Italian parachute meat delivery in Ethiopia war
In Addis Ababa Italian colonists used bombing planes to drop live stock into the hinterland to feed troops during the Italian Eritrean Ethiopian war. Goats sheep and cattle were released via parachutes, then butchered for fresh meat as ice and road limits hindered supply.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Danakil
Commissary Department
Flying Beld
Assab
The Dimple Craze and a Curious Machine
A quirky feature discusses who sparked the dimple obsession and how a new device claims to enhance the chin indentation. The piece notes people admire dimples and mentions an inventor promoting a machine that supposedly augments the look beyond natural dimples.
Lightweight hats and cosmetic dimples gain fashion traction
Readable fragments discuss lightweight sun hats once novelty items now practical for drivers and sports fans in sun, with styles seen in town and at events. It notes plastic surgeons’ interest in internal dimple creation and quotes Dr James Stotter on producing natural looking dimples via internal cheek surgery.
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Indiana
James Stotter
New York
Night apes arrive in New York City from Malaya
Two Nycticebus Tarcti gradus, tiny nocturnal lemuroid primates, arrived in New York City as pets of Chief Radio Operator Albert Vida. The creatures, slim and long-legged, hop on hind legs like kangaroos and boast large eyes suited for dark sights.
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Timie
Nycticebus
New York City
Malaya
Albert Vida
Vida
Radio Shack
Far East
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