Hacienda Rio Negro two years to raise a jungle home
An American couple built Hacienda Rio Negro high on the Pastaza valley in Ecuador's Andes. They improvised every need from a water wheel to a bamboo refrigerator, using local mimbre furniture and handcrafts. The remote ranch, nine miles from road, blends wild jungle life with Nye manmade comforts.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
ANCN
Ecuador
Rio Negro
Pastaza
Banos
Agoyan
Niagara
el Mirador
Guayaquil
New York
Riobamba
Quito
Pastaza Valley
Big Buttons Brighten Chic New Home Frock
Delightful home frock pattern 9310 features big bright buttons and easy lines for a quick chic look. Includes crinkly cottons and color contrasts, available in sizes 14 through 46 with yardage details. pattern order from Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 232 West Eighteenth Street, New York.
No arrival at point of intellectual development noted
A visitor accuses a man of dishonesty while Senator Sorghum critiques the speaker’s language as not aligning with higher educational standards. The exchange centers on ethics, ego gratification, and responsibility to others.
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Senator Sorghum
Demand for a Sacrifice Speech and Senator Sorghum Exchange
Quotes reveal Senator Sorghum growing timid as the public loses interest in speeches unless they fear he will express sorrow or take a strong stand. The dialogue pokes at political bravado and shifting audience expectations in a satirical tone.
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Senator Sorghum
Why Not Talk While I Sew and You Read
A brief humorous dialogue from Pathfinder Magazine shows a couple negotiating chores with wit. The wife suggests talking while she sews, the husband replies by proposing she sew while he reads. The light exchange reflects domestic banter in a periodical style.
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Pathfinder Magazine
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OUR Comic
Little
Felix
Osborne
Western Newspaper Union
Finney
Ted O'Loughlin
Walnez
Burdun
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