Grand Canyon of the Colorado and its desert transform
The article surveys the lower Colorado region from Yuma to the Gulf of California, detailing how river sands formed the Grand Canyon and created the Imperial Valley. It notes desert dunes near Yuma, mud volcanoes, and the river’s role in irrigation turning the Colorado desert into a thriving agricultural region valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
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Grand Canyon
Colorado
United States
Gulf of California
Gulf
Yura
Yuma
Americas
Sahara
Suna
Mexico
Thesea
United States Line
America
North American
Colorado Desert
California
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
Southwest
Britain Japan may drop alliance in naval disarmament plan
Washington observes that extending the British Japanese treaty after Hughes navy cuts may leave the United States facing a united Anglo Japanese block. The British and Japanese likely to drop their alliance, while Britain resists large scale submarine building and poison gas remains taboo, with a possible mine regulation framework to be discussed.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Navy
United States
Heroof
Gecard
Great Britain
Quapan
Arthur J. Balfour
Japan
Sea Service
Hughes
Kate
Indiana Happenings Report From Across the State
A summarizes list of events from Indiana including a 25 member Edinburg business and professional womens federation, $60,000 bonds for miners in Spencer county, a 118 year old death near Charlestown Landing, bank robbery losses at Ship Shewana, bankruptcy filing by EF G Sprague, utility rate lawsuits, juvenile court authority ruling, wool sale returns in Bartholomew county, grain and livestock show honors, census figures for Indiana, probes into bank embezzlement, reformatory relocation and statewide crop tests, anthrax quarantine in Vanderburgh, and upcoming Indiana history conference events scheduled for December.
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Edinburg
District 11
United Mine Workers of America
Spencer County Grand Jury
Rockport
Lincoln City
Benjamin M. Bryson
Benjamin C. Bryson
Charlestown Landing
Indiana
Kentucky
Bryson
Farmers' State Bank
Shipshewana
EF. G. Sprague Company
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Canton
Elyria
Kokomo
Muncie
Public Service Commission
Commission
Frank J. Lahr
Thidianapolis
Indiana Women's Prison
U.S
Lahr
Bartholomew County
Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
Columbus
J. W. Workman
Maxwell, NL
America
Chicago
Workman
IK. Lux
Shelbyville
United States
Washington, D.C
Keech Grove State Bank
Henry Shoenrock
Wis
Jeremiah Gray
Marion County
Charles W. Camp
State Bank Examiner
McCray
Indiana General Assembly
Reformatory
George
J. M. Ballard
Myers
Rosemary
W. W. Rose & Son
Rossville
Marvin J. Rauch& Sons
Rouin
W. S. Robbins
Horace
Frank FP
W. R. Phares
Tipton
Breed Association
Thorntown
F. J. Barker
Barker
J. K. Milner
Chester
Duree
Moore
Forest Willoughby
Kewanna
J. W.oeford
Wabash
W. A. Ostrander
Purdue
Corn Belt Soy Bean Association
Missouri
Indianapolis
Anderson
Society of Indiana Pioneers
Indiana Historical Society
The
Indians Historical Comats
Woman in Kennebunkport Gets First Birthday at 63
A Maine resident learned her true birth date after writing to a Nova Scotia parish priest. She discovered October 19 as her birthday and held her first celebration, having never known her birth date before.
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Kennebunkport
Nova Scotia
Detroit te Steve Center
Detroit produces more steves than any other city, establishing a unique industrial edge in the global market. The article highlights Detroit's manufacturing concentration and its impact on local employment and economic identity.
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Detroit
As Others See Us In A Conversational Exchange
A dialogue contrasts views on freedom and bravery. Lord Blessus salutes American women and men who stand for liberty while Mr Eaglebird-How expresses a question about the land of the free and home of the brave.
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Mr. Eaglebird
Lord Blessus
Why He Was Blunt Speech Sparks Plain Speaking Prompt
A stylistic note reflects blunt rhetoric aimed at clarity. The speaker insists directness helped convey meaning to confused listeners.
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Beston Tras
Hungryometer signals when to eat via body heat
An inventor introduces the hungryometer a pocket thermometer device that records body heat to indicate meal time. The idea is that after eating heat rises like fuel in a furnace and when the temperature drops below a threshold it signals it is time to eat.
Recruit From the City Reflects Two Families’ Strain
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet shows Mr. Cobbles asking his wife to be kind to a new hired man who earns only 30 dollars a month plus board. He notes memories of wartime earnings to temper his hardship and suggests their support.
Hypnotism Aids Surgery Reducing Narcotic Use
The article notes that light hypnosis before operations calms patients and reduces required narcotics by about one third to two-fifths. It describes a sequence where hypnosis precedes anesthesia, narcosis begins during the procedure, and hypnosis resumes after completion to shorten narcotic exposure.
California Fig Syrup advertisement promises quick bowel relief
An old-fashioned ad targets mothers to use California Fig Syrup for sick children. It claims a teaspoon clears liver and bowels of poison and bile, producing a playful, well child within hours. The copy warns buyers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
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California
Wayside Tales Ad Paragraph Showcatches Breezy Persona
The excerpt contrasts friendly praise with sharp criticism and promotes a product claim. It imitates headlines and ad style, noting snowy white clothes and universal grocer usage as framed selling points. The passage resembles a vintage advertisement mockery.
Odd idea Concerning Tobacco Cures and Plague Beliefs
In early Europe tobacco was seen as a remedy for diseases and a shield against plague. The notion reflects historical misconceptions about new substances and their perceived health benefits.
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Europe
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Loauy
Indiana State
German Township
Vanderburg County
Hush County
William Hays
Vermilion County
Terre Haute
Bert Morgan
Noemid
Fayette County
Kankakee River
Henry Fleenor
Brownstown
Washington County
Salem
Illnois
Louis B. Ewbank
Supreme Court
Howard L. Townsend
E. A. Dausman
Goshen
Sinan A. Enloe
A. L. Nichols
Winchester
Storen
Mrs. Williams
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkie
Carrie Williams
Bellans
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