Ancient cliff carvings mark conquerors from Egypt to Allenby
On a Lebanon cliff near the Orontes River 10 miles from the coast a 3,000 year record begins with Ramesses II ordering stone carvers to inscribe conquest tablets. A British stone cutter, then Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby, and a dozen others are shown in reliefs four to nine feet high. The carvings span BG 1200 to AD 4918, with ages battered by storms yet standing with right arms raised in victory.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Rameses Hi
Egypt
York
Edmand H
Edmund H. H. Allenby
G. C
Asia Minor
Ek River
Syria
Ethies
Lebanons
Pissionaries
Laraeae
Armes
Sennasherimt
J Lust
Europe
Asia
Louis Napoleon
Lubanens
Sywia
Gyvenna Passe
World's Women’s Christian Temperance Union to Convene in Philadelphia
Evanston Ill Sept 26 The world’s Women’s Christian Temperance Union plans its tenth convention in Philadelphia November 11 16 with about 1 000 000 members from forty nationalities Headquartered figures trace leadership from Margaret Bright Lucas to Frances E Willard and Rosalind Countess of Carlyle Willard’s writings and a petition for nationwide prohibition are cited as milestones Reflects global temperance movement and early international coordination
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Evanston
Ill
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Philadelphia
International Organization
Margaret Bright’ Lugas
John Bright
Frances E. Willard
Henry Somersey
Rosalind
Countess of Carlyle
Anne A. Gordon
Miss Willard
Chinatown
Willard
Cleveland
Great Britain
Russia Is Quiet Amid Global Turbulence In Moscow
A historical dispatch notes Moscow's calm under tight control as strikes abroad, economic turmoil, and press fabrications shift attention. French correspondents report a serene cityscape, contrasting with unrest elsewhere and scoops of sensational war news feeding curiosity and disbelief.
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Moscow
Sept
United States
Italy
Soviet Russia
Russa Tranquility
Russia
Prayer Meeting Amid Chinese Drought In Henan
In Henan province a vast rain prayer gathering drew ten thousand Chinese and thousands of Christians. Major General Feng Yu Hsiang, a Peking church member, urged all Christians to join his troops in prayer for rain. A grand Eleventh division review occurred as the national anthem played and an address was given the drought was to be lifted.
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Chicago
Henan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tao He
Feng Yu Hsiang
Asbury ‘Methodist Episcopal Church of
Peking
Fend
Freezone Offered to Relieve Painful Corns Quickly
A drugstore advertises Freezone as a fast relief solution for hard corns, soft corns, and corn between the toes. It promises instant numbness followed by easy removal without soreness, available in a tiny bottle for a few cents.
Caveman Love Pases Change in Women’s Choice of Lovers
In a Chicago newspaper contest of 10 000 submissions, women favored the shy and abashed lover over the bold caveman hero. Judges note women value timidity paired with courage, and prefer partners who would be loyal husbands and protectors rather than domineering types.
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Chicago
James Shryock
Shyrock
Cahokia First White Settlement in Illinois History
Cahokia, 15 miles southwest of Belleville, is cited as Illinois first White settlement over 200 years ago. Founded in 1700 by French pioneers, it hosted Illinois first court and church. Pontiac was assassinated there in 1769. the old court house now sits as a Lincoln Park display after World’s Fair relocation.
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Belleville
Cahokia
Hilinois
Forget-Me-Not clubs form nationwide relief drive
Cincinnati workers and family members organize Forget-Me-Not clubs across cities as part of a November sale to aid disabled and wounded World War I veterans. Club members prepare the paper and urge participation, with proceeds supporting general relief efforts for the war’s disabled.
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Cincinnati
Tormet-MeNot
Ameri
Revival of Pallas Week Promises Grand Festival
Revived Pallas Week to fill Pallas, Missouri with color and parades from October 2 to 6. George M. Myers, chair, says downtown windows will stage a style show. Floats completed, Pallas Athene to lead, attracting visitors from Atlanta and Los Angeles. Housing staff organized to assist attendees and vehicles, with the Convention Bureau and Automobile Club coordinating rooms and parking. Officials expect record crowds for the annual event.
