Lost Roman relief added to British Museum by Ernest Dix
A marble Roman sepulchral relief five feet long and two feet wide was acquired by Ernest Dix and donated to the British Museum. The slab depicts three draped busts of Lucius Ampidius Philomusus his wife and daughter, dated circa 25 BCE to 25 CE. Rediscovered after decades in a London contractor’s yard, it had lain in various sites since antiquity before tracing back to the Porta Capena and Villa Casali.
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British Museum
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Dixon
London
Putney
Boston Transcript
Lucius Ampudius Philomusus
Bianchini
Verona
Porta Capena
Villa Casali
George Zoega
Rome
St. John’s Wood
Favored Class in Russia Treads Barefoot in Public
A Paris correspondent notes the sole favored class in Russia today is women, specifically stage stars and beauties who may wear rich garments and jewels. Actresses alone are allowed to wear shoes in warm weather, while peasant women go barefoot. Even wives of Soviet leaders like Trotzky and Lenin walk Moscow streets barefoot amid public sentiment.
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Russia
Paris
Trotzky
Lenin
Moscow
The Firefly’s Light Discovery Rumors
The article discusses the famed firefly or lightning bug and its mysterious light. It notes that firefly light uses about one four hundredth of a candle’s energy and may be the most efficient illumination. Scientists hope understanding it could power dynamos with little energy.
A Journey to a Hot Dog Wagon
After a Gary to Michigan City trip over the roughest road seen, I sought food and asked a newsboy for a good place. He directed me to a hot dog wagon, and we followed him on our bicycles to eat.
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Gary
Michigan City
Fitting Revenge in Youngstown Telegram Exchange
The Wood and Park exchange on auto theft ends in a rebuke of the thief. Park condemns the act as low down and wishes the thief a long stay without gain. The remark closes with a vengeful hope for the offender to be flat broke.
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Wood
Youngstown Telegram
Love or Money Ends in Dreamy Declaration
A London Answers brief quotes a girl proclaiming intent to marry for love and a friend noting that men with money are hard to please. The exchange captures social values on romance and wealth in a concise, period voice.
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London
Saint Bernard Santo Saves Seven In Snowbound Rescue
A Switzer land innkeeper recalls Santo the Saint Bernard who braved a storm to find a glaring bus crash and seven travelers including a baby’s parents. His keen hearing sensed trouble from the pounding hooves, guiding the rescue on a mountain road. Our Dumb Animals Magazine. 666 cures Malarial Fever. 923
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St. Bernard
Switzerland
Santo
Dumb Animals
The Ex Kaiser's Wardrobe and Farm Power Shifts
A look at the ex emperor and his wardrobe past, noting his vast uniform collection and the keeper Count Perpon dhere Sedlinsky. The article then discusses U S farm trucking costs, electric farm power, time saving, and the spread of small electric plants aiding pumping, grinding, milking, and lighting on about 150000 farms. 666 cures bilious fever.
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Perpondhere Sedlinsky
Doorn
America
From Luxury to Necessity in Farm Hauling Trucks
Government data show farmers moved from viewing autos as pleasure vehicles to adopting automobile trucks for hauling. The shift reflects a practical transition in rural transportation demand and usage, with trucks replacing cars for work tasks as productivity and needs grow.
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Advertisement
An old patent medicine pitch claims worms cause poor color and stomach trouble in children. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week course to enrich the blood aid digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic, with a claim that health returns and worms dispel. Pleasant to take at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
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