Darfur Ward Under British Administrators in 19th Century Sudan
A Nat Geog prepared account describes Britain’s takeover of western Darfur after Muslim rulers. It details Um Kedada base, town planning, sanitation, and the daily life of Arabs and negroids, including millet farming and worship practices. The piece traces pilgrim routes from Nigeria to Mecca and notes protections under British or French authority.
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Darfur
Sudan
Great Britain
Sahara
Africa
Um Kedada
el Fasher
Soudan
Britain
Nigeria
el Abeid
Khartum
Suakin
Port Sudan
Jidda
Red Sea
Mecca
Arabian
Dukes Have King as Landlord in Historic Royal Grants
Woodstock England two English nobles the duke of Marlborough and the duke of Wellington live on royal estates with the king as landlord Their annual duty is to present gifts to Buckingham Palace as the price of tenancy The Blenheim palace estate cost about 300000 pounds 250000 funded by Parliament Stratford Saye House was granted after the Napoleon victory at Waterloo
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Woodstock
England
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Buckingham Palace
Blackstone
Blenhelm Palace
Blenhelm
Stratford Saye House
Reading
Napoleon
History of Tribes Carved on Guadelupe Bluffs near Carlsbad NM
Pictographs in the Guadalupe mountains show an aboriginal tribe before known southwestern cultures with later Apache drawings and Miles era markings. Geometric friezes rise to eight feet, while 19th century murals depict Geronimo era standoffs. A cave bears the name Billy the Kid.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Guadalupe Mountains
Geronimo
Nelson A. Miles
Guadalupe Range
United States
Miles
W. M. Bonney
Billy the Kid
Soviet to Preserve Iberian Virgin Chapel in Moscow
The commissariat of education refused a Moscow borough petition to demolish the Iberian Virgin chapel. Officials said the Sixteenth century structure is a precious national monument and should be preserved with other historic Russian monuments. The chapel stands near Red Square and is famed for the Iberian Virgin icon reputed to grant inspiration before coronation.
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Moscow
Commissariat of Education
Russia
Commissariat
Red Square
Get Thee Gone Divorce Decree in Turkestan
The article describes temporary Muslim marriages in Turkestan U S S R where a husband may divorce by saying Get thee gone and be free to remarry, while a wife cannot remarry for 100 days and faces social ostracism. It notes severe penalties for female infidelity including face blackening and public shaming in bazaars.
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Turkestan
Tashkent
New
Turkey
Judge orders $100 monthly alimony for Lechmann wife
In White Plains New York Justice Morschauser pressed for a demand Mrs Wilhelmina Lechmann said she wanted none. The judge overruled claiming the husband must pay $100 a month.
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White Plains
N. Y
Morschauser
Wilhelmina Lechmann
Shoshones bury beds of dead warriors at Wind River
Modern customs clash with old beliefs at the Wind River burial ground near Fort Washakie Wyoming. The burial site 48 years old was begun by Rev John Roberts beside his log mission. Early funerals placed bodies on ponies and carried them to rocky crevices atop a mountain. A Shoshone legend says the tribe descends from a big coyote.
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Fort Washakie
Wyo
Wind River
John Roberts
War on earwigs pitting insects in Pacific Northwest
In Seattle a four year hidden war between earwigs and parasitic tachinid flies began under University of Washington biologist Prof. Trevor Kincaid. After poison baits failed the flies were released to prey on earwigs, with initial laboratory victories for the pests.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Trevor Kincaid
University of Washington
Europe
Offer Students Prizes for Best Safety Essays
In 1926 road grade crossing accidents totaled 5 921 with 2 492 killed and 6 991 injured. The American Railway Association offers three $250 prizes for essays by grammar school, high school, and college students on Cross Crossings Cautiously with a 250 word limit. Contest closes June 1. plans coordinated by J G C Daviston at 30 Vesey Street New York.
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New York
Railroads
American Railway Association
J. G C. Daviston
Safety Section
Association
Vesey Street
200 Rattlesnakes Killed by Dynamite Blast
Hot Springs South Dakota area ranger D Guy Keyes riding Harney forest near Keystone saw a single rattler. He used dynamite to blow the rock recess killing about 200 snakes.
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Hot Springs
Guy Keyes
Keystone
Harney National Forest
Keyes
Poultry Sanitation Key to Profits in Illinois Flocks
Poultry extension specialist H H Alp of the University of Illinois warns that disease and sanitation drive losses in Illinois flocks. Records show 12 percent mortality, with profits rising when sanitation, feeding, and breeding improve. cleanliness is the largest missing factor.
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H. H. Alp
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Alp
Illinois
Early Pullets as Profitable Egg Layers
The article argues early pullets are most profitable since they lay eggs in fall and winter for higher prices. It notes stronger growth and vitality from hens before fatigue sets in, with cold weather as a drawback. Modern brooding tech mitigates cold and sunshine remains key for chick growth.
Keeping Pullets and Hens for Winter Egg Production
Winter egg output comes mainly from well grown pullets with good feed and flesh. Old hens pause during winter and resume laying in February or March. Maintain two thirds pullets and one third hens, forcing pullets with liberal mash feed while allowing old hens to rest.
Time to Watch Rodents and Protect Poultry Dwellings
Farmers warned that rodents and predators prey on young poultry during breeding season. Rats skunks coons weasels mink and other animals raid nests to feed, risking heavy losses if not controlled. The notice urges timely measures to protect chicks and nests.
Puts An End to Bunion Pains
An advertisement promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as a simple inexpensive remedy for bunion pain and inflamed toe joints. It claims two-ounce bottles last long and offer a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The ad also touts rapid improvement for swollen veins with nightly and morning application.
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Nermal
Moone
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