Marquesan Islands described in natural beauty and peril
The article paints the Marquesas as a lush yet fragile archipelago seen through early exploration notes. It contrasts Mendana and Cook era encounters with modern decline due to disease conquest and colonial pressures, detailing tapu rules and island ecology.
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Marquesanne
Cook
Mendana
Stevenson
Melville
Islands
Moleskins Valued, Sold Through Pools in Oregon and Washington
Extension workers and Biological Survey representatives taught approved trapping and skinning methods for moles. Pupils in Oregon and Washington pooled, sold 220 pelts in Benton County, and Linn County offered 10 cent prizes for moles and pocket gophers. Tillamook County allocated 50 prize purses per district and paid a 5 cent bounty. Proceeds went back to the young trappers.
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Washington
Oregon
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Benton County
Ore
Linn County
Tillamook County
Overcome Plant Diseases In Garden Soil
The text explains garden soil diseases persist year to year as fungous and bacterial infections. Avoid by leaving land idle for two or three years or by planting an immune crop to stop losses.
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Lake Erie
Ontario
Canada
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Entomology
Lighthouse Service
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
A Few Worthwhile Confections: Fudge and Treat Recipes
A column offers several candy recipes including Chocolate Nut Fudge Ginger Fudge Coconut Dream California Grilled Almonds Sierra Turkish Delight and Honey Gingerbread with steps to soft ball stage and flavoring notes. It closes with sayings about joy and cooks.
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California
Sierra
Fresh Mushroom Dishes Highlight Menu Ideas
Fresh mushrooms feature in multiple dishes: mushrooms on toast with olive oil butter and broiled caps. asparagus soup enriched with rice and cheese. potato cakes wrapped in bacon. lamb pigeons rolled with forcemeat and pork then baked with stock and frequent baste.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mother
Kenosha Wisconsin report from Mrs Frep Hansen who credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with aiding her postpartum recovery. The letter urges other women with female troubles to try the remedy, noting its fifty year history and motherly endorsements.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Symmonds St
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Reason Enough Cantata and the Cough of a Singer
An Irishman offers a humorous theory for a singer's cough. He greets a friend with questions about Misther Jones and hopes for a concert at the town hall so Mrs. Callahan and he can hear more of the songs. A friend notes the cough but Mr MelIntyre remarks the singer's strong voice may strain him.
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Mr. MelIntyre
Philadelphia Ledger
Dinosaurs killed off? Big game goes on say Courier Journal
Brief squib quotes a Louisville Courier Journal line asking who killed the dinosaurs and noting that all big game is going. The jab hints at shifting sports or coverage while science talk lingers.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Brave Man Carves Out Fortune by His Own Works
A concise maxim declares that a person earns fortune through personal effort, asserting each individual is the son of his own deeds. The saying emphasizes self reliance and accountability in shaping life outcomes.
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Iowa
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