Muscle Shoals Called Niagara of the South
A National Geographic bulletin calls Muscle Shoals and its Wilson dam the Niagara of the South for potential water power. It notes the Tennessee River’s bend, high dam costs, and a 600000 horsepower plan with eight turbines installed, plus two nitrate plants built for wartime use but mostly idle. Florence and Sheffield nearby profited from dam construction.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
NI Egara
National Geographic Society
Tennessee River
Ohio River
United States
Rio Grande
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Muscle Shoale
Chattanooga
Wilson
Sheffield
Acoupies
Florance
Florence
Ala
Florenca
Wilson Lake
Long Drive Ends in Accident Near Home
Mrs. Inez Turner of Bethesda, after a long trip to North Carolina to find her sister after nineteen years, was cut on the right ankle when her car overturned near her Bethesda home. Police say a truck swerved left to avoid a collision as she attempted to pass it, causing the crash.
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Washington
North Carolina
Inez Turner
Bethesda
River dams planned to open Tennessee river to Gulf trade
A shallow stream reach faces a new auxiliary dam to make the river navigable to Chattanooga. A downstream dam near Muscle Shoals parallels river traffic. When upstream work finishes Tennessee river traffic could run from Chattanooga to the Gulf, carrying coal stone phosphate rock coke iron lumber furniture and farm products.
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Chattanooga
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee
Ohio
Missisaipp
Gulf
Famed Thieves Market of Moscow Is Abolished
The closure of Sukharevsky market ends a Moscow institution long tied to city life. Once a bustling thieves market, it evolved into a final trading ground for private and state sellers amid shortages. The authorities cited modern markets as justification, while critics blamed theft, speculation, and disease for the move.
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Moscow
Sukharevsky Market
Sukharevsky
Kremlin
Motorists Pay Hefty Share of Taxes Across Agencies
A 1930s analysis shows federal, state, and local taxes on motorists totalled over 1.5 billion in 1932, with gasoline and license fees rising dramatically since 1929. Gas taxes alone have reached as high as 11 cents a gallon in some states, turning filling stations into toll collectors for multiple governments.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Bevo the Texas mascot sent back to ranch
Bevo the Bevo mascot, described as a powerful steer, caused concerns at a Texas university. Following a vote of 6 to 1 by the athlete council, Bevo is expelled from the school and ordered to return to his homeland, a 12,000 acre ranch near the Mexican border, away from campus crowds and stadiums.
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Bevo
Ranch Austin
Texas
Bevo' I
Texas University
Athlete Council
Walla
Faculty Are Students Parented at Burlington University
Twenty four students at the University of Vermont are children of faculty members. The finding highlights faculty family ties within the campus community and suggests potential impacts on student life and university culture.
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Parente
Burlington
The
University of Vermont
Vermont's Storied Rise From Hard Times to Marble Wealth
Vermont, famed for marble and granite, emerges from lean years with a resilient, workaday identity. A compact, industrious people shaped by English ancestry and Canadian ties built a diverse economy from dairy dairy farms to stone quarries and timber, while its towns center on rugged peaks and lakes. The state’s history includes an independent republic era and a notable contribution of leaders and scholars, shaping a distinctive American character.
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National Geographic Facioty
Creepston
D. C
WNU Service
Ermont
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Green Mountains
Vermont
London
Iowa
Prairies
Mont- Petier
Mount Mansfield
Lake Champlain
Adirondacks
England
New York
Continental Congress
Isle la Motte
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Fort Dummer
Aite
Brattleboro
Timothy Dwight
Hig Marriags
Mary
Jonathan Edwards
Yale
Samoan Islands Formed by Volcanic Upheaval in Pacific
A National Society notice discusses the Samoan archipelago formed by ancient volcanic upheaval. It notes Upolu and Savaiʻi as major islands, the cluster off Western Samoa, and a history of cyclones, storms, and earthquakes. The text highlights rugged coastlines, palm-fringed shores, and limited volcanic activity since the 17th or 18th century.
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Pacific
Samo
Mendate
Equator
San Francisco
Upolo
Mpa
Uthw
Samoa
Vane Tor
United States
National Society
Washington
Felanda
Islands
Upolu
Sayail
San
South Seas
Woman Loses 35 Pounds with Kruschen Diet Plan
A vintage advertisement touts a weight loss claim of 35 pounds using Kruschen detox, urging readers to take a half teaspoonful daily in hot water before breakfast. It promises a four week bottle costs a trifling amount and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy emphasizes health first and urges purchase at US drugstores.
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Hiate Reed
America
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