Arbor Day Origins and Montana Observance
Arbor Day roots trace to Nebraska led by J Sterling Morton with a 1872 statewide planting drive that inspired national adoption. Montana shifted Arbor Day to May 14 due to late springs, with schools to observe a holiday and promote forestry, birds, and culture.
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Montana
Preston H. Leslie
United States
Canada
Europe
Nebraska
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Lincoln
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska City
State Board of Agriculture
Arbor Day
Conservative
Commonwealth
Cleveland
Morton
the Sage
Arbor Lodge
San Jose
Monkey Gratitude Inspires Artist’s Gentle Rescue
Izora Chandler reports from New York Press about a small gray monkey kept in a park cage who befriended an artist and signaled distress. The artist, alarmed by a painful waist cord, freed the monkey, treated its wound, and finished the book illustrations after the bond formed.
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Izora Chandler
New York Press
The Dreadful Mouse Scrapes Heat From Street Sale
A New York lawyer recounts a tale of an Italian selling white mice on a street corner. A frightened woman fainted when a mouse leapt onto her arm, while a policeman recognized her as a notorious criminal. The piece notes shifting nerves among modern outdoor girls and their reduced hysteria toward mice.
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New York
Rogues
Charles Reade
Christie
Naval salute at Mount Vernon described in Youth's Companion
A naval officer recounts how the United States dispatch boat Dolphin saluted Mount Vernon. The navigator glances up from the chart as the captain studies through binoculars, observing the scene with careful attention and nautical focus.
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Mount Vernon
Bulger
Naval Academy
Washington
United States
Dolphin
The English Language Plural Conundrum Parade
A Metropolitan piece reflects on irregular plurals and pronoun forms with humorous contrasts. It ponders why oxen become oxen but geese and mice break rules, noting pairs like foot and feet and tooth and teeth while teasing expected plural patterns. The author revels in language quirks.
Osage Indians Richest People in the World Says Official
The Osage in Oklahoma own 1,570,195 acres valued around 7.9 million dollars. They rent 600,000 acres adding about 120,000 dollars yearly income. Total tribe income around 600,000 dollars with per capita about 304 dollars. Schools and homes flourish as white settlement grows on the reservation. A monthly poll tax of 1 dollar from whites funds tribal wealth and curbs long courtships.
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Washington Post
Commissioner of Indian Affaires
Oklahoma
A. C. Tanner
Indian Affairs
Kansas
United States
P B Paint Guards Iron Work From Sulphur Smoke
P B Paint resists fumes and vapors, ideal for railroad bridges and iron roofs exposed to sulphur smoke. It remains crack resistant, non running and easy to apply without mixing. Used at Giant Powder Works Alameda Cal, it prevents oxidation and lasting damage from acid fumes. Send for booklet.
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Flemings Point
Alameda
Cal
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Mr. Morton
Agricultural Society
Robert W. Furnas
Furnas
Braska City
West
Harriet R. Edwards
Mt. Pleasant Park
Clinton
Iowa
H. R. Edwards
Barbara Alberty
Seventh and
Walnut Streets
Appleton
Wis
Peruna
Barbara Albertx
William Hetrick
Kennard
Washington County
Neb
D. W. Mason
Dauphine Street
New Orleans
Mason
J. Sterling
Piorton
Metropolitan
Hansen
O. C. Hansen Mfg. Company
E. Water St
Milwaukee, Wis
Chas. H. Lane
Butte, Montene, Paraffine Paint Co
Battery Street
San Francisco
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