Babylonian Deluge Fragment Dates to 2140 B C
Pere Scheil announces a fragmentary Babylonian poem of the Deluge from Sippara with a colophon dated to around 2140 B C. The tablet, seven centuries before Moses, suggests a common eastern familiarity with the flood tale and indicates diverse local poetic editions rather than a single authoritative version.
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Pere Scheil
Moses
Constantinople
America
Europe
Berosus
George Smith
Tel-el-Riverna
Nineveh
Babylon
Assurbanipal
Imphrates
Christ
Pere Sebeil
Aimmi-caduga
Iing
Isaac
Jacob
Babylonia
Syria
Tersia
Prof
Sayee
Pere Seheil
Sippara
Nisothrus
Noah
Egypt
New York Independent
Rich Yield of the Pacific Islands
Ainslee's Magazine notes the Pacific islands offer a wide range of produce from wheat and pepper to crops not found in the tropics of South America. The writer surveys what grows there, illustrating a vast array of goods from different regions.
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Africa
Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Dutch East Indies
South America
Java
South Pacific
Sumatra
Philippines
Formosa
China
John Bull
South Sea Island
Pacific
Orient Islands
Ainslee
Islands of
The
Argentina
Guiana
Tropics
Remarkable Polish Mechanic Crafts Watch in Eight Hours
John Curzon a Polish mechanic earned a gold medal for inventions and formed a complete watch from scraps in eight hours. The Czar tested him with nails wood chippings glass cup wire and pegs, and Curzon delivered a working watch that kept good time requiring winding only every few days. The watch case was china and the works used odds and ends. the piece remains with a Russian family.
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John Curzon
Russia
Curzon
China
Work Only When They Please Observers Describe Mexican Laborers
Observers assert that the Mexican laborer lacks dependence on others and acts with independence. The peon in the tropics works mainly for plantation owners for accommodation rather than necessity. He demands advance pay for fiestas, then endures months of hard labor.
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Mexico
Tropics
Pawnbroker Craves Shelf After Illness Suffered
A Philadelphia pawnbroker, a prosperous local merchant, suffers from the grip and fears death. He tells his assistant he would prefer to be wrapped and placed on a shelf with a tag than be buried, illustrating his despondent humor amid illness.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Peoria Child Reveals Where River Body Lies
A Peoria family recounts how a young girl claimed second sight locating Mrs Lucy Sommers body at the bottom of the Illinois River. She described garments, guided a search along Spring Street, and insisted the corpse remained beneath the river ice, drawing a large crowd and a drag party that found nothing.
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Illinois
Lucy Sommers
Peoria
R. B. Craig
Fayette Street
Mrs. Sommers
Spring Street
Hefele
Gazelle
Search for missing woman ends with discovery of body
A search party followed muddy footprints from the Craig home to parks before frost set in. Grace Holmes, a ten year old girl, claimed to have seen the body emerge from the house and reach the river. The Illinois waters eventually revealed the long lost Mrs Sommers, her dress confirming the child's account.
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Craig
Fayette Street
Glen Oak Park
Bradley Park
Easton Farm
Grace Holmes
Craig House
Illinois
Tazewell
Baby Claims Fatherhood Of Railway Porter At London Tit Bits
In a london Tit Bits excerpt a man named Mr Newleigh repeats an amused lament as his baby speaks in playful syllables. Onlookers across the street close their windows while the father imagines the future and rails at the notion of becoming a railway porter parent.
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Mr. Newleigh
London
Women who dress for parties start early in the afternoon
Some women begin dressing for an evening party at 2 in the afternoon and do not look particularly well.
Local Youth Overestimates Social Standing in Town
A saying claims every young man overestimates his popularity in the community where he lives. The remark reflects common adolescent self perception and social anxieties.
Truth About Appendicitis Corrected By Youth's Companion
A Health column explains the appendix, its uncertain purpose, and how appendicitis presents. It notes myths about grape seeds causing inflammation are unfounded, describes mild to severe symptoms, and discusses treatment debates between rest and surgery, advocating middle ground and medical supervision.
