Kofyars Brew Cultures Drinkers Not Drunks
Cincinnati anthropologist Robert M. Netting reports after 18 months with the Kofyars that beer dominates life as a cultural interest and currency. They brew millet beer, use it in courtship and ceremonies, reward warriors, and even punish social exclusion from beer events. Netting notes abundant grain supports beer traditions and that most people he saw were not drunk.
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Cincinnati
Africa
Robert M. Netting
Netting
University of Chicago
Prefab General Stores Roll Out Across Rural USSR
In Moscow and Leningrad areas Russian builders launch prefabricated rural shops. The Sofrino Prefabricated Paris Factory runs an assembly line producing a new store every three days. Walls and roofs are poured in reinforced concrete, while doors counters and window frames are crafted in the carpentry shop. Orders for 34 more shops have already been placed.
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Leningrad
Sofrino
Paris
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Prefabricated stores shown for self service sales needs
South Africa advances prefabricated shop designs adaptable for haberdashery shoe or textile stores and self service foods. One model uses two clerks another four. The country’s largest wildflower show will be in September 1921 at Cape Town, tied to Kirstenbosch Gardens jubilee.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens
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