson long worked for Governor Robinson at his 1000 acre Lawrence area farm and received the bows as a gift.
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Charles Robinson
California
University of Kansas
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Robinson
Lawrence
Bristol Town Meeting debates sewer project and budget
Bristol officials discuss extending the Sewage Disposal Plant deadline to April 16 1933 and possible construction suspensions. The meeting addresses tax increases police funding and road improvements while considering state water purification mandates and preserving town finances amid a difficult fiscal period.
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Ceivership
Narragansett Bay
General Assembly
Sewer Commission
Pont Blank
Dwyer
Budget Commission
State Board of Purification of Waters
Efe
Oliver Street
Constitution Street
Walter Kerr Sant
Bristol
deWolf
Edward L. Leahy
Leahy
Senate Committee On Corporations
deWolfs
Herman Part
Willams
Senate
State Board of Purification of
Sunday church services and activities in multiple parishes
May 1 1932 schedule across Charid Halanaincents Rex Arthur F Jennings and several churches. Morning worship Sunday school Y M vestry meeting led by Geo Luther at 11 45 A M. Evening sermon on The Value of Oddity. St Elizabeths 8 and 10 A M Masses 7 30 P M Evening service. St Marys 7 30 9 and 10 33 A M Masses 6 30 P M Evening service. St Michaels 8 A M Holy Communion 9 30 A M Church School 10 45 A M Morning Prayer and sermon 4 P M Confirmation 7 P M Young Churchmen League outing.
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Christian Endeavor
Geo Luther
United Bros Lodge
Foo
ST. Elizabeth’s Church
Francisco G. Vieira
ST. Mary's Church
Thomas J Gillan
ST. Michael's Church
Parshley
Prfza
Young
Churchmen’s League
Congregational Church Service Schedule
Rev Herbert Graetz to lead morning worship and sermon with Holy Communion. Church School at noon. Alpha Chapter of the Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 pm in the church parlor. 7 30 pm Question Box Period followed by a sermon.
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Society Christian Endeavor
Mass Schedule for Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Acting pastor Joseph Sarzana announces Mass times at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Weekdays 7 30 AM Sundays 8 and 10 AM.
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Our Lady OF MT. Carmel Church
Town Resolution Authorizesnotes for 1932 Tax Measure
The town approves issuing notes to fund the appropriation and directs their inclusion in the 1932 tax assessment. The notes will cover the needed funds and be raised as part of the town’s budget. The resolution places the Town Treasurer in charge of the issuance.
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Buttonwood Street
Quack Grass Frustration From a Garden Fight
A Missouri farmer narrator vents about quack grass invading a small garden patch. He describes the persistent war of mowing burning and roots and the unending struggle despite daily efforts. The tone blends exasperation with humor as the speaker imagines the weed triumphing.
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Peter van Dinghuster
Missouri
Women lace corsets with new machine in 1826 satire
The Detroit News quotes a New York weekly on a machine that laces corsets, joking it could supply two horsepower. The piece notes anticipated savings in attendants and says Miss Wasp reduced her waist from five inches to four and a sixteenth.
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New York
Wasp
Detroit News
State Street M. E. Church Service Schedule
Rev W C Darby presides with morning worship at 1030 A M. Sermon by the pastor. Bible school at 12:00 noon. Intermediate Young People at 600 P M. Evening service at 700 P M.
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State Street M. E. Church
W C Darby
Church Bible School
Trinity Church Service schedule with Reverend Kellogg
Rev Nelson Kellogg leads Fifth Sunday after Easter services at 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM with Mass and sermon. General instructions at noon. Evening choral Evensong at 7:30 PM.
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Trinity Church
Nelson Kellogg
Magic through the ages in priest and oracle legends
The article traces belief in magic from ancient times to today. It notes Egyptian priests mystifying crowds Greek and Roman oracles and cites Pompeii's ruin with an oracle dating to 76 A.D. or earlier and a lead pipe marking the priest’s seat.
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Egypt
Forum
Pompeii
Historic Virginia House features rebuilt English priory portions
A Virginia house near Richmond on Windsor Farm uses material from Warwickshire’s Holy Sepulcher priory. Completed in 1565 and shipped in 1925 26 the building reassembles three English homes including Warwick priory Warmleighton and Sulgrave manor once connected to George Washington.
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Virginia House
Dsor Farm
Richmond
Warwick
England
Windsor Farms
Warwick Priory
Warmleighton
Sulgrave Manor
George Washington
Locust Plagues and Cicada Cycles Explained
The seventeen year locust is a cicada, not related to African or Asian locusts. It features overlapping broods that cause multiple visitations in seventeen years, while some regions experience locust years annually. Each brood follows its own cycle, but cycles of different trends are not in sync.
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Africa
Asia
America
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