Birds that Are Fleet of Foot and Their Flight
Professor Goethe spoke in Berlin on experiments tracking birds speed from Helgoland to England. The westward route over 80 geographical miles took three hours, about 55 meters per second. Red tails from Nile to Indies fly at night, suggesting a Nile to Norway spring journey in nine hours at 92 meters per second.
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Goethe
Berlin
Helgoland
English
England
Nile
Indies
Norway
Fires that Shaped European Cities Across Centuries
The text surveys historic European blazes from 1700 to 1870. It cites Liverpool's 1802 fire destroying over 5 million dollars in property, Edinburgh's 1700 destruction of more than half the city, and Constantinople's great fires of 1865 and 1870 with vast losses exceeding 25 million dollars.
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Europe
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Constantinople
A Wonderful Engine of the Human Heart
The heart is a wonderful pumping engine. In twenty four hours it would lift 124 tons one foot if all its work were collected. The estimate comes from the force per stroke multiplied by stroke count over a day.
Contrasting Effects In Two Sentences From Indianapolis Press
A brief quoted exchange contrasts two reactions to seeing two women kiss. The extremely young man wishes to be elsewhere while the moderately young man jokes of wishing to be both. The wry line appears in the Indianapolis Press.
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Indianapolis Press
Widow and social roles in a harsh moral tale
A widow notes how male experiences fail women and how polite men seek to borrow life insurance. The piece argues that a woman’s cooking skill does not oblige her to perform for society and questions expectations of display and propriety.
Naval Definitions For Shipboard Terms
A list explaining nautical and naval terms including fathom turret crow s nest jacob s ladder armament capstan cable binnacle bow chaser bulkhead gangway displacement barbette monitor and other related vocabulary with concise definitions.
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Monitor
Health and Stomach Bitters Endorsement in College Writ
An article notes the extremely low college death rate due to strict physical conditioning. It also highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as highly recommended for blood, nerves, and stomach disorders, claiming it cures constipation indigestion dyspepsia a sluggish liver and weak kidneys.
Milk by milk cow visits in Coney Island
Mrs. Morey of Coney Island New York milks at customers homes by leading a tame cow to each door and milking the desired amount while the customer watches. The practice, once common, echoes older European customs of dairy delivery by animal.
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Mrs. Morey
Coney Island
New York
Bess
Europe
The Northwestern Limited Beautiful Souvenir Booklet
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway offers a deluxe brochure on the electric Northwestern Limited route. It features elegant engravings of Chicago to Minneapolis scenes and cities along the line. Send four cents for a copy to W. Barnes at 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Northwestern Limited
Chicago
Twin Cities
W. B. B&nishers
Tifth Avenue
Britain’s Indian army strength outlined
The article states Great Britain maintains 300000 Indian troops with 230000 native and 70000 British soldiers. It notes about 20000 European volunteers and a native police nearly 200000 strong, officered by white men, in addition to the military force.
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Britain
Great Britain
Grain-O Foods Drink Prospectus
Try Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Suitable for children and adults, Grain-O mimics mocha and java in color but is made from pure grains and easy on the stomach. Priced at 15c and 25c per package, sold by all grocers.
Poor Children Labeled in Japan Amid Domestic Duties
The article notes that in Japan poor children are often labeled to monitor them for misbehavior while their mothers perform domestic chores at home. The piece highlights social norms and child regulation within families in urban Japan.
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Japan
Jell O The New Dessert Teases Family Flavors
Jell O introduces a new dessert promising family appeal with four flavors Lemon Raspberry Strawberry and another unnamed range. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Estimated value of lands across Europe and colonies
The total land value in Europe, the United States and Canada, Australia, and the Cape colonies is estimated at £17,058,000,000. This figure reflects the combined worth of vast colonial and continental territories in a single aggregation.
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Europe
The
United States
Canada
Australia
Cape Colonies
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure and Vitality
Cures talk great fame of Hood's Sarsaparilla based on actual merit. The ad claims it expels impurities from blood, improves appetite, and strengthens the body. testimonial from Frank Nolen of Oakland Illinois notes six bottles cured six months of indigestion headache and nervousness.
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Hood
Frank Nolen
Oakland
Ill
America
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Tlemer
Riceville Mfg. CO
Etane ‘Towa
H. Green's Sons
Nex
Atlanta
Thompson’s
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