Fish Use and Social Change in Ancient Egypt
The text notes fish as a staple for workers and slaves during pyramid building in Egypt before 1463 B C, with luxury status emerging for the wealthy about 200 years later. It references Husson's L Alimentation Animate and Mouchardat’s hygienic report dividing fish by nutritive value.
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Egypt
B. C
Pyramids Tigantic
Pas Et
Monsieur Husson
France
Monsieur Mouchardat
Wild Animals Seen Costing Farmers Big Losses
The article argues that predators such as coyotes wolves wildcats and bears, plus smaller vermin like foxes mink and skunk, cause over 70 million dollars in annual losses to American farmers and stock raisers, with tens of thousands of cattle and sheep killed.
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United States
The Salesman Type
Two men on a Dube train exchange a drawing he sketches from a rotebook. One asks if he is an artist, the reply is no I am not exactly an artist man designer or door knockers. Carson's Monthly.
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Fui
Teaning
Carson
Glaciers Carved Grooves in Northern Boulders
A northern region features large boulders with parallel grooves two feet deep, formed by glacial movement. Swirling ice sheets dragged rocks across rock faces, leaving scratch marks as the ice advanced southward across a vast land area.
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United States
Atlantic Ocean
Kentucky
Alps
Switzerland
Ears Reveal Identity Says French Police
The Washington Star notes ears, not disguises, expose a person’s identity. Criminals may alter eyebrows teeth or expressions but detectives rely on ear shape and size, as ears are difficult to hide and easy to observe and photograph for identification.
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Washington Star
Cultivate a Smile Says Dream World Magazine
A Dream World Magazine piece urges cultivating a smiling habit to counteract dwelling on unhappy experiences. It argues too much determination or concentration harms mood and that a genuine smile can be as valuable as life itself, even saving in emergencies.
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Dream World Magazine
White Roofs and Aluminum Paints Cut Heat In Sunlight
Engineers tested heat flow through sunlit roofs using instruments. White roofs and white paint reflect solar energy, cooling the home. Aluminum paint proves highly reflective, transmitting almost no heat inward and potentially saving fuel in winter.
Taste for Reading Quote From Sir John Herschel
A fragmentary quotation extols reading as a constant source of happiness and resilience. It asserts a taste for books empowers a reader to endure misfortune, praise, and worldly frowns, while noting the danger of a poor selection of literature. The text is attributed to Sir John Herschel.
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Irsus
Sir John Herschel
Oysters Grow on Trees Noted in Panama Canal Plant Guide
Smithsonian publication by Paul O. Standley surveys flowering plants of the Panama Canal Zone. It explains plant histories vernacular names and uses including canoes from bark gum and dyes from seeds. Standley notes mangroves host oysters on roots and recalls early European settlement in Panama.
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Washington
Tropical America
Smithsonian Institution
Panama Canal Zone
Paul O. Standley
National Herbarium
Smithsonian
Department of Agriculture
Canal Zone
Central America
Coubarl
Senna
Standley
Tropics
Istlink
Panama
Largest photo electric cell built at University of Illinois
L T Garner, a graduate research assistant, unveils what may be the largest practical photo electric cell. The 11 inch inside diameter tube will be one of four in a television machine for an electrical engineering show.
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Urbana
University of Illnois
L. T. Garner
Garner
Mae General
lMlee
Pierre
Losis
Superwheat Grown Without Soil in 18 Weeks at UC Lab
In San Francisco the University of California financed a laboratory grow of nine super wheat plants to maturity in 18 weeks without soil or sunlight. Professors A R Davis and D D Rovgland led the research showing electric light can simulate sun rays, with 12 argon lamps and nutrient water replacing soil.
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San Francisco
University of Californian
Tangihg
Theuniversity
A. R. Davis
Curlenture Chemistry
R. Rovgland
Plant Nutrition
Iti
Duayls
Lightning Reds Aid in Protecting Structures
Massachusetts report details high towers shedding artificial lightning to form protective cones around buildings. Dr W Peek explains the protected zone extends two to four times a structure’s height, and a real World Building strike near Woolworth tower confirms cone limits. Practical tests guide safety measures for oil tanks in California.
