Priceless Relics in Old Turkish Capital
Chicago Journal describes treasures in Constantinople including a jeweled reliquary with Saint John the Baptist skull fragment a reliquary hand and three swords likely from Emperor Constantine. It highlights Suleiman the Great sword and a 16th century mantle case with rubies emeralds and gold as supreme pieces amid vast goldsmith work.
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Moving Picture Idea Traced to Ancient China
A claim credits China with early moving pictures 7000 years ago through wax figures and shadow shows. The concept predates Edison, who said inventions stem from predecessors. A relic set in the Science Museum, South Kensington, shows cinema history gathered by W. Day.
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The Last Straw a Weight Doctored Fasting Tale
A corpulent man prescribed a four day fast gets a dream of a thick beefsteak. He strolls the park craving food and eyes babies with feeding bottles while a beggar asks for a dime. The New Yorker.
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Ancient Celtic cross unearthed in Ballymena churchyard
A Celtic cross more than a thousand years old was erected at St Patrick's church Ballymena Ireland after a ceremony. Discovered in 1827 during trenching in Ikircon riola church yard it was placed in the church tower until 1879 then burned. Found broken in three pieces in Ballyman castle cellar. Cross is rough limestone 22 inches long 3 inches thick with early tenth century inscription.
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Odd Sea Birds of Ascension Island
Frigate birds or men o war inhabit Ascension Island. Linnaeus named the original species Fregata aquila in 1758. Now confined to the small oceanic rock. These birds resemble hens in body size but have long wings up to ten feet, long hooked bills, and tiny weak feet that hinder wading.
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The Well Meaning Man Provokes Frustration in Times
A Kansas City Times quote skewers the so called well meaning man. J Fuller Gloom derides a person as harmless yet constantly in predicaments. The piece lampoons people who intend only good yet disrupt others’ lives.
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Fragrant Memories Youth and Neighborly Acts
A Grit editorial extols youth building a future of helpful neighborly acts. It argues that early kindness yields lasting personal fragrance as life advances toward old age and beyond, shaping a welcoming character on the western slope of life.
Jet No Dog Bark Once in Amy Lowell House
Elizabeth Ward Perkins recounts a morning scene at Amy Lowell's summer house in New Hampshire. A white-haired housemaid crawls onto the piazza with a forgotten napkin, avoiding disturbance to the sleeping poet as the Monadnock rises in morning light. The anecdote appears in Scribner's Magazine.
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Elizabeth Ward Perkins
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