Early Egyptian Tombs and Underground Structures Revealed
The bulletin describes the tombs of Egypt’s earliest dynasties as underground complexes without pyramids. It notes Aha or Mena at Naqada with 21 chambers, 175 by 88 feet, built of prick and wood lining, and King Den at Rabdos with a granite floor, earliest use of stone in flooring.
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Mena
Egypt
Naqada
Den
Rbydos
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Plow shines over frostbit night in Grahame passage
A moonless, frostbit night is described as steely and clear with the great Plow constellation dominating the sky. Kenneth Grahame's Pagai Papers evokes a polished radiance in the celestial scene as it frames the restless and steadfast populations below.
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Orion
Kenneth Grahame
Keep Rats Out of House
Instructions urge sealing rat holes with metal or plaster mixed with broken glass. Build the house to prevent rat entry and keep rubbish cleared to deter infestations.
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Eboutioy
Insects Produce Shellac From Lac Insects
Describes lac insects secreting resin from plant juices to form shellac. Notes resin length about twenty fifth of an inch, bright red color, and collection process including scraping, washing, mixing with colophony and orpiment, cooking slowly, and drawing into sheets of shellac.
Bug Insects Halt Locomotives in Old Railway Lore
A Boston Post item notes how various insects such as army worm tent caterpillar cotton worm and migratory locusts allegedly halt trains by swarming tracks and greasing rails so wheels stop turning. It cites water beetles as another example of a forceful swarm capable of halting motion.
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Bugdon
Boston Post
Painful quote on genius and effort
A compact aphorism notes that genius lies in making others endure endless effort, reflecting on the price of creative insight and the burden carried by collaborators.
Forest acreage and cargoes listed in colonial tally
The fragment lists land and plantation figures with figures such as 2,189,000 acres and 880,000 for mantles, alongside various plantation outputs including coconuts 44,000 plus, sugar 145,000, mahogany 18,000, cacao 26,000, and coffee 22,000.
Fragmentary Note on Ateloah Race and Ugandan Civilizations
The text describes the Wakumbi Bai tribe in Uganda as a highly civilized black race with a decimal calculation system first discovered by white men. It also mentions their knowledge of warfare and music, though the fragmentary source is unclear and distorted.
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Ateloah
Steadix Ag. Bai
Uganda
Africa
Locusts as a Traditional Arabian Diet
A note on eating locusts in Arabia as a historic practice similar to the era of John the Baptist. The piece asserts locals and foreigners find locusts a fine dietary article and continues with brief musings.
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Arabia
John the Baptist
Casino at Ostend Restored After War Devastation
Amid devastation at Ostend the casino and surrounding buildings suffered severe damage from bombardment and fire. German troops stripped furnishings and mirrors, but since February a miracle has altered the scene with imitation replacements. the casino is set to reopen showing no war evidence apart from temporary substitutions.
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Ysl
Aifen
Ostend
Yasing
Siys
Pall Mall
Salovs
Anid
Rvillus
Digué
Germany
Bledeth
Candidate for U S district attorney recalls grandiose praise
John L. McNabb recalls a past campaign in which friends sent a stack of testimonials to President Taft. An outsider would think he sought heavenly credentials as the envoy extraordinary. Taft, meeting McNabb, recalled reading glowing reports that seemed like an epitaph on a tombstone.
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John L. McNabb
United States
Taft
Heavenly Kingdom
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Question of Dress and Roumanian National Costume
The piece discusses the decline of Roumania’s national male attire due to war and Western influence. It notes the costume resembling Roman legionaries with a short white tunic bag trousers and embroidered coat, many captures by invaders, and relief garments from France likely hastening disuse, though it may persist in masquerade and musical comedy.
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Roumania
Dacia
France
Gas container moved three miles to new Portland dock
A 200 ton gas container 70 feet in diameter and 75 feet high was relocated in Portland Oregon. It was raised 15 feet onto rollers and rolled four blocks through city streets lowering 28 feet to a dock then loaded onto barges. After three miles of towing to a shipyard the tank was raised 26 feet moved 2000 feet across new ground crossed a railroad and set on a new foundation. The entire operation took 71 days.
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Portland
Man overstates time in Sing Sing refuses parole
A man sentenced to Sing Sing in May 1917 has already overstayed by over seven months and refuses to go home. He works with a construction gang on the new prison, and the wardens say he does as much work as four men. State pay for allowed prisoners is 134 cents daily. He was relieved when told authorities would not withhold pay to force parole, which he has refused to seek.
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Sing Sing
Psy
Submerged Firing Tech for British Submarines Revealed
As World War II ended, the British navy prepared large submarines ready for commissioning. These vessels featured a 12 inch gun mounted to fire with the muzzle above water. Reloading required surfacing, a process completed in about 30 seconds.
Fragmented excerpt hints at literary and natural history themes
The readable text references poets like Dickens and sketches, plus scattered mentions of nature and animals. It appears as a damaged OCR segment mixing names, works, and stray phrases without a clear single event or report. The fragmentary material reads like notes or an index of varied topics.
Fire Loss Figures Across America Report
The text cites broad fire loss figures in America with large totals and yearly totals. It mentions averages and national estimates, referencing elevated costs per incident and overall annual fire damage in a historical newspaper context.
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America
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