Go to Tombs for Shelter in Rome’s Old Mausoleums
In Rome rising costs push Romans into ancient mausoleums and catacombs for housing. An archeologist party discovers a mother cooking ham for her hungry child amid 2000 year old reservoirs. A stonemason's wife and four children reside in a cave entrance while four workers sleep on rock ledges. Lodging house keepers prefer the reservoirs but families seek greater privacy in catacombs.
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Via Nomentana
French snake breeders tempt fate with vipers bounty
In Yonne, two brothers ran a snake farming operation to profit from a 20 centime bounty per head. They caught tens of thousands of snakes, raising alarms as authorities found breeding on the farm. Court in Ansizes, Tonnerre jailed them for fraud with an 18 month sentence.
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French Balloon Soldier Lands Safely After Cable Snap
A French soldier, lashed to the anchor of a military sausage balloon, landed about ten miles from Angers after the cables snapping during preparations for a parachute flight. He remained safe and sound, signaling to pursuing planes as currents shifted and the ship drifted seaward, before the descent was secured.
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France
Earth
Fragmentary Conversation Echoes Modern Fe Worldview
Fragmentary text presents a quirky remark on modern fe and profundity. The snippet hints at concise opinions on how people respond to varied situations. Exact meaning is unclear due to garbled OCR and partial quotes.
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