Alphabet Tales and the Origins of Writing
Dr Frank Vizetelly explores alphabets from Phoenician to Greek to Cyrillic detailing how letters evolved and diversified across civilizations. The piece traces cuneiform, hieratic Egyptian signs, and the spread of the Latin alphabet, noting key scholars and ancient inscriptions.
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Cadmus
Emmanuel de Rouge
Prisse
Amenophis IV
Syria
Flinders Petrie
Mediterranean Littoral
Crete
Thrace
Angora
Turkey
Mezha
Moab
Chiban
Clermot Ganneau
Hammurabi
Babylonia
Mesopotamia
Grotefend
Solon
Italy
Cumao
Sicily
Austrian Palace Turned Into School for Workers
Vienna reports the Heiligenstadt palace once home to Empress Maria Theresa has been converted by the Social Democratic party into a workingmen and workingwomen school. Teachers lead students through political scientific learning in the Rococo palace once used for royal respite.
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Vienna
Heiligenstadt
Maria Theresa of Austria
Social Democratic Party
Marie Antoinette
1925 U. S. Production Record Sets New Peak
The Commerce Department reports 1925 manufacturing output at a 126 index base 100 with an 11 percent gain from 1924. Iron and steel, lumber, stone, ceramics, oils, and autos rise, while raw materials fall to 115 from 118 in 1924. Farm crops show growth. common salt aids silver recovery.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Museum Established At Site Of Czar’s Murder In Russia
Sverdlovsk, Siberia. The Bolshevik government turned the house where the emperor and family were killed into a museum and a small Communist university. The dining room is a reading room for proletarian students, and the basement houses the bloodstained room of the royal murder preserved as a reminder. A floor section is removed, Kolchak troops said to have tried to erase traces. Visitors need special permission. some Americans were refused entry. Outside stands a headless statue of Karl Marx, beheaded by Kolchak’s troops in 1918. A new device protects forests by catching sparks from logging engines and dousing them.
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Sverdlovsk
Siberia
Russia
Kolchak
National Vengeance
Karl Marx
Tanlac hailed as a grand tonic in widespread claims
An advertisement urges readers to try Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills, promising restored strength, better digestion, and renewed energy after a week. It touts 100,000 letters of praise and appeals to “weak, puny” Americans to buy from their druggist.
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America
Nature
Tanlac
Opinion clash over Sadie screen fame in New Orleans
In a witty exchange from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a debate about Sadie’s stage and screen appeal prompts humor on gender views. The dialogue pivots on a girl’s attitude toward men and a dig at Hollywood trends.
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Hollywood
Sadie
New Orleans Times-Pienyune
Man’s Favorite Dish Becomes Wife’s Counted Gaffe
A humorous quip notes a husband’s cherished dish provokes his wife to say she values it too much to fling at him. The comment frames a domestic joke about culinary loyalty and playful spousal conflict.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Constipation Relief
Mon ticello physician Dr W B Caldwell claims his Syrup Pepsin regulates bowels in the elderly without harsh purges. He states the formula strengthens bowel muscles and provides a gentle, nongriping, pleasant laxative experience for those over fifty. Buy a large 600 cent bottle to try.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
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Des Moines
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BAYER
Dr Caldwell
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