Maya Tombs Rise in Guatemala Hills of the Dead
Carnegie archaeologists under Dr. A V Kidder uncover four tombs and layered pyramids at Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala’s highlands. The site reveals Maya burial practices, artifacts, and a possible self-built tomb stacking, shedding light on Old Empire culture and Mayan humor in sculpture.
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Guatemala
Carnegie Institution of
Alte Mirafiores
Kaminaljuyu
Minoya
Ays
Faung
Bim
Carnegie
Dr. Kidder
Honduras
Yucatan
Dr. Kidden
Jade Passion and World Trade in Chinese Jade
An article recounts glamour at a McKinley inaugural ball and shifts to a market portrait of jade. It notes jade sources from Peiping Canton Burma, the impact of the Boxer upheaval, and prices for famous pieces, with expert opinions on ideal color, translucence, and how to select jade.
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Nauncey
Wittna
Buffalo
Washington
District of Columbia
China
Chinese Turkistan
Peiping
Yunnan
Burma
Canton
Pei
No. 14
Brownlow
Helgoland the North Sea Rock of Germany’s Eye
An extended National Geographic style feature describes Helgoland, its shrinking size, strategic position overlooking key German ports, and historic shifts under Danish and German control. It notes erosion, fortifications after World War I, and the island’s economy built on pilots and boarding houses amid dramatic sea erosion.
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Washington, D. C
Lgoland
London Bridge
Germany
North Sea
Helgoland
Europe
Bornholm
Weser
Jade
Elbe
Eider
Hamburg
Bremen
Cuxhaven
National Geographic Society
League of Nations
Duchy of
Schleswig
England
Deomari
Zanzibar
Pattern 1187 Sampler for Cross Stitch Fun and Easy
Pattern 1187 offers a colorful quaint sampler design ideal for scraps of cotton or silk floss. It includes a transfer pattern, finished size about 12 1 4 by 15 1 4 inches, color tips, material needs, and stitch instructions. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York for pattern 1187.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N.Y
Postum Free This Week Offer from Postum Company
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to any reader who writes in for the sample. The notice invites readers to request the complimentary week’s supply.
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Postum Company
Ady
Deceives Then Betrays The Hypocrisy That Ends In Treachery
A compact adage noting that deceit starts with hypocrisy and inevitably leads to betrayal, attributed to Bacon. The quote warns that feigned virtue cannot endure and will turn into treachery.
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Bacon
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William C. Utley
America
Caregie
Guatemoelan
Atone
University Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
M. Louise Baker
University Museum
Baker
J. Alden Mason
Aeena
Haiun
Uxmal
Oberland
Unterland
White Petroleum Jeuy
J. HL Vincent
Ela Lices
Ieee Aes
Qemikof
Magnesia
Dane
Dean
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