Hoover Dam Aims To Shape Mighty Colorado River
A historic view from Boulder Canyon shows plans for Hoover dam to redirect the Colorado River around the site. Six Companies Inc leads a one year ahead program pouring 2,409,000 cubic yards of concrete to form the 720 foot high structure with four diversion tunnels and two coffer dams. The dam will create a 20,500,000 acre feet reservoir spanning 130 miles, delivering water to Southern California and generating power, with completion projected in about two and a half years.
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Colorado River
Coachella
Salton Sea
Hoover Dam
Governmentgl
Boulder
Boulder Canyon
Tasty kitchen tips by the Western Newspaper Colony
A collection of home cooking notes outlines vinegar thickening for soups, gelatin in croquettes, a Dutch fish sauce with lemon and eggs, a luncheons dish with watercress and sardines, coffee tradition in hotels, and an orange fruit cake recipe with orange marmalade and spices.
Forest quarrel between Buster Bear and King Eagle erupts over a fish
In a green forest tale set long ago, Buster Bear and King Eagle feud over a fish. Quarrels divide forest and meadow folk, pitting birds against animals as the great chase ends with no fish claimed. Burgess 1933.
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Sammy Jay
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Buster ‘Bear
King Eagle
Buster
Plangell
Qygeeronade
Eagle
Buster Bear
Bing Bugle
Joeger
Iimi
Peagle
Buster Lear
Parvy
Buste
Chan Buster
Burgess
Printed shoes to match colored spring dresses
Bell Syndicate J-WIN Service presents new spring footwear with printed shoes to complement printed frocks. Mannequins display colored gym wear and high heeled slippers featuring matching print. Black backgrounds with grit flowers are a favored design element for the season.
Reward by Douglas Mallogh Hen Poem Fragment (1934)
Poem fragment urges readers to seek the Urte word within and pronounce a lifted thought after toil. It contemplates spring and fall, life’s pain, and the notion that not all effort is in vain as the spirit is freed and the work completed.
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Douglas Melioch
WNU
Notable figures from Revolutionary and showbiz eras
The excerpt traces Jonathan Trumbull as a key Revolutionary figure and early Connecticut governor, noting his Lebanon store as a wartime hub. It covers Tom Thumb, P. T. Barnum, Lavinia Warren, and Count Prima Maggin, detailing their rise in show business and marriages. It also links Bluebeard to Gilles de Rais, noting historical crimes and the Perrault tale origin.
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Jonathan
Sam
George Washington
Knotts
Jonathan Trumoul
Connecticut
Johe
Capitol
John H. Trumbull
John Ofvil
Jonathon Trumbull
Lebanon
Cono
Sashington
Franklin
Jefferson
Adams
LaFayette
Ethan Allen
Tor Ticonderoga
Massachusetts
Jonathan Trumbull
Nia P. T. Barnum
Charles Boswood
Bridgeport
Tom Thumb
Barnum
England
Queen Victoria
Paris
Tom
Lavinia Warren
Minnie Warren
Commodore Nutt
Lavinia
Balp Mattony
Moby
Lavinia Thumb
Count Prima Maggin
Caprice Red Hat Model Named for Light Hearted Style
Red Hat unveils a bright red grosgrain model called Caprice. The design emphasizes a playful look and cheerful silhouette, aligning with the product line’s light hearted branding.
We Learn by Example In Daily Care and Observation
A fragmentary quotation discusses how daily care and attentive companionship aid a child’s profit and learning. It cites Henry C. King and James on action, effort, and the awakening power of effort in others. The text reflects value on guiding and observing child development.
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Sally
James
Henry C. King
One Man Lost 22 Pounds Thanks to Kraschen Salts
Detroit reader Mr. Herman Rankis credits Kraschen Salts with easing rheumatism and swelling, enabling a diet that led to a 22 pound loss and a feeling of renewed vitality. The ad promises safe quick fat loss by a half teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast, with a four week supply available at drugstores worldwide. A closing line notes a devoted brain worker as someone who thinks about work beyond office hours.
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Herman Rankis
Detroit
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CIA
By Thornton
Girugagp
Shor
Ironi- Irene
Bell Syndicate
J—Win Service
Nany
New York
By Douglas Mallogh
By Louise Mr. Comstock
Bluebeard
Henry VU Grant
Forbicide
Pandora
Arch-Gil Bluebeard
Gilles de Raiz
Joan of Arc
France
Blue Bears
Gilles
Perrault
Sinton
Heer
Egypt
Babylon
Tell Halag
Cistti
Pizen
Wature
Fe.rollins CO
Peterman
N. UU
Sioux ‘City
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