Tree rings unlock eight centuries in Southwest chronology
National Geographic scientists Judd and Douglass build a continuous tree ring calendar from living pines and beams of ruins across New Mexico and Arizona. They date Pueblo Bonito to 919 start, 1067 golden age, 1127 occupation, and place Mesa Verde sites between 1078 and 1262, revealing a climatic and cultural timeline.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D
New Mexico
Arizona
Egypt
Neil M. Judd
Andrew E. Douglass
New World
United States
Pueblo Bonito
Chaco Canyon
Rosetta
Southwest
America
Spain
William the Conqueror
Harold the Saxon
Hastings
American Southwest
Charles
Douglass
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Cliff Palace
Oak Tree House
Shoestring Republic nickname for Chile grows from map shape
The label Shoestring Republic 138 reflects Chile's long narrow map, highlighting its extreme length relative to width. Observers note the nickname captures geography and national identity in concise form.
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Chile
Chapter VII Continued Gen Hoff for Miss Inglepin trial
Fellowes faces a tense search of Miss Inglepin and Cara as Mrs Rhodes uncovers a hidden letter from Captain Collishawe. Sopher argues for evidence while Chater and Inglenpin resist, and a wary Cara receives Fellowes with guarded grace.
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Fellowes
Chater
Sopher
Corporal Eadies
Fertunes
Lion
Nimrod
Inglepin
Natred
Supher
Cara Inglepin
Duenna
Anglepin
Captain Fellowes
Miss Cara
Caro Inglepin
Guy
California Fig Syrup Offered as Safe Remedy for Children
A maternal endorsement touts California Fig Syrup as the trusted 50 year old cure for biliousness and stomach ills in children. Mrs Joseph W Hill of Omaha recounts its relief for her baby John and urges insistence on the genuine carton marked California. Over four million bottles are used annually.
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California
Joseph W. Hill
Bedford Ave
Omaha
Nebraska
Advertising and Quotes from Mulhall Iowa Page
An ad from Mulhall Iowa markets permanents and hair styling at eight dollars, with a quip from Mr Baldwin on natural hair history. It also lists pricing for alfalfa eight dollars per unit, red clover eight dollars, sweet clover and timothy three fifty per bushel. A Murphey quote about humility and virtue appears amid varied snippets.
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Mulhall
Sioux City
Iowa
Hearth-money Tax Introduced in 1660 England
The hearth money tax applied to every hearth or fireplace in England, first introduced under Charles II in 1660. It lasted about 25 years and produced around 1 million dollars annually before being abolished by William III.
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England
William III
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Eaha
By Arthur D. Wowden Smith
Arthur D. Howden
SMITH
WNU
H. M
Badger
New York
James Collishawe
Carn
Ofer
Rothsays
London
Prithee
Rhradés
Chaterss House
Cheerin&ss
John
Hanford
Baldwin
Nature
Heaven
Arthur Murphy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Catherine Lydia
Ea At
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