Zion Cliff Dwellings Stir Speculation In Southwest Ruins
The article surveys Zion National Park new status and a rising interest in cliff dwellings and cavate houses across the Southwest. It notes Mesa Verde and Jemez Plateau sites, excavation work by Fewkes at Casa Grande, and the quest to answer who lived there and why they vanished.
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Zon National Park
Saipe
Utah
Zion
Yosemite
AGG
Zion National Park
Great American Southwest
Salt Lake City
Los Abeeles
Liaxie Poswell
Stedepheia
Jer penGicwlar
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Jemez Plateau
New Mexico
Hovenweep
Colorado-Utah Line
Mesa Verde
Tievenweep National Monument
Cesa Grande National Monument
Gila Valley
Arizona
R. J. Walter Fewkes
Smithsonian Institution
Temple of the Sun
Far Voew House
American Southwest
Casa Grande
Paris Landmark Must Go Under City Plan to Modernize
The Paris Times reports the house said to be Robespierre’s residence in Cite du Retiro will be demolished as part of a broader scheme to modernize the city. Tenants of Monaco’s prince, owner of the district, may delay demolition for five years due to law. The plan aims to remove slums and flatten fortifications as Paris expands, with underground lines extending to St Germain and Maisons Lafitte to ease rail congestion on race days.
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Paris
London Times
Robespierre
Cite du Retiro
Madeleine
Faubourg Saint Honore
St. Germain
Maisons Laffitte
White and Black Populations in the British Empire
The British empire contains 62 million white and 376 million colored people. White wealth totals 500 billion dollars, while non white wealth stands at 5 trillion dollars. White illiteracy is about 15 percent versus nearly 90 percent for colored races.
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Great Britain
British Empire
Henry Johnson
Gaughters Views On God’s House Prompted A Party Remark
A mother teaches her little daughter to call the church God’s house. As they pass the crowd leaving services the child exclaims God must be having a party, reflecting a child’s literal take on religious devotion.
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Gaughter
Mother
Little Daughter
Aztecs name for Mexico tribes and cliff dwellers link
The Aztecs were the native name for a tribe on the Mexican tableland. Cliff dwellers in Arizona are considered kin, and some mountain tribes of South America are related by tradition.
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Mexico
Arizona
South America
Famous Bible Translations Through the Ages
The first Greek Bible was the Septuagint from seventy translators. St. Jerome produced the Vulgate in the fifth century. Earlier English versions preceded the 1611 King James Bible directed by James I. Cranmer published the Great Bible in 1539, later revised by seven bishops as the Bishops' Bible.
Lock Your Auto For Protection
A public notice warns car owners to prevent theft by not leaving vehicles running or unattended at curbs. It explains ignition barriers, such as removing keys and countering tampering, and notes thieves may cooperate to steal cars using methods shown in accompanying illustrations.
How to Foil Auto Thieves With Simple Locks
A Farm and Field expert advises locking a front wheel to the axle or fender for deterrence and removing two or more ignition coils on coil-equipped cars. The coil units are light and portable, so securing them can greatly reduce the chance of a car being towed away by two thieves.
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W. V. Relma
Canada
Manitoba
Saskawan
Arta
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
Handy Tool Box for Garage
A compact two shelf box forms a handy tool box for a garage. Each shelf is V shaped to prevent tools from rolling off and is spaced six to eight inches apart for easy reach and access.
Trouble Found in Ammeter Readings Indicating Crossed Connection
When the ammeter shows a rate of charge or discharge much higher than usual it may indicate a cross somewhere, causing the battery not to receive the current intended for it.
Repairing Tear in Car Top
To mend a tear in the top it is best to use woolen yarn to draw the edges together. Afterward a top material similar to the top is applied with rubber cement set by the vulcanizer.
Multiblade fans raise air flow and engine cooling claims
The article discusses using lubricants to keep cars out of repair, notes multiblade fans may double radiator air flow and cool engines in summer, questions old fashioned habits of drivers, and mentions American cars selling in Venezuela at 50 to 100 percent higher prices. It also advises cleaning and readjusting spark plugs as points wear and cause irregular firing.
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Venezuela
United States
Lubricant Tip for Door Hinges and Latches
Linseed oil mixed with a small amount of graphite is recommended as a lubricant for door hinges and latches. Ordinary cylinder oil tends to run, which is undesirable here since passengers may come into contact with it.
Bearing cap tightening guidance for rod bearings
In removing play from rod bearings by reducing shim thickness, tighten caps with care to ensure each rod bearing is as free as the others and evenly seated across the set.
Improvised Taper Pin For Emergency Magnetic Drive
In an emergency a temporary taper pin may be filed from an ordinary nail or stiff wire to replace a taper pin broken on the magnetic drive or in other critical locations.
Lapping Pistons with Rotten Stone Favored
The text lists emery dust ground glass and rotten stone as piston lapping materials and notes rotten stone as the best among them.
Speedometer Drive and Car Care Tips From An Old Manual
Practical maintenance notes on lubrication for the speedometer drive and windshield cleansing with automotive soap. Warns that road shocks cause wheel wobble, explains crankcase warmth from exhaust leaks, and suggests dry cell preservation by sand in a box. Advises inspecting leather boots and squiring joints to diagnose leaks.
Milks Emulsion Clinic Claim and Family Anecdote
Emma Withers of Belmont North Carolina credits Milks Emulsion with restoring her strength after a severe flu linked cough. The ad touts the product as a palatable solid emulsion that rebuilds appetite and digestion and offers a six bottle guarantee with refunds if unsatisfied. A small vignette titled Hard Luck, Indeed contrasts a noisy child with a sleeping new baby brother.
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Charlotte
N. C
Emma Withers
Box 50
Belmont
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Mary Elizabeth
Lift off Corns With Freezone Easy at Home
An ad promises painless corn removal with Freezone from drug stores. A tiny bottle costs little. apply a few drops on the corn or callous to stop pain and lift it away, root and all, without pain.
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Adv
Always Growing Pest Advice From An Old Ad
A vintage ad touts perpetual growth with interest and claims thrift and intelligence prevent pests, emphasizing year round flourishing without attention.
Freckles Plea for Phonograph Records Earns Set Purchase
An appreciative listener and book agent discuss a deal. The listener declines books but offers to buy a full set if phonograph records of the agent's talk about them are provided.
Strength in Faith and Courage Shape Destiny
The text argues that faith gives individuals power to master circumstances while lack of faith leads to fear and weakness, shaping how they respond to events. It emphasizes personal resolve and courage as key traits, framing belief as a source of strength in facing life’s changes.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Ear Cure
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The only cure is a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube. Inflammation must be reduced to restore normal function. One hundred dollars offered for any untreatable case. Druggists sell it for 75 cents. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Platinum output shifts from Russia and the United States
The article notes that Russian platinum production has nearly ceased. Historically Russia supplied about 90 percent of global output, while the United States consumes roughly half of the world’s supply.
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Russia
United States
Newcomers in the house opposite draw mixed reactions
A Boston Transcript remark questions newcomers Lusband and Patton-Ayers as socially modest, while a separate maxim asserts success comes from planning work then executing the plan.
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Lusband
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