Apple Blossom Romance and Tiahuanaco Ruins Complication
A mixed feature blends Bolivian ruins near Tiahuanaco with a romance in a small town. The article describes Akapana and Kalasasaya ruins and the Sun Gateway near La Paz, alongside a love story where Lois and Andrew Bain face financial pressure from Mrs. Polley and a fateful car crash. The tale weaves archaeology and smalltown fate into one brief chronicle.
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Olivia
Guaquil
la Paz
Tiahuanaca
Lake Titicaca
Copacabana
Tiahuanacu
America
Tinhuanneu
Belisario Diaz Romero
National Museum of
Bolivia
Central America
Denmark
Germany
France
Guaquil-La Paz
Tiahuanaco
Akapana
Akapan
Kalasasaya
Andes
Andrew
Lois
Jeff
Cora Jones
Perley
Houdini Made Good on Father's Prophecy
The magician Harry Houdini born Erik Weisz in Appleton Wisconsin rose to fame guided by his rabbi father. In a New York World profile, Houdini recalls his father’s influence and a childhood lesson about wealth, recounting the moment his first New York pay was sent home in gold.
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Houdini
Weiss
Appleton
Wis
William Johnston
New York
M. S. Weiss
Harry
London
Quaintly Styled Party Frocks and Wide Brims in Season
Julia Bottomley notes the summer vogue for quaintly styled evening gowns with lace berths and diaphanous fabrics. She highlights wide floppy hats paired with frocks, organdies and tulle, and the charming, youthful look that defines current seaside season fashion.
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Yesteryear
Faust
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Skyscraper Design Advances From Wind Tunnel Tests
United States Bureau of Standards researchers use a large wind tunnel called The Cave of the Winds to test models of skyscrapers bridges and chimneys. Early findings indicate suction causes collapse in high winds, guiding creation of streamlined buildings with reduced wind resistance.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Popular Science Monthly
The Chipmunk Provident Little Chap
The chipmunk stores nuts and grain for winter, filling a burrow and sealing its mouth against cold. Hawks owls and weasels seek prey, but the rodent lies safe beneath snow, dreaming of spring when the woods awaken. Boys' Life.
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Earth
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Gateway of the Sun
The
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Colombia
Ancient
Temple of the Sun
D. J. Walsh
Jis Worth
Mrs. Polley
Mr. Signor
Mr. Bain
Andrew Bain
Higgins
Bertha
Lace Bertha
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