Arabian Peninsula Long Lodestone for Explorers
A National Geographic Society bulletin highlights the Arabian Peninsula as a vast, largely unexplored region rich in geography and archaeology. It notes dramatic wadis, desert tracts, ancient caravan routes, and ruins awaiting study, with explorers Bertram Thomas and H St John Philby among recent crossers of the Rub al Khad.
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Washington
Sheba
Arabian Peninsula
National Geographic Society
Arabia
New York
Marco Foto
Gobi
Solomon
Bertram Thomas
H. St. John B. Philby
Americas
Germany
Italy
Europe
Asia
Old World
India
Persia
Egypt
Syria
Mediterranean
Besin
Hadhramaut
Near East
Fingernail Sea Paintings Catch London Fashioners
A British painter Stanley A. Burchett, ex Grenadier Guards, began a new fingernail trend by painting miniature sea scenes on a girl's nail. The idea spread to landscapes and other motifs, inspiring home decor and drawing attention among stage and society leaders.
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London
Stanley A. Burchett
Grenadier Guards
Burchett
Dumbell Corpuscles Sign of Failing Health
Dr. John N Hatfield of Pennsylvania Hospital stresses blood tests to gauge health. Normal red corpuscles are about 5,000,000 per cubic centimeter, usually round. disease can bend them into shapes like a balloon dumbbell anvil kidney or fin. White corpuscles vary in type and help indicate pneumonia blood tumors typhoid fever pernicious anemia and other illnesses.
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Philadelphia
John N. Hatfield
Pennsylvania Hospital
Home Hygiene Study Draws New Followers in Salt Lake
Salt Lake City Utah Dr L J Nuttall Sr superintendent of Salt Lake City public schools told the American Red Cross convention that changes in economic life lead adults to pursue ongoing education including home hygiene courses. He said adults are realizing education should not stop at graduation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
L. J. Nuttatl
Doctor Nuttall
Gold Found in Moscow Rivers Across European Russia
Gold has been located in river sands across the Moscow province and in streams within city suburbs. Ancient sources noted gold deposits in some rivers, now reexamined. The population is urged to search for gold, with discoverers allowed to keep part after first submitting to the Soviet gold trust. Europe Russia reports 62 points with small quantities found.
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Moscow
Frst
Soviet Gold Trust
Russia
Mickey Mouse Becomes Honorary Citizen of Granville France
Walt Disney’s character Mickey Mouse is named an honorary citizen of Granville Normandy after greeting King Carnival for Mardi Gras. Minnie Mouse accompanies him as consort. The act recognizes Mickey as a citizen of the world and notes his naturalization as a French institution.
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Mickey Mouse
Granville
Normandy
France
Walt Disney
King Carnival
Minnie
Scientists to Probe Mu Existence via Galapagos Isle Study
Dr. Wolfgang von Hagen announces Darwin memorial expedition plans to prove Mu once existed and link the Galapagos group, including Chatham Island, to the fabled continent. Researchers will compare insect skeletal material with Ecuadorian coast specimens to establish correlations between body form and environment.
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New York
Wolfgang von Hagen
Charles Darwin
Chatham Island
Darwin
Galapagos
Galapagos Islands
Hellador
Atlantis
Doctor von Hagen
Modern Plane Demonstrates One Engine Climb Capability
Boeing twin engined transports used by United Airlines show the ability to maintain altitude and gain elevation on a single engine during tests. Introducing Hamilton controllable pitch propellers since 1983, crews switch from low gear for quicker climb to high gear for higher cruising speed, increasing cruise speed to 171 mph and trimming takeoff times from 19 to 15 seconds.
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Chicago
United Airlines
New York-Chicago-Pacific Coast
Hamilton
United
Villa's Daughter Faces Hard Luck in Juarez Tale
Mise Della Villa, eighteen, daughter of Pancho Villa, says she was deported by U.S. immigration officials who charged she entered the United States three years ago. She worked as a hat check girl in a Juarez cabaret and remains jobless, while she cites abundant work across the border as potential. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sought to place her on contact for a Vivi Villa project referencing her father.
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Villa
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco
Pancho) Villa
el Paso
Mise Della Villa
United States
Rio Grande
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Corporation
Vivi Villa
Living effect of slimmest dress for weight conscious women
A sewing pattern advertisement promotes a dress design aimed at visually slimming heavier women. It highlights graceful lines, comfortable sleeves, and printed cotton with small figures to avoid heaviness, with sizes and yardage, and requests orders to the Sewing Circle Pattern Department in New York.
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Cohn
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth §T
New York
Britain eyeing Timor as potential sea and air base
A London dispatch reports Britain may offer 25 to 50 million dollars for Timor Island in the East Indies as a strategic sea and air base. The island, divided between Portugal and the Netherlands, lies about 800 miles from Australia with few settlements and no railroads, connected by only a long horse trail.
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London
Timor
East Indies
Portugal
Netherlands
Sunda’ Islands
Sumatra
Australia
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
John Smith
Jamestown
Virginia
Ulmer
Aven Koepang
Dill
Timor Island Life and Trade Discussed in Antiquated Notions
A historyful excursion describes Timor's geography and people, noting island trade routes to Timor from nearby lands, exporting cotton goods wine coffee copra hides wax and sandalwood. It details tribal governance weaponry dress tattooing and housing, the dry climate affecting vegetation, and historical shifts among Portuguese Dutch and British influence with Timor’s two main portions and their heights.
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Tedian
Timor
Daring Man Criticizes Fashion and Men’s Tastes
A Kansas City Star opinion notes men rarely notice their wives outfits and that women dress for themselves, not men. It ironizes male vanity, the idea of color schemes, and mocks a husband’s fashion misreadings while inviting a response from the New York stylist. Kerry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds ad follows.
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New York Authority
New York
Kansas City Star
Had Eaten There Before Head Walter
A patient and a customer in a small exchange confirm they ordered ham and eggs. The customer states the order, and the patient asserts a humble request for the same meal. The scene suggests a quiet dining encounter with politeness and clarity.
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Walter
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Slao
Seba
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Desert
Realm of
Stone
Frank Sherwood Cohell
Islands
We A Wive
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Ind
Trey Ie
Roosevelt
John J Qroonner
Willian
Britain
Isle OF Timor
Great Britain
Timo’ Ie
Poxtiguesd
Mount Rameau
Daring Man
Kerry
Ady
S.S.S
Etnet Warner
Bament
Gustene
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