Senegal and its Role in French West Africa Trade
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, Senegal sits as a trade gateway to France’s West African possessions. The article notes the Senegal River as a crucial inland route, explains French control stages since Richelieu, Dakar as the key port, and the mix of native states under protection with limited European settlement. It highlights public schools, roads, Moslem influence, and the peanut export economy alongside cattle, kola nuts, and other commodities.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Senegal
France
Atlantic
Africa
Morocco
Richelieu
Fort St. Louis
Paris
Algeria
Dakar
Cape Verde
French West Africa
Benegal
Moore
Sultanate of
Timbuetu
Henegal
Europe
The Treasure Under the Oak Returns to Home Love
Billy North, a landscape gardener, rediscovers a buried tin box of childhood keepsakes under the oak at his old family house. A reunion with Daisy Rogers, now an interior decorator, rekindles a long‑stirred romance as they read the note I love Daisy I will always love Daisy and confess enduring feelings after twenty two years apart.
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McClure
Billy North
Billy
Hilly
London
Daisy
Daisy Rogers
West Forty-ninth Street
Ahe
Danny
Fountain Pens in History Show Early Usage and Names
A review of Weekley's Dictionary notes surprise at quoting fountain pens and cites 1789 ads. Evidence shows pens were known two centuries earlier in travel writings, with mid eighteenth century usage and the term stabilizing. British patents appeared in 1809 and general use grew only in the 1870s.
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Weekley
B.S. Bate
Diplomat Charged With Local Registration Case
A Denver lawyer recalls a shrewd diplomatic culprit who faced a judge for local registration. The judge fixed him with a stern eye as the man claimed the registration was a mistake while noting others were trying to outwit the court.
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Denver
Harper's Magasine
Dance Night West of Town Leaves Widow Awed
An upbeat note describes a dance event where Leah recalls the beauty of the place. Cornath relates a widow’s impression of the night and a black eye incident. The fragment hints at social scenes and local gossip from the era.
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Leah
Means big crop in Western Canada outlook
A May letter from a friend in Western Canada reports highly favorable seeding progress and rapid germination. It notes new homesteads opened May 1 with cheap railroad inspection trips and highlights wheat oats barley dairying cattle farming fodder crops like corn sunflowers alfalfa and sweet clover. Silo-building momentum grows across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, with a goal of about one thousand silos this year.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bayer Aspirin warning and brand details amid medical claims
An advertisement warns to look for the Bayer name on genuine Aspirin tablets or packaging to ensure authentic medicine prescribed for twenty one years. It lists common pains and conditions treated, notes small tin boxes and larger packages, and explains Aspirin as the Bayer trade mark and chemical derivative.
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Bayer
Drugglata
Cuticura Cure Promises Pimply Skin Relief
Advice extols Cuticura for pimples and blackheads using Olotment and Soap with hot water. Five minute wash claimed to clear skin, then daily use maintains clarity. A stray note mentions Cuticura Talcum and a dubious boast about men and getting caught.
Tanks to reinforce Pueblo sector in Colorado
Eight eight ton battle tanks with one pounders depart Fort Meade for Pueblo. Maj. J. B. Moorhead announces the transfer under Governor Shoup to batter cracked walls clear debris and perform heavy tasks in the Pueblo area.
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Ald Pueblo
Pueblo
Colo
Fort Meade
J. B. Moorhead
Shoup
Oil Tank Bursts in Salt Lake City Toll Readies Rise
Two known dead and at least six more believed dead in the Utah Oil Refining Company plant blaze after lightning struck a 1,500,000 gallon gasoline distillate tank. More than twenty-five injured, many unaccounted for, with nearly one million dollars in property loss.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Oil Refining Company
Utilities Tax Roll Shows $191,790 Drop in Colorado
Colorado public utilities railroads and private street car lines face taxes on a total valuation $191,790 lower than 1920. The 1921 assessment amounts to $227,262,400, down from $227,454,190, due to waning railroad earnings and utility income across several companies.
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Denver
Colorado
State Tax Commission
Commission
Missouri Pacific
Rio Grande Southern
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado & Southern
Santa
Burlington
Union Pacific
Rock Island
American Railway Express Company
Pullman Company
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Denver Tramway Company
Denver Gas and Pleetric Light Company
Colorado Power Company
Bank To Pay Witness Expenses In Byrd Suit
National City Bank will cover transportation and other expenses for witnesses in the $125,000 damages suit filed by Amanda B. Byrd author and bond saleswoman. Byrd alleges cruel treatment by bank officials who took her to a hospital for mental examination. She said she could not bring witnesses to New York for the trial.
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New York
National City Bank
Amanda B. Byrd
Miss Byrd
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