Preserved for Centuries A Professor’s perilous read of Darius cliff
Prof. Jackson of Columbia University undertakes a dangerous ascent on a Behistan cliff to read inscriptions and decipher pictures of Darius the Great. He spent four days copying readings, verifying inscriptions, and photographing the rock ledge, seeking the first images captured there.
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Prof. Jackson
Columbia University
Behistan
Darius
Gaumata
Bkunka
Auramazde
Jackson
Behistan Inscription and Darius Record Unearthed by Professor Jackson
The Behistan rock faces the legend of Darius as ancient sculptors carved two rows of inscriptions in Old Persian Medean and Babylonian. Prof Jackson ascended with Persian guides to read the tale of Persia’s conquests, praising Auramazda and warning readers to guard the monument from harm.
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Babylon
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Egypt
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Media
Armenia
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Parthia
Drau@iana
Area
Chorasmia
Bachriana
Sogdiana
Guindara
Saka
Thatagus
Haravatis
Fashions for August from New York Revealed in Newport
New York society travels home in simple dark frocks with Eton coats and veiled hats. A Louisville society wedding at Grace Church Chantry showcased Valenciennes lace gowns with Irish crochet, white taffeta sashes, and elaborate hats. The bride wore a long lace gown with sequined detail and a white ostrich plume.
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Gundry
New York
Ogden Millis
Beatrice
Gladys Mills
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sherry
Newport
Misses Mille
Plan Eton
Eton
Kate Mitchell Johnson
Louisville
Ernest Bayne
Grace Church Chantry
Berthy
Ives
George Rutledge Gibson
Richard Carman
Met
Louis Seize
Mary Jorie Gordon
Earl and Countess of
Aberdeen
Qourdens
Sinclairs
John Sinclair
Iriah B School of Art
Dublin
Directoire
Fibus
Lady Curzon
Buckingham Palace
Levi Z. Lester
Delhi
Striped bass chase at Deal Lake spawns special tackle boom
The article describes striped bass fishing along the North Atlantic coast with emphasis on Deal Lake New Jersey. It notes the skimmer clam as prime bait, a local tackle industry at Asbury Park, and methods for long casts through surf to reach bass, flounders and skates while dodging undercurrents and tides.
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Hudson
Delaware
Deal Lake
North Asbury Park
Loch Arbour
N. J
Asbury Park
Wea
Striped Bass Fishing Chronicle Shapes Coastal Angling
An in-depth look describes fighting large striped bass from surf and piers, the tactics to pressure a forty pounder over hours, and the hazards of tide and weeds. It surveys best spots from Jamaica Bay to Barnegat Bay, notes female anglers success on Asbury Park wharf, and contrasts gear from bay rods to handlines detailing line management and net landings.
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Coney Island
Barnegat Bay
Asbury Park
Baymen
Ike
Cold Coins Handicaps Fortunate Man With Three Five-Dollar Pieces
A man possessing three five dollar gold coins in New York experiences a string of failed attempts to spend them. He is refused at shops and eateries, questioned by police, and finally sees the coins pass through several handlers in a bid to unload them, ending with a costly Newark misadventure.
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Darius
Babylon
Media
Eudurus
Fravartis
Auramazda
Adukanis
Marie Louise Gibson
New York
Hester Ching
Sud
Senxi
Mike
Tie
Promistor
McIgan
California
Cantornta
Pata
Newark
Druggist Didn't Say a Word
A Philadelphia Public Ledger brief describes a night-time customer who requests ginger ale from a drowsy druggist in pajamas. The pharmacist charges twenty cents with five cents returnable on bottle return, then is awakened hours later by the same customer demanding the five cents.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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