Babylon's Gardens In Nebuchadnezzar's City Revealed
Among ancient nations Babylons walls housed the Hana ixa Ganpens and the famed hanging gardens built for Amytis. Nebuchadnezzar ordered vast terraces with trees, water pumps, and arches to bring native hills into the city along the Euphrates.
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Babylon
Yost
Nimrod
Noah
Bagilad
Euphrates
Huphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
Belus
Tower of Babel
Amytis
Media
Nebuchadezzar
The Crocodile and the Boa Fight in Java
A foreign correspondent recounts a morning confrontation near a Java lake where a huge boa naps in a teak tree while a baboon watches and a crocodile surfaces to attack. The two giants clash in the water as the boa wraps, wounds, and bleeds. both creatures die as the ape injures himself with a stone and flees back up the tree.
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Java
County Treasury Orders Altered In Tax Payments
Mr J O Neill reports that county orders in the treasury have been altered in tax payments. Examples include a twenty five cent order changed to 25 dollars and a five dollar order to 15 dollars. About two hundred dollars total affected. Investigation to proceed and further details pending.
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J. O'Neil
Qhark Co. Advocate
Power of Endurance and Diet Across Ancient and Modern Races
A historical critique of how diet affects endurance and strength compares Roman soldiers, Spanish peasants, Smyrna porters, Coolies, Arabs, and others. It argues that diverse, modest foods like bread, dates, olives, and rice can fuel extraordinary labor and stamina, challenging preference for heavy meat. The essay cites global examples to claim great power comes from moderate, varied diets rather than meat-heavy regimens.
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Asbon
Constantinople
England
Smyrna
How Tom Was Caught
An anecdote from Maryland tells of a lady and her servant Tom who hides butter rolls in his hat. The owner feigns an errand, makes Tom replace her, and watches him sweat as he stirs coffee. Tom breaks character, exclaims his shame, and bolts away, leaving the mystery of the butter unsolved.
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Maryland
Tom
Mia
Spurgeon on Ark Deliveries and Naval Committee
The preacher quips that if God had left the Ark to a committee on naval affairs it would not have been built yet, highlighting his humor about divine action versus bureaucratic delay.
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Spurgeon
Committee On Naval Affairs
Email plague grows in Indianapolis region
A rise in email pox symptoms has been observed across Indianapolis and surrounding neighborhoods. Health officials recommend prompt medical evaluation for suspected cases and strict hygiene to prevent transmission. Community outreach programs are expanding to raise awareness and provide care resources.
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Foresters
The
Nebisser
Babylonia
Indianapolis
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