Oasis Life in Jerid Tunisia Date Palm Gardens
The Jerid oases in northern Tunisian desert host four date gardens Tozer Nefta and others with 100 varieties of dates. Getaa harvests date clusters using mengel knives while nomads barter with wheat and barley. The towns perch on higher ground near Shott el Jerid salt lake as irrigation sustains oasis life.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Arizona
California
Sahara
Tunis
Jerid
Sfax
Metiaoul
Colorado
New Mexico
Esparto
Europe
Tozer
Getaa
Algeria
Nefta
Shott el Jerid
Oued Air Country
Biskra
Ras el Ain
Black Hills Called Mountains A Centerpiece Of Old West
Washington reports the Black Hills in South Dakota, near President Coolidge, are better described as mountains. The bulletin notes peaks above 6,000 feet, Harney Peak at 7,240 feet, and features like The Needles and Sylvan Lake. It traces geology, mining history, and the role of Deadwood in American dime novels, with Game Lodge serving as the president’s summer base.
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Washington
Black Hills
South Dakota
Coolidge
National Geographic Society
Appalachians
Ozarks
Bulletin
Great Plains
America
Big Badlands
Rapid City
Rockies
Harney Peak
California
Texas
Colorado
Utah
United States Army
Grant
Deadwood
Homestake
Lead
Harney
Custer State Park
Custer
Sylvan Lake
Atlantic Ocean
Game Lodge
President Coolidge
Italy
Denver
Colorado Springs
World Census of Agriculture Aims to Catalog Global Farms
Forty countries in Europe Asia and Africa plan to cooperate with the United States on a colossal world census of agriculture to be taken in Rome in 1930. Leon M Estabrook promotes the effort, seeking standardized data on farm size crop areas livestock and production across nations.
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Washington
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Rome
Leon M. Estabrook
Mexico
South America
Dutch East Indies
David Lubin
International Institute of Agriculture
Lubin
Estabrook
International Institute
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Pre Roman Dwelling Uncovered in Germany
Berlin reports the excavation near Mayen in the Rhineland by Dr Franz Oelmann of the University of Bonn reveals Celtic pre Roman villa like dwellings. The timber frame house features a curved thatched roof formed by bent poles and latticed wands, a rare European example of such construction.
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Berlin
Mayen
Rhineland
Franz Oelmann
University of
Bonn
Germany
Rhine
Doctor Oelmann
South Sea Islands
South America
Europe
Hold Duke's Daughter Prettiest British Debut
London reports Lady Anne Cavendish the youngest daughter of the duke and duchess of Devonshire is acknowledged as the prettiest debutante of the season. Her presentation at court settled weeks of debate among society about the top debutante.
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London
Anne Cavendish
Devonshire
Royal Court
Anne
Lady Anne
Birth of Second Granddaughter Reported From Bound Brook
Mrs. Theodore Hoff man received a postcard announcing the birth of a second granddaughter at Bound Brook New Jersey. The card was postmarked December 25 1915 and ties the Hoff man family to the distant event.
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Newark
N. J
Theodore Hoffman
Bound Brook
Secret Ocean Phone Aim of Radio Heads
London officials report a new radio station under construction at Cupar Scotland will greatly improve transatlantic wireless telephone service. British radio experts note current service to America is valuable and justified and plan experiments in complete secrecy conducted by the post office engineering staff at Cupar.
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London
Cupar
Scotland
America
Post Office
Oldest American trail to be abandoned near Las Cruces
Las Cruces New Mexico the Jornado del Muerto once America's oldest trail will become obsolete as the new Rio Grande valley highway to northern New Mexico opens. Historic route linked Fort Selden and San Augustine pass with Espejo and Vargas expeditions and the 1842 Texas Santa Fe journey led by Doniphan.
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Las Cruces
N. M
America
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Old Fort Selden
Cabesa de Vaca
Texas
Mexico
Jornado del Muerto
San Augustine Pass
Antonio de Espejo
Don Diego de Vargas
Republic
United States
Alexander Doniphan
Brazito
Travel Safe for Goldfish Aims to Cut Losses
Washington bureau reports the bureau of fisheries studying high goldfish mortality during can transport. Initial air shortage concerns fade as researchers find goldfish breathe air from the surface and dirt in water poses the main danger. The study seeks travel schedules to keep more fish alive in transit.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Policeman’s Helmet Test Guards London Recruits
London police insist applicants meet standards and possess a “policeman’s face” before hiring. After education and medical checks, recruits must wear the bobbie’s helmet and parade before superiors. A helmet that looks ridiculous could end a candidate’s career.
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London
Searchlight Crew Makes Perfect Air Test Score
A perfect score was credited to the searchlight and sound locator crew of battery A, 63rd Coast Artillery at Fort Winfield Scott California after night tests of anti aircraft detection gear. An airplane conducted eight simulated bombing raids over a two and a half mile square area and was detected and illuminated each time by the search lights. The plane crossed the area at varying intervals at about 8000 feet.
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Washington
Battery A
Sixty-third Coast Artillery
Fort Winfield Scott
Calif
Spotless Town New York Sees Pride in Clean Streets
A New Yorker notes a spotless town where children are taught in school to keep streets clean and not clutter them, praising civic pride. J. L. Reiss was informed of the teaching emphasis during his visit.
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New York
New Yorker
Sheboygan, Wis
J. L. Reiss
How Mrs. Weaver Was Helped By Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Weaver describes ill health and weak strength but after three to four weeks on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she slept well and grew stronger. She now handles work and cares for three children and plans to tell others about the medicine.
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Lawrence Weaver
East Smithfield St
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia AB
Pinkham
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Ohio
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Maine
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