Himalaya Yields Old Temple Ruin
Berlin reports Dr. Emil Trinkler and his German expedition after 13 months crossing high passes above 17 000 feet in central Asia. They uncovered Takli Makan desert temple ruins, Greek Buddhist artifacts, manuscripts and paintings dating 2000 B C to 1000 A D. Relics head to Premen museum. Chinese officials criticized, German legation helped.
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Berlin
Emil Trinkler
Central Asia
Breen
Trinkier
Dushruk
Vimalayas
Takli-Makan
Premen
Trinkler
India
Peking
Largest Hangar to House New Dirigibles at Akron
Akron Ohio reports the construction of the world’s largest hangar for two navy dirigibles. The 1200 by 325 by 200 foot structure rises at the Akron airport near Goodyear Rubber factory buildings. Akron won site selection after years of debate over Cleveland Los Angeles and St Louis. Goodyear has built over 100 nonrigid airships locally, while the navy project marks the first rigid Zeppelin design by an American firm.
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Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
Goodyear Rubber Company
Goodyear Zeppelin
Cleveland
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Goodyear Company
Navy Air
Bulgaria Chooses Village to Honor Unknown Hero
Bulgaria designates Dorkova near Sofia as the site for its unknown soldier memorial. Authorities note most fallen for a “Greater Bulgaria” hailed from villages, and a towering obelisk on a white marble pedestal now stands as the national tribute.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Dorkova
Turkish Boy Scouts to Visit Italy in Spring
1000 Turkish Boy Scouts will travel to Italy next spring after an invitation from Italian authorities. The trip follows a prior visit to Constantinople by 1000 junior Fascists, including Benito and Vittorio, and the Turkish government will select top scouts from nationwide school standings for the journey.
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Italy
Angola
Turkey
Musse Link
Pheduces Mlathan
Benito
Vitorio
Machine kills weevils in Texas invention
Martin Sanches, a Mexican blacksmith in Laredo, has invented a machine to control cotton pests. The device, driven by oil power, is said to vacuum beetles and other vermin into the apparatus to exterminate them. He has received orders for 140 of the implements.
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Laredo
Texas
Martin Sanches
Ile
World Uses Odd Ways to Get Water
A National Geographic bulletin notes diverse water-raising methods from windmills to electric pumps. It cites Chengtu water wheels in China, footpowered devices in Ta Chihh and Japan, spoon scoops in Korea, and African gourds to the Aswan dam, plus long aqueducts to New York and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Holland
National Geographic Society
West
Chengtu
Szechwan
Ta Chihh
Peking
Japan
Aswan
Nile
Nile Valley
Central
Africa
New York City
Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
Chicago
Lake Michigan
India
Lower
Ganges
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Queen Mary
Littleton
England
London
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande River
Boise River
Idaho
Insurance risk interests in London insurers hedge bets
London insurers issue policies on improbable events from royal mourning to political solvency and theater lights. Policies cover election outcomes, weather, celebrity assets, and even family names, with examples like Lloyds and others insuring unlikely scenarios for premium returns.
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London
Lloyds
Laden Ania Syecens
Louden
Cosime
Premiuum
Exar
Russia
His Dear Departed Wife Advertised in Berlin Pauper
A Berlin husband posts a notice in a local pauper claiming his pious faithful wife has departed from him and asks the honorable finder to keep. The brief item reflects a humorous or satirical approach to lost spouse notices in the era.
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Berlin
Finder
Egg preservation differences between Russia and Western Europe
Russian hens forage freely and can preserve eggs for 12 months. In contrast western European hens raised in confined systems produce eggs that spoil more quickly.
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Western
Europe
Special Assessment Notice for Dolton Lead Water System
Cook County Illinois notice from the Village of Dolton Board of Local Improvements. A hearing is set for March 11, 1929 at ten o'clock A.M. in Cook County Court to decide the accuracy of the cost certificate and estimated interest for bonds funding the lead water service project on Lincoln Avenue and Park Avenue. Objections may be filed before the hearing.
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Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Park Avenue
Cook County
Illinois
Board of Local Improvements
A. D
You'd Expect This Life Lesson From The Market Day
A local bride phoned the meat market seeking Vita Mines without the fiser, reflecting a quirky moment in daily life as Detrota News notes the unusual request and the bride's concern for liver repair.
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Detrota
Sugar Coated Request in a Drug Store Scene
A Capper's Weekly vignette shows a customer seeking a pink tablet to ease trouble and a pharmacist asking what ails them while the customer explains they want to write a letter. The exchange captures small town daily life and the era's shopfront interactions.
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Capper
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Earl Deyoung
Michigan Ave
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Weare
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Halsted Street
Harvey, Iil
Twin City Garage
H. W. Monk
J. L. Locher
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