Buried City of Severus May Rival Pompeii
Archaeologists pace the Libyan site Leptis Magna as a promising rival to Pompeii. The African imperial city, birthplace of Septimius Severus, yields marble palaces baths and a harbor undisturbed by earthquake, with potential historical records and art treasures attracting future excavations and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Ajesain Lucius
Epltimius
Aescwapius
Severus
Pompei
Leptus Magna
Rome
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Leptis Magna
Italy
Christ
Teven
Carthage
Africa
Lucius Sentimius
Tle
Tertinax
Albinus
Gaul
Babylon
Flo
Britain
Forth
Clyde
Libyan Desert
Tripoli
Mediterranean Sea
A. D
Taqiura
Sahara
Rollis
Libyan
Renato Bartoccini
Department of Fine Arts
Bruno Toselli
Halian
Vassar College
Septimius Severus
Roselli
Caesar Augustus
Lucius Septimius
Dio Cassius
Caesar
Greece
First Newspapers Through History and Cite Origins
The text outlines the emergence of early newspapers from 1457 in Nuremberg to later European nations and the American and Canadian starts. It notes key milestones including Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic in 1690 Boston and the Massachusetts Spy of 1771 in the United States, plus early Halifax and Quebec Gazettes in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pers
England
France
Sweden
Holland
Russia
Turkey
Boston
Publick
Boston News
United States
Massachusetts Spy
Canada
Halifax Gazette
Quebec
Britain’s Big Locomotive Sets Record On Rails
Britain unveils a huge main line locomotive hailed as the heaviest and most powerful on any British railway system. Engineers describe its size and traction as redefining load capacity and speed potential for future freight and passenger services.
London and Northwestern Railway orders new Gar ratt locomotive
The London and North Western Railway orders a Gar ratt patent locomotive. It combines two locomotives with one boiler and four cylinders. Total length 50 feet, working weight 165 tons. First of its type for a main line service in Britain for hauling exceptionally heavy trains at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London and Northwestern Railway Company
London
Great Britain
Crepe satin dominates afternoon wear in two faced fabrics
Julia Bottomley notes crepe satin leads in two faced fabrics for afternoon gowns and tunics. Designers contrast satin inner with dull outer surfaces, showcasing tunic blouses and two piece frocks with decorative bands, beads, and embroidery while crepe de chine remains a rival for popularity.
Fashion notes on dress ensembles and trims
The article describes a gown ensemble featuring a beltless tunic style, often richly trimmed with embroidery and fur. It notes fall variants with satin or faille coats, and winter wear in kasha and suede-like woolens, highlighting a fitted redingote line in advanced importations.
Pretty Gift for Baby
A gift for a baby is often perplexing to choose. A set of tiny gold items includes a ring three baby pins a slender bracelet and a fine chain and lock all in gold.
New Shades of Directoire Fashion Color Palette
The article catalogs colors popular in directoire era styling, noting deep bottle green Bois de rose and rich purple and gold alongside modern shades now influencing fashion trends. It highlights how these hues recur across designs and fabrics in contemporary interpretations.
Babylonian Paradise and the Fall in the Ashshur Tablet
The article notes a German expedition find a tablet detailing creation, a Babylonian Garden of Eden, the fall, destruction, and Marduk’s death and resurrection. G A Burton links it to Mesopotamian myths and to Osiris Enoch and Gospel resurrection accounts, deeming any bearing on Jesus minimal.
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Ashshur
Marduk
G. A. Burton
Osiris
Jesus
Scientific American
Raleigh's Narrow Escape From Early Virginia Colony
The text recounts Queen Elizabeth delaying Raleigh from his first Virginia expedition due to aleigh infatuation and funding his voyage. Raleigh forwent colonization, never reaching the United States. Years later in 1504 he led an expedition to Guiana, briefly stopping in Newfoundland on the return voyage, the only North American landfall in his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Foraleigh
Virginia
Raleigh
United States
South America
Guiana
Europe
Newfoundland
North American
Pathfinder Magazine
Understanding tides and their large ocean waves
The text explains tides as enormous waves with a crest to crest length equal to half the earth's circumference. It describes how the tide rises as water invades land and reaches high tide with the crest, then falls as the trough arrives creating low tide.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Ledtis Magna
Otos BY
International, Mene
Selclal
Sevlrts
Brolvo Roselel
Gazette
Nuremberg
Germany
Eitung Aus Hispanien Und Italien
Jong
Stim
Strafeht
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Teies
Spohln
Svohn
Spoiin Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Bellans
North America
Doan
Nebraska
Wilber Tuttle
Columbia Ave
Albion
Nebr
Foster-Milburn Co., Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Cuticura
Anny
Dee
Pere. Ca
Om Ontrort
Aio
A. Esalfin
Webi's
Bose
Bollinsnan
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