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Long Branch Daily Record

Location

Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1913

Page

12

Emperor William I and the Major Who Was Not

A reminiscence notes an emperor who prized his word as binding. An adjutant presents a promoted major, only to discover the officer promoted was the younger brother of another, causing a humorous misunderstanding about rank and priority.

William I Germany Hisself Hugh Fraser Count Seckendorff William

Babylonian tablet deciphers Noah legend and creation tale

Archaeologists announce a seven inch Babylonian tablet from Nippur contains a long epic that supports parts of the Noah and flood story and Genesis creation motifs. The tablet, about 4 000 years old, notes seven gods led by Anu Enlil and a flood lasting many years with a divine voyage of a ship named by Zingidda.

Babylon Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania University Arnold Poevel Nippur Anu Enlu Nintu Ishtar Enki Ann Baill Nitite Zlugidda Zingidda Ninta Br. Po@bel

Hoboes Seek Rail Improvements to Ease Travel

Itinerant Workers Association opens its annual Cincinnati convention calling on the Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to upgrade freight cars. Delegates argue better undercarriage and hallmocks would ease journeys for travelers amid rapid progress.

Hoboes Commerce Commission Itinerant Workers’ Association Cincinnati Interstate Commerce Commission Pullman Company

Fragmented OCR text on appearance adjectives and biases

The readable fragments discuss word choices like pretty lovely handsome and belle in relation to men women and children. The text notes gendered adjectives and shifts in normal usage and describes sparse data on descriptive terms and their social implications.

Barbers in Egypt Under 1848 Public Health Edict

An 1848 edict by Shehabi Pasha requires village barbers to report all deaths in their district and assist with examinations of corpses. Severe penalties were issued for neglect, with per death fees noted, reflecting early public health duties assigned to barbers.

Barbera Egypt Sheahiay Pasha Mento Ted Wity

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