Mozambique described as rich farming colony and ancient eastern Africa outpost
The article surveys Mozambique from Morida to New York like a vast colonial canvas. It notes 3 million inhabitants with only about 1 percent white, vast alluvial lands, waterways, and ports, and details tribes such as the Mchopi and Zulu relations, saltwater fears, and enduring wildlife while highlighting economic shifts, tax practices, and emerging agricultural potential amid colonial administration and labor migration.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
Atlantic States
Morida
New York
Mozambique
Portugal
Zambesi
Limpopo
East Africa
Inkomati
Lourenco Marques
Ilta
Zambeain
Inkouiatl
Africa
Gazaland
Inhambane
British South Africa
Rand
Photographer Uses His Art to Save a Family
In a tale of reform and sacrifice, photographer Roslyn Boyd covertly documents theMarvins crisis, revealing husband Marvin’s dissipation. Boyd forces confession by presenting photos. Marvin vows to change as his wife comforts him, and she praises Boyd’s loyal friendship.
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W. G. Chapman
Boyd
Marvin
Marvins
Hhm
Aga
Tam
Marvin Hins
Royal Roslyn Boyd
Frione
Mrs. Marvin
Marino
Marylin
Boyds
Shim Jeaning
Pirst
Avg. Boyd
Insurance of Almost Anything Becomes Possible in Odd Policies
A caricatured survey shows insurers covering bizarre risks from cinema patrons laughed to death to hysteria claims, twins kidnapping fears, Eskimo dog driver bites, war and theft scenarios, Dentists’ teeth, a gambler’s jewelry, and a perfume judge’s nose. The piece, cited from Popular Mechanics, highlights the era’s whimsical insurance expansions.
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Tis
Young
Europe
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Spices as Healthful Aids in Daily Food
An article from the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal argues spices are not harmful but essential to well being and comfort. It states spices increase appetite aid digestion and make foods palatable, noting spice use in Mexico and other producing countries.
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Mexico
Tea and Coffee Trade Journal
Population and wealth figures for London in a Vancouver Province report
The Vancouver Province notes Greater London houses about 9,000,000 residents, surpassing Canada and Australia figures, with 11,000 people per square mile. It estimates London's taxable value at $300,000,000 and annual upkeep of streets at $15,000,000 across 2,200 miles of roads.
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London
Greater
Australia
Canada
Vancouver
Greater London
Through a Woman's Eyes by the Bell Syndicate notes
A Canadian apiarist tests shipping bees to Australia to avoid winter dormancy and produce year round. The piece admires bee organization, tone invites readers to weigh if humanity can imitate such deliberate efficiency without overreaching, concluding by asking readers what they think.
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Canada
Australia
Lfe
Life Worth Living Questioned Yet Personal Duty Urges Action
Philosophers ask if life is worth living but the issue is framed as personal responsibility. The piece argues life is worth living through making it so, urging remedying personal circumstances, defining what makes life meaningful via family, love, friends, books, work, reflection, and balanced living with play and health. It ends noting Providence places these essentials within reach.
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Tuskin
Blood Relationship and ties in the Carnegie study
The eugenic record office at the Carnegie Institution reports that brothers and sisters share more blood than father and son. Biologically a father and son share half their blood, while a brother and sister share all common blood. One notes a shared link with his half-brother and his father through vomition blood.
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Eugenic- Record Office
The
Carnegie Institution
Shade Trees Bear Nuts by Col Goodnight of Amarillo
Col Charles Goodnight aged ninety has finished experiments on growing nuts on shade trees making them productive yet providing shade. The work is described as long and laborious but aims to combine utility with shade in Texas.
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Chaka
Dingaan
Zuzi i
Wind Inhambane
Xrnalé
Inharrime
Bracklah
Indian Ocean
Taharrime
Inhambane
Landims
M'chopis
Ufr
Charles Goodnight
Amarillo
Texans
Colonel Goodright
Old Folks Need a Mild Laxative Not a “Physic”
An old time sales pitch promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, natural laxative for the elderly to prevent constipation and related ills without gripping the bowels. It claims to be harmless and easily taken, offering a free sample bottle by writing to Syrup Pepsin in Monticello, Illinois.
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Monticello
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Lansing
Durant. Motors, Inc
West 57Th Street
General Sales Department
Broadway
Pleors
Elisabeth
N. Jia
Oakland
Cal Lansing
Mich.y
Toronto
Ont
United States
Mesito
Northwestern Yeast Co
North
Ashland Ave
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Intentulou
Hapit
Cicero
Harold
Caldwell
Dr Caldwell
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