Lost skills of ancient craftsmen spark museum wonder
A London Wellcome Historical Medical Museum exhibit displays miniature heads from Ecuador sealed to keep the spirit within, while the Royal College of Surgeons houses ancient mummy wrapping of exquisite linen. The British Museum showcases the Portland Vase, two thousand years old, unmatched in craft. a bronze Mercury statue from Epirus. The article notes pyramids with seven million tons of basal blocks, their transport and jointing still a mystery, and Roman bronze bows with unknown ancient smelting methods, all illustrating crafts lost to history.
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Wellcome Hilstorica Medical Museum
London
Ecuador
Royal College of Surgeons
Belfast
British Museum
Paramythia
Epirus
Britain
Kent
Sussex
Dominion experts propose gopher destruction methods
Dominion Agriculture experts suggest gopher control using chlorine gas injected into burrows and calcium cyanide for underground use. The calcium cyanide is dangerous, requiring careful handling, and improper grain applications risk animal life. Poisoned grain stored or scattered at burrow entrances poses further hazards.
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Dominion
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Niagara Falls
Ont
Quiet Sunday Lunch Prep With Help From Mistaken Maid
In the cook's absence a young mistress and an inexperienced waitress attempt the Sunday luncheon. The flurried maid confesses she forgot to wash the lettuces while struggling with a nonfunctioning coffee machine. The mistress comforts her and directs progress with coffee as she retrieves soap.
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Marie
Harper’s
Bernhardt Plans Private Tomb Near Isle Home
Actress Sarah Bernhardt has purchased a rocky site in the Bay of Biscay from the French Government for 125 dollars. She intends it as her burial place near her island home Leli-lie-en-Mer and will personally oversee tomb planning and accompany a coffin on travels.
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Leli-lie-en- Mer
Bay of Biscay
Mme Sarah Bernhardt
North China Folly? River Crossing by Cowhide Rafts
In a northern Chinese district natives cross swift streams using large skin bladders sewn from cow or horse hide. Each family keeps a bladder raft and a paddle. the rider wades to the shallows, sits on the bladder, and paddles across. Novices face danger, but skilled paddlers cross fast and easy.
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China
English in Moscow A visitor hears English most in government bureaus
The article explains that English is the most common language in Moscow government offices as refugees and expatriates from English speaking lands influence its use. It notes English grew among those who left czarist exile and emigrants from the United States, aiding communication during the communist experiment.
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Moscow
England
America
United States
Buffalo Express
Hps
Man Offers Powder to Grocer in Poison Guessing Joke
A man brings a paper containing white powder to a grocer and asks him to taste it. The grocer detects soda, the man agrees, but his wife insists it is rat poison. The exchange ends in a wry, comic misunderstanding.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Errors On German Stamp Stirring Stamp Collectors
Philatelists notice multiple errors on a new German stamp labeled 69 pierced pietennium with three smiths at work. Two hammer positions appear incorrect and a left handed smith is visible. An apprentice steadies the piece as a wrong fashioned trio hammer away.
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Hari
Wiese
Stone Trees Found in Sardinia Forests Turned to Stone
Ancient Sardinian forests flourished thousands of years ago on the island in the Mediterranean. Geological shifts erased them, but recently petrified trunks were found in the mountains, revealing entire forests transformed to stone.
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Sardinia
Mediterranean
California
New Industry In France Pulverising Cotton And Wool
France develops several factories that pulverise cotton and wool for commercial use. Pulverised cotton serves as a filtering material and is used in gramophone records to reduce brittleness and vibration. The industry claims innovative methods and a growing economic edge with France holding a current monopoly.
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France
Experimenting With Cure For Seasickness
Dr Pozerski of the Pasgeur Institute in Paris conducts trials with a ship motion device. Tests on rabbits guinea pigs and hens show no effects under rhythmic oscillations up to six hours while about thirty percent of dots develop seasickness. Pozerski believes the work may yield a cure.
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Pozerski
Pasgeur Institute
Paris
Unemployed Men Recruited to Farms by Government Agencies
About 100 jobless men including some with families are being placed on farms by government employment agencies. Officials say earning $10 to $15 a month plus board on farms is preferred to destitution and city charity.
