Great Plain Saloniki Drainage Project to Transform Fertile Lands
National Geographic notes a vast American engineered plan near Saloniki Greece to drain swampy lands and shift the Vardar river at a cost of about 26 million dollars. The project would yield about 180000 acres of land worth roughly 27 million and boost tax revenues as other areas gain value and productivity.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Near East
Saloniki
Greece
Dor
Vardar
Xerxes
Mithridates
Thessalonika
Paula
Chalcidice
Kassandra
Longe
Athos
Aegean
Gulf
Thessaly
Olympus
Ossa
Kissavos
Pelion
Plessithi
Macedonia
Innner Bay
Rhodope
Daoud Baba
Clever Fashions for Younger Set
Fashion writer notes spring trends for misses and juniors with jumpers and frocks in crepe, jersey, and satin. Describes jumper suits, two piece ensembles, Paris models, and variations focusing on comfort, versatility, and age appropriate styles for fourteen to eighteen year olds.
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New York Times
Europe
Elizabeth
Georgette
Norfolk
Paris
Lanvin
House of Cheruit
Suzanne Talbot
Man seeks pearl in an egg not oyster tale
Edgar L. Jensen of San Diego searches for a pearl inside an egg raised by hens. While repairing a coop he petted a hen, which bit his cuff and swallowed the pearl setting. Friends bet the pearl will never be found inside an egg.
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Edgar L. Jensen
San Diego
Cal
Jensen
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Diamond Dyes offer simple tinting or boiling to dye garments and fabrics. Each 15 cent package includes directions for tinting soft shades or permanent colors on wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. Tell your druggist material type to ensure proper dyeing.
Wheat Products in a Balanced Diet Notes
The text notes that wheat flour bread crackers and pastries account for 19 percent of an average American family's food, supplying about 27 percent of total protein 6 percent of fat and 46 percent of carbohydrates. It suggests pairing with protein rich foods like meat and eggs to form a balanced diet.
Cuticura for Sore Hands Advised Use
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands. It recommends soaking hands in hot suds, drying, rubbing in the ointment, then removing excess with tissue, and notes Cuticura covers all toilet needs when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used.
Snow to Surf Race From Lake Arrowhead to Newport Balboa
An annual California event begins in snow at Lake Arrowhead then proceeds by snow stunts and auto to the coast. Competitors must carry full equipment from ski jump start to saltwater dive, finishing with winter gear exchanged for beachwear as they plunge from canoes.
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California
Lake Arrowhead
Newport Balboa
Raggs and Balloons Recalled in Simple Memory
A brief reminiscence recalls Raggs asking about work and a memory of selling balloons at a street event. Other lines reflect a playful, clipped exchange and a casual tone from a bygone moment.
Aircraft with helicopter blades vows safer flight
A Japanese Naval Academy professor, Matsunage, claims to have invented a plane with a helicopter attachment. Sixteen wings on a rotating mast let the plane rise without forward motion and steer horizontally with two rudders. He predicts the machine will become as common in Japan as automobiles in ten years.
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Naval Academy
Matsunage
Japan
Pathfinder Magazine
Cartoonish portrait gallery of British public men
A humorous take lists notable figures including Stanley Baldwin Lloyd George Lord Birkenhead Austen Chamberlain Sir Alfred Mond Viscount Cecil Winston Churchill Ramsey MacDonald and Lord Balfour with distinct traits and caricatured features. The piece uses playful descriptors to reflect public personas through cartoonist optics.
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Stanley Baldwin
Lloyd George
Lord Birkenhead
Austen Chamberlain
Sir Alfred Mond
Viscount Cecil
Winston Churchill
Ramsey MacDonald
Mustachio
Lord Balfour
Moderately Lucky Wife Joke Punchline
Moderately Lucky Wife asks how many fish were caught and the husband replies with a wry line that he caught enough to avoid lying. The exchange plays on humor about truth and fishing.
Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Constipation Relief
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello promotes Syrup Pepsin as a humane laxative that avoids griping or purging. It claims to restore natural bowel regularity for adults and children and can be bought in a 60 cent bottle.
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Fletcher
W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Dr. Caldwell
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Great Plain
Kassander of
Macedon
Athens
Constantinople
Therme
Therma
Kassander
Thessalonike
Alexander the Great
Cicero
Balkan Peninsula
Alexandria
Salonik
Genoa
Adriatic
Venice
Blue Bay
Rimini
Spezzia
Italy
Sabatal Levi
Smyrna
Galerius
Verely
Bellans
Gueran
Desler
Brooklin N
Harold Som
Hessigellis
Dept. W
Memphis
Tenn
J, Stiever
Dept. G
Wabasha
Minn
Kodak Film
Electric Studiyo, Dept. D
Deecorah
Iowa
Verfield
Teachers Ltd
Effa Ellis Persfield
Madison Ave
Caldwell
Pepsin
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