Peru Indians and Lands Shaping Nation's Future
A Lima correspondent notes Peru's population of about four million includes 2.6 million mestizos, 600,000 whites, 100,000 blacks, 40,000 Orientals and 2,000,000 Indians. The Indian majority sustains the country, with ranches, markets like Sicuani, and a culture that blends ancient Inca heritage with colonial changes. The piece contrasts past Inca order with present conditions and details Indian labor, marriage, and social ties on Sierra haciendas.
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Peru
Lima
Christian Science Monitor
Teru
Cuzco
Quito
Chile
Ecuador
Hazel and the Dress of a Dream in Harvest Town
In a small farming community Hazel Blair receives a lavish outfit from Mrs. Hannah Blake to help during a family illness. Hazel later meets Gordon Marle, a well dressed young man, and their chance encounter grows into heartfelt affection as Hazel treasures the dress and its memory.
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Hannah Blake
Mrs. Blake
Hazel Blair
Silas Blake
Blakes
Hazel
Nest Farm
Siick
Alis
Blake
Mrs. van Buskirk
Simon
Gordon Marle
Gorden Marie
Hazel Marie
Splendid reception gown and royal scarf from a western designer
A western designer offers a deluxe reception gown and royal scarf with several other equally elaborate outfits. The article describes white beaded fringe under-petticoats, silver ribbon edging, velvet hats, chiffon roses, and a white brocade bodice with rose motifs. It notes patterns in gray velour and blue matches, plus a velvet bag with beaded embroidery and a silk cord handle.
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Paris
Fort Mardyck Colony Shows Communist Like Living Model
The article describes Fort Mardyck on the North Sea coast near Dunkirk founded by Louis XIV for four Picardy families. It claims land is held communally with heirs receiving land upon marriage, births are high, poverty is unknown, and residents live in garden plots with white houses, raising questions about this social model.
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Peru
Inna
Sierras
France
North Sea
Gravelines
Dunkirk
Jacques Bertillon
Fort Mardyck
Louis XIV
Picardy
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Pizarro
Sierra Taksehinds
Egypt
Llamas
Indiana
South American
Orient
Sicuani
Chicha
Drc
Orginal Home
W. G. Chapman
Isparison
Group OF
Real Communists
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