Azores islands rise from volcanic fires and history
A National Geographic Society summary describes the Azores as mid Atlantic stopping points for early air routes, noting Pico as the highest volcano and Saint Michael and Santa Maria as key islands. It covers volcanic activity, island housing, rural life, religious festivals in Pont Delgada, Carnival battles in San Francisco Park, traditional dress, and port towns like Horta with its Atlantic cable station. The piece ties archaic theories of origin to modern exploration and cultural life across the island groups.
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National Geographic Seciety
Washington, D. C
Azores
Atlantis
Fiji
Portugal
Pico
Plee
Santa Maria
St. Michaels
Island of
Saint Michaels
Ponty Delgo
Santo Christa
Santo Christo
Algtr
Gentibule
United States
America
San Francisco
Winwerst
Ponta Delgada
Battefield
Villa Do Porto
Bay of Santa Lusia
Payal
Horta
Atlantic
New York
Ince
Bayal
Piva
Ferceiva
Sao Jorge
Graciosa Ile
Pleo
Ayat
Tercera
Placa Angra
Pisgah Community Reclaims Abandoned Church Building
Rural change brought by cars and roads led to church consolidations and vacant churches. Pisgah Community in Cooper County bought an old building, rebuilt it into a community house, costing eight times the $300 purchase price, repaid in year one from entertainments. The center now hosts plays, suppers, debates, and activities to boost local life.
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Radins
Pisgah
Cooper Cniity
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Duty to Community and the Call to Civic Action
The piece argues that citizens owe more than taxes to their communities and that neglected homes mar streets and depress values. It stresses prompt maintenance, collective effort, and enduring responsibility to keep towns beautiful and thriving.
City urges spring cleanup of neglected property in Chattanooga
Applies to Every Town the season of the year has arrived for communities to clean and brighten un sightly buildings. Chattanooga Times notes city authorities will tend streets dumps and mire areas. It adds that owners should remove decaying matter repair dilapidated structures and repaint where needed to create a healthier, more sightly city.
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Chittanooga
Tenu
City measure shifts from population to business growth
The piece argues that future city measure will hinge on business and manufacturing activity rather than population. It notes a trend of highways diverging from busy centers and homes spreading along main routes as better roads encourage families to move beyond city limits.
Uses for Coal Ashes on the Farm and Garden
The home owner who burns coal can use ashes in gardening to enrich soil and boost bloom. They can also build paths and improve sandy ground, offering affordable, practical benefits for hedges and beds.
Excellent Town Slogan: Build a folie Uver
Community embraces the slogan as a beacon for a prosperous year. The phrase signals commitment to material and spiritual growth, reflecting local pride and energizing residents for coordinated progress. Baker Ove Democrit’s quote frames the mindset.
New Dresses for The School Girl by Mae Martin
A Arkansas mother credits Diamond Dyes with saving money for high school and college daughters. She explains dresses can be refreshed, often without visible changes, using Diamond Dyes. The ad promises easy tinting, no fabric damage, and color craft guidance via a free 64 page book mailed from Burlington Vermont.
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Mae Martin
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mira Martin
Home Service Dept
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Popular Broadway hits offered postpaid at $1 per sheet
Broad way service at 1461 Broadway Brooklyn advertises selling 20 sheets of popular music hits postpaid by cash money order or receipt. Also promotes rubber union executives, candy business guidance, and free details from NubIn Davidson, 199 Stanton St New York.
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Broadway Service
Broadway
Brooklyn
The
Rubber Specialties Co
Harmas
Akron
Oto
Nubin Davidson
Stanton St
New York
Clix
Sioux City
Compliment and Wary Exchange Between Two Characters
A brief exchange shows one character complimenting the other while expressing caution. The reply dismisses the notion of worry, asserting no chance exists, yet conveys admiration for the other’s taste.
Ambiguous quotation prompts cautious reader note
Fragmentary line from a 19th century column shows a stilted exchange about smoking a cigar. The snippet hints at dialogue style but lacks clear event, participants, or setting to form a full item.
Small Girl’s Noah Tale Sparks Wild Horse Theory
A kindergarten story session on Noah and the ark leads Isabel to declare Noah’s wife rode a white horse. She cites a picture of a lady on a horse and calls the figure Joan of Arc, prompting the amused yet puzzled teacher to seek the correct biblical reference.
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Noah
Isabel
Nomefin
Tou
Joan of Arc
Netne
Race Mixing Trends in Honolulu Marriages 1927
Intermarriage in Honolulu shows rising trends with American men few marrying within their own race. In the year to June 20 1927, 231 marriages involved partners of different races. Hawaiian women also intermarried widely, while Chinese and Japanese groups showed lower but notable rates of cross racial unions.
