Siege of Troy Dated With Help of Solar Eclipse
Berlin May 25 The Trojan war chronology is reinterpreted by astronomer Dr Schoch of Heidelberg using a total solar eclipse described in the Odyssey to anchor dates 1197–1140 BCE. He proposes 1177 BCE April 16 as the climactic eclipse at Ithaca and repositions the fall of Troy and Ulysses return.
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Penelope
Evenia
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Schoch
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Ulysses Se Sali
Ithaca
Troy
Tehaed
Elon
Boghaz-Keui
Asia Minor
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Sthoch
Atreus
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Menelaus
Ferrer
Asia
Minor
Helen
City in Brief: Small-Item Notes Across Mason City
Local items include social visits at 244 Newell Street and 419 Dayard Street, a university honor for Preston Gibson in Kappa Sigma, a 4 year old medical operation update, a car thief sought near Mason City, and navy enlistment of a Rock Island resident. Other notes record city council action on an old gas franchise legal bill, scouting troops adjourning for summer, and church notices plus travel schedules for the Chicago Great Western line.
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W. A. Puterhaugh
Dayard Street
E. Roser
I. Jarven
Iowa City
Preston Gibson
Gipson
Aiiistry Aaverne “West
College of Mediche
University of Lows
Iis
Kappa Sigua
James Holeguub
Robert Masman
Ballou Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Poliga
Richaan
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Masoum
Cerro Gorda
Harrington
Mason City
Ember
Rock’ Island “Avenue
United States Navy
T Buris
Lafayette
Harold
Great Lakes
Migs
Winifred Garrison
Alla Vista ‘Avenue
College of Liberal Arts
The
State University
Owen N. Hilcott
Chicago
Bartlett to Address Tristate P.O. Clerks
John H. Bartlett former governor of New Hampshire and first assistant postmaster general will speak to about 1,500 postal workers from Nebraska Iowa and South Makers at a tristate gathering in Sioux City. Congressman C W Ramseyer also on the speaker lineup.
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Sioux City
John H. Bartlett
Washington
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Iowa
South
C. W. Ramseyer
Inwa
Fred F Cary of Manchester Dies
Fred F. Cary of Manchester died at a Independence hospital Monday after months of illness. An insurance agent for years he retired due to ill health. He is survived by his widow and two daughters Mrs J L Platt of Manchester and Mrs J G Sabin of Minnesota. He was active in the Knights of Pythias for nearly 60 years, serving offices and contributing to the lodge.
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Manchester
May F. Cary
Independence
JL. Ll. Platt
J.G. Sabin
Minnesota
Knights of Py
Royal Exile Victor Bondparie Dies in Paris
Paris May 22 Prince Victor Bondparie chief of the royal house dies in exile following apoplexy. The Duke of Orleans, who died weeks earlier, visited him on his deathbed. Napoleon reportedly mused on Paris’s changes from Waterloo to the Champs Elysees in this transitional era.
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Foley Pills Promoted For Kidney Health And Relief
An advertisement touts Foley Pills as a diuretic stimulant to clear toxins from the blood stream and restore kidney and bladder function. The copy claims long term use, strong benefits, low cost, and a satisfaction guarantee.
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Foley
Napoleon’s exile and the falling of a Napoleonic line
The passage recalls the shifting power of the Napoleonic dynasty, noting Louis Napoleon and the Princess Clementine of Belgium as key figures. It mentions Louis Napoléon’s exile after imperial events and the impact on the Napoleonic claim to the throne. It also references leadership changes in South Africa in 1879.
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Apotcon
Clementiné
Belgium
Warm
Africa
Prince Vietors
Altho
Exiled Victor Costumes and Napoleon Memorabilia Collector
The passage describes Victor Collected Costumes with Napoleonic ties leaving France in exile and establishing a Brussels museum of Napoleonic artifacts. It notes his father’s views and a growing display of Napoleonic uniforms, arms, and decorations. It also mentions Themite a chemical capable of melting ice at 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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France
Victor
Kon
Brussels
Napoleon
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