Ancient Treasure Found in Sahara by Beloit College Team
An expedition led by Count De Prorak and Bardley Tyrrell from Beloit College uncovered Tin-Hanan’s tomb in the Hoggar region of the south central Sahara. French authorities guard the site as a national monument, with artifacts including a Libyan Venus statuette, a golden diadem, and 46 cases of treasures sent to Algeria.
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Paris
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Sid
Tin-Hanan
Africa
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Abbe
J. B. Chabot
French Institute
Tine Hanan
Andt
Athene
Algiers
Utica
Louis Chapil
Count de Prorok
Count de Provok
Algeria
Match Ignites Water Mystery Stirs Town
In Seattle a canyon area draws attention as a hot spring or gas bubbling pool erupts with flames when lit. Water spurts and sinks. eruptions shoot rocks and flames up to 100 feet high. Rumors of burning water spread by locals, but the site was long inaccessible.
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Seattle
Barber Becomes Heir to Half of $200000 Estate
Tohn L. Cook a barber, after opening a letter from New York, discovers he is heir to one half of his late father Frederick Cook of Hanover Germany. The other half goes to his sister Mrs G W Krutchfeld of Huntsville Missouri. The share is estimated near $100000.
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Barber Falls
Tohn L. Cook
New Yor
Frederick Cook
Hanover
Germany
G. W. Krutchfeld
Huntsville
Navajo Indians Improve Sheep for Wool Goods
In Bhiprock New Mexico the Navajo tribe enhances their sheep stock by crossbreeding native sheep with Karakul from Asia to produce wool suitable for their famed blankets. The Karakul provides fur known as broadtail Persian lamb. Navajo women select the off colored wool at trading posts for weaving. Attempts to color wool artificially fail to reach natural wool prices.
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Bhiprock
N. M
Painted Desert
Asia
Honeymoons Fall Out Of Fashion Says Lydia Lopokova
Dancer Lydia Lopokova, wife of economist John Maynard Keynes, says honeymoons are out of fashion for busy people. She notes she danced the night after her wedding and has since married a second time to a different economist, prompting discussion of modern marriage trends.
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London
Lydia
Lopokova
John Maynard Heynés
Wear Smocks In Wall Street Report
In New York the scene shifts as blue denim smocks appear on every attache in a broker's office from partners to messengers including quotation posters. The unusual dress code highlights a coordinated office culture comment.
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New York
Wall Street
Messenger
Best Baby in Greater New York Crowned at Expo
Jean Reilly, a seventeen month old girl, wins the Best Baby in Greater New York title at the Health and Food exposition held at New Madison Square Garden on her birthday.
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Jean Reilly
Greater New York
Reeper
New Madison Square Garden
Baby Tean
Hidden Plains Beneath Atlantic Surface Reveal Oceanic Ranges
Reports describe a plateau 150 feet beneath the Atlantic seabed and multiple undersea mountain ranges in the Pacific and Atlantic. Explorers note Bermuda rises from depth, Saint Helena and Ascension are peaks, and coastlines show depths up to 27 306 feet near Puerto Rico. Diving gear and new lighting devices enable deeper exploration, with salvaging aims and dramatic undersea scenery mapped.
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Tvicunnie
South Pacific
Edward Wil Ramge
Nerts Atlantic
Suri
Bermedas
St. Helena
Astension
Pest Rabbits and Hares Hit NSW Farmers Hard
The article notes rabbits and hares are a major pest to New South Wales farmers and stock raisers, with large annual slaughter and vast economic impact. In 1939 40 the export trade peaked with 6,980,636 pairs valued at 2.6 million dollars and 1,527 24 pounds of skins worth 13.14 million, while total deaths for local use and export likely exceed 100 million.
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New South Wales
Australia
Woman uses feather pillow to chase burglar from home
Mrs Clara Rennick of Lodi awoke to a burglar in her house. She seized a feather pillow, chased him from the room, and struck him on the head as he fled. She then washed the pillow case and returned to bed, so nervously excited she forgot to call for an officer. Sacramento Bee.
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Clara Rennick
Lodi
Rennick
Sacramento Bee
Pigs Speak French A Farmer’s Quarrel in Mlisois
A French visitor heard two pigs quarrel on a farmer’s farm in Mlisois. The older boy explains the dispute about old man Tyson’s pigs. He says he told Bud the pigs are French because from morning till night they grunt oui oui.
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Mlisois
Mademoiselle
Tyson
Brazil Advertising Targets Irazu Coffee Boycott
Business interests in Irazu, a major coffee producer, have shifted to advertising as a strategy against the coffee boycott started by some South American drinkers. In a few months they spent a million dollars counteracting the boycott’s effects.
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Irazu
Mosquito Breeding Found at Coconut Tree Hollows
European settlers in Tanga Tanganyika Africa faced continued bites after an investigation found mosquitoes breeding in hollows at the bases of coconut tree leaves.
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Tanga
Tanganyika
Africa
Friend of the Goat Shocks Train Crowd at Port Wahington
Mr Don Marquis, described as a friend of the goat, rode a Love Ishind train stopping at Port Washington. He shouted for the goat to have its beard returned, provoking a chorus of titters as an elder with a heavy beard confronted him. Marquis calmly asserted his role as a friend of the goat.
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Don Marqguit
lis + gS
Port Washington
Billy
Sar
Mr Marquis
Stop the Pain Hart of 2 burn or 1 cut heals quick
An advertisement for Cole's Carholisaire from The J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford Illinois claims rapid healing of minor burns or cuts without scarring. The copy promises painless relief and quick recovery, targeting consumers seeking a topical remedy.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Il
Worth More as a Tree Surgeon Exchange
In a pointed exchange about pricing, one person asks why costs rise for sawing off a limb compared to last year. The reply reframes the job by declaring I am now a tree surgeon.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for Constipation Relief
A Monticello physician with 47 years’ practice criticizes harsh laxatives for infants and children. He endorses a mild, reliable laxative to establish natural bowel regularity, touting Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a pleasant tasting remedy for constipated and ill children.
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W. G. Caldwell
Monticello
Caldwall
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