English Mastiffs Decline As An Ancient Breed Fades
National Geographic notes the pure bred English mastiff has fallen to near extinction in both the United States and England. The giant breed once rivaled the Great Dane in height and weighed about 170 pounds. Roman and Phoenician histories tie the mastiff to Britain’s early canine heritage.
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National Geographic Society
United States
England
Julius Caesar
Britain
B.C
Rome
Islands
Mysore Gold Digs Near World Depths Near Earth’s Core
National Geographic notes deepest gold mining in Crown mine near Johannesburg reaches about 9,000 feet. Indian photographer Volkmar Wentzel photographed the Kelar gold fields in Bombay lowered 200 feet to the shaft bottom nearly 9,000 feet down. Mining profitability tops near 9,000 feet with exploratory bores reaching 11,000 feet.
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National Geographic Society
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Union of South Africa
India
South Africa
Bombay
Kelar
Mysore
Volkmar Wentzel
Wentzel
Wartime roots and peacetime growth of national 4H garden program
Last year nearly 375000 4H Club members ages 10 to 21 across the nation planted and tended about 80000 acres. The National 4H Garden contest began in 1942 and continues to promote fruit and vegetable production, cost tracking, progress records, and income returns as part of 4H requirements. The piece notes ongoing farm-food impact and wartime origins. Also reports on England's endangered bloodhound lineage linked to Norman era Talbot hounds, highlighting fears of extinction for the old breed.
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Sherlock Holmes
England
Odious Temperatures and Curious Customs Abroad
Report notes body temperature bottoms in the early morning while recording Otomacian Indians in South America mixing clay with their bread. It also cites a ratio of ten soda fountains in the United States for every one in Europe.
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South America
United States
Europe
In Memoriam for A. D Ivins One Year Later
A widow and daughters recall husband and father A D Ivins who died April 20 1946. The poem laments absence yet affirms enduring memory and longing. A note mentions ocean waves at Cape of Good Hope and sound waves traced 3000 miles, contrasting personal loss with distant scientific detail.
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A. D Ivins
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