Trieste's Role and History in the Adriatic Dispute
Trieste, a crucial Adriatic port, has long stirred dispute between Italy and the Jugoslavia-ruled kingdoms. Once Austrian, it shaped Austrian commerce and Italian history as a key seaport, with nearby Brischki cave and Roman relics marking its ancient legacy.
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Trieste
Italy
Jugo-Sbesiate
Austria
Venice
Aquieleia
Leopold the Pious
James of England
Gulf of
Vienna
Carso
Brischki
United States
Capitol
Ritéry
Giusto
Museo Lapidarie
San Salvador Defier of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
San Salvador, capital of the Central American republic, endures quakes and the volcano Italco. The city, population around 60,000, exports soap cigars and cotton cloth while upholding education and culture amid historical shocks and revolutions. Italco’s volcano looms as the “Lighthouse of needs” in regional lore.
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San Salvador
Italco
San Salvador Republic
San Miguel
Ancient ruins and legends amid volcanic action and Persian household life
The article surveys a volcanic lake in Ulopango and a rising island 150 feet high within thirty years, noting submerged pre Columbian Mayan traces and relics. It contrasts exotic civil arrangements in Persian homes with gendered social norms and the priest led devaluation of female counsel.
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Mit
Republic
Ulopango
Peraps
Salvador
Mustinderice
Etme
Rhodesia and Persia Described in Harsh Land Journeys and Empire History
A fragment describes Rhodesia as a land of vast resources requiring native carriers to traverse mountains forests and rivers while facing dangerous wildlife. It details the 50 pound mail bags carriers carry 25 miles daily, and notes how wet season travel is easier than dry. The piece then covers Persia as an ancient empire reborn by silver, noting Cyrus the Great, Zoroaster, poets, and conquerors, with sparse infrastructure and transport limited to caravans, camels, and a few roads and a single navigable river.
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National Geographic Society
BR. D. Parsons
Besia
Rhodesia
Broken Hill
Abercorn
England
Victoria Falls
Zambezi
Niagara
Mashonaland
Matabeleland
Kasempa
Livingstone
Victoria Fall
Kaxempa
Cape
Cape Town
Persia
Ella C. Sykes
Cyrus the Great
Media
Zoroaster
Firdaws
Omar Khayyam
Saadi
Hafiz
Darius I
Shapur II
Shah Abbas
Alexander the Great
Genghis
Khan
Say
Monona
Lenter
Persian Empire
Karun
Persian Gulf
Pidar
Ceetic
Brader
Dakhaw
Armageddo Profited Persia In World War Context
Fragmentary lines discuss a view that the great wind of war brought some benefit to a nation, suggesting Persia gained from the global conflict. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable events or names.
Born Aboard Freight Trains: The Czecho Slovakia Story
Maynard Owen Williams reports on the Czecho-Slovaks, a rising nation born amid Europe’s upheaval. The article traces their 1918 Siberian journey from Kiev, the delays of harsh seasons, and their enduring resolve to join allied efforts, celebrating a modern romance amid war and upheaval.
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Europe
Czecho-Slovakia
Osech
Kiev
Russia
Champagne
Argonne
Siberia
Maynard Owen Williams
Orst
Movements of Czechs and Others Across Europe During War
A fragmented narrative describes Czechs and other groups fleeing across Europe amid mobilization. It notes defections to the foe, mass killings by Austrian forces, escape to Russia, and searches for refuge as fronts shift. It mentions Kerensky, Brest-Litovsk, and paths from Ukraine to Vladivostok with sparse details about outcomes.
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Europe
Germany
Vno
Russia
Siberia
Tashkent
Kerensky
Igning
Brest-Litovsk
Ars
Vyalty
Von
American
Atlantic
France
Ukraine
Lake Baikal
Vladivostok
Rubber tire chains stay tight with inner tube fix
I A Gorton in Power Farming explains that worn chains loosen and strike fenders, causing noise. He recommends fastening a piece of inner tube between the chain and a snap to keep tension, preventing tire chain movement and reducing damage.
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I. A. Gorton
Automobile 2 Gossip From the Garage
The article offers car care tips such as keeping floors dry to protect tires, notes on a batteryless electric toy car from Dayton Ohio, and common pump and generator issues. It advises checking leather washers for pump leaks and filing worn brushes to prevent arcing.
Lever and Fulcrum in Pyramid Construction Debate
Architect Edwy E Benedict argues in a letter that ancient Egyptians used lever and fulcrum with rollers and greased skids to raise pyramid blocks. He claims farmers and boys could move stones without advanced engineering, using staged lifting and blocking to fit blocks accurately. He would take a contract to build another pyramid using this described method if interested workers and old Yankee bosses joined.
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Edwy E. Benedict
Waterbury
Conn
Mr. Benedict
Ulus
Tom
Literary Digest
Mayor Lunn Endorses Mental Gymnastics Course
Schenectady Mayor Lunne cites a two page ad for a mental gymnastics correspondence course and claims a man became a millionaire after three months without losing property, noting the prior wealth existed even before the course. The reporter remains skeptical about the course's value.
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Automobile
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Louis Peel
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