First Hole In Shells By Hammer Blow Shared
Dr Clifton Harly Levy explains the earliest hole was made by a stone hammer strike that chipped away a fragment. The creator noticed the hole’s usefulness and wore the shell or stone on a sinew necklace as an ornament. Others then sought methods to make holes, using a pointed crone to drill.
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Clifton Harly Levy
Ungallant Papyrus Fragments Bias Against Women Disclosed
An ancient Egyptian papyrus fragment reveals a strong misogynistic bias listing historical misfortunes as caused by women. It claims women wield influence with wealth and ally Wickedner, implying doubled evil. the Bast line appears similar but is only partly legible.
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Egypt
Deeds Count Not Years In The Fountain Of Youth
In olden times people sought the fountain of youth believing its water would grant immortality. The text argues life’s value lies in quality, not duration, claiming modern life offers more vitality than ancient eras, and recounts the emptiness of being the oldest without achievements.
Government official’s mimicry ends in failed economy attempt
A London Punch item notes the first recorded case of attempted economy by a government official. A clerk or similar figure who signs outgoing checks copied his first signature and simply wrote ditto on the rest, revealing the plan as a failure.
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Gsomeboly
London
Determining the Seasons Across Hemispheres
The seasons hinge on the sun's apparent path along the ecliptic as the earth orbits. The sun crossing the equator marks spring in the north and autumn in the south, with the hemispheres' seasons always opposing.
World Lepers Still Baffle Researchers Across Lands
The Rochester Lost Express notes lep rosy defies geography climate diet and heredity as causes and argues no certain cure exists. It states recovery cases are rare and that about 2,000,000 sufferers exist worldwide, a figure familiar to American readers through biblical mentions and missionary reports.
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World
Rochester
Had the Right Idea About Preventing Sickness
A fragment discusses Taylor Cyrus and Cyrax receiving advice from physicians about preventing illness in the army. It notes that cures exist but emphasizes that avoiding sickness is superior, tracing ideas to antiquity centuries before Christ.
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Taylor Cyrus
Ersians
Cyrax
Allere
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Liew Fishing Opportunities Open Vast New Grounds
The news notes that a low tsi range to 1,000 feet expands fishing areas by hundreds of thousands of square miles. This growth enables fishing off the British western coast, Iceland, and Newfoundland with advanced nets and tackle, allowing deeper-water operations than before.
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Ousia
Iceland
Newfoundland
Cash Over the Counter How Wade Davaulte Goes All Cash
Marble City Oklahoma a tiny town of 342 on the Kansas City Southern hosts Watie Davault who declares a cash only policy after a long trial with credit His 1918 letter titled A Well Pondered Decision outlined ending credit sales and returning to cash He asserts cash pays better and invites customers to trade pay as you go while promising better value and safer dealings for all involved.
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Marble City
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Sallisaw
Sequoiyah County
Indian Territory
Watie Davault
Davault
Unclear fragment on business growth and cash figures
Fragmentary text notes a mistaken impression about business activity and states business grew by more than 46 percent last year with all cash. No clear entities or events are identifiable from the fragment.
Spider’s Web anecdote from Twain newspaper editor days
In early Missouri newspaper days Mark Twain, a superstitious subscriber claimed a spider in his paper foretold luck. Twain’s witty reply said the spider was merely watching which merchant neglects ads to find a better, undisturbed life.
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Mark Twain
Missouri
Wrothig
The Mocking Bird Territorial Mischief and Song
The mocking bird families quarrel over tree or bush space until boundaries are set, then keep peace. The bird stars in the musical world, helps choose the building site, then switches to singing, abandoning nest building for song.
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Mocking Bird
Sime
Peculiar Gaboon Viper Moves Oddly Across Africa
The gaboon viper ranges over tropical Africa with a thick body and spade shaped head. It advances by lateral loops of the body in an oblique direction to the head. A captive specimen showed the trait of striking backwards.
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Africa
The Girl In Business
The big difference between young men and women in business is that the former know they have many fears of work ahead while the latter often feel their sojourn in the business world is temporary. Only by treating work as a lifetime affair and dedicating heart and soul can a girl succeed in rising above the rank and file. Forbes Magazine.
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Forbes Magazine
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