Egypts Badlands and Birds in Ancient Tales
The passage mixes varied facts from antiquity to modern times. It notes butterfly eggs, Canada training 100000 cadets versus 27000 in the Americas, world paper from bamboo and grasses, wood pulp, ancient use of scraps as fuel, Constantinople known as Byzantium, domesticated birds as pets in antiquity, and the new Ukraine republic spanning 174000 square miles.
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Canada
Americas
India
Constantinople
Byzantium
New
Ukraine Republic
Most Perfect of Backs Contest Claim Contestant Rose Harvey
Osteopaths sought the most perfect back in the world and held elimination contests. Miss Rose Harvey of New York won first prize in four of five contests across the United States and is deemed to possess an absolutely perfect back.
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Conservatoire of
Paris
Fontainebleau
Royal Theater
Marie Antoinette
Hilda Grace Berkey
Pittsburgh
Opera Comique
Werther
Vivian Hiles
Mason
Faust
Gertrude Courtney
Spartanburg
N. C
Tess Duavidson
Sioux City
Iowa
Rachel qlorten-Harris
New York
Rose Harvey
United States
Princess Tarputa Enrolls At University Of Ilmeis As Political Economy Student
The Princess Tarputa sister of the Moro sultan joins University of Ilmeis to study political economy. Eight other Philippine natives travel with her, sent by their government.
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Tarputa
Moro Group O Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Sulu
University of Ilmeis
Philippines
Still Mystery To Chemists About X Rays Discovered In 1885
The text notes that in 1885 Prof Conrad Roentgen announced that passing electricity through exhausted glass emits a rays that penetrates desk and semi solids revealing objects beyond. It mentions the early naming as McCray x and that the X ray’s true nature remains unknown. It describes the apparatus with aluminum and platinum electrodes and a glass vacuum tube producing ether disturbance that renders flesh semi transparent while many materials stay opaque.
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Conrad Roentgen
Robnrsen
McCray
Lizard Lives on His Tail In Desert Dwellers
Beaded lizards avoid daylight and emerge at night while in torpor during heat. They feed on frogs worms centipedes ants and eggs of other animals. Fat stored in the tail fuels survival when food is scarce. Females lay six to thirteen soft shelled eggs in damp sand near a stream. Hatchlings emerge after four weeks. The Gila monster has grooved fangs and poison sacs in the lower jaw.
Raezer's Pulmonic promoted as health remedy
An advertisement touts Raezer's Pulmonic as a non narcotic herbal medicine for flu aftereffects pneumonia laryngitis asthma and croup in children. It claims many cures and urges direct orders from Raezer's Pulmonic Co Lititz Pa with pricing 95c per bottle and $9 per dozen plus postage.
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Raezer
Raezer’s
Pulmonic Co
Lititz
Post Office
American Express
Beards and Life of Russian Servants and Officials
The narrator recalls Russia's beard taboo for officials and clergy while serfs and priests bore facial hair. Descriptions cover serf clothing, felt coats, striped shirts, coarse belt garments, leather fingerless mittens, and the right hip axe used for chores, highlighting the era’s social separation and practical tools.
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Russia
Oil From Palm Tree Poses Coconut Substitute Prospect
The palm fruit oil studied by the Department of Agriculture resembles coconut oil and could replace it for many uses. Supply appears nearly unlimited with several firms exploring commercial production abroad. War era fat shortages are easing as global sources resume.
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Central
South America
Department of Agriculture
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Waltham, Illinois
South Bend
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Lancaster, PA
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Kansas City Star
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