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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Barbera
Egypt
Sheahiay Pasha
Mento
Ted Wity
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