New World Mummies Unearthed in Arizona Canyon Remains of Aztec Toltec Nobility
A child mummy, likely a prehistoric princess, was found in a sealed rock chamber along the Gila river. The five-bushel bundle of wrappings, preserved hair, finely preserved nails and teeth, and a bone toy accompany the scene. The remains, dated to 500 to 700 years, were donated to the Smithsonian and attract scientists from afar.
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Egypt
Mountain
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Pittsburg Dispatch
American
Valley of
Gila River
Smithsonian Institution
Rare Relic Sealed Hair Ring Linked to Great Leaders
A peculiar old-fashioned seal ring in circulation reportedly contains hair from Washington, Hamilton, Lincoln, Grant, Napoleon and Wellington. The piece is discussed amid a collage of historical oddities and modernization notes on marine noise makers and fog signaling devices.
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James Grant Wilson
New York
Washington
Hamilton
Lincoln
Grant
Napoleon
Wellington
New York Sun
Woman Tricks Father in Midnight Clock Trickery
A humorous Chicago Inter Ocean account describes a young woman at a girls lunch club who recounts a wild night. The tale centers on dancing late, returning home at four, and a father who secretly advances the clock to hide the escapade. The bookkeeper praises the scheme and remarks on how she can work father.
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Chicago
Maggie
Lizzie
Dr Shoop Restorative touted for nerves and organs
An article promotes Dr Shoop Restorative as a nerve based cure for stomach heart and kidney disorders noting nerves control the organs. It claims faster relief than standard tonics and offers the remedy through druggists led by W K Kitson. Also includes local ads on shoes and a house for sale on High Street.
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Shoop
Racine
Wisconsin
Samqure
V Shoop
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Coatsworth’s
J. W. Coatsworth & Co
Dée
India
Dre
Canyons
Alan and
Noness
Frankfort Zoo
Foakem
Enpeck
Chicago Daily News
Havre
Pater
Her ‘Ng
Ru, Belebe Sokache
J. W. Coatsworth
John Jwyer
High Street
B.C. Dwyer
Wotanie Koe
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