Woman Mayors Found In Ancient Tablets 5000 Years Ago
Translation of tablets from Hitite Cappadocia shows women served as public officials and even held independent mayoral status in a once powerful region 50 centuries ago. The deciphered writings detail provincial city governance under coordinated mayor and prefectress forces and reveal early press like figures facing libel cases. Dr. A B Sayce credits and timeframes accompany the discovery across Egypt and Oxford.
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University of Pennsylvania Museum
Philadelphia
Asia Minor
A. B. Sayce
Oxford University
Egypt
Cappadocians
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Euphrates
Persia
Sayce
Deer as Food Supply Suggested for U S Farms
An editorial argues deer and elk could become profitable livestock in the United States. It cites Virginia deer and Rocky Mountain elk as suitable, noting hardiness and adaptability to diverse environments and rough terrain such as the Ozarks and Alleghanies.
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Ozarks
Alleghany
Animals and Proverbs Echo Social Roles
A reflective note on how proverbs link animal traits to human behavior. Sheep mirror obedient children, peacocks gaudy women, goats bold adventurers, foxes unprincipled traders, crickets carefree writers, and eels unreliable employers. It also links common similes to traits like dullness, cheer, stubbornness, diligence, courage, and gauntness.
Mecca for the Fat in Mesopotamia
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer writer mocks fat cures with Mesopotamia heat. The columnist notes perspiration at dawn, 90 to 120 degree days, and to fat people the climate would melt and reduce weight if someone else would provide support while they wait for relief.
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Mecca
Mesopotamia
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sulim
Allah
Insects Credited Alongside Miners in Mineral Discovery
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes an 1810 account by John Mawe describing ants helping reveal gold in Minas Gerais Brazil. The piece urges historians to credit the insect kingdom for its role in mining discoveries alongside burros mules hens geese and human explorers.
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Burro
Coeur d’Alenes
Silver King
Arizona
John Mawe
Brazil
Minas Geraes
Insect Kingdom
Find City Traffic Problem in Central Manhattan and London
An article discusses the busiest traffic points in New York and London. It cites Columbus Circle as a peak New York site with 39 210 vehicles in ten hours, compares with London’s 28 785 at Rita corner. It argues for centralization then decentralization of city functions to ease congestion.
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New York
Central Park
Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Harriss
Rita
Piccadilly
London
Old Irrigation Ditches of Prescott to Grand Canyon
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes ancient irrigation ditches in Arizona dating to prehistoric Indian cultures. A famous channel runs from Prescott toward the Grand Canyon drawing water from Montezuma’s Well, a vast natural excavation 440 feet wide and 93 feet deep, with a bottomless area at 500 feet. Lime in solution colors the water as petrified earth preserves the ditch banks. A rancher cleansed several thousand feet for use and a survey line shows a nearly uniform grade of 0.01 foot per 100 feet.
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Arizona
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prescott
Grand Canyon
Princeton leader stresses cost of airmen and duty
The Right Spirit quoted Princeton president John Grier Hibben saying it costs ten thousand dollars to train an airman. He cited a frontline student who was asked if he was prepared to die for his country and replied he would rather aim to kill six Huns daily, illustrating resolve and duty.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton
Cleverness of Polar Bear Impresses Arctic Tales
Arctic explorers and whalers recount polar bears showing unusual problem solving. A whaler’s failed bait trap ends with the bear pulling free and moving the rope. Another tale has a bear swimming under the ice to surprise a seal through a distant hole.
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Far North
People's Home Journal
Grand Canyon Inspires Topographers Beyond Science
Government topographers and geologists who studied the Grand Canyon reveal bursts of emotion amid their dry technical pages. The canyon’s sublimity moves these professionals beyond pure science, highlighting its powerful inspiration.
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Grand Canyon
Lfe
Red Cross stock list spans hospital to field gear in New York
A long catalog details Red Cross needs from hospital beds and surgical instruments to field kitchens and portable sterilizers. It notes a 59,000 francs equipment piece for army camps and trench support, alongside a surge of foreign language papers in New York catering to diverse communities.
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Red Cross
Elizabeth Frazer
Saturday Evening Post
Exploding Muscles and Oxygen: A Doctor’s View
Dr. Ronald C. Macfie of Aberdeen Scotland explains that every muscular movement is an explosion of substances within the body. He notes the body replaces burnt portions by natural processes and urges starches and plenty of oxygen, suggesting walking outdoors at night over meat-heavy diets and cinema trips.
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Ronald C. Macfie
Aberdeen
Scotland
Luminous Paint in War Use Spotted by London Globe
Luminous materials aid night operations with glow gear for soldiers. Watches, compasses, and cloth lanyards help identify friendlies in darkness. Beacons glow on sticks and stretchers mark paths, while watermarked tape aids movement. A hospital publication riffs on humorous military definitions.
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Euclid
Brondesbury Park Military Hospital
London Globe
Partnership That Was Evil in Oriental Trade
W G Thickom Fernandez argues in Asia Magazine that Western trade with eastern potentates bred corruption. He cites Abdul Aziz of Morocco as emblem of the peril, noting pianos in caravans, sultans striking notes in desert courts, and trade concessions fueling a perilous alliance. The piece links Africa’s flare for empire to the era’s world war outcomes.
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Orient
Kipling
Abdul Aziz
Morocco
Barth
Asia
Africa
W. G. Thickom-Fernandez
Asia Magazine
Some Word as a Super-Word in Language Vitality
Harold Goddard argues in the Atlantic that the vogue of some as an adjective signals a dynamic shift in language. He claims the term is a kinetic current in youth expression and that expanding vocabulary can narrow precise expression.
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Harold Goddard
The
Atlantic
Worms as Food Stir Public Debate in Cheese Pairings
Article argues insects and worms attract attention yet face public indifference. It notes crustaceans like crabs and lobsters are treated as near insects by science and claims Americans eat worms in various settings, even with dangers, praising authentic worms that accompany cheeses like Rocquefort.
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Rocquefort
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