Ancient Egyptian coin hoard echoes ancient world charm
A buried 3200 year old earthen jar in Luxor yields 500 coins from Alexander the Great era. Silver tetradrachms near half-dollar weight show Hercules on the obverse and Zeus seated on the reverse. Greek mint marks and city names are faintly legible. High relief coins, some with Greek inscriptions, indicate a rare find in situ and promise further study.
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Alexander the Great
Luxor
Egypt
Hercules
Zenus
Brother Bunkum Confesses in Odd Tale of Thefts and Faith
Brother Bunkum faced a bar of justice on a charge of stealing fowls while claiming a "heenyueness" and admitting to acts amid religious groups. He described stealing at times, while associating with others and praising his own cleverness, then asked for leniency.
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Yassab
Bunkum
Brothers Sustain Tiger Attack and Kill Beast in Rampur
Two Moradabad men Khuda Bakhe and Shaikh Abdul Ghani faced a tiger in Ghadpura grove near Rampur. Khuda Bakhe warded off the blows with his right hand, gripping a tiger paw. Abdul Ghani struck the beast with a stick, forcing it to release, then Ghani and Khuda Bakhe wrestled the animal until Ghani killed it, and the brothers carried the corpse to the Ramaiapensary Daily Telegraph.
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Khuda Bakhe
Shaikh
Abdul Ghani
Moradabad
Rampur
Ghadpura
Khbidi Bakhe
Khuda Bakhs
Teers
Ram Aiapensary Daily Telegraph
Pier controversy heats Lancashire byelection in London Tit Bits tone
In a Lancashire seaside byelection a former council member who pushed costly pier projects fuels a heated race. At a recent meeting an opponent sought an amendment and angrily accused the candidate, prompting a spectator to quip Try him again then Try him by his plore.
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Piers
London
Howlera and Haalere Rokitanaky in Opera Voice Tale
A clipped reminiscence notes Howlera and Haalere Rokitanaky, sons of a Vienna pathology professor, once mocked for varied talent. The father quips that two heal and two howl, while the best earn four times as much as the rest, in a fragmentary anecdote from earlier press. The piece also includes a snappy exchange at a ribbon counter about an engagement and a night-watchman employed by Barge & Co.
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Haalere
Rokitanaky
Vienna University
Sor
Diemde
Maleelady
Barge & Co's
Philadelphia Press
Bhattered Hopes in Fragmented Exchange
A terse exchange reveals tension as a speaker questions another's praise while a dean attempts to clarify intentions. The dialogue hints at strained perceptions and uncertain support amid fractured communication.
Money In Growing Pecans North Of Jackson
A Meridian Star report recalls an Illinois Central grove of about 6,900 pecan trees planted ten years ago in a region once devoted to cotton and poor white farming. Locals doubted any return, but the grove now earns its owner wealth and allows travel to Europe.
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Jackson
Grove
Clover
Europe
Meridian
Miaa
Inopportune Visitors and Romantic Ventures
A humor column fragment notes how certain people intrude when not wanted, including a brother-in-law who appears at dinner and early readers who cannot avoid talking. It shifts to a witty exchange where a woman rejects a suitor, then to a comical mistaken betrothal and a brief line about Mrs Smith. Miss Laura Bergen arrives to keep house for Rev. S. Bergen.
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Laura Bergen
Weasthope
Rev
5. V
Bergen
Abstract of Statement for Life and Fire Insurance 1907 North Dakota
Abstracts of statements filed with the North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance for Astra ct Life Insurance Company Hartford and The National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford. Details cover organization, capital, assets including real estate, bank stocks, bonds, and mortgages. liabilities, premiums, and receivables. earned income, losses, dividends, and reserves. dates, officers, and state certifications issued in 1906 1908 and 1907.
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Honda
Britis Convers
Taro
Elty
County
Raviroyd
Eater Bank
Doula
State OF
North Dakota
T. EC. Cooper
Sissies
Mort
Abstract of Statement for Title Guaranty and Surety Co
Abstract of the financial statement filed by Title Guaranty and Surety Company organized in Pennsylvania. Includes capital, assets, liabilities, premiums earned, losses, dividends, and commissions. Certification by North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance notes the year ending December 31, 1907 and reflects the company’s authority to transact surety insurance in North Dakota.
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Connerticut
Hipiri
Lewe Suatte
Hulkeley
J. Je. Wagilel
Ouretard
North
Dako
Imautaniee
ND Deuaniena
Uetaner
State OF
North Dakota
Office of Commissioner of Insurance
Aetna Life Insurance Comp
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
B. C. Cooper
Jentinony
Bramarck
A. D. Lin
B.C Cooper
Commissioner of Insurance
Nationsl Fire Insurance Company
Conpecticut
Inwa
France
J. E. C. Cooper
North Kote
W. F. Kurth
Eaecae Principel
Bottineau
F. Vine
North Kota
Birmies
Acer Ee Ee
Cooper
Insurni
Bottineau County Mutual Insurance Co
N. D
C. Cooper
North Dalkote
Bismarck
A. D
BO. Cooper
Insurt
Guaranty and Surety Company
Seranton
Pennsylvania
Calsolssioner of Insurance
1 Dakota
Watseus Ete Oula Vatres
Win
Halstead and
Knapp Berret
Ttm
Arincipal
BIW
Arvice
Connvingtemer of Insurance
Loanon
Fe Sir Wek
Area
Zed UF Incorporated
Bistness
Tan
North Dakgta
J .Company
Scranton
Ivenia
C. Cogper
Insurance
Michigan
Comsioner of Insurance
Ni DakJia
Frank A. Hooke
Robert Henkel
Offce
Ottawa
North Dakot
Michigan Commercial Fire Insurance Company
Lansing
Mich
Ereas
Seid
Merafore
TH. C. Gonper
Coma
Friaudance
Anidnes
Fae Weil
Memarck
Pobruwry
A&p
P Pooper
Michigan Insurance Company Bankrupt Sale Notice
Court action in North DakotaDistrict of Bismarck announces a bankruptcy sale under trustee as to policies collateral. The Michgan Theurance Company records, assets and liabilities listed with dates, locations and amounts, followed by a court summons in Bottineau County for Bertha Gorman vs R M Gorman with service deadline.
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Bettinenu
Ninth Judicial
Bertha Gorman
R.m.gorman
North Dakota
Bottinear
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Abe
Ace Record-Herald
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Polley
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Life
Ivan
Akota
State OF North Dakota
Office of Commissioner of Insurance Nr
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Tou
the Courant
Wational Fire Insurance Company
Btath
Conjnctlont
Iotioni
Donald Atle
James Nichols
J. A. Smith
Sertary
B. R. Silliman
Pearl Street
Harteford
Loration
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Lowes
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Abstract OF Statement
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Yale Tea bin
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Coursa
Patiecs
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Artent
Pein
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Eries
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Bividande
Sos
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District of
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Policion
Feloh
Rieren
Seer Dake
Total Asset
Grom
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Goriass
Weear
Tnsurance
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District Court
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