Pompeii Bar Rooms Unearthed Amid Ancient City Find
Excavations at Pompeii reveal a thermopollum or bar where drinks were served to parched residents. Artifacts include a sun furnace, a caldron for mixing hot wine, and amphorae while frescoes depict the twelve Penates gods.
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World Debt to Columbus and the Span of Settlement
The essay argues that Columbus sparked a global expansion beginning in the late 15th century, showing how Europe’s reach grew to populate the Americas and Australia while Asia stayed inland. It notes that prior crossings left few traces and that European domestic animals were not widespread until later expansion.
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Australia
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Treasure Tale Sparks Dig In Italian Town
An Italian widow in Bisceglie claims an old parchment points to a buried treasure from around 216 B.C. The site reportedly holds 150 silver vases, gold coins, silverware, artwork, jewels, and a large earthware vessel of pearls. Excavation has begun after the parchment’s first clue of a serpent-engraved stone was found near the town.
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Niles
Link to Prehistoric Times Describes Cenolestes Discovery
A Field Museum report from Chicago describes Cenolestes a pouch like mammal from South America. It resembles a sharp nosed rat with bones and teeth like extinct fossil groups. The find may support theories of land connections between South America Australia and Antarctica in prehistoric times.
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Chicago
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Australia
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Popular Mechanics
Bacteria Thrive on Ice Alive in Antarctic Ice
Dr A L Melane found bacteria alive and active in ice deep below the surface during Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911 to 1914 Antarctic expedition, challenging the idea that bacteria would be dormant in eternal ice.
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Sir Douglas Mawson
Detroit Free Press
Old Time Cold Cure Drink Kot Tea
A small package of Hamburg Breast Tea is sold at pharmacies. One tablespoon brewed in hot water and strained is recommended as a daily remedy for colds and grip, claimed to open pores, relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and be safe and inexpensive.
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St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Ailing Joints
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a safe remedy for rheumatic pain and stiffness. It claims rapid relief for aching joints muscles and bones including sciatica backache and neuralgia with a 35 cent bottle available at drug stores.
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