Catacombs of the Birds andEgyptian Sacred Ibis Mummies
A Rocky Mountain News piece describes Egypts catacombs near Memphis and a descent into a granite shaft leading to a chamber with mummies of the sacred ibis. The birds remain preserved in stone jars, stacked and intact, offering a striking glimpse of ancient embalmed deities.
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Egypt
Rome
Alaric
John
Syracuse
Sicily
Sacchara
Memphis
Pete
Pasage
Rocky Mountain News
Ambergris Origins and Uses in Perfumery
Ambergris, a floating or shorefound mass, has long fueled perfumery. Its origin remains debated with some calling it a morbid liver secretion of the sperm whale. The crude waxy substance emits a pleasant odor and yields the active principle amberine through chemical processing.
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Ambergris
Botanist urges shipwrecked sailors to use nets for food
A botanist argues shipwrecked sailors should carry a light net to trail behind them. They could haul in shellfish or tiny sea life every few hours, exploiting the sea surface's abundance to prevent starvation.
Early History of Firearms and Their Origin
The passage discusses the early history of firearms as tube-based weapons propelled by gunpowder. It suggests they appeared in warfare soon after the 14th century, possibly earlier, with uncertain origins but likely in Italy.
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Italy
Tyrian Dyes and Their Ancient Craftsmanship
The Tyrians were renowned for dyeing, glasswork, and crafts. They produced colorfast dyes rivaling Egyptian standards and could render glass malleable for colored garments and etched wares. A Cleveland Plain Dealer note mentions a precocious four year old girl from Denterly’s, joking about party attire.
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Tyre
Denterly
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Silver Shoes and royal vanity in ancient luck myths
An account from the New York American recounts a tradition of horseshoes and fortune. Roman emperors and Norman kings wore or displayed silver shoes to attract luck, with crowds hoping a loose shoe would bring riches. Lord Doncaster in Paris 1616 allegedly rode with a silver shoe to earn popularity and luck, as a liveried servant cast silver shoes for each hoove, creating a public spectacle.
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Norn
Lord Doncaster
England
Paris
Louvre
New York American
Patience Skill of Swiss Guides Praised in Adventure Notes
Readers are told of Swiss guides whose patience humor and skill keep climbers safe. Their sharp eyes quick actions and calm presence on rope and ice create a sense of perfect security. The article extols their sixth sense acute premonition and relentless courage that avert calamities in mountaineering.
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Lee
Wide World Magazine
Dual Stomachs of Bees Explain How They Store and Digest
Beehives rely on two distinct stomachs in a bee. One stores collected honey for later use, while the other digests food. Food and honey never mix. when returning to the hive, the bee ejects honey from the storage stomach. Bee food mainly consists of the honey bees produce for others.
Iodine Production From Seaweed Ash Process
Iodine is extracted from half fused ash of dried seaweeds. Seaweed is burned, saline residue dissolved in water, and solution concentrated to precipitate sodium chloride and jum sulphate and chloride. Chlorine gas current stops as bromine begins to precipitate. Substance distilled in earthen retorts and condensed in cold vessels.
Grocer Quizzes Boy Over Measures Of Potatoes
A garbled verse scene shows a grocer correcting a boy on standard potato measures. The dialogue notes a unit sequence from a peck to a tushel and hints at playful or instructional mispronunciations.
The Detective Camera and Its Forensic Use
The piece describes how photographic methods expose forged signatures and banknotes by comparing genuine and altered documents. It notes that a camera detects even slight deviations in signatures and paper texture, citing a London Standard report of a check altered by pulp replacement and showing the join lines clearly.
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London
Standard
Bed of spikes feat astonishes Manipuri rajah crowd
A Muslim acrobat amazed the rajah of Manipur by lying full length on seven bayonets fixed in muskets. Four assistants raised him to the spikes and he balanced weight so only his vest, shoulder blades, elbows and hollows bore the points. He declared the bed felt as comfortable as any bed.
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Manipur
Bank Garden and the Story of Threadneedle Street
The Bank Graveyard in Threadneedle Street hosts a graveyard within its walls. After the 1780 Gordon riots the bank’s defenses were strengthened. Authorities noted St Christopher-le-Stocks church adjoining the bank as a military risk and Parliament planned to allow the directors to buy the church. This area is now called the bank garden and houses London’s largest tree.
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Ongland
Threadneedle
St. Christopher-le- Stocks
London
London ‘Standard
How the U S Constitution Was Adopted
The Constitution was not adopted by a direct vote. Philadelphia delegates finished the document, then states debated in conventions. North Carolina and Rhode Island initially refused to adopt, delaying until after the new government began operations.
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United States
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Rhode Island
New York
Halcyon Legend of the Kingfisher and Solstice Peace
The Heienta hold that the kingfisher lays eggs and broods for fourteen days before the summer solstice. They believe those days are calm and undisturbed, hence the phrase hale you haye meaning days of happiness and peace.
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Heienta
The Mature of the Beast
The fragmentary text shows a rustic exchange about a mule, with misspelled speech reflecting speech patterns of an older era. The snippet hints at farm life and a stubborn animal, but no clear event or date is provided.
Pay Streak Tales From Klondike And Mountain Dogs
A Klondike surveyor recalls staking a claim in harsh conditions and finding gold after a grueling forty eight hour search. An older tale recalls a mountain drive where two wildcats fought above a treetop and one held on to the other in a humorous moral.
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William Eh Ee Uly
Yukon
Klondike
Galen
Cules
Dawson
Cape
Mac
Rastus
New York Post
His Hypnotic Eye and the Glass Eye Gaffe
London Mail recalls Lord Dufferin claiming his glass eye gives him leverage with Indian princes. He joked that when delivering serious matters he fixes them with the glass eye and watches them with the other, using a surgical quip to describe his influence.
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Lord Dufferin
Dealih
London Mail
Caustic Wit Inspires Doctor Poet’s Notable Casual
A famed doctor who dabbles in literature recently published a poem. Soon after, he chatted with a witty lady who noted his verse hobby and quipped about handling patients as a jest of time killing. London Globe report records the exchange.
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London Globe
Fire in Our Block Sparked by Mysterious Arson
Fragmentary chatter at breakfast hints a fire in the family block believed to be arson. The dialogue suggests tensions and questions about motives and a father's objection to a suitor, with Chicago press tone implied.
Will E Purdy for Governor of Oregon
Will E Purdy of Newberg Oregon runs as a non partisan candidate pledging to endorse good bills from any party and oppose bad laws regardless of party support He says he will hew to the line and let the chips fall where they may Paid Adv
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Newberg
Oregon
Will E. Purdy
Hollingsworth & Son Funeral Directors 24 Hour Service
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son Funeral Directors and Embalmers offer day or night call service with lady assistants at no extra charge. Office location listed as White 25 and residence Black 94 for contact.
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W. W. Hollingsworth & Son Funeral Directors
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U. S. Natl
de. E. P. Dixon
Dr. John & Rankin
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Littlefield & Romig
Physicians and Surgeons
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Thos. W. Hester
Dixon Building
Sarah E. Smith
Fred. H. Wilson
Osteopathic
First Street
Office Bing
G. E. Stuart
Main St
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
Steeda
Chicago
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
Yamhill County
Yamhill County Abstract Co
Mcminnville
Sands Are
Sheen
Detmer Woolens
Mueller Raker
Dome
Brock
Newberg Manufacturing & Construction Co
N. Main Street
New Home
Good
the New Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange, Mass
Wiltane
Sonia Ae
Elisabeth M. Hines
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