Cemetery horses found in El Kurun tombs in Egypt
New excavations by Harvard and the Museum of Fine Arts reveal four rows of horse burials at El Kurun on the Upper Nile. The graves, dating 750 to 250 B C, include trappings and amulets, suggesting royal horse sacrifices preceding Ethiopian monarchy.
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El-Kur'un
Upper Nile
Harvard University, Museum of Fine Arts
Ethiopia
Plankhy
Eshnun
Namlat
Piankhy
el- Kur
Nile Valley
Kerma
Napata
Fame of Tordenksjold Sea Fighter and Admiral
The Scandinavian hero Tordenksjold rose from naval cadet to admiral in eight years and died at thirty. He fought Charles XII to defend Norway’s freedom and Denmark’s integrity. Lively legends surround his life, including a tale of a boyhood grindstone scene and a duel ending his life in 1720.
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Tordenksjold
Charles XII
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Regal Figure Dining On Onion Omelet At Local Eatery
A poised woman enters a restaurant with refined attire and regal air. She draws attention as she sits, speaks in a high pitched voice, and orders an onion omelet which is served and eaten with a spoon. Diners react with admiration and envy.
White lead’s ancient method as pale paint pigment
The article describes white lead as the oldest known light pigment. Xenophon mentions it around 400 B.C. The process used vinegar, twigs, and a jar covered to ferment manure which produced heat and carbonic gas. Lead corroded into a fine white powder purified for paint.
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Xenophon
Charge of the Light Brigade recounts Balaklava battle
The 1854 Crimean War action led by Lord Cardigan saw 670 British cavalry clash with Russians who reformed on their ground. Only 190 of the Light Brigade returned, a blunder by a British commander marking a famed, namesake verse. The event also popularized the term thin red line for British infantry.
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Balaklava
Tennyson
Lord Cardigan
Miss LaRue Haworth Heads to Portland for Monthlong Visit
Local notes report Miss LaRue Haworth departing Sunday for Portland Oregon to spend a long delightful month with relatives. Mrs A J Jorgenson hosted cousin Miss Draper who is touring much of the hemisphere. An auto party to the Radcliffe ranch near Broadwater was enjoyed and Dr Pettibone and wife left for Colorado Springs for a dental convention then eastern Washington for several weeks.
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LaRue Haworth
Portland
Oregon
A. J. Jorgenson
Miss Draper
Hemisphere
Oklahoma
Denver
Radcliffe Ranch
Broadwater
Radcliffe
Essig
Phelps
Swingley
Helen Turner
Mrs Barnhart Visits Bridgeport for Eastern Star Install
Mrs Malinda Barnhart of Bridgeport was in the city for a few days this week as a guest of her sister Mrs L Jessen. She attended the Eastern Star installation on Wednesday and is a member of the Sidney chapter.
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Malinda Barnhart
Bridgeport
L. Jessen
Eastern Star
Sidney
Bonham Responds to Vine Bluffs for Box Car Death
Bonham was sent to Vine Bluffs to care for the body of Frank Barnard Jones who died from a cerebral hemorrhage last Sunday evening aboard a box car. The body was held pending orders from relatives.
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Bow. Bonham
Vine Bluffs
Frank Barnard Jones
Reed removes body from abandoned cemetery to family plot
George D. Reed of Scottsbluff traveled on Monday to relocate the body of James Raymond from an abandoned cemetery to the Raymond family plot in Scottsbluff. James Raymond belonged to the pioneer Raymond family of Garley precinct.
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George D. Reed
Scottsbluff
James Raymond
Raymond
Garley Precinct
Rock Island distributors visit city amid outlaw case spotlight
Ned Keefe and Harold D. Jones of Rock Island Illinois state distributors of a food product were in the city this week in the interests of their work and were keenly alert to the sensational outlaw cases in the spotlight here.
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Ned Keefe
Harold D. Jones
Rock Island
Wwinols
Farmer in Rain Refuses Shelter In Humorous Exchange
A farmer remains calm in heavy rain while a minister stops by. When asked why he won’t take shelter, the farmer quips that the weather is nothing compared to what he imagines inside his mind. The exchange captures rural wit and stubborn endurance.
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Nister
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