Explorers Probe Tower of Babel Riches and Ruins
American archaeologists pursue restoration at the Tower of Babel site near Babylon. The excavation and tablets tied to Nebuchadnezzar and Assyrian kings reveal deep ties to Genesis tales, early astronomy, and the origin of languages as scholars await results.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Wielson
Nebo
Dorsippa
Thibylon
British Museum
Nebuchandnezzar
Babylon
E-Sigella
E“uldoa
Nabopolassar
Hidda
Borsippa
Subachadnezzar II
Babylonia
Datel
Vira Nimrud
Assurbanipil
Assyria
Ele
B.C
Tower of Babel
Ruina
Babylonian
Peloponnesus
Euphrates
Wellington at Waterloo Reticence and Resolve
An account from Words on Wellington recounts the Duke of Wellington facing the risk of battle at Waterloo. Lord Anglesey seeks guidance from Count Alava, but Wellington declines to reveal plans, affirming that he and Anglesey will do their duty regardless of Bonaparte’s moves.
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Deke
Lord Anglesey
Lord Uxbridge
Hussey Vivian
Alava
Count Alava
Strathfieldsaye
Bonaparte
Lord
Anglesey
Wellington
Duke
Waterloo
Sir William Fraser
Bart
Milking the cuttlefish for ink in English ponds
The article describes coastal farms where cuttlefish are kept in sea-water ponds to milk ink. It explains the milking process via sluices, basins, and guards, noting ink yields and the origin of cuttlefish, with mention of China and Asia, and how ink is packed for market. It then shifts to Mr. W Abrahams MP discussing American labor, machinery adoption, and capitalist progress versus worker protections.
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Jrvot Odritele
England
China
Asia
How He Managed It By a Bold Marriage Proposition
An emigrant recalls arriving at a lodging house in Auckland and chatting with a cheery young woman. He quickly urges marriage as a practical step, arguing that a man immigrating seeks work while a woman seeks marriage, prompting their rapid, jokey agreement and subsequent attention.
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Dan
Auckland
Tennyson Story Told By Gordon M Cabe
Mr Gordon M Cabe recalls strolling with Alfred Lord Tennyson on Aldworth terrace when the first dinner gong rang. The poet refuses to dress for dinner saying he never dresses for anyone and jokes about keeping good relations with his butler and avoiding snobbery with a duke.
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Gordon M'Cabe
Tennyson
Aldworth
Argyll
How to Become a Good Shot
Instruction on firearm use focusing on correcting vision issues and shooting stance. It covers left eye dominance, left shoulder shooting, stock choices, grip consistency, left hand role, safe handling, and cartridge choices for low recoil. Advice ends with cleaning the gun after firing.
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J. C
Stage Manager Raises Stage Duel Affects Salary Cue
Stage Manager notes the hero and villain act on stage with a twist. The villain refuses to die until the proprietor signals payment of arrears at the end.
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Jove
Villian
The Stolen Bag on the Volga Steamer
A steamer on the Volga pursues the Caspian Sea when a young man asks to land at a village. He deserts with a bag containing twelve thousand francs. Later the bagless traveler returns by deception, only to be captured by his former captain at a river station.
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Volga
Caspian Sea
Inventor of the Lucifier Match Identified by 1827 Records
Stockton-on-Tees records show John Walker a Durham chemist as the original inventor and maker of the lucifer match. The diary notes a fret box sold for 1s 6d in April 1827, with Walker overseeing production and sourcing wood from Blockton. He declined a patent, saying his means would suffice for his simple needs.
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Stockton-on-Tees
John Walker
Durham
Walker
Blockton
The Contest At A Brass Musical Night
A newspaper critic fled town and left a sporting man to judge a contest where about fifty entrants played fiddles, files, and bugles. The crowd lined up under chandeliers as the starters clicked in, with a cheese-box judging stand and a lunch counter.
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Sporting Man of the Star
Goldmark
Wood Preservation by Electricity Invented for All Woods
A new method preserves wood via electric current using a wooden box with lead plates and a borax resin sodium carbonate solution. Wood is placed on the positive plate, covered by a negative plate, and treated five to eight hours to remove sap and replace it with preservative, then dried air or by oven.
Riding an Avalanche in Yosemite and Partridge Tale
A Yosemite mountaineering account recalls an avalanche ride after a deep snow fall with a near miss and exhilaration. A separate anecdote features the weather prophet Partridge and a joke about almanac predictions versus reality.
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Tover
John Muir
Yosemite Park
Canon Head
Canon
The Conjuror Parts with Gold in Chinese Amusement Hall
A famous conjuror in San Francisco visits a Chinese place of amusement. He buys oranges from an old vendor who displays gold coins, then cuts them open to reveal more gold. After several oranges yield no coins, the vendor stops selling, and the magician ends by giving the last coin to prevent violence.
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United States
San Francisco
Win
New Process For Preserving Butter
Fehling shows gim-aralen is non fermentable and Emile de Meulemeester finds that mixing powdered gum-arabic with butter can extend freshness, adding salt preserves aroma. To avoid impurities and cost, he dissolves raw gum-arabic in water, filters, mixes with butter, and then extracts the excess liquid.
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Fehling
Emile de Meulemeester
Brussels
M. de Meulemeester
Looker-On recalls king's Burton visit at Rangemore Church
A Birmingham Post correspondent recounts a tale from the King's visit to Burton. An elderly woman near eighty traveled long distances to see the King at Rangemore Church but found the service full and protested impatience at being barred from Holy Worship after many years.
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Birmingham Post
Burton
Rangemore Church
Cool Garden Spots From Arctic Glaciers
A glacier that breaks away sails northward with a line of smaller icebergs. The Esquimaut term the sight the duck and ducklings as elders follow their brood. Moss grows on the ice, forming soil as it decays, letting buttercups and daisies thrive. Poppies bloom in Arctic summers.
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Arctic Ocean
Esquimaut
No Fuss Help Tale From River Bank
A country yokel walking along a river bank encounters a drowning man shouting for help. The yokel remarks he cannot swim either and questions the commotion, then adds his own quip about not making much fuss. The scene ends with the humorous exchange reflecting rural wit.
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New York Journal
Mabel
Sevine
Docholimeeear
Assurhanipal
Pirot
Egypt
Pasen
Greece
George Smith
TST
Wise
Del
Tabylon
Anu
Sartati Elli
Tram
Seven Lights of the Earth
Horsippa
Merodach
Ile
Mr. W. Abrahams
M. P
W. Abraham M. P
America
Lillmois
Tennyson Story
Partridge
Kate
Mary
Eisie
Melville
Maud
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