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Pallas
George MM. Myers
Association
Pallas Athene
Southawest
Ortuhay
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Calo
Kansas City
Convention Bureau
Myers
State treasurer reports Kansas fiscal agency bonds paid
Topeka September 26 Associated Press figures show the Kansas state treasurer's office as fiscal agent paid 9 045 484.47 in municipal bonds for the year ending last June. Since 1900 the first year as agent, bond payments have grown from 93000 to over 9 million. Debits and credits, commissions, and depositories are detailed, with about 160000 in interest expected from the agency. The 1921-22 agency receipts totaled 9 045 488.47, with cash on hand 1 957 177.82 and disbursements 9 060 18.89. The commission on the agency is one tenth of one percent, producing 9 066.74 in 1921 and 12 106.93 in 1922.
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Topeka
Associated Press
State of Kansas
BE. T. Thompson
Kansas
Varios
Kenses
Kans Hanks
New York
Fi Treasure
Agency du le
General Revenue Fund
Thompson
Appointment to restoration committee for Louvain library
Nicholas Margo Buller, chairman of the general committees for restoration, appointed a member of the National Normal School Committee for the Louvain library restoration burned by Germans. He is organizing a group of heads of leading educational institutions and informed President Butcher seeking cooperation.
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Hag
Early ideas of moving pictures traced to Confucius era
A historical note discusses ancient notions of motion pictures, citing Chinese philosophers 500 years before Christ and later references by Wil Pay. It mentions 1946 publications by Athanasius Kircher and the Muybridge experiments funded by the University of Pennsylvania to settle the horse’s four feet lifting simultaneously.
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Christ
Wil Pay
Brelish Etiam
Athanasius Kircher
Fadweard Muybridge
Muybridge
University of Pennsylvania
Pearl Owners Alarm Over Pearl Realness Debate
Paris pearl owners confront a science professor's claim that detecting real pearls is possible only with expertise. Dr Boutan’s remarks at the Academy of Sirene challenge Mikimoto’s natural pearl growth theory, suggesting synthetic or artificially grown pearls may be indistinguishable. The discussion centers on a sand-like foreign inclusion and shellfish responses that yield pearl coloration.
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Paris
Levis Baulian
Dhe University of Bordeaux
Dr Boutan
Firht Academy of Sirene
M. Mikimoto
Mikimio
Pearl seeds and artificial pearls debated by experts
Discussion centers on whether new pearls alter the value of an accidentally grown pestis and whether the seed grain reveals any difference. Dr Boutan asserts that even with pearl sections used for test purposes, he could not identify which pearl is artificial without a certificate of origin.
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Boutan
Chicago and Kansas City Market Summary Lively Beef and Hogs Report
Markets show active cattle with beef steers steady to strong and veal calves firm to higher, while hogs move steady to slightly down. In Chicago with heavy trade, prices span 9.25 to 11 for bulk beef, Packers paying up to 10.40 for many veals, hogs near 9.50 to 10.10, sows 7.75 to 8.40, and stock pigs steady. Kansas City notes bulls and vealers steady but other classes weaker, hogs opened steady with late declines, and sheep very slow with lambs around 25 cents off and fat ewes around 5.75.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Market notes and grain prices from Kansas City report
Kansas City market report shows cash wheat steady with few price moves. Hard red wheat bids around 1.13 to 1.18, corn 60 to 61 with mixed and white bids near 60 to 61, rye steady, and May prices unchanged. Shipping and coal transit notes from Spadra Arkansas-Anthracite Coal, Kaw Valley Fuel, Pendleton manager.
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Kansas City
Spadra
Arkansas
Kaw Valley Fuel Ge
Will Pendleton
Mgr
London Trade Guild Survives Historic Traditions
A London trade guild tradition endures beyond active trades as Sir Samuel G. chairs the Company of Barbers for the year. The ancient body, founded in 1461, once regulated surgical practice within seven miles of the city, requiring licensure from the Bishop of London. Barbers here mingled surgeon and dentist roles while maintaining relics of old dinners and speeches.
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Lonlon
London
Sir Samuel G
Shenday
Company of
Barbers
Samuel
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