Guatemalan Indians Learn of United States in Andes Village
A Columbia University anthropology report details how 1,000 Guatemalan Mayan villagers in Santiago Chimaltenango, 8,000 feet up in the Cuchumatanes, with a 18 month Mayan calendar, lived largely untouched by modern life and only recently learned of the United States. The study notes strict parental roles in education and early marriage, corn as the staple, and traders using barter with surrounding departments. It suggests archaeology may reveal preconquest lifeways.
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New York
Santiago
Chimakenango
United States
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
Charles Wagley
Kansas City
Central America
Santiago Chimaltenango
Huehuetenango
Guatemala
Cuchumatanes Mountains
Mr. Wegiey
Department
Wagley
Chimaltenango
Sansings Chimaltenango
Huchuetenango
Guatemalan
Designs of US paper money changed before 1890
The article notes that prior to 1890 the Treasury issued paper money with frequent design changes. It highlights ongoing updates to engraving and security features as part of evolving currency history.
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United States Treasury
Peace Without Victory as a Vision in Postwar Europe
Leonard Barrett recalls Woodrow Wilsons peace without victory motto, noting widespread cynicism then and a Versailles peace celebrated by many yet asked if true peace was achieved. He argues Europe remains unstable, with war possible again despite delays.
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Peace Without
Leonard
Barrett
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Peace without victory and the cost of hate
The passage argues that true peace cannot be won by brute force or repression. It warns that victory fueled by hatred deepens conflict, cites Versailles as an example, and calls for inner and national peace through shared burdens, restraint, and overcoming greed and selfishness.
Rooms for a Castle or the Simple Home Look
A columnist samples stylish small room ideas in gray green, dusty plum, and blue green schemes. The piece highlights compact furniture, tranquil color palettes, and built in shelves with bright accessories, plus a humorous note on oversized closets and personalizing spaces.
Peace and responsibility as path to victory, Hamilton quote
The piece argues that trust shapes opinion and obstructs peace unless people accept responsibility for one another. It recalls Alexander Hamilton on choosing between becoming a tomb for world hopes or a guiding pillar for future progress, urging a peace rooted in duty rather than triumph.
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Alexander Hamilton
Western Newspaper Union
Statue of Peary Unveiled at Cresson Pa
A sculpture view honors Robert E. Peary discoverer of the North Pole. Joseph Pollin, named as a reputed hero of exploration, unveiled the statue in Cresson Pennsylvania. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks full context.
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Robert EB. Peary
North Pole
Sy Joseph P. Pollin
Cresson
Gypsies Travel By Cars and Trailers in Missouri
Gypsies in Missouri roamed by car and trailer while retaining heirlooms and customs. William Farley, eighteen, describes English Gypsy group led by Joan Stanler, with a twenty-five member bard tribe. Women dukkering for money while men repair furnaces. typical earnings around 15 dollars. The group travels town to town, plans annual fall gatherings in Washington, and disperses wealth to weaker branches during hard years. Gold heirlooms, rugs, shawls, and jewelry pass down through generations as they move toward Texas in winter entertainment and travel.
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St. Louis
Smtdergeers
William Farley
Fetler
Joe Stanley
Springfeld
Ste Parley
Stanlers
Farley
Joan Stenler
Wes Low
Dukkering
Gorhmes
Washington, D. C
Texas
Sengster
El Paso to Open Senior Police School
El Paso plans a community police school offering training in police work court procedure and criminal detection. A class of 200 men will study under the Teres college of crimes with guest speakers from police and legal fields.
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el Paso
Texas
el Pass
Weining
el Paseo
Shen Chris Fox
Teres Colless
Rimes
Tesking
Sher Fox
el Peso
Atic
Isis
Soapsuds Free a Boy in Drain Pipe Rescue
In Provo Utah police and firemen freed four year old Alfred Bennstt whose leg was caught in a drain pipe after an hour of effort. A suggestion to pour soapsuds down the pipe succeeded and the boy was released safely.
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Provo
Utah
Alfred Bennstt
Old Woman in a Tree Dwells Near Nigreserre France
A village near here reports a woman truly lives inside a tree home carved from a tilleul trunk near Nigreserre. The 54 foot circumference base houses a stove chair and kitchen utensils nailed to the wood. Birds inhabit the upper levels while villagers know the tree contains medicinal leaves and flowers used to brew titleni tea.
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Rodez
France
Nigreserre
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