Evolution of the lamp through ancient times
An article by Edgar James Banks traces lamp history from a conch shell as the primitive light source to early alabaster lamps and the brass burner. It notes the shift from shell to stone, the addition of a wick support, and the adoption of olive oil in the East for illumination.
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Edgar James Banks
Babylonia
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Saint Sophia
Constantinople
Bismya
E Tigris
Euphrates
Old Methods Succeed in New York Restaurant
A New York wholesale district eating house feeds more people daily than any other city restaurant and uses only cash. Suppliers are paid in full each morning, no debts or checks. The door has never been locked since wartime, and the key is unknown. Salt purchases hint at high turnover.
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New York
New York City
Teddy Turns Ten and Hosts Quiet Birthday Surprise
Teddy plans a party with his mother for his tenth birthday. Ice cream and cakes await as friends are expected, but Teddy reveals he invited no one, preferring to eat the goodies himself if needed. The mother holds to the plan of waiting for guests.
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Teddy
Lamps Through Time From Babylon to Baghdad
The excerpt describes ancient lamp development from stone to clay, noting a Babylonian influence on later Roman and Greek lamps. It details shapes like conch inspired, boat forms, and a large temple lamp holding about two quarts of oil, suggesting perpetual burn in temples and synagogues.
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Rome
Greece
Babylonia
Persia
Watch Trust Prank Delays Congressional Talk
Representative Rainey presented watches as exhibits in a debate on watches. Representative Vreeland prepared displays and was briefly summoned. a prank placed oranges on spindles mimicking golden pawnshop balls, causing laughter and interrupting his remarks.
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Rainey
Ilinois
Congress
Representative Vreeland
New York
Vreeland
Mrs. Ferguson and George discuss a new hat quarrel
In a domestic exchange Laura asks George for his opinion on Mrs. Ferguson's new hat. He pretends to withhold his true view. Mrs. Ferguson rebukes him, calling him a mean thing.
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Mrs. Ferguson
George
Mr. Ferguson
Laura
Do you think a man's importance is measured by money
Quoted exchange in the Washington Star with Senator Sorghum noting a pocketbook cannot hold power and that it is the bank that truly counts in measuring a man’s importance.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Woodlawn Mansion sold as Virginia estate changes hands
The historic Woodlawn Mansion, once home to Lawrence Lewis and tied to Nellie Custis, is sold from Paul Kester to Miss Elizabeth M. Sharp of Princeton New Jersey. The piece recounts the house’s lineage from Mount Vernon era to 1900 and notes Kester’s dramatizations and the ongoing free seeds debate in Congress.
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Woodlawn Mansion
Elizabeth M. Sharp
Princeton, N. J
Paul Kester
Lawrence Lewis
Betty Wash
Ington
Fielding Lewis
Fredericksburg
George Washington
Nellie Custis
Martha Washington
Lewis
Mount Vernon
Washington
Mansion House
Woodlawn
Lorenzo Lewis
Nellie Custis Lewis
New Jersey
Chalkley Gillingham
Jacob M. Troth
Miss Sharp
Free seeds debate erupts in unruly House session
Currier of New Hampshire argues farmers want free seeds as editors’ letters oppose the plan. Cocks cites numerous agricultural papers while opponents accuse him of misrepresenting opinions. Chaos dominates the hearing with shouting and threats to remove the mace.
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Currier
New Hampshire
Gains
Gaines
Mann
Fordney
French
Sims
Chandler
Cameras Made In U S Reach Three Hundred Thousand Last Year
The United States produced about 300000 cameras last year valued around 20000000 dollars. A generation ago cameras were rare curiosities.
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United States
Immigrant Farmers Sent to New Lands Under Plan
The article discusses Italian immigrant farmers who, though poor, are suited to agriculture. It describes settler schemes in California and New Mexico that offer small tracts of land on easy terms, grouping migrants by nationality to reduce isolation and promote ownership, with profits noted for promoters.
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Seaboard States
California
New Mexico
Triaz
Mexico
Colorado Peaks And Market Prices Noted In Report
The report lists Colorado’s highest summit Massive at 14 424 feet with Elbert at 14 421 and Pike’s Peak at 14 108 feet, noting twenty Colorado peaks exceed Pike’s Peak in height. It also notes the English sale among the most expensive fish in U S markets, retailing about sixty cents per pound.
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Colorado
Elbert
Pike’s Peak
United States
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