Migratory Paths of Birds Across North America to South America
The article explains how various birds migrate between the Arctic nesting grounds and South America. The golden plover travels from Arctic Canada to Labrador and across the Atlantic to Argentina, with emergency stops in Bermuda or the Lesser Antilles during storms, then returns via the Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana and the Mississippi Valley to resume nesting. It notes many birds perish in storms or collide with lighthouses, and that lights influence their flight paths and eventual landings on structures until daylight allows a new direction.
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South America
Arctic
North America
Labrador Canat
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Ocean
New England
Bermudas
Lesser Antilles
Argentina
Gulf
Mexico
Louisiana
Miassssippi
Gulf of Mexico
Telegraphic Services Speed Up Business
The Western Union telegram company announces new speedier services via telephone rotation to wearast telegraph offices. Fifty word mattergrams now billable on monthly telephone accounts or public stations, at the old work rate. Night lettergrams are delivered in the warning by telephone, messenger, or mail, with increased operator staffing in major cities.
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Belvidere Brooks
Western Union ‘Fetesgraph Company
Dessgos
Wearast
Letvergrama
Earth’s interior described as iron core with rocky crust
At a Selmological Association meeting in The Hague Prof. Weichert argued the Earth has a conical iron or steel core about 6,580 miles in diameter, wrapped by a 930 mile rock shell. He posits a thin layer of liquid plastic material around 20 miles beneath the surface separating core from mantle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selmological Association
Hague
Weichert
New York to Paris by Aeroplane Venture Proposed
The Spring Republican notes recent successful tights by aero plate from Paris to Madrid and Paris to Rome. It suggests a possible New York to Paris flight by relays of aeroplanes with staged legs. It compares to Pony Express records and argues a team of aviators could outperform earlier mail relays.
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New York
Paris
Aeroplate
Paria
Madrid
Rome
Eld Republican
Tr Sucha
Great Plains
United States
Rhodesia deposit claim sparks option interest near Salisbury
An expert says great deposits of tin may lie near Salisbury Rhodesia. A Standard of Empire correspondent reports that owners prefer granting options over the ground rather than direct development. Within weeks there is belief the ground may be taken over via options, not by Johannesburg firms.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Standard of Empire
Johannesburg
Belgian inventor wins 6000 francs for artificial leather
Louis Gevaert receives 6000 francs prize for a superior artificial leather made by impregnating stout cloth with tannic substances. Shoes from the material claim resistance and elasticity comparable to natural leather, with durability and lower production costs around 80 cents per unit and sold at about 4 francs per pair.
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Louis Gevaert
What Our Teeth Say About Us
An article extols the duties of dental care noting a clean white set of teeth brings more smiles and moral and physical advantages. It links poor teeth to digestive troubles and common bad breath, affecting personal comfort and social ease.
The foundation of good teeth starts in childhood
The article argues parents must ensure children begin life with healthy teeth and that early care prevents later misery and expense. Dentists link temperament to teeth, noting very white pointed teeth suggest whimsy and a mischievous disposition, while strong even teeth with a yellowish cast signal longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.com
Fife
Friendshiy of Books And The Influence Of A Good Book
A reflective note on how books serve as new teachers and friends that guide life toward a wider, calmer, higher world. The passage imagines biographies, history, poetry, and religion shaping destiny and enriching both city and cottage with enduring meaning.
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Sile
Ufe
Rheumatic conditions linked to over feeding and diet
Medical writers argue rheumatism results from over feeding and putrefactive changes in foods. Bacteria may produce toxic substances entering blood to disrupt normal oxidation. Diets heavy in vegetables or meat are cited as common causes in many cases.
Easy Fishing In This Glass In Seville’s Crabbing Tale
Visitors watch women collect crabs on Seville shores where claws are cooked for fun not sustenance. Fishermen strip pincers from salt water crabs from Morocco to Spain and Portugal, sometimes returning claws as trophies while the crab grows a new claw. A humorous note describes the oddity of crabs losing claws and the fisherman handling them by hand as tides and trade reveal curious customs.
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Seville
Morocco
Spain
Portugal
Chis
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