2400 Year Old Murder Reconstructed In England
Archaeologists at Letchworth uncover a 24 century old Iron Age murder. The skeleton shows a fatal blow to the heart and later earth covering the body near Wilbury Hill along the Icknield Way. Investigators suggest the victim, part of an Iron Age camp, may have died while attempting to steal a wife or prize, with a second skeleton linked to human sacrifice.
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Letchworth
England
Wilbury Hill
Icknield Way
Norfoulk
Wiltshire
Meroe
Ivana
British Museum
Reclaiming Land on Lewis Turns Peat to Farmland
Soil experiments by North of Scotland College of Agriculture convert barren peat on Lewis into productive fields of elmwer rye grass and clover. drainage ditches and surface scraping with sand yield crops for livestock. dairy stock support winters on grass. The island’s history includes Monks of Iona and local weaving, highlighting potential agricultural and cultural revival.
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Lewis
Neach
North of Scotland College of Agriculture
Iona
Oolden
Toxic paralysis guidance for stock owners in Western Australia
The Agriculture Department provides a twenty one point pamphlet to help farmers prevent toxic paralysis in cattle sheep and other stock. It explains causes including toxic germs from contaminated matter and depraved appetites from nutrient deficiencies, and outlines feeding strategies such as phosphatic licks oats lupins and hay supplements with references to Perth and Geraldton officers for further details.
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Agricultural Department
Farners
Western Australia
Department of Agriculture
Perth
G. L. Throswell
Geraldton
Toleco
Paris Defences Ring City in Seven Minutes After Alarm
A wartime description details Paris anti aircraft networks surrounding the capital. Detectors on the Eiffel Tower alert Invalides, location and speed relayed by ticker, with Laval and Romilly Noisy Nogent coordinating north east sector guns. Lights flood skies as guns load and planes ready at Le Bourget Villaroublay.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
the Invalides
Parin
Lavalides
Air Defences Corps
Romainville
Noisy
Nogent
North-Wast
Aerial Defence Organization
Nealides
le Bourget
Villaroublay
Mrs Betty Smith Wins Inter Hospital Queen Title in Melbourne
Mrs Betty Smith from the Children's Hospital Melbourne wins the inter hospital queen competition with 250 votes amid a caiseal 7.71 pounds.
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Betty Smith
Children's Hospital
Melbourne
Inter Hospital
TSN
Caiseal
When Woman Loves a Writer at Tanglewood Party
Pendleton Wayne and his wife Nelly clash over love work and marriage as she reveals she is in love with him and fears their life is drifting. He resents her writing, while she struggles to balance art, time, and affection during an anniversary eve at their Connecticut home.
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Pendleton Wayne
Wayne
Nelly Wayne
Connecticut
tWell
Pen
Warne
Sint
Dinger
Nedy
Tangler
Westchester County
Tanglewood
Tangiewood
Varesav
Warre
Nell
Bunbury
Outley
Sune
Adelaide
Sona
Courer
Bill
Kunbury
British light cars set world speed endurance marks
The Baby M.G. Midget driven by A Denly on the Montlhery course achieved record speeds for its engine size with one mile at 128.62 mph and ten miles at 125.4 mph. The M.G. Magna, under Capt. A Bryston’s team, logged 24 hours at an average 80.56 mph and 200 miles at 80.40 mph on the same track, illustrating British small-car efficiency and ongoing records.
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Montlhery
Paris
G. Eveton
M.G. Magna
A. Bryston
Bunbury Council Moves to Collect Arrears With Notice
A Bunbury Municipal Council special meeting decided to notify all ratepayers in arrears to pay within eight days. If unpaid after 25 days, a final notice will trigger court proceedings within 14 days. Councillors stressed unity and duty to restore revenue amid government grant shortfalls.
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Bunbury
G. E. Reading
Mavor
United Council
Eading
F.C. Prosser
C. J. W. Higgins
F. W. Steere
Carnegie’s First Earnings and Burns Idol worship
A biographical sketch notes Andrew Carnegie earned his first penny for reciting Burns before school. The Scottish steel magnate admired Burns, studied Burns poems, and recalled conversations with John Morley that yielded a second penny. Carnegie’s linguistic reach extended to Shakespeare, and a Diplodocus carnegiei drawing once hung at Skibo Castle, now in a London museum.
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Andrew Carnegie
Burns
Daily Express
Carnegie
Burton J. Hendrick
Ploughman
Martin
John Morley
London
Wordsworth
Morley
Lord Morley
Shakespeare
Hendrick
W. J. Holland
Tittsburg
Edward
Skibo Castle
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Holidays P arents Find Quiet Solutions for Worried Households
A South Western Times onlooker piece recalls Adelaide mothers who eased holiday tensions by assigning chores to sons. One son crops flowers, another assists in cooking, turning duties into enjoyable tasks and bringing families closer. The writer urges constructive routines to keep holidays harmonious.
Lockheed Electra introduces new low wing monoplane
The Lockheed Electra, a low wing monoplane built for ten passengers and two crew, features retractable electric landing gear, two Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines, and a soundproof cabin with thermostatic heat and ventilation. Tested on Shell fuels, it records a maximum speed of 214 mph and includes space for three baggage compartments and potential two-way radio.
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Lockheed Company
Lockheed
Willy Post
Amelia Earhart
Wasp
Shell Spirit
Fragmentary Dialect Dialogue Closes Door On Scene
A jagged excerpt shows a character negotiating with haml on a knob and threatening to call off an arrangement with the Annisons. The scene ends abruptly as a door is thrust open and shut with a final hint of further developments to come.
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Haml
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