Troglodytes in North Africa Revealed by Airship Photo
An Italian dirigible over northern Africa captures images of underground troglodyte villages near Matmata Tunisia. American traveler Frank Edward Johnson documented Matmata’s courtyards, water cisterns, and deep earth rooms, noting etiquette and women’s influence amid desert trade and archipelago of cliff dwellings.
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Viation
Africa
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Marmata
Tunisia
Desert
Matmgta
Matmata
Brunn
Frank Edward Johnson
Kaid
Mr. Johnson
Norwich
Conn
Gabes
National Geographic Magazine
United States
Sheik Ferdjani
Ayesha
Johnson
Medenine
Douiat
Pioneer Aviator Triumph Over Doubters Earns Wealth
Critics mocked the dreamer who vowed to master flight and faced repeated failures. He persevered, built aerial devices, and finally succeeded. His machines soared above the skyline, ending jeers as he profits by selling to aviators and gaining fame and fortune while old Earth now suits his dizzy flight.
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Old Earth
Bunk
Orville Wright
Universal Press Syndicate
Life Good at Age of Sixty and Pensions Debate
A reader argues over pension age for postal workers. He cites New York Times and Harper’s Weekly views, noting younger clerks favor on demand pensions after 30 years while older workers push sixty as retirement age. The piece counters with Cicero on aging and urges prudence, highlighting society’s pension cravings.
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New York Times
Harper's Weekly
Charles Gardner
Madison Square
Charles
Paris embassy faces eviction as rent dispute hits U S presence
The American embassy at 18 Avenue Kléber in Paris is threatened with eviction after a landlord sent a rental billboard. Officials cite rising Paris rents from 1910s levels, with a $2,000 chancellery allowance failing to secure suitable quarters. The matter echoes past ambassadorial housing concerns and notes other nations’ higher rents.
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Paris
America
Avenue Kleber
Champs Elysees
Kleber
Washburn
Morton
Hustis
Rue de Chaillot
Place Des Etats Unis
White
Bacon
Francois Premier
Ambassador Herrick
United States
England
Germany
Russia
China
Liberia
Cardui advertised for women with womanly trouble
An old advertisement story from Mrs. Sarah M. Chappell claims Cardui cured years of womanly and stomach ailments after six bottles. It urges other women to try Cardui and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Airy
N. C
Sarah M. Chappell
Cardus
Cardui
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills Promoted as Liver Tonic
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills claim to ease constipation without scouring or gripping and to stimulate liver and stomach function. They are described as a tonic for stomach, liver, and nerves, enriching blood and aiding nutrition. Price 25 cents, available at all druggists.
Resinol Promises Instant Itch Relief and Skin Healing
An advertisement asserts Resinol ointment stops itching immediately upon contact and, with Resinol Soap, clears eczema and other eruptions. It claims doctor approval for eighteen years and suitability for delicate skin including babies. Available as Ointment 50c and 1, Soap 25c, with a free trial offer from Dept. 3-K, Resinol, Baltimore.
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United States
Dept. 3-K
Resinol
Baltimore
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Sahara
Lrogclodvie Vilage
Matata
Gene Morgan
C. A. Beat
Oust U. 5
Herrick
Seine
Alps
Jungfrau
Geneva
Jungfraujoch
Jungfrau Mountain
Aletsch Glacier
M. Zochokke
Switzerland
Siberia
Greenland
Bismarck
Berlin
Hedwig von Bismarck
Schoenhausen
Denver Republican
Salt Lake Desert
Porter
Uncle Jim
Pierce
Ady
Constipan
Carter
Ancer Wartz
Bonifay
Fla
TERRA
Atlanta Directory
Glenn Photo Stock Co
Atlanta
the Imperial Peachtree and
Ivy Sts
Atlanta, Ga
N. Y
Stewart
W. L. Douglas
Oae
L. Douglas
Douglas
Maas
W. L. Douglases
Brockton
Am Ree
Piso
Druzeiste
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