Pompeii's Fall Retold Through Pliny the Younger's Eyes
The article recounts Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness account of Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD as his uncle Pliny the Elder perished attempting rescues. It notes the historical context, ships at risk from falling ash and lava, and the 18-year-old Pliny’s scholarly endurance during the disaster.
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New York
Florculuneum
Italy
Old Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Naples
Pliny the Younger
Pliny
Catus Plinius Caecillius Secundus
Linia
Calus Caecilius
Vespasian
Rome
Bay of
Nero
Galba
Otho
Vitellins
Tle
Titus
Pompeii
Heculaneum
Sisenum
Balac
Puteoli
Neapolis
Clercalapeum
Prompeli
Stab
Misenum
Pilay
Vesuvius
Steve Pliny
Pling
Tacitus
Pillay Frst
Coloud
Tie
Big Uncle
Tarcius
Cow Dentition Reveals Age Across Lifespan
The article explains how a cow’s teeth mirror age and health. It outlines the sequence of tooth eruption and wear from birth to ten years and beyond, noting when temporary incisors are replaced by permanent ones and how wear progresses through the years.
Moscow museum marks grisly royal execution site
The cellar where Czar Nicholas II his wife the czarevitch and sisters were executed after dethronement has become a museum under the Soviet government in Ekaterinburg now Sverdlovsk.
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Moscow
Nicholas II
Czarevitch
Hila
Jownh
Ekaterinburg
Sverdlovsk
Invents device to land planes on skyscrapers
Washington announces a propeller reversing device by Francis Jenkins that enables a landing within twice the aircraft length and allows landings on roofs or decks. The system auto raises safety guards on touch and promises rapid commercial suburban air service and safer sea and battlefield landings.
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Washington
Rancis Jenkins
Jenkins
Ely
Sikorsky
Paris
Aviator Realizes Takeoff Failure. Stops Plane
A pilot detects a takeoff failure and halts the aircraft, averting disaster. Authorities confirm the incident and investigate the sequence leading to the abort. No injuries are reported.
Odd Styles Feature Weddings in Africa
Natives in the Kasai region of the Belgian Congo adopt Western dress as observed by Father Achille de Munster after twenty years in the mission. He recalls couples in white suits, powdered faces, mismatched shoes, and extravagant attire including two trousers and coats, noting the surprising chic perceived by locals.
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Buma
Belgian Congo
Kasai
Africa
Ihe
Achille de Mtuester
Father Munster
Summer spray cuts flies and aids dairy cows
Flies annoy dairy cows in summer reducing milk. A homemade spray using coal dip, fish oil, whale oil, and oil of tans forms a backer to quiet cows and keep coats healthy. Two men with a cart spray 40 cows in five minutes. thirty gallons cover 40 cows twice daily for ten days at about one cent per cow daily.
Profit in Dairying hinges on proper feeds
Profitable dairying depends on selecting economical feeds based on local prices and feed value. Calculating cost per pound of total digestible nutrients and digestible crude protein in each feed, using simple arithmetic and feed analyses, provides the safe basis for ration choice.
Dairy Notes for Farm Management and Milk Quality
Fall freshened cows yield more milk and butterfat at lower cost. Inherit milking ability from top cows and raise calves from them. Keep green feed for winter, ensure cleanliness, prompt cooling, and low temperatures to avoid odors. Feed dairy products promptly after milking to prevent taint and maintain taste.
Movie Economy Hidden Behind the Screen
Lillian Gish explains to Liberty readers that audiences see only a two hour film. She notes it may take eight months and a million dollars to create a single scene. Actors rehearse thousands of times before the camera over many hours.
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Lillian Gish
Liberty
Hosted Owl and the Diver's Bold Demand
A playful line from American Legion Monthly features a cheerful diver and a waiter in a quirky exchange. The diver demands a hosted owl while boasting about his wit and intent to investigate, sparking humorous banter at a dining scene.
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American Legion Monthly
Irate Father Chides Meddling Youth in Local Letter
A stern father complains about meddling behavior in a dated vignette. Willie retorts with a playful quarrel as tensions rise over clothing and independence. The exchange captures a moment of small town family humor from the American Legion AJ Monthly.
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Little Willie
American Legion AJ Monthly
Pessimistic inmate jokes with a warden twist
An uplift worker visits a prison and speaks to a melancholy inmate who reveals the jail term depends on politics. The inmate quips that he is the warden, turning the joke back on the visitor. The exchange showcases bitter humor about authority and time served.
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Potittees
American Legion Monthly
Family quarrel sparks sharp exchange over illness
In a household dispute quoted from American Legion Monthly, Mrs. Llackstone laments a cold as a woman's burden, while her husband retorts with unexpected wit about lockjaw, highlighting a clash of pride and sarcasm in a domestic scene.
Those Knotical Miles Sailors Joke at Sea Meet
A playful exchange in the Montreal Family Herald riffs on nautical knots and distances. The Skipper quips about tying the ocean. The gag hinges on wordplay between knots as speed and rope ties.
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Montreal Family Herald
Quote on chefs and college professors in culinary study
A student says a good chef earns more than a college professor and questions why chefs should not be valued equally. The remark highlights perceived differences in respect and compensation between culinary training and academia.
One Explanation of a Moral Fight Across a Village
Hank notes his brother has not been arrested for ten years. Tony asks if he faces life. The dialogue touches on moral struggles that some people endure to restrain excess. It also cites wealthy Romans paying high sums for cooks, a bark beetle causing millions in timber losses, and a single bad example harming a southern community.
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Bla
Pinny
Pomponlanus
Hank
Tony
Vegetable Compound Recalled By Grateful Women
Letters from women across the country praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and energy. Testimonials cite relief from long standing illness and improved ability to do housework, with calls to others to try the remedy. The ad notes the product is made from roots and herbs and has helped over fifty years.
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Mas. Bers Sea
N. Penn, Ave
Lansing
Mich
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Finkham
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American Legion
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Boston Post
Texas
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