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Summer Skiing Holidays in Switzerland 1927

SUMMER SKIING IN SWITZERLAND
MIDSUMMER sports are seldom associated in the minds of vacationists with skiing, yet this. is one of the many events entered on the calendar of Switzerland this summer.
This is made possible by Switzerland’s sharp contrast of altitude. While the valleys and lower mountain slopes are flower-decked and the lakes fringed with rich [...]

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The Return of the Toll Bridge 1927

THE RETURN OF THE TOLL BRIDGE
A FEW years ago the toll bridge was thought to be on the verge of obsolescense, but the automobile is rapidly bringing it back. New and expensive toll bridges are being erected all over the country to handle automobile traffic and to be paid for by that traffic. So it [...]

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European Touring Roads 1927

A NEW FRANCO-GERMAN WAR OF MOTOR-TOURIST ROAD BUILDING
SHALL France or Germany capture the bulk of the American and English automobile traffic that sweeps southward each year for those tourist paradises, Switzerland and Italy? That question became a vital one when the French awoke recently to the significance of Germany’s newly hatched plans for great [...]

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Bibles by the Million in 1926

Of all the books in the world the Bible still has the largest circulation. At the recent 111th annual meeting of the American
Bible Society it was announced that the circulation in 1926 was 9,917,361 copies, an increase of more than a half-million over the preceding year, making a total circulation under the auspices of this [...]

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New Hope for Meth Addiction

New hope for Methamphetamine Addicts
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s Opium was the drug of choice by those using artificial stimulants. Today it is methamphetamine (speed or ice) that is a blight on our society. CrystalClear will help those looking to overcome their dependence on meth and help them regain control of their life.
Many [...]

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