Power of King Cotton Growing Power of King Cotton
A National Geographic Society bulletin portrays cotton as a pervasive force in daily life. It notes cotton fibers in sheets, clothing, towels, cosmetics, tires, office items, kitchen products, newspapers, and more. It highlights American cotton fields, predicting a 1926 crop worth about a billion dollars and detailing early growth and thinning practices.
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Washington
Gossypium
King Cotton
D. C
National Geographic Society
How Cotton Is Grown And Processed In The South
The article describes cotton cultivation from seedling spacing to mature plants three to four feet tall. It details picking time as a major seasonal migration for Southern workers, including families and children, and explains seed cotton processing with gins and conveyors. It notes seed value rose after the Civil War and cites U S production dominance with Texas as a major contributor.
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Sumer
Nile
Egypt
Arctic
Belr
United States
Texas
Thickest coal bed in the United States at Gillette Wyoming
The US Geological Survey identifies the thickest coal bed in the nation near Gillette Wyoming. It ranges from 60 to 109 feet of solid coal. Such unusually thick beds are rare and other even thicker beds may lie hidden in unprospected areas.
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Washington
United States
United States Geological Survey
Gillette
Wyo
Lexington Champ Wins Raw Egg Eating Title
George Pollard claimed victory in Lexington Kentucky after consuming 25 raw eggs in 15 minutes to win a $5 bet. The report also notes a separate historical remark on a beard length standard in India during Mahomet’s era.
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Lexington
George Pollard
George
India
Mahomet
Records of an ancient Hurri civilization found in Mesopotamia
Philadelphia reports unveil clay tablets from southern Mesopotamia revealing a 4000 year old Hurri culture with a land law against direct sale that failed to curb capitalism. The find includes tablets from five generations in one family and suggests large estates under one lineage.
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Philadelphia
Tower of Babel
American Oriental Society
E. A. Speiser
Edward Chiera
University of Pennsylvania
Mesopotamia
Doctor Spelser
Peter and
Paul
Appian Way
Romaine Newbold
Cass Gilbert Elected President of National Academy of Design
Cass Gilbert has been elected president of the National Academy of Design succeeding Edwin Howland Blashfield. Gilbert designed the Woolworth Building and other New York structures and contributed to public libraries and university planning in Texas Minnesota Michigan and Missouri.
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Cass Gilbert
National
Acade! of Design
Edwin Howl Blashfield
Gilbert
Woolworth
New York
Toll
Minnesota
West Virginia
Arkansas
Troit and
St. Louis
Tex
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