Remarkable Jericho Fortifications Echo Troy Walls
The article describes Jericho’s excavated fortifications near the Dead Sea, noting a three-part outer wall, a mud brick citadel with double walls and towers, and a well-preserved inner houses complex. It highlights Egyptian pottery finds, infant remains beneath floors, and strong parallels to Troy as evidence of shared ancient building craft.
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Jericho
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Tell Es Sultan
Sellin
Troy
Schillemann
Joshua
Tel Es Sultan
National Geographic Society
Washington
Baalbek
Heliopolis
Syria
Tamerlane
Egypt
Pyramids
el Kalla
Jupiter
Antoninus
Caracalla
Petrarch Edition Sells in London for 270 Pounds
A 1740 Venice first edition in Roman letters on 180 leaves sold in London for £270. The item, valued for historical workmanship, contrasts with an illuminated manuscript set sold in Thompson-Yates for £700. Petrarch influenced Shakespeare via English and French translations of his sonnets.
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Petrarch
Venice
London
Thompson-Yates
Europe
Shakespeare
Grasshopper Feet Toy Sparks New Footwear Idea
May C. Southgate of New York invents mechanical grasshoppers worn on the feet to aid exercise for children. The giant grasshoppers strap on like shoes, use spring steel legs and rubber feet to allow faster hopping and reduce impact on landing according to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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May C. Southgate
New York
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Gee Gost
Wallop
Westen Newspaper Union
Yank
Marra
O.K. IF
Schiliemann
Theodosius
Bacchus
Daalbek
Shakespeare and Petrarch