Ipswich Finds Modern Type Man Below Chalky Boulder Clay
A Suffolk site near Ipswich uncovers a human skull and bones in the chalky boulder clay, dating before the last Ice Age. Experts from the Royal College of Surgeons and others analyze the remains noting a modern body type with a distinctive tibia, suggesting an earlier pre Palaeolithic community in Britain and Europe.
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Essex
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Heidelberg
W. J. Sollas
Eugene Dubois
Holland
Java
Dubois
Pithecanthropus
Sim ly Waking and Controversy Mentioned in Poly Contention
Fragmentary text notes a South Poly controversy and mentions a person named Dibbs described as a confirmed pessimist. The lines reference expectations of a gun in connection with 2% and a terse exchange about hearing news any day.
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Tad Lincoln Feeds Poor Children in the White House Kitchen
The story recounts Tad Lincoln defying adults to feed hungry street urchins at the White House kitchen. President Lincoln and Secretary Seward joke about diplomacy as Tad insists on a maimed and blind relief dinner. They permit the meal and Tad declares the kitchen theirs.
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Ancient slot machines in Alexandria a century BCE
A Springfield Republican note claims slot machines date back to Alexandria a century before Christ. A historian cites a sacred water vessel that released water only when money dropped in the slot. The piece then ponders whether the ancients used chewing gum.
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Eddie’s Green Apple Mischief Faces Papa’s Frown
Eddie, punished for eating green apples, lingers in the garden with a half eaten fruit. Papa approaches silently and confronts him as Eddie lowers his head. He looks up with a guileless smile and asks if green apple pie is made from turrants.
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Papa
Wordplay Prompts Laughable Classroom Exchange
A humorous exchange between a teacher and two students ends with playful mispronunciations. Johnnie defines engineer as a man who works an engine, while Tommy chips in with a pun that a pioneer works a piano.
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One on Wille Smith and a mother's remark
A mother scolds Wille Smith for smoking while a child cites Willie Smith as a contrast saying he never smokes, to which Jimmie replies that it would make him sick if he did.
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Willie Smith
Jimmie
Indoor baseball apparatus with bases and released balls
The Scientific American describes an indoor game device by D. J. Beborn of Brooklyn New York. The engraving shows a field with bases and components to simulate strikes balls home runs and outs. A ball reaching a base can release other balls on distant bases.
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Neat Little Parlor Trick for Boys to Practice
A detailed description teaches a parlor stunt using a water decanter, a dessert knife, and a precise blow to launch the knife from under the decanter. Practice on a cloth covered table, start with a large mouth decanter, then aim to toss the knife into a bottle.
Boiling Potatoes Softens Starchy Core
The passage explains why potatoes become soft when boiled. A hard inelastic rind traps starch grains inside. hot water enters, starch expands, the rind bursts, and the potato loses its firmness as it absorbs water.
Parson Questions Fight Between Tommy and Neighbor
Dialogue shows the Parson admonishing a boy named Tommy after a fight. Tommy admits he fought, and the Parson expresses disapproval while recalling a prior incident where the boy taunted another to fight.
Smail Boy's Interpretation of a Stumbling Exchange
A fragmented seventeenth century voice reflects mortification and confusion as a speaker laments being told to stop talking. The speaker asks how to proceed after claiming effort and labor have been in vain.
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