Jehol: Summer Home of Manchus and Its Decline
Jehol, once central to Manchu emperors, is described as a rugged, transportation-starved frontier province in Manchuria. The article details its geography, sparse roads, harsh winters, and the ruined imperial palaces that once housed rulers and courtiers.
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Jehol
Washington
Manchuria
Manchukuo
National Geographic Society
Peiping
All Mile
Itat
Hsien Feng
Heiping
Scientists Seek Lost City Expedition Heads for Yucatan Trek
A New York led group plans a 1200 mile trek through Yucatan and Central America to locate a legendary Mayan city. Lawrence T. Griswold heads the mission with experts Robert Fenrose Chapman Glen R. Kershner and five more members joining from California and New York to record dialects dances and inscriptions.
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Los Angeles
Elx
New York
Yucatan
Central America
Lawrence T. K Griswold
Harvard Archeology
Peru
Bolivia
Griswold
Atlantic
New World
Ropeans
Robert Fenrose Chapman
Samuel Hudson Chapman
Glen RK. Kershner
Flollywood
Free Movie Incentive for Waterloo Children
Waterloo children led a cleanup drive, collecting tin cans from yards and alleys. The local theater announced a special children’s performance with admission priced at ten cans tied together as the entry ticket.
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Waterloo
Old English Inns Turn Stables Into Garages
An article notes that English inns repurpose stables into garages as motorized transport replaces stagecoaches. Large inns adapt to cars and buses, preserving timbered exteriors while interiors add modern conveniences. One company reportedly controls about 180 such properties.
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London
Nfe
Titve
Inna
Estlea
Iife
Man to Will Property to County in Death
Frank Ralluf, 62, died in his cabin after promising to leave his property to Coast County Los Angeles in return for aid from the county a year earlier. Police found his will listing an old horse, an old goat, a black cat with kittens, an old dog, and three old bantam roosters.
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Coast
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Ralluf
Characler
Agathe Zimmer Builds Magazine Subscriptions Empire
In a wheelchair Agathe Zimmer runs a magazine subscription business with 2000 customers across nearly every state and many foreign countries. She learned the trade after illness and a return to work, relying on a strong telephone presence to secure clients, often through gifts, while supporting her mother.
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Miss Zimmer
Miet Zimmerbad
Europa
Zimmer
Protect Vines From Potato Blight For Better Yields
Guidance warns potato blight threatens vines and tubers with late July through frost risk. It recommends spraying about every ten days from late July, using two to three bottles per row, 100 gallons per acre, and 20 percent copper vine dust at 35 to 40 pounds per acre, applied when vines are damp and still.
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New York State
Machinery costs rise in corn farming in east central Illinois
Report by R T Wilcox of the University of Illinois shows machinery and tractor expenses now comprise about a fifth of corn production costs in east central Illinois. The paper notes a long term rise from 4 to 8 percent of operating costs, urges high efficiency and full loading of machines despite wartime price pressures.
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East Central
Illnois
R Ti Wilcox
Department of Farm Organization and Management College of Agriculture
University of Winola
Misaest Fariner
Sile Not Back Number Claima to Cows Harms
Ohio State University findings by AEF Perkins dispute claims that acids in ensilage harm cows. He notes no definite evidence supports harm from acids and argues storage losses in silage are not greater than other methods.
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Ohio State University
Aef Perkins
Best Breeding Stock Advised for Profit in North Dakota Drought
Dr J J Shepperd of North Dakota Agricultural College urges farmers to prune flocks and herds to only animals that will be profitable under drought conditions. He warns that high feed costs require selective culling of stock unlikely to pay out, calling for businesslike decisions to reduce losses.
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North Dakotas
J J Shepperd
North Dakota Agricultural College
Shepperd
Tve
Dakota
Seat of learning in old Poitiers
The University of Poitiers, one of Europe is oldest institutions, celebrated its five hundredth anniversary. Poitiers in western France, a university town of 87 000, is rich in mellow monuments and lies between the Atlantic coast and the Pyrenees. The English helped establish the university in 2482 after Paris fell to the pits. it attracted 4000 students from France, Italy, Flemish lands, Scotland and Germany. The temple of St. Jean is the city s oldest Christian monument, built as a baptistry in the fourth century and later a church, now a museum of local antiquities. Poitiers is famed for three battles named after it: 607 Clovis defeats the Visigoths, 732 Charles Martel halts Muslim forces, and 1356 the Black Prince defeats King John.
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University of Pottiers
Europe
France
Fa. Honel Geographic Society
Wogllah
S’yrenees
Biscay
University of
St. Jean
Poitiers
Lucile the Happiest Girl and California Syrup Fable
A nostalgic testimonial style ad praises California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy for constipation and vitality in children. It cites a mother from Nebraska and claims dramatic improvements in color, energy, and cheerfulness after use, urging readers to choose the genuine product marked California.
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California
I J
Stoll
Valley 7. O
Nebraska
Roma Lucile
Byrup
Paya Schemer to Keep Credit Good
A fragment discusses a man of criminal mind who built integrity and straight dealing over thirty years. It cites Bacon on open dealing and quotes Breuger as a model of never being caught telling a lie, noting the power of true confiding in business trust.
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Bacon
Iyar “Renders Tombslons
Breuger
T. G Barman
The
Atlantic Monthly
Radios Fill Factories and Worker Clubs in Tuasia
In Tuasia a portion of city centers lacks loudspeakers while authorities order radios for factories and workers clubs. Home radio access remains scarce with few sets reaching households.
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Nardiy
Tuasia
Ihs
Factoren
New Furniture Adds Happiness to Every Home
Adding a piece of new furniture every year or two boosts family happiness and refreshes living spaces. The habit supports comfort, style, and practical upgrades for daily use.
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Mongolia
Hredom
New York City
Empire Atata
Deviia
Lone Star
Department of Agricultura
Roark
Devlia
Colt Memorial
Colt
San Francisco
Lilly Colt
Sedfarer
Chicago
Athe
Agathe Zimmer
Sile
Arm
Old Poitiers
Clovia
Charles Martel
Christendom
Hosta
Black Prince
John
Lucile
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Maiden
Mass
Reginald
Arthur
Heath Breningland
Russia
Parker's Lair
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogua
Ssookle
Massachusetts
James Garfold
Pittsfield
Ciock
Brooklyn Engle
Lydia E. Pinkham
W.N. U. Salt Lake City
Jane Jle
Joan
Peter EN
Prower & Cambia
Do Marilyn
Sagara
Harold Ef’ Wright
New Books
Ozarks
Salt Lake City
Hote
Finai
Mormon
Salt Lake and
Newhouse
EB Gutton
Mer
Utah
Californin
Patun Sorina
Talipfornia
Yangtze River
China
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