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Honolulu
Islands
Men of the Trees Aims to Educate Empire on Forestry
An organization started six years ago by a Englishman among African tribesmen in Kenya expands its work. It seeks to educate public opinion across the British Empire on forestry and to instill love of trees in all sections of the community. The group is titled The Men of the Trees.
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Englshman
Kenya
British Empire
Early Christmas Card Art by Horsley and Partners
Early notes attribute the birth of Christmas card art to J Horsley and R A Horsley in 1840. The pair produced designs that spurred a surge in demand for tokens, shaping modern cards noted for artistic merit in design and coloring.
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Horsley
R. A
Reckless Driving Accusation Sparks Street Dispute
A motorists quarrel with a police officer over reckless driving charges escalates into a claim of danger to pedestrians. The exchange includes evasive replies and a cryptic reference to death by own action, set against a Boston backdrop.
Something Brewing at Home After Quiet Tea Time
A garbled note shows a domestic scene with a man describing a home evening where slippers and a pipe are mentioned, then questions a wife about a hat or vest. The text is fragmented and unclear about events or identities beyond a domestic moment.
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Harry
Notable Cars and Presidents Across History
A quirky note mentions a stock car titled Our Snlesman Liljis and reflects on human desires for rideable machines. It also cites that the average age of the twenty seven deceased U.S. presidents is sixty eight.
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Madeink Madan
United States
Not His Line But Brennan In Real Estate Tales
The Detroit Free Press reports a youth named Brennan who, though not old enough to join his father’s firm as a renter, handles the family business in leases and real estate. His sister is his principal client while a recent phone call scene shows him insisting he is a real estater, not an insurancer.
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Bt Brennan
W. A. Brenna Company
Bi, Sr
Evient
Buli, Jr
Detroit
Roe Press
Indian detachment at Fort Huachuaca in tents and campfires
A full blooded Indian detachment of the United States army, 16 privates, two corporals and one sergeant, are stationed at Fort Huachuaca, Ariz. They live as their ancestors did, in tents, cook at campfires and hunt for some of their food rather than drawing rations from the quartermaster. Names include Chow Bly, Charles Bones and Sinew Riley.
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United States Army
Fort Huachuaca
Ariz
Chow Bly
Charles Bones
Sinew Riley
Playmate Channlog Adds New Baby at Home
Martin and Yeesi discuss adding a new baby to their household after the wife suggests the dog needs a companion. The exchange hints at family plans and pet dynamics within the home.
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Channlog
Martin—Yeesi
Inventor Claims Airplane That Rises Straight Up
An inventor, Prince, asserts he has developed an airplane that can rise vertically using a compressed air meter. He argues no man can resist a person who dares to take him on.
Gas Can His Credentials Mystery Wanderer Tricks Motorists
George Niedermer, a young college student, traveled to Washington after rides from San Bernardino California. He flagged motorists with a gasoline can and had them pick him up, pretending to be a fellow driver in distress. Drivers laughed when they discovered the gas can was a prop and continued their trips.
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George Niedermer
Washington
San Bernardino
Siltenge
Eagle on a Hook Surprises Alabama Polytechnic Institute
John B. Pitts, football coach at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, cast a line and a bald eagle joined the fishing. The hook caught the bird and Pitts impaled it. The eagle, measured at over eight feet across, was presented to the zoology department for study.
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Jei
John B. Pitts
Alabamia Polytechnic’ Institute
Pitts
Institute
Phat's No Lady One It Fancy Dress Battle
A fragment describes an event labeled a fancy dress battle with social tension. It hints at an observer and an introduction, suggesting an informal, humorous pageant style scene. The text is incomplete, but implies a social gathering with playful or dramatic dress.
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Indy
Amy
Modern Demands Clerk-Lault Vet Strength Inquiry
A fragmented passage discusses strength and capability, mentioning GIn-Oh, two motorride devices, and a dinner. It reflects a stream of mixed phrases and unclear references, suggesting a puzzle-like or nonsensical note about effort, timing, and perception. Names and concrete facts are not clearly established.
Murthy's Vineyard Visit Notes From Long Ago Fall
A fragment recalls a visit to Murthy's Vineyard in the county during a past year. It mentions twenty two men attending and references events that occurred nine years ago in the first fall season.
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Abiong
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Ponta Delgado
Scott Manufacturing Co
Knoxville, Tenn
Boulder
the Trees
Foliceman
Mog
Boston
W.L Douglas Shoes
Omen & Boys
WL. Douglas
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Hoys
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Spark Street
Brockton
Maas
Douglaa
Phat
Magan
Gene Sarazen
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