Senegal's Giant Baobab of Dakar Stuns with Massive Trunk
In Lower Senegal near Dakar a colossal baobab boasts a base circumference of seventy five feet. Locals use monkey bread fruit to curdle tolik and treat diseases while dried leaf decoctions serve as medicine. Bark yields singing cords and gum for salves. Young root sometimes eaten.
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Senegal
Dakar
Not His Fault The Boss
A terse office exchange shows a clerk requesting vacation for a tenth wedding anniversary. A baffling interruption ends with an unclear line, leaving the intent and outcome unresolved.
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Ifte -Hplt Ahuan Yuue
Cat Study Shows Delicate Force Reflects Refined Culture
Hamerton notes cats modulate effort to fit the moment while dogs and horses act with brute strength. He observes a young cat gently pat a daffodil, swaying the bloom without harming petals, illustrating restraint as a sign of refined manners and taste in arts.
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton
The Brave Little Sister Rescues Brother From Forest Fire
Nancy a15 year old girl and her brother Buddy face a dangerous forest fire that threatens their home. Nancy descends a cave tunnel with a candle to reach Buddy, who was attacked by Black Bill and his gang. She guides him to safety, the fire subsides, and the pair return as detectives arrest the intruders.
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Nancy
Buddy
Perkins
Daisy
Black Bill
Sis
Bowen School Notes District School No 133 Riverdale Festival weather and school plans
The May 29 festival at Glenwood faced cold weather and rain reducing prizes as students in Rooms One and Two wore wraps. The Bowen school plans a June 19 picnic at Lincoln Park with a chartered streetcar from Leyden Avenue and 138th Street, returning after 7 p.m. The school closes June 27 with diplomas and promotions June 26.
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Riverdale
Glenwood
Lincoln Park
Bowen
Leyden Avenue
138Th Street
Board of
Obel
A. E. Paul
Country Life
H. McGrain
Deam
Evelyn Palmer
Irene Wike
Edith Dengler
Lucy Brady
Keith Burchett
Hazel Petersen
William Ehlers
L. E. Reich
McGrain
Public Thought Woes On Word Selection
A reflective note questions how people decide which of the vast language to express in public. The author muses on weighing thoughts versus words and the difficulty of choosing the right phrasing.
Irrigated Lands Revenue Near Half a Billion Dollars
The annual gross returns from irrigated lands in the United States now approach nearly five hundred million dollars.
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United States
Measurements of Liberty Head Details Size Facts
The head of the Statue of Liberty measures 17 feet 48 inches in height with a 10 foot ear to ear thickness. The eye spacing is two feet six inches and the nose is four feet six inches. The index finger extends eight feet. Thirty to forty people can stand in the head, and the torch holds twelve.
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