Normandy’s Timeless Beauty and Fading Heritage
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, this sketch salutes Normandy’s landscape and history from Richard the Fearless to Mont Saint Michel. It notes port towns, Caen’s monuments, Honfleur’s harbor, Bayeux’s tapestries, and the Conqueror’s legacy, then laments rapid modernization erasing old costumes and crafts.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Normandy
Richard the Fearless
France
Henry V
Isabel
Daubigny
Tuchard Sans Peur
Scotland
Sicily
Honflevr
Cairo
Havre
Mill Town Bans Old Blue Monday in Greenwood Mills
In Greenwood South Carolina James Self cotton manufacturer abolishes the traditional blue Monday. He installs plant laundries delivers wet wash free to families in two mills and adds modern humidity controls and home coal at cost. Neat cottages with gardens replace shacks and a hilltop golf course serves workers. No company store remains.
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Greenwood
S. C
James
Self
Fts
World traveler gathers autographs in enormous collection
Joseph Frank Mikulec, a Croation native living in New York, started a 28 year voyage from his homeland to collect santographs of notable people. He carries a 655 pound volume with over 40,000 signatures including nine presidents and Coolidge and his cabinet. He plans to continue adding autographs on his worldwide quest.
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New York
Joseph Frank Mikalec
Croatia
Mikulee
Cooldge
Mizulec
Cattle Men Alarmed by Wild Horses in Texas Regions
El Paso reports cattle men in the area petitioning DoE to curb roaming wild range horses. Herds from New Mexico have entered cattle districts, causing grass loss and water-hole fencing in several localities. Many horses are broom tails from expired branded stock. Indian reservations millennia herd thousands of horses. Rangers recently drove a herd of over 4000 into El Paso from New Mexico to protect cattle ranges.
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el Paso
Vevas
New Mexico
New Mexican
Dati Forest Reserve
Berkeley mother tests bacteria theory with her baby
Berkeley a five month old boy served as the center of a zoology study by Mrs Helen McDonald Steinfeld teaching fellow at UC The researcher challenged Pasteurs view that harmless bacteria are needed for life For three years she fed the infant only bottled food and kept him in nearly antiseptic surroundings Other scientists are now reviewing her findings but she remains confident in her conclusions
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Helen McDonald Steinfeld
Department of Zoology
Pasteur
Human sacrifice in Indian ceremonies exposed by Mayo
New York report recounts Katherine Mayo describing a seven year old boy’s murder in an Indian palace to save a dying rajah. A sorcerer convinces the rajah life lies in a child’s sacrifice and the court woman who bore the heir pays with her son and life. The case surfaces via a British agent amid anti British controls.
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New York
Katherine Mayo
The
Cosmopolitan
India
Miss Mayo
Toy
Rani
Ravi
Declare Natural Gas Gives More Heat Units
New Orleans report from the Louisiana conservation department compares natural gas from the Nonroe field with artificially supplied gas in New Orleans. It finds the natural gas heating value at 1000 BTU per cubic foot versus 600 BTU for the artificial gas, noting methane as a key heater.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Conservation Department
What's Wrong Here New York Damati Goes to Filmdom
French actress Lilt Damati heads toward film stardom in New York. She declares she does not drink or smoke, her hair is not bobbed, and she blushes at photo shoots with Will Hays, requesting no discussion of charms shown by fashion.
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New York
Damati
Will Hays
Berlin to Gevera Hiking Stunt Draws Attention
Two waiters trek from Berlin to Gevera covering about 1000 miles to prove a point. They wear hailed shirts swallow tails and patent leathers as they journey, drawing curious onlookers and media interest.
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Berlin
Berin
Gevera
Famous Market to be Torn Down in Washington
Washington center market on Pennsylvania avenue may be torn down to make way for a Department of Justice building. A 1929 destruction bill faces Congress as Jacob West, a longtime butcher at stall 143, recalls presidents and first ladies shopping there. The Department of Agriculture took over the market in 1922.
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Washington
Center Market
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Ter Fanuary 1
Department of Justice
Jacob West
Jacob
Grant
Lngband
Jardine
Smoot
Borah
Davises
C. A. Walleigh
Roosevelt
Garfield
Cleveland
White House
Department of Agriculture
New Nitrated Steel Promises Long Motor Life
New nitrated steel presented to the Academy of Sciences claims life vastly longer than old steel. Leon Guillet, from a government tech institute, touted the metal and showed racing cylinders from a recent Indianapolis event between a French car and 29 American cars. Aviation motors reportedly showed no measurable wear after 103 hours of flight, with less friction and no need for bronze bushings.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Leon Guillet
Central School
Latest Craze Sparks Paris Lash Trend
Paris fashions reveal a new craze among the ultrachic Parisiennes as permanently waved eyelashes replace curling and darkening. The quirky beauty trend showcases extreme coquetry and signals a shift in cosmetic standards among fashionable society.
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Paris
Detroit Mayor Trusts His Nephew In Aviation Ride
Detroit Michigan mayor showcases his bright young nephew, Lindbergh lineage, as the Tosyor takes a ride aloft with him, highlighting notable aviation skill.
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Detroit
Mich
Lodge
Lindbergh
U S School Kids Send Gifts to Mexican Tots
The Federal Council of Churches Work Friendship Among Children directs a U S project sending school bags to Mexican children to promote education. Bags will reach in time for Mexico Independence Day September 16. Mexican Education Department will distribute to 1.2 million children in 15,000 schools.
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U.S
Washington
Japan
Federal Council of Churches
New York City
United States
Mexico
Department of Education
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Lisieus
Corriers
Henry 01
Eleanor
Thomas Becket
Falgise
Robert
Miesnes
Ater Robert the Magnificent
Robert le Dighle
Arlette
Conqueror
Caen
Saint Etienne
Hotel de la Monnaie
Etienne du Val
Sieur de Mondraiiville
Metz
the Conqueror
Beau Brommel
Rodin
Lic
William
Froissart
Yabbaye
Madame de Sevigne
England
Saint Valery
Roven
Candebier
Elenarch
Mont Saint Michel
Saint Michel
Saint Aubert
Salle Des Chevaliers
Trouville
Deauville
Dieppe
Colo
Rouen
Mill Town
Texas
Capital
Monai Quality Food Products
Monarch
Larnandien
Larnoaud
Jura Mountains
Toledo
Ohio
Bayer
Aaplin
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