Mesopotamia May Rise Again as Cotton Land
General Marshall predicts Mesopotamia could revive fertility through irrigation and become a leading cotton region. He cites experiments near Durham suggesting the land may rival Georgia and South Carolina in cotton potential, challenging traditional cotton powerhouses.
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Stanley Maude
W. B. Marshall
Euphraes
Pigris
Bagdad
Mosul
Nineveh
Basra
William Willcocks
Babylonia
Marshall
England
Durham
Mesopotamia
Detais
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Local Social Notes Include Visits From Moberly and Lawrence
Mrs C C Burtee and son Stanley Mason with Mrs Mason and Ralph return from Moberly Mo visiting friends in Lawrence and dine with local families. Other notices mark travelers from Eudora and Pueblo, Kansas and visits by Miss Ellen Hughes and Mr Norman Strachan, plus a Florida effort and a German prisoner guard veteran arriving in Hoboken from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Burtee
Stanley Mason
Healing antiseptic air remedy marketed in early ad
An early advertisement touts a healing antiseptic air remedy claiming quick relief from catarrh croup and throat issues. It describes a gauze carrier and a Danish caberbit formula with additional bottles recommended from druggists for two to five cents.
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Amd
Local Social News Highlights From Area Families
Discharge and homecoming expected this week. Mr and Mrs John Ott and Miss Flaves Ott visited with Mr and Mrs Whthaupt in Clearfield Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Paris McCord came from Kansas City Friday night, staying at the C G at home. Little Lora Leida Per went to Kansas City Saturday with her grandmother Mrs G Perkins, returning that night. Edna Walters and Betty Walter attended a party at Mr Schultz in Franklin Saturday. Mr and Mrs Allen Foust and Baby of Bellview and Mr and Mrs Ben Forst of Eudora dined with Mr and Mrs Roy Daugherty Sunday.
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John Ott
Flaves Ott
Whthaupt
Clearfield
Paris McCord
Kansas City
C. G
Lora Leida
Kanaas City
G. Perkins
Edna Walters
Bettay Walter
Schultz
Azores Population and Early Economic Shifts
The Azores, with about 245000 people, saw little population change over the last century. Political and social factors, more than agriculture, affected growth. Trade with England rose after Portuguese colonization, with tobacco and fruit earlier, then sugar and wine becoming key industries as connections to Brazil and the Americas evolved.
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Azores
Ysibe Porteguese
England
Brazil
Portugal
South America
Novel Oceanfront Apartment Project in San Francisco
A planned steep bluff side apartment complex in San Francisco aims to ascend from street level to the water with a glass inclined elevator. Each unit features private entrances pergolas and roof gardens plus sea water baths heated playgrounds and various amenities. The proposal promises spectacular Golden Gate views and luxury rentals likely priced beyond many tenants.
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San Francisco
Wourn “Sky
Ter den
Sen Lar
Tt Ia
Golden Gate
Uber Lense
Kansas City Star
Quote on fashions and society from Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star column voice laments fashion freedom and social change in Byerstown America. He ridicules social mores, wealth disparities, and constant doomsday talk, noting women’s dress and public opinion provoke strong reactions among townsfolk.
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J. Roler
Byerstown
America
Kansas City
Stock gossip hints at horse sales this week
The exchange suggests SPHomas inquires about horses for sale. The Groom notes no stock and mentions Smith may have some.Thomas adds that the gav'nor sold a couple last week, hinting at local horse trades.
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Sphomas
Smith
Thomas
Coffee’s Rise from Abyssinia to Constantinople
The text traces coffee’s early use from Abyssinia in the ninth century to Arabia then Constantinople where it gained wide favor and a first coffee house was opened.
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Abyssinia
Arabia
Constantinople
School Members Enjoy Wienie Roast and Social Visit
Pupils and patrons of No 12 school enjoyed a wienie roast last Friday with tots to eat and a lively community gathering. Mr and Mrs George Brorer and family spent Sunday with relatives while Mr and Mrs Carl Altenbrand traveled to Willow Springs. Mrs Kennedy and relatives were in Wichita last week. Mrs Chalmers and Mrs John Ott with children visited Mrs Charles Tuesday afternoon. Miss Breichsen stayed Wednesday night with Mrs Berthee McFarlant.
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Bib Schashe
Bea, Chirence
Gustave Schaake
Shahe
Myr
BR. K. Nicholson
West
James Saunders
France
Hoboken
Camp Doce
No. 12
George Brorer
Brosister
Chester Moody
Carl Altenbrand
Willow Springs
Frank Kennedy
Wichita
Chalmers
John Ott
Charles Tuezday
Misa Breichsen
Berthee McFarlant
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