Algiers White City Naples of Africa Port Scene
The article surveys Algiers as a striking port city with white buildings cascading a terraced hill, a blue crescent bay, and the Mitidja plain framed by the Atlas. It contrasts the European quarter with the native quarter, notes street life, coffee cafes, markets, crafts, and vibrant textiles, and ends with views toward Notre Dame d Afrique and Marseille across the Mediterranean.
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North Africa
Alger
Algiers
Mitidja
Atlas Mountains
France
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Pennyworth
Moshe
Mecca
Bab-el-Oued
Notre Dame d’Afrique
Mediterranean
Ter
Notre Dame de la Gard
Marseille
Illinois Briefs Highlight Local Deaths and Events
A roundup of Illinois notices reports WPA workers returning to jobs in Christian county, multiple local deaths including Owen Taylor of Tuscola and Leopold Miller of Geneseo, and a string of regional happenings. A memorial arch for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood was unveiled at Fort Sheridan, while Mary Delabar of Oquawka celebrated her 100th birthday. Accidents, political notes, business board formations, and a landmark Waukegan city hall ruling fill the page with local detail.
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WPA
Christian County
Owen W. Taylor
Tuscola
Douglas County
Leopold Miller
Geneseo
Whesher Miller
Nordgren
Daniel Mowat
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
George B. Boyd
Batavia
Kane County
Mary
Mary Ford
Hopedale
Ireland
America
Leonard Wood
Plattsburg, N. Y
Fort Sheridan
Camp Leonard Wood
Mary Delabar
Oquawka
Donald E. Cullen
Percy
James C. Anderson
Danville
L. L. Smith
Paul L. Henderson
Bloomington
Seventieth Infantry
Illinois
Rockford
George A. Nelson
Wisconsin
Norman Thomas
Evelyn Carlson
Momence
Highway 17
Kankakee
Floyd Mansberger
Ardis Hemphill
Bernard Thomas
Albert Montlake
Chicago
New York City
Braidwood
Kankakee County
Waukegan
Higley
Taxpayers
St. Louis
Jack Olson
Alton
Butterflies of Filet Crochet Pattern 1084
Crochet pattern directions charts and illustrations for making a butterfly and flower set. Includes stitch instructions material needs and uses. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York NY with pattern number name and address.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Memorial National Park to Protect Crusoe Island Heritage
Chile announces a national park on Juan Fernandez Island to preserve the cave of Alexander Selkirk, the lookout for ships, and other Crusoe era associations. Selkirk, son of a Scots shoemaker, left in 1704 and lived until 1709 before joining Captain Rogers. His tale inspired Defoe’s famed novel.
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Chile
Robinson Crusoe
Pacific
Juan Fernandez
Alexander Selkirk
Dampier
South Seas
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The
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Wnou Service
Cairo
Tunis
Delhi
Canton
Aoab
Sahara
Algers
Jokay
Chief
Larry
Fellows
Whare
Jerry
Gorfro
Dizzy Desn
Winship
U.S.A
General Foods
Dean Whew
Dizzy Déan
Feerpteeney
Sinerte
Ai Bopwi
Wea
Drin
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Co
Oil City
Carwano Motor Oil
Cemr
Ee Eo
Labber Girl
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