Simon of Cyrene Cross Carrier In Gospel Accounts
Eyewitness mentions suggest Simon of Cyrene a Cyrenian whose race and origin sparked debate. The Gospels name him as father to Alexander and Rufus and note he was pressed into Jesus cross bearing at Pilate’s judgment, with varying phrasing in Matthew Mark Luke.
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Jesus
Cyrene
Africa
Wiely
St. Mark Spoeake
Abevinder
Rufus
Simons
Po Oman Assarepes
Simon Ty Nani
Mark
Siren
Alexander
Luke
Old Baseball Bat Becomes National Relic at College
A spruce bat used in the first college game against a rival team over fifty years ago is now a prized relic. The Sunrise team from Brunswick defeated the collegians 46 to 42, and the bat bearing players’ names passed from the winners to a historical society and now to the college.
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Bowdoin College
Alanine Effstorent Society
Con
Brunswick
Collegians
Historical Society
Coollege
Christian Science Monitor
Raising Birds in Captivity Doomed by Feeding Needs
John Edwin Hogeda explains early attempts to breed parrots and cockatoos in captivity. Incubators failed as hatchlings died without parental feeding from the crop, despite hand feeding experiments. Success came only after pairing parrots and cockatoos, with a heated nesting room kept at 110 degrees and humidity maintained by spray pipes.
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John Edwin Hogeda
Popular Mechanics
Mugo‘hie
Keeping Tools in Good Order
A Practical note advises lining tool drawers with corrugated paper to keep small items like taps and adrifts in place. In moist coastal areas, saturating paper with oil helps prevent creeping. Mark each tool with a glued white paper strip showing size, number, and threads per inch for easy reading.
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Wilk
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Fashions Through the Ages and Women’s Dress
The article notes fashion’s persistent pull on women’s dress from ancient times. It mentions rival style leaders in prehistoric eras, Cleopatra’s influence, and 5000 year old blouse history tied to silk and cloth makers. It frames dress as a social and economic force across civilizations.
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Cleopatra
Egypt
Memphis
Giraffe’s Combat Tactics Like Ancient Warriors
A New York Herald description explains giraffes fight without claws or teeth. They swing long necks like flutes, striking with heads lowered, while opposite rivals brace on all fours and stomp with hornlike protrusions. Spectators recall similes to chained spiked balls.
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New York Herald
Earlier Harvard life drawings found before Harvard Lampoon
A time stained book from a New England farmhouse uncovers N Hayward as an earlier draftsman who created College Scenes predating Ye Harvard Student by about a quarter century. The find suggests Harvard life record precedes F G Ashwood's famed Lampoon illustrations and Attwood status.
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Harvard
United States
F. G. Ashwood
Mit
N. Hayward
Warvard
Christian Science Monitor
Restoration of Alsace Lorraine administration at Strasbourg
The Trasten Transcript notes France reestablishes civil authority in Alsace Lorraine capital Strasbourg. It cites the famed cathedral with centuries of design and the great university whose prewar enrollment exceeded two thousand.
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Strasbourg
Lorraine
France
Trasten Transcript
Hongkong’s Three Cities Rise Above Crowded Harbor
The article describes Hongkong as a three-storied urban complex built up the hill from the harbor. It contrasts the bustling trade port on the first floor with a native Chinese street life on the second and a foreign-resident suburb on the top floor. A cable car links levels, offering elevator-like thrills as foreigners brave a perilous ascent to town.
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Hongkong
Bathing in Jericho and Dead Sea Waters
The Jericho region offers a ritual bathing routine beneath the Jordan valley’s fame. Tourists soak in the Dead Sea to soothe heat cracked skin, then move to the Sultan’s spring for a cold pool near Elisha’s legend, where muddy Jordan waters tempt a final plunge.
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Elisha
Jordan
Dead Sea
Jericho
Jordan Valley
Javed
Mother Marth
Glass heads reveal ancient Ceylon glass industry
Dr. Pierts told the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society meeting that glass heads and fragments discovered by S Ealing Penicenta prove the antiquity of the Ceylon glass industry. He said green tinted glass, not emerald, explains references to emerald statues of Buddha in ancient Singhalese works. beads include both three-holed and unperforated heads, indicating great age.
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Penicenta
Ceylon
Royal Asiatic Society
Pierts
Christian Science Monitor
Russia's Small Museums
Russia fosters miniature public museums in city squares and vacant spaces. Glass cases display specimens from major exhibits. Pedestrians pause to study stuffed birds and animals as cases are refreshed weekly. Lectures occur at noon and holidays.
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Russia
Ancient Egyptian Confectionery Origins
An English writer speculates that confectionery began with Noah boiling wheat starch and grape juice to create the earliest sweet, later evolving into Turkish delight. Ancient Egyptians used figs and dates for preserves and cakes, found in tombs alongside honey jellies, with evidence of confectionery dating back 3400 years on tomb walls.
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Noah
Egypthan
Prepared for the Worst Mr Grump Quips About Getting Dressed
A brief comic exchange from the Boston Transcript depicts Mr Grump upstairs calling for readiness for a concert. He jokes about hearing impairment as he boasts being prepared.
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Mr. Grump
Boston Transcript
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