Big Game Roams Alaskan Wilds
Dr. E. B. W. Nelson outlines Alaska as a vast wildlife frontier with immense deer, brown bears, caribou, and migratory fowl. He details historic protection efforts, legal safeguards, and cooperative patrols with British Columbia and Yukon, plus plans for new stock and law enforcement to preserve Alaska’s game.
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Washington
Alaska
EB. W. Nelson
American Game Protective Association
Kodiak Island
Alaska Peninsula
North America
California
Doctor Nelson
Kamchatka
Siberia
Ltussia
Congress
Uological
Alkisku
Dan Sutherland
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Islaus
Iines
Conk ‘Inlet
Aleutian Islands
Phiy -Great
Alusuin
Japan slow in winning back economic solidity
Washington reports a Mercantile Trust Company survey finds Japan the slowest among major postwar players to regain economic solidity. It notes quake destruction, small arable land, and low per capita wealth and income compared with the United States, though some hope for eventual recovery.
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Japan
Washington
le Line
Mercantile ‘Trust Company of
California
Rocky Mountains
United States
Humble Soldier Refuses Nobility Offer in Tokyo
A Japanese sub lieutenant Masayuki Koza wa refused to wed Baron Tanaka's daughter, declining an offer to become heir and son in law. He rose from a chore boy serving the powerful family and cited his low origin as the reason for rejecting the match. The rumor linked the baron’s marriage decision to his daughter’s wishes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tanaka
Masayuki Kozawa
Baron Tanaka
Early US Farm Paper lineage and fashion note
Agricultural journalism traces to the American Farmer started in Baltimore in 1818. An eight page weekly served as a mold for the field. The Canary Islands report mentions soft textile collars produced in America now worn there.
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United States
American Farmer
Baltimore
Tourists Carry Typical Camp Outfits in Road Trips
The American Automobile Association reports 8,000,000 cars with full camping outfits used on long vacations while 9,000,000 cars took trips of varying length. Averaging four per car, at least 86,000,000 people traveled this year. The photo depicts a free tourist camp at Bloomington, Indiana, showing typical camping gear.
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American Automobile Association
Bloomington
Inh
Call to remove unsightly highway signs across states
The American Automobile Association urges state officials to remove advertisement clutter along highways that confuses motorists and mars scenery. President Thomas P. Henry cites signs conflicting with official safety notices and urges relocating ads away from the central highway to protect safety while preserving landscape appeal.
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American Automobile Association
Thomas P. Henry
Erveryone
Modern Car Thief Will Book All of His Orders
W. P. Young of New York, secretary of the National Automobile Underwriters association, warns that thieves prearrange purchases days before delivery. He cites a scheme where a buyer asks for a specific make to please a wife, enabling a salesman to steal the car for the buyer.
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W. P. Young
New York
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Bay
Mr. Young
Tricks of Traffic For Better Street Car Following
Three traffic tips emphasize watching the street car and driver before following a car in a hurry. Learn which cars accelerate quickly, when to stay behind, and how to handle stalled engines. Night driving may confuse officers, so signal clearly to aid traffic flow.
Side Motion Causes Tire Wear and Handling Problems
The text warns that side motion causes tires to drag and wear quickly as wheels run off true. Check wheel alignment, camber, and wobble before trips, and inspect for bent axles, steering knuckles, loose bearings, broken springs, bent spindles, or uneven rim placement. A dragging brake can also cause rapid tread wear.
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Fire Service
Automobile Notes on American car use and legal limits
A fragmented note discusses car ownership in the United States, citing sales and registration figures and hospital statistics. It mentions a Roman emblemed phrase on public buildings and remarks on youths painting over a family car. It concludes with a legal point that a test car should not exceed a set speed on public highways.
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Jual
Millionaire gifts road. Iowa to pave long stretch
A retired Town founder Alexander Coleman donates four quarters of a million dollars to build a paved road from Hirlshkaro, Henry county, south through the Coleman homestead to Lee county, joining Mt Pleasant Fort Mund. The Iowa Highway Commission notes the project, while counties push 421 miles of paving with $12.95 million in bonds. County, state road financing expands as elections favor hard surfacing. a future state bond issue may be debated in 2027.
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Alexander Coleman
Hirlshkaro
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commiasion Service
Sod
Rims On Tractors Endure Road Damage Warning
The Minnesota State Highway Department warns against using tractors or traction engines on paved roads. Demands for protest arise as farmers and threshers resist. Manufacturers offer removable rims to reduce damage. officials advise those unable to avoid paved roads to fit quick-change rims. Maintenance patrols stand ready to help.
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Minnesota State Highway Department
Mount Rainier Highway Ground Pass Section Awarded
The Department of the Interior awarded Joplin & Wdon of Portland for the Ground Pass section of the West Slide highway in Mount Rainier National Park Washington. The project costs about 806084 dollars with deductions for government explosives and must be completed by July 1 1028. The section is roughly nine miles long but could be adjusted to fit available funds.
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Mount Rainier
Ground Pass
National Park
Washington
Messrs. Joplin & Wdon
Portland
Ore
Department of the Interior
United States
Single Track Pavements Aid Narrow Roaded Communities
Communities with limited funds or light traffic adopt half width single track pavements as a temporary solution. When demand grows or funds become available, a second strip may be added to widen the road capacity.
New Zealand Whaling Speedboat Reported to Commerce Dept
A di malle an hour speedboat powered by a 1000 pound aluminum gasoline engine chased whales. The New Zealand incident forced the South S08W whalers to abandon their wooden vessels, according to Consul General Lowrie in Wellington.
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United States Commerce Department
New Zealand
Lowrie
Wellington
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Genuine Labels
An old warning advertises Bayer aspirin as safe for 26 years and urges buyers to look for Bayer on the package or tablets. It cautions against imitations and claims physicians prescribe Bayer widely, urging readers to insist on the Bayer name when purchasing aspirin.
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Bayer
Milion
Dare's Mentha Pepsin Elixir Offer For Stomach Ailments
A vintage ad touts Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for gas heaviness and distension. It claims fast relief without aggravating the stomach and promises a money back guarantee if not helped. It notes local dealers and druggists carry the product and asserts thousands have benefited.
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America
Alaskan
Alasia
Nelson
Juneau
Biological Survey
Forest Service
Bureau of Fisheries Pool
Herbert WV. Brandt
Cleveland
H. B. Conover
Field Museum of
Chicago
Great
Yukon
Paninsula
Queen Charlotte Islands
Oregon
American Survey of Conditiona
Texas
Korea
Wormoga
Sakhalin
Towa
Osaka
Canary Islands
Castine
Muies
Automobile
Roman
Stowe City
Isberan
Addie A. Chew
Water St
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Invalids
Buffalo
Oka
Chesebrough Mfg
State St. Wah Dats
Iké
DOAN
Ponter-Milburn Co
Mig Chemlete
Budato
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