Palestine a land of stark hills and ancient stones
The National Geographic notes Palestine as a small arid land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan, with limited natural wealth. It highlights Mount Hermon outside the territory, scarce minerals, few forests, and the Plain of Esdraelon as a rare fertile stretch, describing a landscape of stones caves ruins and olive groves bathed in legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusal
Hermon
Damascus
Israel
Lebanon
Elestine
Jordan Valley
Canaan
France
Holy Land
Esdraelon
Ephraim
Bethel
Acre
Jordan
Gnds
Greece
Apa
Norway
Scotland
Asia Minor
California
Washington
Tabor
Yen
Eleus
Mount Carmel
Kishon
Bay of Acre
Fisdraelon
Three Plate Current Sources for Vacuum Tubes Explored
The article analyzes direct plate current sources for vacuum tube transmitters listing batteries, motor generator sets, and rectified AC. It details costs, components, and practical considerations for each method including Kenotron rectifiers and self rectifying circuits with UV 202 tubes. It emphasizes choosing a transformer based supply for reliability.
Radio Merchandising Emphasizes Knowledge in Radio Trade
A progressive radio dealer expands beyond stocking shelves by employing trainees and encouraging courses in radio art. The article notes mail courses magazine lessons or instruction from a competent teacher as highly desirable as the business side of radio shifts to men with basic electricity knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Magazine
Radio
Radio boom spurs census talk and quirky dog stories
Radio fever spreads across the Pacific coast with tens of thousands owning sets and estimates reaching fifty thousand. Dr C F Jenkins in Washington works on moving pictures by radio while Cleveland imposes a 50 cent license for senders and receivers.
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Pacific Coast
C. F. Jenkins
Washington
Cressunm
Japan
Marconi
Union College
Schenectadgy
Nar Xi
Cleveland
Unsightly Joint Seams Painted With Concrete Colored Material
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a new filler for concrete road joints that matches concrete in color, creating a seamless appearance. The resin rubber mix, colored with barium sulfate, adheres well and can be heated to flow into cracks, though longer tests are needed before general use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Federal-Aid Bridge Spending Across 35 States Totals Millions
Federal agencies spent more than 525,007,000 on bridges for federal aid roads in 35 states in the four years ending November 7. If laid end to end the bridges would span about 47.4 miles with a total estimated cost of 2,385,200,000. Major spends include Georgia 2,950,174 New Jersey 5,708,402 North Dakota 1,806,384 Oklahoma 2,250,769 South Carolina 1,404,278 and Texas 869,967.21.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolinga
Texas
Good Roads Aid Farmers in Agricultural Report
The Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry says good roads to local markets and joint facilities at terminals linking rail water and motor transport will cut marketing and distribution costs for producers and consumers.
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Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Highroads and Skyroads Motion Picture Release
A new one reel film titled Highroads and Skyroads has been released by the United States Department of Agriculture. The documentary was produced in the western states under the supervision of highway engineers from the Bureau of Public Roads.
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United States Department of Agriculture
of Highway Engineers
Bureau of Public Roads
Replacing Grade Crossings Across the United States
Government estimates show 252000 grade crossings nationwide require separation of road and rail. The project would cost about 12000000000 dollars to achieve this nationwide grade separation.
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United States
Tanlac Restores Health From Severe Stomach Trouble
A Bristol Connecticut man William Hovlen credits Tanlac with curing fifteen years of stomach trouble after three weeks and three bottles, gaining fifteen pounds and returning to normal eating. The ad claims Tanlac detoxifies the stomach and rebuilds the body and urges readers to buy from all druggists.
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William Hovlen
Spring St
Bristol
Conn
Foylen
Imagination Misreads Violets on Trees
Four year old Topies and his sister pick violets in a woods near home. A few weeks later their family and friends take a car ride when Tommy exclaims he sees violets growing on trees along a bloom filled road.
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Tommy
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A newspaper advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims vegetable herb ingredients and universal bottle purity with a sworn statement in each bottle and offers a sample by mail to readers who send ten cents.
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Dr. Whitmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Why is Johnson so downcast over love
A witty remark notes Johnson’s melancholy over a failed romance and the common truth that love rarely meets high expectations. The exchange frames disappointment in affection as a universal, humorous misfortune.
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Johnson
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
Advertises Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye coats skirts curtains and other fabrics at home. Claims no streaking fading or running and supports wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods with easy instructions from a druggist.
Parcel Post Activity Surges in New York
New York ships over 600000 parcels daily with garment manufacturers alone dispatching about 30000 items each day. A large department store also mails 1000 to 2000 parcels daily.
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Parcel Post
New York
Departmentore
Cuticura Pimples and Pimply Faces Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for pimples and blackheads. It urges readers to smear with Cuticure Ointment, wash with Cr ema Soap and warm water for five minutes, and use daily to keep skin clear. It also recommends Cuticura Talcum.
On to Him I Promised to Make a Call Tonight
A brief dialogue captures a promise to call at night held between a wife and husband. The husband departs with instructions to avoid calling unless carrying cards. The fragment hints at a social exchange and possible card game or social visit implied by the warning.
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Tonigt
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Cautionary notice urges mothers to check Castoria bottles for the signature of Lo we and avoid imitations. It highlights Fletcher's Castoria as trusted with a claim of use for over 30 years and notes that children cry for Fletcher's product.
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Fletcher
The Uncertain Future
A young man prepares to bury the girl's father as he contemplates a future that is not ideal yet filled with promised support and responsibility. The scene centers on duty, family, and the weight of entering adulthood.
Happy Day Wash Belles in Red Cross Ball Blue
A fragmented note recalls a snowy day scene where a girl sings Q Happy Day as she hangs laundry. The line is brightened by using Red Cross Ball Blue, capturing a quaint domestic moment in a past era.
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A. Uisement
Grand deeds that ennoble a moment beyond kings
A reflective line honors acts so grand that their doers rise above kings in lasting nobility, marking a moment of timeless significance.
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National Geographic Society
Alesting
Council of
League of Nations
Viscount Bryce
Troy Land
Mediterranean
Jordan and
Dead Sea
Beersheba
Israe
Merritime
David
Benjamin
Jerusalem
Isreel
Connecticnt
Abraham
Tatu
FigAa
Jo Frarestrt
Filaert
Jeectitrer Circus
Fransrtormer
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