Lakes Drying Up Across Central Asia And Africa
Explorer Lieutenant O Olufsen reports dwindling water in Turkestan Bokhara and on the Pamirs feeding rivers. Yechil Kul shrinks from 200 km to 40 miles, while Lake Ngami in Africa has vanished leaving dry plains and few inhabitants.
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O. Olufsen
Centralsia
Jofty Parr
Turkestan
Bokhara
Syr Daria
Amu Daria
Pamirs
Yechil Kul
South Africa
Lake Ngami
Livingstone
Okawango
Ngami
Roentgen Rays Alter Insects In Box Experiments
Reports describe experiments with X rays affecting insect behavior. A wooden half and a lead half box confine insects. they migrate to the lead where rays cannot penetrate, while blind larvae similarly seek the metal enclosure. Observations suggest skin nerves mediate exposure effects. A separate note recounts a garter snake encounter during a Flemington church prayer meeting, mistaken as a rattlesnake by some attendees.
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Ind
Flemington
N. J
Hhear
Philadelphia
Quail Smuggling Crackdown Ends With Arrests
Kansas game wardens traced illegal quail shipments from Wellington. A pointer dog led to a freight depot egg case hiding quail beneath two egg layers. On opening, several dozen quail were found and arrests followed after checking the railroad company records.
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Kansas
Wellington
Railroad ‘Company
Local Bible and story book sale offers bargains
Oxford teachers Bibles priced at 95 cents elsewhere but here for less. eGhes indexed Bibles 75 cents while others charge $1.25. Cloth bound Doyle and other authors books ten cents. Evangeline Uncle Tom's Cabin and Longfellow poems in fancy cloth bound nineteen cents each. Story books and linen A B C books range from five cents to fifty cents.
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Oxford
eGhes
Doyle
Evangeline
Longfellow
Ladies' and Misses' Jackets Sale
Ladies and Misses jackets discounted to 1.25 with some $1.98 items. Children’s jackets up to 1.25 in the sale. Some $7.50 fine jackets featured with limited time remaining until the 11th hour.
Collaretts and Fur Accessories Price Listing
A brief catalog note lists Collaretts priced at 2.50 each for 10 items, regular price 3.98, with drops to 2.98 and 1.25 fur scarfs, muffs for Pete potential misprint in catalog. Details show multiple item types including collarettes and fur scarfs with varying discounts.
Holiday Dress Pattern Sale The 2.98 Bundle Deals
A Holiday Dress Pattern offer features 40 inch brocaded worsted goods valued at 45c per yard elsewhere. Includes 6 yards of goods 6 yards of skirt lining 1 1 2 yards of waist lining 1 1 2 yards of skirt canvas 4 yards of velvet or corduroy binding a card of hooks and eyes a spool of thread and 3 yards of silk matching trim all for 2.98. Also 2.25 pattern with the same goods but regular 25c brocades and 1.50 for 10 yards of 23 inch worsted with free linings.
Wrappers and Garment Closeout Prices Listed
The ad lists reductions on various garments including 75c flannel Wrappers trimmed and ruffled for 75c. A batch of 50 flannellette Wrappers sold earlier at 1.48 is now 1.18. Regular 75c Wrapper drops to 50c and outing flannel night gowns priced at 48c and 75c must be cleared. 98c Eiderdown seques reduced to 69c.
Ladies and mens fashion gloves in mocha silk lining
Readable text lists gloves priced at 1.25 for silk lined mochas and 98c for ladies regulars.mentions a kid size 48c mens item and miscellaneous notes with unclear phrasing.
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the Chariton Patriot
A Ec Lovelty
South Side Square
Wm. A. Rogers
Stone Bros
Hollidays
Marshall
Field & Co
Saada
Mas
Pete
China
Ein Rebercs
S. Seca
Haviland
Eeeesee
Silk
Crepon
Mercerized
Skinners
Eiderdown Seques
Mittens
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