Libya Expands North Africa Reach Through Anglo Egypt Land Gift
British Egyptian land transfers enlarge Italian Libya extending 200 miles into central Africa. France may cede Tibesti to Italy linking Libyan territory to Tibesti’s desert basins. Tibesti lies south of the Tropic and north of Sudan, with sparse population and scarce pasturage amid hot sands and caravan routes.
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Texas
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Sahara
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Ouenat
Scientists Raise 1200 Rats at Berkeley Life Science Lab
Scientists at the University of California Life Science building in Berkeley have created a colony of 1,200 rats to study the effects of vitamins. The rats are fed several times daily and their quarters cleaned by workers, growing fat and sleek.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Kufra Oasis Trade Center of Senussi Stronghold
Northward from Kufra in Italian Libya the Senussi hold a remote oasis once a camel caravan hub. They cultivate melons grapes bananas and vegetables while olive and date trees prosper. They raise chickens pigeons and breed camels sheep donkeys and a few horses. The surrounding Sahara offers desert sand dunes dry grass zones and little habitation.
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Kufra
Libya
Sarra Well
Opium Smoking in U S Shows Big Increase
Washington reports an alarming rise in opium smoking with 748 pounds seized by federal agents last year doubling 1932 figures. Most opium traces come from China via the Far East, with brands like Cheong Yick Kee Lam Kee Lo Fook Kee Lion Dragon Tongee tied to Pacific coast Hawaii and the Philippines. Heroin seizures fall while cocaine origins are Swiss. marijuana use grows across several western states and arid lands.
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United States
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China
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Far East
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Soviet Unions Split Into 154 Units Across Russia
The All Union Trade Unions council approves decentralization to create 154 unions from 47, with Stalin backing the plan. The coal mine union and railroad workers will be divided into geographic and occupational groups to improve efficiency and leadership contact.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
All Union Trade Unions Council
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
Communist Party
All Union Organization of
Central
East
Donetz Basin
Colonels of Kentucky Use a Lot of Ribbon
Kentucky has issued 2,764 commission certificates since 1931 with each tied to a foot of blue ribbon. Since Gov. Ruby Laffoon took office, more than half a mile of blue ribbon has been used on honorary commissions.
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Frankfort
Ruby Laffoon
Noiseless Milk Wagon Demonstrated in New York
A new deal for city sleepers features a noiseless milk wagon shown before the New York noise abatement commission. The vehicle uses balloon tires and a rubber-shod horse, signaling progress in reducing urban noise.
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New York
Girl Turns to Stone Saved by Doctors in Los Angeles
Trudy von Ravensberg a nineteen year old high school graduate from Los Angeles who four months ago was nearly turning to stone due to a rare carcings illness has recovered after orthopedic and endocrine treatment. Doctors used parathyroid hormone with a calcium rich diet and milk and orange juice to restore calcium balance and she now seeks employment.
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Los Angeles
Trudy von Ravensberg
General Hospital
Walking Radio Is Boast of This Experimenter
Los Angeles amateur wireless enthusiast Frank G. Kerk demonstrates a dog as a radio receiving set. He attaches an aerial to Fritz the 175-pound Great Dane and connects an earphone to the dog's tail. The tail carries music or an announcer's voice at a clear but modest volume. Only one station is audible, and Kerk seeks not selectivity but understanding of the reception.
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Los Angeles
Frank G. Kerk
Kerk
Fritz
Key to Libby Prison Found in Rubbish Pile
A large eight inch brass key marked Libby Prison was found in Mt. Carmel a rubbish heap. Civil war veteran said to have brought it about 25 years ago, once a curiosity, then forgotten until discovery.
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Libby Prison
Mt. Carmel
End of Day Pancakes and Quick Griddle Cakes Menu
A home style guide details making pancakes with fat for tenderness on a grill or griddle, plus ready batter options. It lists griddle cake variants, serving ideas with syrups and berries, and a full Quick Meal menu including scrambled eggs with corn, toast, salad, coffee, and a bacon rich staple foods discussion on pantry trends and bacon uses.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted as Gentle Laxative
Public returns to liquid laxatives with senna as the natural laxative base. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a liquid laxative that uses senna to gently stimulate regular bowel movements without harsh cathartics. It is marketed as suitable for children and available at drug stores.
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Dr. Caldwell
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