Cempoalan City Ruins and the Lost Metropolis
The article recounts the rise and fall of Cempoalan in Mexico, once a bustling metropolis called Sevilla by Europeans. It details its population, decline after the conquest, jungle reclamation, and later archaeological surveys revealing pyramids, temples, and walls buried beneath forest growth.
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Cempoalan
Mexico
Sevilla
Alte
Landahella
National Museum
Mexico City
Dr. Fewkes
STI
Fewkes
Cem- Poalan
Cortes
Montesuma
Quiauslilan
Anthereste
Vera Cruz
Indelible Pencils Promised to Revolutionize Writing
An article derides indelible pencils as a failed invention due to lack of usage instructions. It notes the pencil’s slick point and suggests improper methods like licking and dampening, leading to smeared lines and purple residue. It warns against wetting the pencil for office use and mocks careless handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Language teaching shifts with American German exchanges
The New York Tribune notes a growing trend to exchange German and American teachers to train two generations in listening and speaking. It claims English pride is hurt as English students in Germany adopt a vulgar American tongue and urges caution before promoting Anglo German exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Mngland
Aravelere
Germany
Pruawane
Planting Timea and the Joy of Work
Planting Timea speaks to the toil and hope of workers as they plant and endure burdens. The text contrasts honest labor with the temptations of cheating and theft while celebrating the rewards of perseverance and communal effort.
Fisheller’s Daughter Becomes American Heiress Bride
Ned Singleton sails a courtship from a beach town to a yacht, tests three tasks for marriage to Ella, and is surprised to learn Ella is Ruth McKinton an American heiress in disguise after he proves steadfast. Captain Meriton and Mortimer circle the tale as a royal twist unfolds.
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Billa
Ned
Ella
Norwest
Auixtom
Singleton
Bert
Meriton
New York
Tinton
States
Elia
Ruth McKinton
Myra
Dixon
Rnch
Eastholme
Wasted Singleton
McKinton
America
London
Harold
Harold Mortimer
Iowa Farmers Bid High For Prize Corn At Marshalltown
A report from Marshalltown shows Iowa corn auctions yielding high prices as prize ears are bid up. McCulloch entered many cars, winning one with a prize of a water system, yet could not buy back his other entries. Thirteen bushels averaged seventy dollars and fifty cents per bushel, highlighting Iowa’s focus on crop quality and innovation.
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Ned Singleton
Ned
Eeme
Eoon
Fah
Ella
St. Peter
Federman
Goring
Faherman
Harold ‘Mortimer
Mr. Mortimer
Neconda
New York
Iowa
McCulloch
Marshalltown
State Agricultural College
G. F. Howard
Lowe
Hen and Senator Spin Drunken Hen Tale in Humorous Debacle
A garbled cartoonish scene shows Beate the drugstore hen and Senator Butt in a fumbled tale about opium giving a hen a moral lesson. Representative De Rossie interjects with a wild anecdote about a medicinal hen and a punny “wear wheel” joke provoking a shocked clergyman and a golfer's outburst.
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Senator Butt
Arkansas Benate
Perppice
de Rossie
Wald
Benator
Dozen Eggs Debate Turns Local Political Issue
A Pratt Kansas tale of borrowed eggs sparks a quarrel over value and time to return. One woman claims no money value, another seeks two dozen and insists on repayment, while neighbors weigh in. The dispute bleeds into spring politics as a cautionary tale about borrowing.
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New York Times
Pratt
Kay
Borsower
Epring
Katufia
The Return of Spring and the Weevil Fight in Cotton
An archival piece discusses spring textures and farming concerns. It notes cotton boll weevil harm in Texas and Louisiana, the ant as a key enemy, and attempts with parasites. It covers lime sulfur washes for fruit scale and the role of birds like cardinals and bluebirds in pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texan
Louisiana
California
Atlantic
Bureau of Chemistry
Ban Jose
Courage and Gratitude in The Interpreter's May Feature
A fragment from The Interpreter in the May American Magazine recalls a tale of a pork packing magnate who, despite wealth, taught his children to show respect to farmers and workers. The piece urges leaving hate behind and thanking the land for its aid through patient humility and cheerful effort.
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Howe
Attenton
German Professor Describes New Illuminating Fluid
Professor Blau of Germany explains a new illuminating fluid that could be sold by the bottle at 16 vents per pound. An accompanying cylinder at 15 cents per pound could provide power light for four months, waning four hours daily.
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Blau
Germany
Tas Dia
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