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Inlisfield
Mass
Tr. W. Peek
General Erlectric Company
Mr. Peek
New York
New York World
Woolworth
Stockholm parish funds seed giveaway from timber profits
In Orsa parish Stockholm, profits from forests fund parish expenses and townsfolk will receive free seed this year. The program uses forest revenue to cover costs, with villagers benefiting directly from the seed distribution.
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Stockholm
Orsa
Wolves Descend on Dublin Capitol in Finance Chief’s Pet
A wild pack of wolves from the highlands attacked near Dublin, devouring the pet of the minister of finance. The incident drew responders and sparked concerns over wildlife safety in government districts.
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Anora
Turkey
Irkey
Ajinister of Finance
Ida Geldberg Reaches Centenary in Quiet Household
In her one hundred eighth year Mrs. Ida Geldberg threads a needle with careful hands. The brief notice notes her long life and steady routine as seen by family and neighbors in New Yarhelle.
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Yarhelle
Ida Geldberg
Ancient weaving traced to many ancient civilizations
The article surveys weaving origins across ancient cultures. It credits Minerva with spinning in myth, cites Tarquin's wife as an early spinner, and notes Egyptian and Babylonian claims. Pliny and Dr. Frank L. Vixetelly are referenced along with Caesar era Britain and Gauls influencing English clothmaking.
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Arenas
Arcadia
Tarquin
Servius Tullius
Portune
Pliny
Frank
Vixetelly
New Standard Diconary
England
Caesar
Kent
Britain
Detroit News
Marriage Lengthens Life, Says Dr Osborn
Dr Henry Fairfield Osborn head of the American Museum of Natural History in New York argues marriage boosts longevity. His Princeton study of the class of 1877 finds 42 percent of married graduates reached fifty years, vs 25 percent of bachelors, with married men living longer across professions. He credits diligent wives for care of garments and gear.
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Marrriage
Henry Fairfield Osburn
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Osborn
Princeton University
Wood Housewives
Not the Right Kind Perhaps in a Downtown Book Store
A downtown Indianapolis book store scene unfolds as an old lady demands a book titled A Pitiful Wife. A new clerk mishears and a second clerk clarifies the customer is asking for a book, highlighting a humorous mix up in a busy shop.
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Indianapolis News
Fortune From a String and Tallow Leads to Big Charity
In Cincinnati a tale of a lump of tallow and a string created a fortune that outlasted two generations. Mrs. Mary Muhlenberg Emery left 10 million dollars to charity after her death. The Emery family began as candlemakers with Thomas Emery, a Welsh immigrant, and grew into Cincinnati's leading citizens through candlemaking and real estate.
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Cincinnati
Mary Muhlenberg Emery
Substitute teacher tests class with life question
A Sunday school substitute, untrained for primary work, asks a probing question to the youths. Bobby answers with wit saying he does not know life but when you have no more of it you are dead.
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Bobby
Dahlonega Gainesville Bus Schedule Notice
Dahlonega and Gainesville Bus Line announces departures from Dahlonega at 8:00 AM and from Gainesville at 8:00 PM. Princeton Hotel listed with contact for reservations. Leave Atlanta at 7:30 AM. Best cars with careful drivers. Bus station 17 North Forsyth St. See for details.
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Gainesville
Princeton
St. Dahlonega
Sutton
Atlanta
BP. M
Princeton Hothe
North Forsyth St
There You Have It A Cross Ex aminer Dialogue
A visitor questions a man about his son’s profession. O Case y explains a cross examiner as one who asks questions and then probes the answers. The exchange blends humor and explanation in a light domestic moment.
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O'Casey
Phwat
Origin of the word candidate in Roman politics
The term candidate derives from ancient Rome where hopeful office seekers wore white togas in public places. The Latin candidatus meant white clothed, signaling purity of purpose as they solicited the people’s suffrage.
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Rome
Forum
Campus Martius
Race and birth control in Harper’s essay excerpt
An anonymous Harper’s magazine remark argues overpopulation risks to the future of the race. It claims birth control for the fit reduces danger and warns that unlimited procreation by the unfit could erase some fine families from future America.
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America
Harper's Biagazine
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