Troy Ruins and Wall of Priam Unearthed by Antiquity
The article surveys Troy ruins and the Wall of Priam near the Hill of Mira describing the ancient fortifications and the lone surviving Wall of Priam. It traces excavations sparked by Schliemann and notes multiple layers of habitation over 6,000 years with ruins spanning city after city and the Dardanelles nearby.
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Searan
Priam
Helen
Otter
Menela
Dardanelles
Achilles
Patroclus
Troy
Porch Beautifies Ordinary House
An eight room two story home designed for economy and comfort features a broad front porch and exposed roof rafters. The plan includes a central hall, four principal rooms on the first floor, four bedrooms and a bath on the second, with a pantry and kitchen arranged for efficiency. The article praises the porch as the key aesthetic and practical element, emphasizing low cost without sacrificing style.
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United States
Trelny
Rian
Mack
Odd case to investigate leads to governess job
Laura Stanhope visits a grand estate after responding to a misleading ad for a nanny. She meets F. J. Graves and learns the children’s home seeks a capable governess. Graves later hires Laura as governess, and they marry months later, with Laura keeping a secret about that fateful encounter.
Fish Performs Queer Antica in Odd Aquarium Display
A peculiar aquarium feature shows a fish performing unusual motions described as a fin stand on its head and nose dancing. Curator James notes the salmon may return to Hormel, but currently it remains free in the tank, swimming up and down as if chased by a submarine.
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Augueta
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Still Bow to Shakespeare or It Then True That
Karl Young argues in North America Review that Shakespeare's critics are more enlightened and his time more secure. He suggests readers focus on the plays themselves like Macbeth Desdemona and Hamlet rather than scholarly debates about authorship and origin.
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North Americas Review
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Emelia
Hamlet
Desdemona
Birds in Winter Forests Drive Insect Losses
The American Forestry Magazine notes forests are scoured by hibernating insects through winter with birds like sparrows thrushes and warblers migrating as buds open. Birds destroy a large share of caterpillars on tree surfaces before they reach detectable sizes, impacting arboreal ecosystems.
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Tees
Cut On With a Shining Inheritance Law Tale
A historic note explains a British probate quirk where a will that omits a beneficiary’s name was once challenged as invalid for forgetting the person. The claimant then inserted a nominal amount to prove the testator did not forget.
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