Valley of the Kings and ruins in Carlsbad Caverns
In Carlsbad Caverns the Valley of the Kings features a zigzag descent to a 750 foot depth with a grand underground theater like onyx and pink lighting. Great royalty and temple rooms line vast galleries while natural shafts cast color spectra in a dramatic subterranean setting. Nearby in Gila valley, the Primitive City uncovers tombs and effigies linked to migrating Aztecs.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Gila Valley
Vale of
Anahutic
Alcohol in Body Cannot Ignite
Chemists refute the belief that alcohol in the body can ignite. Reports of spontaneous body burning in the past are discussed. experts like Liebig and Bischoff investigated cases such as the 1847 Darmstadt instance and dismissed spontaneous combustion as impossible.
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France
Romania
Cleveland
A. Elfer
Cluj
Hygienic Society
Bucharest
Journal of
American Medical Association
Gorlitz
Darmstadt
Germany
Liebig and Bischoff
Early Baby Carriages Sparked Global Production
Capper's Weekly notes the first American patent for baby carriages in 1824 to Clifford, but commercial manufacture began in 1848 by Charles Turton in New York. Pedestrian protests pushed Burton to England, where orders from royalty fueled a European boom, with a later American venture by Whitney brothers in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1858 producing 75 carriages.
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Clifford
Charles Turton
New York City
Burton
England
Isabella II
Spain
Egypt
Europe
America
Leoylnster
Mass
Whitney
Capper
Names of Fungi Reflect Folk Beliefs and Varied Shapes
The article catalogs numerous fungi names linked to folklore such as Dryad’s Spidles Fairy Clubs and Elf-cups. It describes club fungi from an inch to a foot tall, colored clay, rose, ochre, red, or black, and mentionsemon Elf-cups like Scarlet Orange Wink and Brown Elf-cups, plus Hare’s Ear or Pats Far, a longer non cup-shaped fungus.
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Pat
Answers’ Magazine
Error in Eleventh Amendment dates surfaced in records
The State department found a discrepancy between histories claiming January 8 1798 for the Eleventh Amendment and records showing effective February 7 1795, about three years earlier, as reported by Pathfinder Magazine.
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State Department
Fathfinder Magazine
May Copyright Own Face Law Forbids Street Photography
A Czechoslovakian law grants individuals rights to their own image and restricts photographers from taking photos of people in public without consent. The rule aims to control use of a person’s likeness and protect privacy.
Briar Roots for Fine Pipes Must Age to Mature
A writer notes briar pipe roots reach at least a century in the earth before use. French or Algerian roots are common, with Corsica-sourced wood deemed best for first class pipes. Labor steps include rough shaping, final trimming, boring, polishing, and vulcanite stems, with strict quality checks.
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Answers Magazine
France
Algeria
Corsica
California Private Gold Coins That Appeared in the 1800s
The article notes private California gold pieces issued by mining interests rather than the government. Denominations included quarter, half, and dollar, both round and octagon, with dated pieces up to 1884. Governor Mason briefly ordered the coinage in 1848 but later revoked it. Ed M. Lee catalogs 410 known varieties in California poll coins.
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California
Mason
Monterey
Niagara River Power Falls and Flow Over the Falls
The Niagara River links Lake Erie to Lake Ontario with total fall 826 feet. Upper rapids drop 53 feet, cataracts 160 feet, lower rapids 97 feet. The river carries 210000 cubic feet per second. treaty limits power output to 56000 cfs. Output equals 1250000 horsepower. Only 5 percent passes over American falls while Horseshoe creates a broad crest 6 to 10 feet deep.
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Niagara River
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Upper
Great Lakes
American Falls
Wooden Books Across Denmark Sweden and Sumatra
Ancient Denmark and Sweden used wooden pages in calendars while Sumatran natives still craft books entirely from wood today.
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Denmark
Sweden
Beetle Tops as Strongest Living Bug by Proportion
Scientists report beetles are the strongest living thing by size in Answers Magazine. A beetle with an eight and a quarter ounce burden moved slowly, about 850 times its weight, suggesting if a man matched the ratio he could lift 25 cars.
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Answers Magazine
Africa
Mount
Everest
Mica and Potash Feldspar Share Elements in Rocks
The light colored mica known as Isinglass and potash feldspar contain the same elements. Black mica biotite adds iron and magnesia, grouping with ferro magnetic minerals hornblende and augite. Hornblende is black and shiny and can replace micas in granites. Agnite is dark and richer in basic material, usually with alumina absent.
