History turns back in Cyrene
Washington report notes Libyan Cyrene, once Athens of Libya, rose as a Greek founded city 2600 years ago. Italian archaeologists uncover ruins, walls, acropolis, temples, and a famed medical school, revealing a once bustling port and inland city now entering a new era of excavation.
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Washington, D. C
Libya
Cyrene
Cyrenaica
Aegean Sea
Ths
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
Athens
Mediterranean
Rome
Alte of
Africa
Acropolis
Hainan Island Peoples and Trails From Coast to Interior
The article describes Hainan's flora with pitcher plants and two aboriginal groups, the Lois and Miaos, their origins and lifestyles. It notes Mongolian roots for Lois, Miaos as wanderers from Kwangsi, and Chinese infiltration since 111 B C. It outlines inland barter markets, primitive transport, and the growing presence of automobiles near the capital.
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Hainan
Kwangsi
China
B. C
Hothow
Kiungchow
Typhoon Toll Lingers Over Indochina Route Lore
A news brief notes a cyclone's devastating impact along a 1600 mile arc from Siamese frontier to China gateway. It recalls the region’s jungle plains and hills once linked by an old Mandarin road, now improved under colonial programs.
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IndoChina
China Gateway
Descriptions of Annam as Seen From Hue and Road Life
This excerpt surveys Annam via Hue, noting crowded roads, busy markets, and villagers moving along with baskets and beasts. It contrasts mountain Moss with coastal Annamese life, describes women’s freedom and shared child care, and outlines Hue’s layout with the yellow-roofed emperor’s palace and the river traffic on the Perfume River.
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China
Hue
Annam
Hanoi
Ginseng a Global Treasure From Colonial Roots to Market
A National Geographic bulletin notes ginseng exports from the United States to Hong Kong surpassed a quarter million pounds in the last year. It details wild versus cultivated roots, price factors, and ginsengs role in Oriental history and trade.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Hong Kong
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
New York
North America
Asia
Marco Polo
Cathay Coast
China
Ginseng Farms Spread as Cultivation Returns Trade
The text notes ginseng thrives in mountain regions from Minnesota to Maine and south to the Gulf coast. Domestic wild roots grew scarce, spurring American farms. profits vary and roots take six to seven years to mature. Some farms habitat select clearings with limited sun to grow cultivated ginseng. Most U S ginseng exports are now cultivated.
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Qnecen
Minnesota
Maine
Gulf Coast
Orient
United States
Planes Deliver Freight to Bulolo Gold Field
Rabaul New Guinea report says air planes bring the first motor car and a player plane to Bulolo. A fleet of three engined Jun ker transports and many smaller machines now fly freight between the coast and Bulolo through mountain ranges jungles and fast rapids.
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Rabaul
New Guinea
Bulolo
Junkers
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