The Pharaoh's Coffin Discovery Amid Desert Peril
In an oasis 200 miles from civilization, explorers Ewing and Briggs unearth the Pharaoh's coffin and priceless relics. A desert girl appears near the site, is rescued, then vanishes as Hawkins reveals a ruse with his head camel-man Mustapha. The crew contemplates the perilous march back with water running low.
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Hal Ewing
Briggs
Upper
Lawger Egypt
Egypt
Hawkins
London Museum
Ewing
Pandraoh
ATRL
Bakr
Custon
Bakrash
Nile -Village
Dauain
Blackguard
Mustapha
Easter Egg Roll at the White House Greeting All Good Eggs
A diplomat learns of the Easter Monday egg rolling at the White House grounds where children roll eggs and the president typically appears on the portico. He asks who is invited and is told in light humor that all good eggs attend.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Eagles in Wales Spur Bold Birds in Goulburn City
Eagles in New South Wales grow bold with a notable incident in Goulburn where a lone eagle dived into the city, seized a canary from a cage, and disappeared above the skyline, leaving bewildered observers.
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New South Wales
Goulburn
Diversify garden skyline with height variety in annual beds
The article urges planners to break monotony in flower borders by inserting tall growing annuals at intervals. It recommends species such as spider flower, sunflowers, nicotiana sylvestris, Lavatera trimestris, tall African marigolds and celosias to create height contrasts and avoid uniform heights and colors.
Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Urges Sanitation
Dr. Henry I Vaughan urges thorough cleanup of homes and premises to prevent disease as warm weather returns. He warns that lingering dirt and rubbish attract flies that spread illness, calling for a relentless war on breeding places per the Washington Star.
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Henry I. Vaughan
Department of Health
Washington Star
Extension worker helps Mexican family grow garden crops in Arizona
An extension worker visiting a Mexican mother in Coco county Arizona advised using unused garden ground to grow vegetables and can surplus for winter. With seed aid and a canning demonstration the garden produced 275 dollars worth of produce and 40 dollars in canned vegetables.
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Coconino County
Arizona
United States Department of Agriculture
Duty Plainly Up to Citizens
Accumulations of waste matter in backyards cellars and vacant lots pose health risks and can only be eliminated by private citizens taking action.
St Louis approves $87 million in municipal bonds
St Louis plans a new era of growth after a special election approved twenty bond issues totaling 87 372 500 dollars for city development projects and public works.
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St. Louis
That First Dollar Saved Philosophy in Thrift
A Thrift essay extols valuing the first dollar as the foundation of wealth. It argues that saving one dollar and investing it builds a fortune, noting successful businesspeople display the first dollar as a talisman of prosperity and cautioning against thriftlessness.
Water and Filth in Northern Arabia
The article notes northern Arabia's lack of lakes and streams makes water a priority for Arabs who carry goatskins as drinking supplies. It claims desert wells yield foul water and suggests Arabs are immune to filth by natural selection, citing B. Alexander Powell in Century Magazine.
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Arabia
B. Alexander Powell
The
Century Magazine
Easy Way to Make Friends on Long Island
A Long Island man suggests a simple social opener by lending ladders and a collapsible stepladder during window season. He notes lending creates ice breaking and popularity, predicting continued goodwill through spring with shared lawn gear like a roller.
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Long Island
New York
Sun
Bret Harte Joke About Harrisburg Death Rate
Bret Harte, while lecturing in Harrisburg Virginia, suffers a severe headache and jokes about death. A companion reports the town’s death rate as a per diem, prompting Harte to quip about today’s man dying. The executor implies the coroner cannot name the departed precisely.
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Bret Harte
Harrisburg
Virginia
Harte
Irony in Gold Find: Womack Dies Penniless at 66
Robert M. Womack, cattleman who discovered the Cripple Creek region, died August 11, 1909, aged sixty six, after a long illness in a sanitarium supported by relatives. Despite his fame the discoverer of a vast treasure trove left little wealth behind though the era's riches were immense.
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Robert M. Womack
Cripple Creek
Bob” Womack
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