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Isinglass
New- Yorker
State officials face push to curb out of state junkets
The article reports momentum for legislative action to halt costly out of state trips totaling about $60,000 in two years. Sacramento County Grand Jury planned a probe into state fiscal books as District Attorney Otis D. Babcock requested access to records from Assemblyman Leon M. Donihue and others amid ongoing concerns over state finances.
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Soseeene
Frank F. Persion
Econom Rive
Sacramento County Grand Jury
Otis D. Babcock
Leon’ M. Bl Donihue
Shafter Notes State Chamber Delegates and Local Election Board
State Meet attendee H Hitchcock of Shafter travels to Los Angeles as Kern County Chamber delegate. Miss Irene Brenham, Bakersfield librarian, visited Shafter library Monday. Paul Vandereike of Bakersfield, Kern County Union High School official, visited Shafter on duties. Election board for Shafter high school bond election named Mrs. Frank Nottingham, Mrs. Gladys Crandall, and Mrs. Bobst. A local short change artist deceived several Shafter businesses this past week.
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Ate H. Hitchcock
Shafter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
State Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Paul Vandereike
Bakersfield
Kern County Union Ae School
Poseedey
Frank Nottingham
Gladys Crandall
Bobst
Shafter Man E C Eckmann Named to Hospital League Board
Shafter resident E C Eckmann has been chosen as a director of the Kern County General Hospital Protective League. He joins 14 Kern County citizens to serve the 1935 36 term on the league board.
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Shafter
E. C. Eckmann
Kern County General Hospital Protective League
Kern County
J. Eckmann
Kern County forms water project committee
Eleven prominent Kern county citizens named to guard county interests in all matters related to water development and distribution under the Central Valleys Water Project. W. H. Hitchcock serves as the Shafter representative.
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Kern County
Central Valleys Water Proect
W. H. Hitchcock
Shafter
Mrs George Harrison Leaves for Texas After Visit
Mrs. George Harrison Sr. departs for her Texas home after a visit with her son, George Harrison, superintendent of the U S Experimental Farm in town.
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George Harrison, Sr
Texas
George Harrison
U. S
New Home and Warehouse Projects Planned in Town
New Home Bob Neuman plans a residence on the town west side. J. C. Channeson outlines a large potato warehouse near the Santa Fe station. Shipping supplies from the mountains are hauled here and will be shipped by rail from this point.
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Bob Neuman
J. C. Channeson
Santa Fe Station
Grim Custom Suppresses Spirits in Semi Civilized Regions
The article notes a harsh practice where toes are cut from corpses to deter ghosts from walking in specific semi civilized areas, reflecting cruel cultural superstition.
The Church With Message and Melody Services Sunday
The Church With Message and Melody led by Minister Wm J Bestwater schedules morning services at 9 30 a m Sunday school at 10 30 a m sermonette for children and a sermon The Mission of Our Church plus congregational singing invocation announcements and offering Selection by the choir scripture lessons prayers and benediction An 8 p m lecture on The Ever Increasing Power of Darkness will adapt to the occasion Wednesday brings a delegates report to the conference All interested in the Pacific coast denomination are invited Christian Science Society a branch of The Mother Church
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Wm. J. Bestwater
Pacific Coast
First Church of Christ Scientist Boston service notes
The notice lists Sunday 11 am services and 10 am Sunday school at The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston, with a Wednesday 8 pm meeting on the first Wednesday monthly. It cites the Lesson Sermon topic Adam and Fallen Man and references Psalm 15 and Corinthians, with quotes from Science and Health.
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Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth
E Streets
Wasco
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mass
Tabernacle
Holy Hill
Paul
Dr A M Smith Chiropractor Office Hours
Dr A M Smith operates a chiropractic practice on the second floor of Hitchcock building. Open 9 am to 5 pm daily with extended hours 6 to 8 on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
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Hitchcock
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Red Cross
Merriamore
Irene Brenham
Monay
Church News
Christian Science
Christian Science Society
The
Mother Church
Kern Food CO
Shafter, Calif
Mary Baker Eddy
A. M. Smith
Shafter Mercantile Co
Wheel
Axel
Norval Fair
Chrysler
Plymouth
Bank of America
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