In Case They Fall Photograph of Salt Water Converter
The photo depicts an unsinkable salt for sailors on a transatlantic hop. A man uses a water still in his mouth to convert seawater to drinkable water via breath chemistry, illustrating a survival device for aviators.
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America
Transatlantic
Ocean
Lifetime of a Watch Reveals Timeless Precision
Experts claim a good watch lasts about fifty years with the balance vibrating 18 000 times per hour. It ticks 157 000 000 times a year as the hairspring and escapement share the same pace. The mainspring consumes about 16 inches every 24 hours.
National Parks Open for Summer Vacations Across America
A Public invitation urges Americans to visit one of 19 national parks or 82 national monuments, highlighting Custer State Park as a presidential example and listing renowned sites like Devil's Tower, Petrified Forest, Muir Woods, and Capulin Mountain. Hiking, mountain climbing, and photography are encouraged as safe ways to enjoy natural wonders.
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Elmo Scott Watson
President Coolidge
Custer State Park
South Dakota
White House
Sam
Stephen P. Mather
National Park Service
Mr. Mather
Uncle Sam
Eim
National Park
Devil's Tower
Wyo
Montezuma Castle
Ariz
Petrified Forest
Aris
el Morro
N. M
Chaco Canyon
Muir Woods
Calif
Natural Bridge
Utah
Lewis and Clark Cavern
Mont
Tumacacori
Shoshone Cavern
Gran Quivira
Katmal
Glacier Bay
Sitka
Alaska
Rainbow Bridge
Finnaclas
Colorado, Colo
Capulin Mountain
N. BL
Dinosaur
Verendrye
N. D
Casa Grande
Scott’s Bluff
Neb
Yucca House
Colo
3. D
Carlsbad
Limestone
Aztec Ruin
Havensweep
Utah-Colo
Pipe Springs
Craters of the Moon
Idaho
Wupatki
Artz
Secretary of War
Chickamaten
Chattanooga
Tenn
Shiroh
Numbar
Middle Arkansas
Yellowstons
Northwestern
Wyo- 8
Yellowstone
Bequola
Etfornia
Tree Nationa
Yosemite
Middle Easter
Cali
Middle Eastern
Bequas National P
Mount Rainier
West Contra
Crater Lake
Oregon
Crai Qa Eee
Sidas
Platt
Oklahoma
Val Ballys Hill
North Dakota
Rawat Bawle
Haleakala
Lassen
California
United States
Mount McKinney
North America
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Maine
Mant Desert
National Parks At A Glance In 1926 Visitor Trends
A report from the seventh national conference on state parks cites 600 parks in 43 states covering 7 million acres with 2.8 million visitors to 19 national parks and 32 monuments in 1926. Auto travel and camping boosted travel, spending about 3.8 billion dollars en route, while parks are framed as outdoor classrooms described by Secretary Hawthorn as national laboratories for education.
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Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Miss
Antietam Battlefield
Lincoln's Birthplace
Guilford Court House
N. Y
Big Hole Battlefield
Mont
Cabrillo
Calif
Maynod City Group
Ohio
Fort Wood
Castle Pinckney
S. C
Fort Pulaski
Fort Marton
Fla
Fort Matanzas
Meriweather Lewis
Tenn
Bear Mountain
Palisades Inter-State Park
New York
America
Sam
Secretary of the Interior
National
Atk Cervieg
Stamp Production Demands Vast Material Supplies
Arncle Sam must produce stamps yearly using enormous material. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing uses 2,000,000 pounds of paper and 1,500,000 sheets annually. Dextrine totals 600,000 pounds and glucose 80,000 pounds. About 1,000,000 pounds of ink are used each year in printing.
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Arncle Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Fresh Water in Oceans Mentioned Near Miami Coast
Fragment notes divers discuss freshwater pockets in oceans with reference to a well known site beyond the Miami coast, Florida. Text hints at locations where freshwater may be found offshore.
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Miami
Fla
Freshwater spring forms amid salt ocean waters
A submerged freshwater spring creates a pocket of drinkable water within the saline sea. Observers note the phenomenon as a natural hydrological feature with potential implications for ocean mixing and local ecosystems.
Straits Settlements Defined in Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula and nearby regions are named the Straits Settlements. It includes Singapore Penang Malacca Labuan Cocos Islands and Christmas Island. The settlements cover about 1 600 square miles and form a British crown colony.
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Malay Peninsula
Malay Penthenia
Slim
Strait of Singapore
Straits Settlements
Singapore
Penang
Matncen
Labuan
Cocos—Island
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Dayton
Byrd
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Valencia Island
Ireland
National Geographic Society
Albert H. Bumstead
North Pole
Great Circle Line
Paris
Esther Smith
Huff
N. C
George B. Lockwood
National Republic
Philippines
General Wood
Leonard Wood
Black Hills
Princeton
Gen. Pershing
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
John J. Pershing
Col
William Tibbey
General Pershing
Arctic
National Parks