Rapa Island Forts and Island Hospitality Described
National Geographic notes a scientific party’s visit to Rapa in the South Seas. They reach four cliffside forts, explore taro fields and coffee groves, and witness a series of staged island feasts testing visitors with escalating courses of fish pork lobster chicken and taro. The piece also covers local labor patterns, seafaring prowess, and a lively exchange of gifts after the voyage.
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Rapa
Vancouver
Lapa
Dowi
Ahurei
Raya
Agaspbo
Ahurei Bay
Rapi
Papeete
Rupa
Rupu
Kapa
Taro Fields
Inter Antillian Fair Aims for Caribbean Unity
The Dominican Republic hosts an annual provincial fair at Santiate with Cuba, Porto Rico, and Ansiti taking a leading role. The event grows into an Inter Antillian scope and is expected to attract more Caribbean nations, strengthening regional political social and economic ties.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Ansiti
Santiate
Dominican Republic
Calumet Baking Powder Boosts Hamburger Meat Cakes
A home cooking tip suggests adding 2 level teaspoons of Calumet Baking Powder per pound of ground meat to Hamburger Meat Cakes. The result is claimed to be lighter and tastier with no heaviness or hardening after cooling.
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Aimond Torre
Oblique Sailing Term Rarely Used
The phrase oblique sailing describes a vessel steering on a course at an oblique angle to the meridian. The term is infrequent in modern nautical language and now mostly of historical interest.
If One Has No Loafing Disposition He Cannot Loaf
The saying suggests a character trait binds action with inclination. It implies loafing requires a mindset that permits idleness and relaxation without guilt.
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Western Newspaper Union
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