The Lamp's Evolution Through Ancient Lamps and Oil
Engineering News traces lamp history from a conch shell primitive lamp to alabaster and stone designs in Babylonia. It notes olive oil as the likely fuel and cotton wicks, with artifacts from the Bismya temple indicating early lamp forms and wick supports.
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Edgar James Banks
Babylonia
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Saint Sophia
Constantinople
Bismya
Orient
Tigris
Euphrates
Old Methods Succeed in New York Restaurant
A New York wholesale district restaurant feeds more daily than any other in the city using cash only payments. It never writes checks, keeps no books, and pays suppliers in cash each morning. The doors have never been locked since wartime, and salt purchases illustrate the scale of patronage.
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New York
New York City
Fuel &c
Noone
Teddy’s Birthday Dinner Delayed By Missing Guests
Teddy plans a birthday party with ice cream and cake but frets over not inviting friends. His mother insists on waiting for guests, while Teddy admits he simply wanted the goodies for himself.
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Teddy
Ancient Lamps From Babylonian and Other Eras Unearthed
The article describes early lamp evolution from stone vessels before 4000 B C to clay and ceramic lamps found in temples and dwellings. It highlights a large oval marble lamp from Bis mya, with a deep wick groove, and notes perpetual temple lights in Babylonian and later religious spaces, plus various forms resembling conch shapes and Roman Greek types.
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Bismya
Rome
Greece
Babylonia
Bersia
Haroun
Watch Trust Debate Sparks Congressional Pranks
Representative Rainey of Ili nois voiced concern over a watch trust in Congress while displaying watches as exhibits. Representative Vreeland of New York planned a further display but was interrupted, then jesters placed three spindles with oranges to mimic a pawn shop sign, drawing laughter.
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Rainey
Ilinois
Congress
Representative Vreeland
New York
Vreeland
Vree
Woodlawn Mansion ties and war talk at Mount Vernon event
The article recalls Woodlawn Mansion's ties to George Washington's era, detailing its owners from Nellie Custis Lewis to Paul Kester and current sale to Miss Sharp. It portrays a gathering where Trimble urged economy and opposed battleships, while a band of farmers praised self reliance and independence in a lively public meeting.
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Paul Kester
Woodlawn Mansion
Lawrence Lewis
Betty Wash
Ington
Fielding Lewis
Fredericksburg
George Washington
Nellie Custis
Martha Washington
Lewis
Mount Vernon
Washington
Mansion House
Woodlawn
Lorenzo Lewis
Nellie Custis Lewis
New Jersey
Chalkley Gillingham
Jacob M. Troth
Miss Sharp
Debate Over Free Seeds Ends In Rowdy House Session
In New Hampshire the House debate on free seeds devolved into chaos as supporters and critics clashed. Currier defended farmer demand while editors’ letters were read. calls for orderly seating and gavel taps failed to quell the unruly scene.
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Currier
New Hampshire
Free seed appropriation battle in the House ends in vote
The House narrowly sustains the free seed measure 153 to 82 amid a chaotic scene as opponents reveal irrelevant farmers letters. Supporters claim seeds aid farmers while critics argue no practical benefit and call for abolition next year. The piece notes broader context of rising gold production and pensioners on U.S. rolls.
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Wadsworth
Mr. Gaines
House
Cameras Produced In U S Last Year Hit Three Hundred Thousand
The United States produced about 300000 cameras last year valued near 20000000 dollars. The figure highlights how quickly a once rare object became common across industries and households.
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United States
Immigrant Farmers Find Hope in Western Colonies
The article describes Italian and other immigrant groups inclined to farming who face limited land access and costly transport. It highlights Western colonization plans in California and New Mexico that offer small tract ownership on easy terms, enabling groups to settle among co nationals and work land in exchange for payment, a model profitable to promoters.
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Seaboard States
California
New Mexico
Colorado Peaks Rise With Massive and Bibert Heights
The tallest Colorado summits are Massive at 14 424 feet and Bibert at 14 421 feet. Pike's Peak stands at 14 108 feet, with twenty Colorado mountains taller than it.
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Colorado
Bibert
Pike’s Peak
English sale sets price for prized fish in U.S. markets
The most expensive fish in U.S. fist markets appears in the English sale with a roughly sixty cents per pound retail, reflecting high-end demand and limited supply.
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United States
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Mrs. Ferguson
Laura
Manor
Princeton
Trimble
Mr. Trimble
Mr. Lilley
Connecticut
House For Free Seeds
Mr. Bartlett
Mr. Fordney
Mr. Cocks
Gains
Gaines
Mann
Fordney
French
Sims
Chandler
Unitedates
Around the
Ture
Mlanen
San Francisco
Fiondyes Phroulin
China
Lookout Mountain
Gethsemane
President Diaz
Mexico
Sant Saceavas
Ana Bell
Benuifal
Ioc
Sha
Sanigle
Chicago
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