Baalbec and Siam Temples Seen in Spring Splendor
The article notes Baalbec in Syria with around 5 000 inhabitants and diverse religious buildings, gardens, and ruins. It describes soldiers near the Temple of Jupiter, Arabs among temple pillars, and children in Baalbee’s orchards as spring highlights. It also recounts Siam's yearly Phra Kathin robe ritual with royal ceremony and priestly garments offered by king and nobles.
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Baalbec
Robert Wichens
Temple of Jupiter
Temple of
Facels
Wide World Magazine
Siam
One-armed justice of the peace and a homemade divorce
In Success Harria Dickson recalls Uncle Mose and Aunt Marla using a one-armed justice of the peace for a quick divorce. He reads from scattered books, pronounces them unhitched, and charges one dollar for marriage and two for unmarrying. The couple accepts the outcome as their business.
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Harria Dickson
Mose
Marla
Peace on Earth Carolers Stir Quiet Street
A small group of carolers, guided by a mysterious cue from a boy, sing a requested version of Peace on Earth under a lamppost. Theo the neighbor thanks them with three pence after noting her husband won a turkey in a raffle and now plans to be more careful.
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Lgn
Timstress
Theo
Clearing a Canyon of Glaciers Near Ogden
Ogden canyon dangers persist after two expert dynamiters Ed Benson and Jack Callahan drilled into a glacier and loosened a large ice mass. A second blast was not set due to peril leaving 600 tons to be removed in small quantities to prevent a collapse. Authorities failed to hire safer workers. Salt Lake Herald-Republican correspondents report.
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Mike Traffe
Ed Benson
Jack Callahan
Ogden Correspondence
Salt Lake Herald- Republican
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