Choni Monastery Reveals Vast Lama Complex in Kansu Province
National Geographic notes Choni monastery near the Tibetan border as a sprawling lama center in Kansun Province. It housed 3,800 monks in Yung Lo era, now about 700, with 172 buildings and 10 chanting halls. The complex preserves ancient Kandjur and Tandjur blocks, printed here with moveable type debated but not adopted.
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Choni
China
Tibet
Chonis
Kansun
Kansu
King Hsi
Chih Lien
Yung Lo
Wutaishan
Chambyang
Wen Shen
Choni Lamasery
Derge
Radja
Chon
Lhasa
Cghoni L'Rince
Kungchang
Library of Congress
Washington
D. C
Lanchow
Shanghai
Sianfu
Ten Virgins Sermons Stir Rural Scottish Congregation
A London Tit Bits anecdote recalls a rural Scottish minister who preached ten sermons on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. After weeks of such focus, the beadle bluntly tells the preacher that the whole congregation has grown tired, joking about the "tough old maids" in the audience.
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Scotland
London
Tommy's Trouble at School Adage
A father frets over his son Tommy's poor term report and the boy quips about schools advertising easy terms. The exchange captures a light humor moment on education.
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Tommy
Crepe paper roses for a festive home touch
Create long stemmed crepe paper roses to decorate a boudoir sun parlor or living room. Match the paper color to the room’s tone. A skilled craftsperson will enjoy making this charming, inexpensive DIY Christmas gift for home decoration.
Art in Basketry Shines as Christmas Gift Theme
A modern Christmas gift slogan proclaims a basket for every need while art in basketry tops the season. A raffia basket pictured showcases bas relief flowers that are gayly painted. The note praises a gift from one woman to another as especially fitting for the holiday.
Santa plans to give toothbrush holders to kiddies this year
Santa Claus aims to distribute many wooden toothbrush holders as a reminder that a place for everything is the rule. The picture features two painted wooden types and an amusing model of a wee china dog or kitty cat that holds the brush so it mimics the tail of the creature.
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Santa Claus
Transparent cellophane flowers charm Christmas gifts
The article praises new transparent cellophane flowers that resemble brown glass bloom s. Petals are cut from colorful cellophane and sealed with liquid wax. A bowl of poppies shown in the picture makes a festive Merry Christmas present.
Step Up Gift Shelves Offer Children Stool Steps
A Christmas feature highlights colorful step-up stools from gift shops. Compact footstools help reach high shelves, offered in varied colors to match boudoir decor. Includes small stool steps for children.
New Cushion Themes For Christmas Gifts
The piece notes a growing appeal of sofa cushions as gifts with the saying there’s always room for one more. It highlights chenille embroidered velvet pillows as a refined option for women skilled in needlecraft and mentions a modern black felt cushion top with cut-out designs set on satin, black or bright backgrounds.
Ornament bags with lavender scent widely popular
Santa Claus favorites portable fragrant bags made of coarse netting with frills and handpainted embroidery hoop handles. Gift shops rank them among top sellers as nine to twelve inches across and filled with garden lavender scent.
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Santa Claus
Enemble Boudoir Ships Complete Home Fashion Range
Enemble Boudoir offers a coordinated line matching dress, home furnishings and accessories. The latest addition includes heart shaped shoe tips to keep milady's footwear in perfect shape, with Christmas displays featuring matched painted wood and enamel cloth sets.
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Milady
Saved From Death but Had Distinct Grievance
In early Cape colony a Hottentot was sentenced to hang for sheep theft in Worcester. The rope broke as execution began, a reprieve letter arrived, and the doomed man learned the sentence would not be carried out. He then muttered in Afrikaans about his broken pipe, expressing grievance at the proceedings.
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Cape Colony
Worcester
Eife
Education in Chile Makes Free and Compulsory
Education in Chile is gratuitous and since August 1920 compulsory. Professional and secondary education are provided by the National University the University of Concepcion and the Catholic universities of Santiago and Valparaiso. Last year's educational expenses totaled 30000000 dollars.
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Chile
National University
University of
Concepcion
Santiago and
Valparaiso
Why did firefighters lose their efficiency expert
A joke item notes the fire department dismissed its efficiency expert who installed unbreakable glass in all the fire alarm boxes, a humorous riff on safeguarding alarms that backfired.
Dress Comedy Sparks Laughs in Local Theater Row
Mrs. Sweetland and Mrs. Sourbrash trade quips backstage as a distressed gown becomes a running joke. The exchange hints at unfinished fashion humor in a neighborhood theater production.
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Mrs. Sweetland
Mrs. Sourbrash
The Old Cow Blows Its Horns Stirs Farm Boy
A three year old named Bobby at his grandfather's farm hears evening sounds. Frogs croak dogs bark and he misinterprets the cow's noises as horns blowing causing him to rush to his mother with the surprising claim.
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Bobby
Grandfather
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