Excavating Herculaneum Draws Intense Interest
The text notes ongoing fascination with Herculaneum, a small provincial town on the Bay of Naples between Vesuvina and Mount Somma. Its position made it attractive to wealthy Romans building villas, and its destruction by Vesuvius in AD 79 led to rapid ancient feasting as Pompeii lay buried under volcanic ash.
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Herculaneum
Savanta
Fife
Bay of Naples
Vesuvina
Mount Somma
Pompeii
Magna Graecia
Rome
Nerva
Signor
Corrado Ricci
Resina
Herculanium
Pompei
Herculatreum
Ihs
Lieved
Pompari
Agrippina the Elder
Seneca
Caligula
Nuceria
Thme
Profesor Hughes
Herculaneum Excavations and Italian Policy Debate
The piece surveys Herculaneum’s rapid entombment by mud and ash, contrasts it with Pompeii, and notes Italian government plans to excavate while resisting foreign funding. It cites Waldstein, Ricci, and Boni, recalls Morgan’s non- involvement, and discusses preservation, manuscripts, and the villa life of Roman elites around Herculaneum.
Small Stores Boom Amid City Shopping Shift
A city observer argues that neighborhood shops endure beside larger retailers. He notes mothers with children prefer near home dry goods and hardware stores, valuing taste and judgment in curated inventories. The text also mentions a character named Trift and his ambiguous smile.
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Furniuhinga
Do You Try To Plead To All Men Says Summer Girl
The summer girl replies she caters to preferences and has changed looks this month claiming she has been both blond and brunette, reflecting a light exchange on personal style and perception.
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Bionds
The Crooked Way. Whitman on banker who stole from depositors
District Attorney Whitman of New York described a western banker who plundered depositors. He lived beyond his means with luxury cars and a mansion as his wife and daughter sought jewels. The inevitable result, he said, was that the man became crooked.
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Whitman
New York
Washington Star
Mr. Whitman
Another Investigation in a Domestic Scene Christmas Tale
A mother questions her daughter about suspicious veranda sounds and a young man, while the daughter contemplates wedding fashions. The dialogue hints at romance and social expectations in a domestic setting.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Herellaneum
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Waldstein
Giolitti
Signor Orlando
Italy
Glynor Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
Stself
Hhis T Luck
America
Charles Walds
Fine Arta and Antiquities
Turkey
Grand Duchy of Baden
Loeris
Crotona
TRE
Arco
Sers
Leeerer
Duke
Liggett & Byers
Durham
N. C
Liggett & Myere
St. Louis. Mo
Colt Distemper
Ligue A. Rh G
Roel
Sporn Medic
Trift
Natchez
Mississippi
Waldo Henderson
Natchez, Miss
North
J.C. Clair
Cole
Kodaks
Parsons
Locust Street
Ee Moines
W. N. U. Des Moines
Canada
Free Homestead
Diarious
Eg Vete
Homerton
IF. H. Hewitt
West 6Th
Dea Moines
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