Biskra and the Ziban Oases in Algeria's Desert Heart
National Geographic notes Biskra in Algeria as the hub of the Ziban oases, detailing its 170000 date palms, climate, and healthful dry air. It describes Fort Saint Germain, the Royal hotel, busy markets, Ouled Nails street life, and the Sidi Okba religious center with the desert drive past Oases and Bedouin camps to the sacred oasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Iskra
Algeria
Mediterranean
Sahara
Ziban
Biskra
Filiah
Geddecha
Arnab
Des Negres
Kasbah
Ad Piscinain
Fort Saint Germain
Royal Hotel
Ouled Nails
Ouled-Nails
Aures Mountains
Chott-Melshir
Sidi- Okba
Sidi-Okba
Africa
Egypt
Tangier
Atlantic
Qued-Biskra
Beliah
Aures
Chetnoh
Droh
Sidi-Khabil
Seriana
Garta
Denver Boy is a Winner
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a health aid for children. It urges mothers to monitor constipation and use the product to improve appetite, digestion, and sleep, noting that physicians have recommended it for over fifty years and citing millions of yearly bottles.
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G. G. Wilcox
Wolff St
Denver
Colorado
Jackie
California
Germania Herb Tea ad claims safe weight loss promise
An advertisement urges readers to mail 10 cents for a trial package of Germania Herb Tea and full information on its alleged natural harmless results. It cites a Minneapolis address and promotes the product as a safe diet aid despite typical promotional language.
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Germania Tea Company
First Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Too Late. Prohibition pardon tale from New York producer
Bar Carroll, a New York producer released from an Atlanta prison for violating the prohibition law, spoke in a pensive interview about providence and hair, then offered a parable of a grocer answering a customer about opening a tin of plum pudding.
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Barl Carroll
New York
Atlanta
Tlow
Retort Sarcastic Referenced in Teapot Dome Debate
Senator Peter Norbeck spoke at a Redfield reception about the Teapot Dome case and cited a retort sarcastic by the defense. He recalled a man who waited in a hot dark telephone booth to have a photograph developed, illustrating a pointed joke about timing and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Norbeck
Redfield
Famous rocks Billy Wood submits through life
The Cincinnati Enquirer questions whether Billy Wood knows the well known rocks that smooth life’s path. The note lists several terms and asks why he overlooks them, implying readers may be unfamiliar with these phrases that guide daily life.
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Billy Wood
Gibraltar
Billy
Cincinnati Enquirer
Meeting Talk Reveals Wife Leaves Husband Briefly
A woman admits to a meeting that she left her husband, claiming he is doing better. The hostess smiles, noting the irony of leaving well enough alone.
Opportunity and fortune in life and love
A pair of adages on marriage and wealth reflect cautious and eager viewpoints. The exchange contrasts marrying for gold with waiting for a better chance, noting both greed and deprivation can sour happiness. Shakespearean wisdom about expressing joy versus grief closes the reflection.
Slipped the Noose in a Dark House Tale
A wry, old time quip contrasts giving rope to a husband who used it to escape. The line hints at a cautious, sly humor typical of urban gossip and domestic anecdotes in the periodical page.
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Ebon
Sisters of Charity
Attar
Denver Boy
Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Il
Whippet Six
Willya-Overland
F.o.b
Toledo
Ohio
America
Willys- Overland, Inc
Toredo , Ohio
Bayer
Malden
Mass
Goethe
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