Troy Revisited The Hill Of Ilium And Its Silent Walls
The author tours the Trojan ruins from Dardanelles, tracing Schliemann’s dig to Homeric landmarks. He notes the Hill of Illium, Simois and Scamander, and the Wall of Priam, with glimpses of Hes Tenedos and tombs of Achilles and Patroclus. Nine occupation layers span 5,000 years of habitation.
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National Geographic Society
Washington. D
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Aegean Sea
Serres
Troy
Helen
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Ajax
Nestor
Diomed
Ulysses
Achilles
Sium
Schiiemann
Schliemann
Titum
Priam
Simois
How a chief can die Satank story from Kiowa history
Satank a Kiowa chief and medicine map led the Kaitsenko, the Real Dogs, and died in 1871 after plunging a knife into a guard while resisting arrest. His death followed a past record of fierce raids, including the 1870 Texas fight where his war party killed seven men, a tale tied to the Kiowa calendar history.
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Satank
Setangya
Sitting Bear
Kaitsenko
Texas
Satanta
Big Tree
Fort Sill
Sherman
Captain Jack the martyr of the Modocs
A historical account of Captain Jack Kintpuash facing execution at Fort Klamath after the Modoc War. It notes his defiant demand to die with dignity, the minister’s comfort, and the disputed view of his actions as treachery or martyrdom depending on perspective. It contrasts white and Native histories of Captain Jack and recounts the broader toll and questions of justice.
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Reer
Jack
Kintpuash
Fort Klamath
United States
Captain Jack
General Canby
Doctor Thomas
Ben Wright
Faceless Dyes and a Stutterer on London Streets
A collage of oddities and ads from a London era page. A passerby helps a stammering stranger with directions to St Paul’s while a comic exchange ends in a joke about London’s seven million people. Ads promote Cuticura talcum powder, a jab at building inspectors, Red Cross Ball Blue, and a garden talk on radio sets amid daily life chatter.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
London Mall
Mayor Laughs At Town Move Distance Joke
Bob Newby the mayor’s chauffeur explains the Indianapolis to Columbus distance as about forty three miles. The mayor questions if the town has moved, reflecting the humorous exchange reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Bob Newby
Lew Shank
Indianapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis News
Jay Walking and Driving Criticism Parody in Seattle Daily
A terse editorial note from the Seattle PostIntelligencer mocks city traffic behavior, arguing that the abundance of jay walkers and jay drivers leaves little room for critique. The piece emphasizes mutual blame and suggests no single group bears sole responsibility for unsafe street conduct.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Man finds hairpin and horseshoe then collects long overdue $70
W T Ellis walking west on Washington Street spots a hairpin with points toward him and a horseshoe on Capitol Avenue. He picks them up and later returns to his office where a man pays him seventy dollars long overdue. Indianapolis News.
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W. T. Ellis
Washington Street
Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis News
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