Washington Explorer Describes Tunisian Troglodyte Lands
Frank Edward Johnson, National Geographic contributor, returns from southern Tunisia after two years among troglodyte tribes. He reports cave dwellings up to 150 feet deep housing thousands, waterless nomads, fruitless diets, and shadows absent from 8am to 6pm. He traced buried Roman cities and roads from Carthage to Alexandria, highlighting rugged, inaccessible strongholds and perilous cliff paths.
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Igton
Sugarloaf
Frank Edward Johnson
National Geographic Magazine
Washington
Sahara
Carthage
Leptis Magna
Alexandria
Mr. Johnson
Tunisia
Capital Folk Scramble for Rent Free Houses
A Washington summer practice sees caretakers occupy costly city homes rent free with utilities paid. Real estate offices handle strict vetting, prioritizing widows with children. caretakers keep houses in prime condition and show them to prospective buyers when owners leave for the season.
Uncle Sam Calls for Civilian Rifle Ranges
The War Department urges building civilian rifle ranges as free rifles and ammunition reach school cadets and clubs. It warns trained civilian marksmen are key to national defense and cites Switzerland as a model, noting ranges are scarce due to urban land value.
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National Board For Promotion
War Department
Congress
Army
Switzerland
Desert plant collection grows under government care at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institute assembled a large cactus collection with living specimens housed in Greenhouse No.7, Fourteenth and B streets NW, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture. About five thousand cacti from the Americas fill the desert-like space, labeled with key numbers linking to record histories. The National Museum photographer documents flowering details, distributing cuttings worldwide. E. M. B. oversees gardens and conservatories.
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Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
South America
Europe
National Museum
Air Plants on the Wires Show Tropical Phone Trouble
In Porto Rico telephone lines suffer from air plants clinging to wires. The humidity keeps the plants attached until they are removed by the 1 en.
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Tropics
Porto Rico
Fresh vegetables at Lonesomehurst delight Millicent
Miriam declares the locale offers fresh vegetables and Millicent extols the cheapness compared to the city. The exchange conveys a light tone about rural abundance and smart shopping in a pastoral setting.
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Miriam
Lonesomehurst
Millicent
Puck
Lincoln’s Steps and Borah’s Call for a Progressive Republican
The article argues Borah’s Detroit speech reflects Lincoln era ideals, urging a disciplined party united by common sense and patriotism to pursue legal social justice under the Constitution. It notes Lincoln’s cautious emancipation approach as prudent progress and Borah’s stance as a test for a future Republican leadership.
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Detroit
Republican Party
Borah
Lincoln
Old Republic
Mr. Borah
Chicago
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Republicans Rebuild Unity Behind Renewed Conciliation
The article notes a mood shift within the Republican ranks as leaders like Elihu Root push for conciliation and renewed teamwork. Depression is described as psychological, fading under opportunities created by opponents. A conference among senior figures could restore the party’s aggressive, winning spirit.
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Republican Party
Themen
Elihu Root
Mexico Legacy and Taft Administration Policy
Secretary Bryan calls the Mexican situation a Taft legacy and notes Taft left office without a fixed policy. Taft provided the incoming administration with all facts on Mexico, aiming to inform the new team rather than dissipate the issue.
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Bryan
Taft
White House
Mexico
Should Not Be a Hard Task
The author argues differences between two Republican party sections can be softened without offending leaders or exposing weaknesses, suggesting a path to unity by reconciling beliefs without bruising pride or sensibilities.
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Republican Party
Events Force Reunion In U S Political Arena
The campaign issues take shape as Progressive and Republican factions unite. Concessions and compromises spread, with broad cooperation expected until the large voter bloc that opposed the 1912 Democrats aligns behind shared principles and candidates.
American business man faces further trials and debated prosperity
The text argues the American business man will persist through more trials, with limited certainty of success. It notes a predicted prosperity, tied to actions by Congress and President Wilson, highlighting a long summer of legislative effort affecting vital policies.
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Wilson
Congress
Inexpensive Farm House Plans Cut Costs For Small Families
Government specialists propose a four room farm house with one chimney and one outside entrance aimed at cost efficiency and practicality. The design favors location near barns with a single door opening to a screened porch for kitchen work and cooling dairy products, promising comfort and health on small farms.
Growing a standard heliotrope for a decorative head
A detailed guide to growing a heliotrope as a standard, including seedling selection in spring, rapid summer growth with sun and water, careful pinching to shape a four foot head, repotting, staking, top dressing, and using a cool room before frost. It emphasizes avoiding drought, potbound conditions, and continuous blooming from June to frost.
Five Thousand Dollar Dining and Living Room Description
A 1900s era home feature describes a large living room with two kitchen routes, triple south windows, two north windows, a screened east porch, and an alcove bedroom to create a dining and sitting space. It notes a well-lighted stove near the dining table, ash and floor sweepings bins, external fuel access, cistern water options, and a cheerful winter feeling comparable to a steam heated mansion.
Care of Shrubs With Top Dressing Guide
Clear soil from around shrubs and apply a top dressing of commercial fertilizer. Spread the fertilizer to match the branch spread, rake lightly, and let spring rains finish the job.
Woman Uses Charge Frugality as Savings Trick
A woman adopts charging as a savings strategy, treating every purchase as a future reduction in cash outlay. The anecdote highlights personal finance behavior and suggests potential pitfalls of relying on credit.
Waste little time in arguing with people who don't care
A compact admonition urging focus and restraint when faced with uncooperative opponents. The note emphasizes conserving energy for constructive matters and avoiding futile disputes with indifferent parties.
Personal Appeal Backfires at Tailors Convention
Brooklyn registrar O Loughlin, wearing openwork clothes, speaks amid a restless tailors crowd. After three false starts he is introduced as the next speaker but receives little attention as he fumbles through his remarks. He leaves angrily, while a tailor boasts the registrar as his top customer. The Philadelphia Fencers Club leans female in membership.
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O'Loughlin
Brooklyn
Schl
Clipperstein & Menx
Mr. O'Loughlin
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
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