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Newspaper

Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1925

Page

6

National Park Movement Expands Across U S Parks

John Dickinson Sherman surveys the growing national park movement led by a 5 000 000 member outdoor recreation army and Secretary Work’s three guiding principles. He notes openings, funding for road and trail construction, key parks opening dates, and efforts to expand park land including Appalachians and Glacier Bay.

John Dickinson Sherman United States Congress Washington Coolidge Army Eeeeey Mutecior National Park Movement National Park System Utah National Park Shenandoah and Great Smoky Appalachians Southwest Rocky Mountain Colorado Hot Springs Arkansas Mount Rainier Yellowstone Wyoming Yosemite California Grand Canyon Arizona Platt Oklahoma Lafayette Maine Hawaii Glacier Montana Crater Lake Oregon Mount McKinley Alaska National Parks Fall River Glacier Continental Divide Park Helena Mont Secretary of the Interior Work Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee Mammoth Cave Stephen T. Mather National Park Service Lane Wilson R. Bruce Horsfall Nature Magazine Forest Service National Forests Izaak Walton League Longs Peak Agnes W. Vaile Denver Chamber of Commerce Herbert Sortland Tahosa Valley Miss Valle Colorado Mountain Club Walter Kiener Switzerland Timberline House Chasm Lake East Gorge Boulder Field Miss Vaile Kiener Sortland Estes Park Longs Peak Inn Sequoia General Grant Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Museum

Paris Library Yields Hidden Columbus Map Treasure

A scholar Henry Vignaud after decades of study argues Columbus wrote nothing authentic about himself. He cites a prediscovery map in Paris showing Cape Verde, Frislanda and Ice land with phrases attributed to Columbus, suggesting the map may have been drawn by Columbus himself. The find implies early mapwork before 1492 and challenges Columbus’s own writings.

Henry Vignaud Columbus L.llustration Milwaukee Journal America Vignaud National Library Paris World Africa Europe Cape of Good Hope Cape Cape Verde Genoa Antoine de Noli Iceland Frislanda Tslande Thile Christopher Columbus

Sounds of Trees in Detroit Woods Recalled by Deputy U.S. Marshal

Hiram Hunter recalls boyhood experiments listening for sounds in trees where factories later rose. He explains the wind causes the eerie noises once attributed to spirits, noting a maple limb rubbing the trunk near the old northern city limits in a dirge-like chorus.

Hiram Hunter United States Arthur J. Tuttle Detroit News

Advice on Shoes and Hosiery for Warm Weather

A shoe dealer urges daily changes of shoes and hose in warm weather to protect feet. Light wool or silk blends absorb moisture. wash feet nightly in lukewarm water and dry well before rehoes. Shine shoes each morning while dry. use shoe trees to preserve shape. Proper care can extend shoe life by about fifty percent.

Stingy Man Cartoon Quip Sparks Sinai Joke

A young city man and his barber share a joke about a stingy friend who would not give a dime to see Moses running up Mount Sinai backward. The barber notes the man’s stinginess as the punchline lands in a casual chat.

Moses Mount Sinai Indianapolis News

Child Prodigy Jascha Heifetz Becomes Great Violinist

The famous violin prodigy Jascha Heifetz started playing at age three and appeared publicly at five. Since his move to the United States his standing with the musical public rose after a notable New York debut in 1917.

Jascha Heifetz New York

Husband Lights Wife's Grave Day and Night in Hartford

A Hartford man has two electric lights installed over his wife's grave kept burning around the clock as a memorial. He hopes to arrange continuous illumination for as long as the world lasts.

Hartford, Conn

Old New York Farmer At Birmingham Picnic Observes Dance Fashion

An elderly New York farmer visiting Birmingham attends a large picnic and stays for the night dance. He is struck by the girls' attire and compares some outfits to a barbwire fence, noting they seem to protect property yet hide the view.

New York Birmingham

Largest Canadian Lakes by area

The Great Bear is Canada’s largest lake at 11 821 square miles. The second largest is Great Slave with 10 719 square miles.

Canada Great Bear Great Slave Lake

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