Guatemala's Rail Ties to Modern Travel and Ancient Ruins
The article guides readers from New Orleans to Guatemala City via Gulf of Mexico routes, noting American-controlled rail lines and a 224 mile northern line to Guatemala City plus a 74 mile Guatemala Central link to San Jose. It recounts Guatemala’s Maya-Quiche heritage, the 1522 Alvarado expedition, Antigua’s rise and fall, and a vivid City of Guatemala with plazas, bands, and marimba music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Aatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Guatemala
Puerto Barrios
San Jose
Pacife
Guatemala Central Railroad
Brexico
Pedro de Alvarado
Alvarado
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Saint James of the Cavaliers
Agua
Antigua
Guatemala Valley
Lake Amatitlan
Aguna
Fuego
Acatenango
Boarding the Badger Aboard Centurion in Deep Naval Action
The Centurion closes in on the wrecked Badger amid smoke and heavy broadsides. Captain Fellowes orders a boarding, Coffee the Black pirate slashes through British defenses, Clinch is wounded, and Collishowe lies wounded as the fight ends in a tentative American advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Centurion
Fellowes
Tom Grogan
Noggle
Sloop-Of-War
Grogan
Joe Doak
Mr. Curry
Tom
Collishawe
Bob Clinch
Clinch
Cuffee
Bob
Fedlowes
Collishowe
Col Ushawe
World Flood Theory Suggests Global Waters Rise
Scientists link a mythic world flood to real events from the last ice age. Melting polar ice about 20 000 years ago could raise sea levels by roughly fifty feet, submerging many seaport towns according to Sir Edge worth David a noted Australian geologist.
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Agua
Antigua
Las Vacas
Guatemalad
Envital
Sehg Xcontugenus
North Pole
Sir Edgeworth David
Antarctic
Y M C A Yearbook Lists World Headquarters
The yearbook catalogues Y M C A headquarters in many nations. Entries include Johannesburg for South Africa, Vienna for Austria, Paris for France, Tokyo for Japan, Mexico City for Mexico, Oslo for Norway, Jerusalem for Palestine, Madrid for Spain, Edinburgh for Scotland, and Montevideo for South America, among others.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Australia
South Melbourne
Austria
Vienna
Belgium
Theux
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria
Sofia
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Denmark
Aarhus
England
Wales
Ireland
London
Finland
Helsingfors
France
Paris
Germany
Wilhelmshohe
Greece
Athens
Holland
Amsterdam
Hungary
Budapest
Iceland
Reykjavik
India
Burma
Ceylon
Calcutta
Italy
Rome
Japan
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Mexico
Mexico City
New Zealand
Wellington
Norway
Palestine
Jerusalem
Philippine Islands
Manila
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Romania
Bucharest
Scotland
Edinburgh
South America
Montevideo
Uruguay
Spain
Madrid
Sweden
Stockholm
Switzerland
Zurich
Turkey
Constantinople
Expression of public opinion on new volume denied author
An unsigned Birmingham Express note quotes a publisher denying that a man with the same name as the writer is the author of a new volume. The piece ends with a Boileau quotation on fools and a remark about men rising from poverty to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie
Birmingham Express
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a perfect anti acid for sour stomachs. It claims medical endorsement and widespread usage, promoting the product as pleasant to take and effective for indigestion. The Phillips name marks the genuine, U. S. registered trademark since 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
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Spanish America
America
Plaza de Armas
Columbus
Guard of Honor
Highlands
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boileau
Parker
N.Y
Floreston Shampoo
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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