Foumban Portrait of a Sultan and Market Life in Africa
National Geographic describes Foumban on a hill in Cameroun where sultan Njoya rules the Bamoum. The town features Moorish mosque, rich markets, and a parade that ends with horsemen charging and whites in fear. The sultan preserves tradition, including a private museum and a phonetic alphabet invention.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Africa
Foumban
Nijaya
Bamoum
Roumban
Cameroun
Sultan Njoya
High Prairie
Europe
Ethnological Museum
Treasure Hunter Buys Room to Find Hidden Vault
A con man Arnold Millurn tails a phony will and pearls worth 40000 to a vacant Brooklyn parlor room. He tests a carved mantel vault and discovers only a note from Mrs. Cynthia Rodgers explaining an elaborate room-advertising ruse.
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Anold Millurn
California
Arnold Millurn
Times Square
Cynthia Rodgers
Brooklyn
Pago-Pago
Cynthia
Jack MacDonald
Peter Rodgers
Long Bridge
Silver Swan
Treasure Hunter
Shirtwaist Frock Pattern Promises Cool Summer Style
Advertises Pattern 2222 for a striped cotton shirtwaist frock with inverted skirt pleat and short sleeves designed for heat. Notes sizes 12 to 42, fabric needed 3% yards of 36 inch material for size 16. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and costs 15 cents, requests name address and size on order to Pattern Dept New York.
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Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Landmarks and Earmarks Spark Witty Exchange
In a humorous exchange, SMILES 3% calls him a bum, while The Hostor notes the landmarks resemble earmarks. The Reporter counters that the soil within them makes the term interchangeable.
Slightly Mistaken Deacon Picdpenny-y
A public quarrel erupts as Deacon Picdpenny-y and another man exchange insults over a disputed remark. The Florida Times-Union notes the clash began after a claim of facial hair style sparked tension.
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Deacon Picdpenny
Bluegrass
Florida Times-Union
Stock Market Compared By Traveling Salesman
A traveling salesman asks if the stock market is tried and Cactus Joe replies with a wry metaphor. He warns that market moves resemble dealing fares where one must know the dealer to avoid risk.
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Cactus Joe
Shy
The Great Question About the Young Man's Intentions
A dialogue quotes two speakers debating a young man's plans as one admits being kept in the dark about his true aims. The exchange captures uncertainty and curiosity surrounding a suspect's motives.
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Sultan and His Museum
Njoya
M. Quer
OUR Comic
Little
Wade
CE Cold
Emonaye
Osborne
Western Newspaper Union
Finney
Ted O'Loughlin
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