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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
2
An interested group of Orientals gathers near a display featuring heaping balés ready for shipment to the United States. Bigelow and Mr. Minske are shown on the scene with the rig-udller, while Orientals stand nearby observing the purchase from the Orient.
A fragmentary narrative describes desert nights in Persia with stars like diamonds, caravans, and American traders from Field & Co. exploring Kashan rug markets, nunad nomads, and dangers from bandits while detailing the exotic journey and cultural exchanges amid Ramadan and consul reports.
A garbled reminiscence recounts perilous travel through Kashon to Sultanabad with encounters of hunger disease and danger. It notes prayer meetings, inflated prices for goods, and a caravan escort through hostile terrain. The speaker mentions heat months, scorpions and a perilous voyage tied to the prophet and extortion. It references locals and travelers facing hardship and dubious commerce while crossing hostile regions.
Fragmented memoir style recounts a perilous trek across desert terrain. Survivors describe perilous crossings, injuries, and a late arrival in Therma and Greece as refugees seek paths to Europe. The account notes Turkish territory displacements and the hopeful prospect of a future trade route opening in the Orient.
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