Tar Baby Quote Sparks Parlor Suspicion in Carolina
A brief, period-toned quotation reports a household misunderstanding as a man claims he arrived early and found a daughter in another man’s lap, prompting questions about propriety and explanations.
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Carolina Tar Baby
Privileges in Abyssinia Allow Wife Abuse and Divorce
In Abyssinia a wife may openly abuse her husband and retain the right to divorce him at her pleasure, reflecting a social dynamic where female prerogatives govern marital relations.
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Abyssinia
Automatic Faucet of French Invention Signals New Water Control
A French invention features an automatic faucet that shuts off water when removed from its pipe. The device aims to conserve water by ensuring flow stops instantly upon disengagement.
May Postpone Dockage On Horned Cattle
The Toronto stock commission plans a three dollar penalty per horned head for cattle marketed with horns. Delays are due to farmers’ finances and Ottawa aims for a longer education period before action. Dehorning is seen as beneficial for farmers, reducing injuries in transit and pens. Winnipeg figures show losses near a million dollars yearly from bruising and lower meat value.
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Toronto Ifrestock Commissior
Atttawa
Anunsel
Winnipeg
Seattle
Night Light for the Hen House
Poultrymen adjust seasonal distribution with artificial lighting in hen houses. When used properly lighting increases egg production and prevents moulting, while excessive light reduces output. The goal is to extend the hens’ wakeful period for a night lunch from nine to ten, maximizing food intake and sleep balance.
Cork Stopper In Dublin to Cork Train Joke
Three men travel in a late Irish train toward Cork. An inspector asks their destination and jokes that the train is all Cork. The men reply yes and remark the train being a good stopper rather than cork.
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Ireland
Cork
Pudeer and the Idle Question at Home Industry Fair
A curious phrase about courting and marriage appears in a Jacksonville Times Union item. The note praises patronizing local merchants and highlights home industry in the town.
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Tuy
Prince of Wales Impresses Natives in Bikanir
A Reuters cable from Bikapir notes the Prince of Wales impressed locals with gracious manners as natives salute high rank thrice while Europeans respond once. The court official says these small acts carry significant cultural weight and shape perceptions.
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Bikapir
Prince of Wales
Bikanir
Uncommon Canadian Image and Lapsed Gratitude Reflections
D. M. Le Dourdais presents a meditation on appreciation and ingratitude within families and communities. The piece contrasts intimate domestic kindness with wider Canadian life, describing rural roots, frontier life, and the diverse society from Winnipeg to Quebec, Ontario to Alberta, highlighting the nation’s evolving identity.
Mineral Mixtures For Hogs Provide Winter Nutrition
A simple mineral mix uses equal parts air-slaked lime and bone meal or spent bone black, or air-slaked lime salt and bone meal. A basic version uses air-slaked lime and salt and bone meal. Bone content ensures bone material. mixtures may be self-fed or combined with feeds. suggested allowance about one pound per month per hog.
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J. _M- Evardtown College.of Agriculture
French Protest Over Khaki Uniform Change Stands
Protesters condemn the decision to substitute khaki for horizon blue worn by French soldiers during the war. Officials confirm the policy will stand despite demonstrations.
Amber discovery turns out to be natural amber
Readers learn that a three cent claim of amber from the Coalmont Toilleries in the Nicola Valley British Columbia yields amber after expert analysis. Samples sent to Ottawa and New York were pronounced good amber, marking a notable first discovery on the North American continent.
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Nicola Valley
British’ Columbia
Ottawa
New York
Canadian Insulation Unveils Sealefelt Material
The Canadian Insulation Company at Belkirk announces a new insulating material from western flax named Sealefelt. It is designed for lining houses refrigerators cars ice houses incubators and similar applications.
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Canadian Insulation Company
Belkirk
Blind Guide In Fog During Londop tof
Isaac Williams offered two dollars to anyone who could read hire home. A man volunteered. At his home Williams learned the man was blind and had been covering the same route for months.
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Isaac Williams
Williams
Pedestrians Struck in Los Angeles Auto Incident Report
A New York Sun headline notes an auto incident in Los Angeles where 1 2 pedestrians have been struck at least once. The Detroit Motor News comments on water making up nearly three quarters of body weight.
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Auto
Los Angeles
New York Sun
Detroit Motor News
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