Manchuria The Land of Promise in National Geographic View
A National Geographic Society bulletin portrays Manchuria as China’s golden land of promise with rapid growth in exports, railways, and ports. It contrasts a hoped-for agrarian impulse with the harsh migration, poverty, and upheaval shaping a multiethnic frontier region.
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China
Land of
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National Geographic Society
Far East
Dairen
New York
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Rockies
Black Hills
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harbin
Taonan
Mongolia
Shantung
Orient
Soviet Russia
Asia
Japan
Chosen Strait
Outdoor roadside dinner tips and simple picnic menus
The piece promotes easy outdoor meals using thrifted kitchenware and paper goods. It lists simple, tasty picnic options such as bacon sandwiches baked beans with mixed beans, fruit desserts, and a refreshing pineapple grape drink, plus assembly ideas with minimal cooking.
Bread Pudding with Chocolate and Pecans
Classic bread pudding enhanced with sead ed milk melted bitter chocolate folded in. Bread mixture includes half cup chopped pecans for extra crunch. Serve warm with whipped cream for a rich finish.
Grammar School Kid’s Humorous Cat Classification
A boy’s composition on cats defines playful categories with invented names. He lists Maultese for mischievous cats Persian for quiet ones Angorie for temperamental felines and Feline for cats with deep feelings, ending with a personal dislike of cats.
Then as Now. Adam and Eve Turn The Tables In Banter
A playful exchange recalls Adam returning from a shopping trip and Eve pressing for fig leaves. The first alibi artist claims he couldn't find any short enough for her, signaling a humorous balance of blame and wit.
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Adam
Eve
Football Joins Normal College Sports Lineup
Johnnie Johnson, newly named head coach and education director at Appalachian Teachers College, oversees fall term prep. Football gear is issued September 2 with first game three weeks after opening. Johnson, a Wake Forest multi sport star, previously coached at Greensboro High and led Clarkston College sports. The college adds a four year physical education course and hires three assistants.
Bunny Dance and Mischief in a Moonlit Gathering
A Saturday night scene features Bobbie and Billie Bunny planning a moonlit dance for local rabbits. Invitations go out by birch bark, refreshments prepared, and music from a Cricket Orchestra accompanies a lively social. A mischief moment ends with Jack Adolphus Rabbit caught fooling around.
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Bobbie Bunny
Billie
Bobbie
Jack Adolphus Rabbit
Mister White Rabbit
Jack
Rich and poor face law in shared criminal code
A prominent citizen is jailed for a crime while a poor washerwoman, age 81, receives six months for liquor sales. The piece argues law must be equal for rich and poor and calls for enlightenment to curb crime as America seeks a lawful, united society. It ends with a lodge notice for Watauga Lodge No. 273 meeting on August 16 1929 at 8 PM.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Resarch
Rex Research Fellowship
Bridge OF Sighs
Free Tonsil Removal Clinic Clinician Visit Notice
Dr. A. G. Jones will be in my office August 19 and 20. On Monday August 19 he will remove tonsils for our regular practice. On Tuesday we will be ready to remove tonsils for children unable to get this work done in the recent state clinic. Free for those unable to pay. See me for an appointment.
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A. G. Jones
Notice of Administration for Robt L Greer Estate
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Robt L Greer deceased this is to notify all persons who have claims against the said estate to present them within 12 months otherwise this notice will be pleaded in bat of their recovery All persons indebted to the estate will please come forward and make cattleman This Aug 3 Lees 1 C GREER Administrator
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Robt. L. Greer
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