Expedition Finds Antioch Villa Dating 1600 Years
Archaeologists from the Princeton University expedition uncover a villa at Daphne near Antioch dating to 67 66 B C with colonnades domes glass and gold decorations. The site includes lead pipes a huge bath and a stadium nearby seating about 55 000. Antioch, once the Greek Syrian capital on the Orontes, has a long historic arc from Pompey to Justinian and Saracen rule before modern decline.
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Antioch
Daphne
Yakto
Princeton University
Palmer Stadium
Princeton
Quintus Marcius Rex
Celicia
Christ
Antiochus
Syria
Orontes
Seleucia
Pompey
Justinian
Oldest pina fabric on show at Chicago fair
A two yard by two foot pina cloth piece on display at the Century of Progress in Chicago last year is said to be the world’s oldest pina fabric. Pina cloth, made from pineapple fibers in the Philippines, is extremely sheer. The item called a mantilla is over a hundred years old.
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Chicago
Philippine Islands
Opposition grows to New Deal emergency laws in Washington
In Washington a stronger opposition forms against New Deal emergency measures as Republicans and anti New Deal Democrats move to halt enactment of further legislation. Critics warn of federal control over agriculture banking and tariffs and call for restraint while lawmakers weigh political and economic risks amid campaign year pressures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
House
Secretary of Agriculture
White House
Capitol
Federal Reserve Banks
The
Treasury
Tariff Commission
Coolidge
Hoover
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Davis
Department
Neiighbors
Union
English Cannibals Are Even Marrow Evidence Found Of Cannibalism In Britain
A British antiquary uncovers remains at Salmonbury Gloucestershire suggesting Britons in the Christian era practiced cannibalism. A thirty year old woman's bones show marrow extraction and imply cannibalism existed in this country during Roman times. Animal bones were often split in the same way.
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London
Albion
Salmonsbury
Gloustershire
Memory Gone Heir Found in Ragged Stray Streets of Sao Paulo
Paulo Prado do Amaral, grandson of Donna Josina do Amaral who left most of her fortune, was found wandering in rags with amnesia after two years missing. Police traced the grisly sequence of a death notice, a staged disappearance, and a prisoner death, revealing a family battle over the estate worth over 2.5 million dollars.
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Rio de Janeiro
Paulo
Prado Do Amaral
Donna Josina Do Amaral
Sao Paulo
Donna Josina * Amaral
Paulo Prado Do Amaral
Mario Do Amaral
Novelist Beresford Claims Personal Cure Through Writing
J. D. Beresford, a British essayist and novelist, says a life long paralysis began to heal as he finished a story about a heroine overcoming infantile paralysis. He claims his own leg, useless for 57 years, started to regain feeling and movement as he wrote Rosemary’s cure.
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London
J. D. Beresford
Beresford
Rosemary
Heart on Wrong Side Saves Man After Accident
Delawares Richard Welton, twenty, owed his life to his heart being on the right side after a revolver misfire. A bullet entered near the heart but caused only a minor injury. Welton survived due to the unusual placement of his heart. Mayor Cuts Salary Olean NY Mayor Fred W Furness lowers pay to 1000 from 1200 citing the job going soft.
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Del
Richard Welton
Welton
Olean
N. Y
Fred W. Furness
Thief Steals Jail Blankets in Exeter Night Larceny
A thief enters the Exeter California jail after a door is left unlocked and steals seven blankets before dawn. Local authorities investigate as residents seek to prevent future break ins.
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Exeter
Calif
Leftovers Make Tasty Dishes From Odds and Ends
Practical guide to using leftover vegetables with a scrambled mixture as a core dish. It suggests combining beans celery cauliflower carrots corn and peppers, then browning with thyme and mace, finishing with parsley and optional poached eggs for a hearty supper or lunch.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Corroboration of a Montana mountain lion encounter
A group by a fire trades a tale of a lion approaching a camp in Montana. One man claims he drenched the beast with water to drive it off, while another swears he touched the lion's whiskers on the hillside, confirming the story.
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B. O. Terry
Tampa
Fla
Montana
Landon
Safe relief for constipation with liquid laxatives
Medical experts and thousands endorse relief through gentle regulation with a properly prepared liquid laxative. Start with a suitable dose, then gradually reduce until bowels move naturally, using Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for adults and children.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Patchogue
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Coulis
William Bruckart
Bayer Manufacture
Bayer
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
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