Sicily Explores Old World Riches and Mount Etna Tales
A lyrical survey of Sicily's ancient heritage from Palermo to Syracuse and Messina, detailing Greek temples, mosaics, and Baroque cathedrals, the island’s varied landscapes, brigand danger, and the mighty volcano Etna with its many eruptions and regional bounty.
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Sicily
Missouri
Theocritus
Wna
Sumner
Italy
Rome
Europe
Bomba
Palermo
Messina
Syracuse
Naples
Etna
Stromboli
Vesuvius
Ence
Malta
Aretha
Cicero
Diana
Genoa
Athens
Mongibello
Tna
Great Crater
Wina
Pythagoras
Greece
Syria
Egypt
Livia
Water Seller Negotiates War Casualties In Turkey Front
An Arab water seller in Turkey during the last war with Russia carried two filled jugs along the battlefield rear. A shot shattered one jug, yet he kept moving and doubled his price to four piasters per cup. The anecdote is told in The Jester.
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Turkey
Russia
Discharged for jewelry burglary at district store
A humorous column quotes a police board hearing where O’Hoolahan is dismissed after admitting meeting a man who planned to open a jewelry store and later stole goods worth 5000 dollars. The jokes shift to restaurant banter and other village scenes with playful dialogue and exaggerated regional speech.
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Board of Police Commissioners
O’hoolahan
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Prompt Health Effects
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant to taste and effective for kidneys liver and bowels. It claims cleansing of the system dispelling colds headaches and fevers and curing habitual constipation. It notes bottles priced 50c and 1 and urges reliable druggists to procure it if not on hand.
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