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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
6
Ti G Wells outlines Egypt under the Ptolemies as a hub of Greek learning and world trade. He notes Alexandria’s rise, the Greek language dominance, and the early university and museum culture. The text highlights Euclid Archimedes and Herophilus among Alexandria’s famed scholars amid a fusion of Egyptian and Greek governance.
The text argues the museum declined as royal patronage faded, while Ptolemy I’s library became a monumental public archive. It describes how Alexandria’s library system copied works, used copyists, and organized volumes on rolls. It notes Callimachus reorganizing texts into booklike rolls and the library’s vast scholarly activity.
Practical guide on how tall women can improve posture and stride to enhance appearance. Emphasizes sinewy leg action from the hip, balanced arm swing, and relaxed shoulders to create a graceful, rhythmic walk. Notes that short women face different considerations and deserve separate guidance.
New York fashion writer notes printed cotton crepes and candlelight inspired designs for pajamas and robes. Domestic wear shifts toward practical yet decorative forms. women wear lounging sets, lingerie, and robe styles with oriental or Bulgarian embroidery influence.
A fragment from a cookbook offers a method to cook macaroni using just over the measure of water in a closed kettle, simmering until swollen. It describes buttered macaroni with cheese or a sauce, noting leftovers serve well for another dish.
Alice and Philip Ardayne conspire aboard a Florence bound train to uncover truth about Alice's past. Secrets swirl around Uncle John Hugo Smarle, a jailed criminal, as Ardayne contemplates revealing the fatal family link while risking Alice’s safety and their future marriage.
Dr W A Evans discusses a New York bill to make local health officers ex officio water board members. He cites a upstate resort town using lake water during shortages, delaying health reports, triggering diarrheal cases and prompting urgent warnings on boiling and bottled water to prevent typhoid outbreaks.
In a New York diary entry Millicent notes temptation amid a social set of artists and witty quick exchanges. The narrative shifts to a crowded Milan to Lucerne honeymoon journey where Ardeyne and Alice endure a packed train while a danger lurks with Blacon and Christopher Smart plotting at a distance, hinting at Hugo's hidden identity and a fragile marriage under strain.
The alumni association voted last night to contribute about 100 to the university building and maintenance fund. The gift will be presented at the graduation exercises Friday evening. Officers elected include Philip F Curtia as president and Cushman Geergiary as treasurer with Chath H Okene as vice president.
Arrangements completed for an annual track and field meet at Upper Marlboro Maryland with over 1500 athletes expected to compete. A Chesapeake and Reich Railway special train will run from District Viné to Marlboro with fare 30 cents one way, 25 cents round trip. An envoy to Hungary, Brentano, American Minister, was granted leave and has left Budapest for a vacation in the United States.
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