Tree rings reveal Southwest calendar and Pueblo Bonito dates
The National Geographic Society and researchers Judd and Douglass dated Pueblo Bonito and about 40 other ruins in the Southwest by an unbroken tree ring calendar. Dating extends to AD 700, linking sites to major events and climactic history, with implications for drought prediction and regional chronology.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
New Mexico
Arizona
Egypt
Neil M. Judd
Andrew B. Douglass
New World
United States
Pueblo Bonito
Chaco Canyon
Rosetta
Southwest
America
Spain
William the Conqueror
Harold the Saxon
Hastings
American Southwest
Douglass
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Cliff Palace
Shoestring Republic nickname for Chile explained
The term Shoestring Republic describes Chile's narrow land shape relative to its width, highlighting its long, slender geography. The expression reflects how the country is constrained in width yet expansive north to south, shaping political and economic perspectives.
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Chile
Castoria Endorsed for Infants and Children
The brochure extols Castoria as mild and suitable for infants and frequent use. It claims a more liberal Castoria dose suits growing children better than strong adult medicines and notes genuine Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Fog penetrating light remains elusive says Westinghouse engineer
R E Carlson of Westinghouse Lamp in Chicago argues that despite extensive testing no lamp type reliably penetrates fog. He notes the difference between incandescent and neon lamps is minimal in fog, while low mounting improves visibility and reduces glare. cites Oregon examples as useful but not definitive.
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R. E. Carlson
Westinghouse Lamp Company
Chicago
Oregon
Kansas City Star
Science Service
Coast to Coast Grocers Endorse Russ Ball Blue Ad
A Coast to Coast grocer advertises Russ Ball Blue as a superior value. The piece notes a share in a thresher and describes Peter removing bolts from a machine to fix his own tools, warning that repairing all machines at once would ruin the thresher. It ends with a line about flattery and importance.
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Peter
The
Farm Journal
Famous Hollywood Strain Pullets For 10000 Leghorn Chicks
A California farm offers 10000 White Leghorn pullets from Oregon stock for February and March shipments. Birds raised on wire floors and concrete yards at eight weeks costing 75 cents each. Deposit required by mail order and refunded if sold out. Burbank Pullet Farm at 920 Chestnut, Burbank, California.
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Hollywood
Oregon
Ea. Express
Calif
Burbank
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