Smyrna Province of Asia Minor a Fertile Trade Hub
The Smyrna region in Asia Minor is praised for its fertile soil temperate climate and rich rivers including the Meander. It hosts a thriving port city famed for fruit exports especially figs and raisins and has long inspired travelers and poets. The city’s enduring name traces to an Amazon linked to its early history.
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Smyrna
Asia Minor
Turkey
Europe
Simyrna
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Madagascar prospecting for radium riches urged by French academy
Secretary LaCroix of the French Academy of Science promotes Madagascar as a potential source of radium bearing deposits. He notes betaphite as the main mineral, with rich pockets yielding high francs per ton, and advises explorers to bring camera plates and simple developing gear for profit.
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Cripple Creek
Alaska
Madagascar
LaCroix
French Academy of Science
M. LaCroix
Monumental Roosevelt Lion to Be Carved from Huge Stone
A giant stone block will be hewn and moved to Washington for a Theodore Roosevelt memorial. The memorial, a lion 86 by 40 feet, will be carved by Carl Ethan Akeley from solid rock, source and transport plans unsettled, possibly needing a dedicated railroad. It would be the era’s largest stone project since ancient Egypt.
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Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Egypt
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ireland
The Mule’s Place in American Farms Through Time
The article surveys the mule as a sturdy farm worker, noting its rising numbers and value from 1867 to 1920. It discusses regional popularity, the mule’s role in replacing horses in some areas, and the growing market demand with mule ranches across the United States.
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Middle West
United States
Thrift Magazine
Condemn Term "Fair Sex" Sparks Debate in England
London Chronicle reports the Women's Freedom League led by Councillor Margaret Hodge bans terms like "fair sex" "weaker sex" and "spinster" from feminine index. It argues women's judgment equals men's and asserts women can keep secrets though talk less. Chinese art gains notice in New York gallery opening with period rooms and Chinese craftsmanship featured.
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England
Women’s Freedom League
Margaret Hodge
Miss Hodge
London Chronicle
New York
St. Paul
Purdue Tests Ventilated Lids to Cut Freight Delays
Tests at Purdue University run eight hours with heavy loads at high speed to measure how ventilated axle journal lids reduce hot boxes. Researchers compare temperature across apparatus classes to determine performance gains and potential traffic efficiency improvements.
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Purdue University
Perfume Harvests Grow In English Country Sides
The article notes a rising rural industry in England where many women and children gather herbs and flowers for perfumery. April marks the cowslip picking for sleeplessness cures and for potpourri and sachets, followed by broom elder flowers mullein and mallow and other petals including bergamot and peony.
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England
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