Wanderers of the Skies Birds and the science of banding
The article traces long distance bird migration from spring to autumn across North America and beyond, noting human fascination since ancient times. It details bird banding as a method to map routes, origins, and destinations, highlighting key figures like Mortensen, Audubon, Cole, and Cleaves, and noting early records in Europe and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Canada
Alaska
United States
England
Helgoland
North Sea
St. Paul Island
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Asia
Alaskan
Europe
Germany
Turkey
C. C. Mortensen
Viborg
Denmark
Great Britain
Sweden
Atlantic
Warne Islands
Northumberland
St. Barbe
Newfoundland
Farne Islands
Gross Water Bay
Leon J. Cole
Howard H. Cleaves
Biological Survey
North America
Mexico
Feminine Touch Feminine Touch by D J Walsh
Jimmie Boyd brings Roberta home to the old pot of gold house guarded by tyrannical Uncle James. Bills mount from a stylish wife and new furnishings until Roberta’s honesty and a half price coat reveal the true 'feminine touch' that turns hard times into a warm home.
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Yellow House
Carrol Street
James
Jimmie
Bethie
James Boyd
Roberta
Uncle James
Bob
Jimmie Boyd
Boyd
Washington Set Down as Engineer Scientist
The Spokane Spokesman-Review quotes Nation's Business stating that Washington is the first president chosen as an engineer and scientist. It notes his Civil Engineering background, army engineer experience, landowner status, and Mount Vernon scientific farm experiments funded personally.
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Republic
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
Hoover
Mount Vernon
America
Spokane
Big Snake Cleopatra Dies at New York Zoo
Cleopatra, one of the largest snakes kept in captivity, died in a New York zoological park after a 30 foot length. Captured in the Malay peninsula, she succumbed to pneumonia likely from cold weather during transfer from the liner Minnewuska to the zoo.
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New York Zoological Park
Cleopatra
Malay Peninsula
New York
Minnewuska
Zoo
Spectacular NYC Electric Sign Looms Over Broadway
New York City hosts over twenty thousand electric signs with Broadway boasting nineteen sixty nine signs. The largest, atop a theater, spans half a city block, rises five stories, and uses 8115 lamps. It consumes 280 855 watts per hour and requires about 20 miles of wiring.
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New York City
Broadway
Modest Stymie-Hazard Stuns Field With Ninth Hole Run
Stymie-Hazard carded a three on the ninth hole and spent the day detailing each shot while Greene-Some fellows offered lengthy descriptions. The rival quip notes the speaker made 18 attempts on the same hole without repeating a single shot.
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Stymie—Hazard
Greene
The Magician and the Coal Man Exchange Barbs
A humorous exchange contrasts a magician able to turn water into wine with a critic’s quip that true magic would be transforming coal. The line underscores expectations of practical upturns over illusion.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia relieves sour stomach
Overeating and smoking can sour the stomach but Phillips Milk of Magnesia offers quick relief by alkalinizing acid. A spoonful sweetens the system and neutralizes nicotine, endorsed by physicians and recommended for comfort and health.
The Leap Year Proposal Custom Mentioned by Mother
In a witty exchange a mother explains the leap year custom that lets a woman propose to a man instead of the man proposing, noting it as a way to avoid the traditional courting effort.
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Ethel
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D. J. Walsh
Big Snake
Signs of the Times
Ernest F. Peterson
Fielding Geary
Mason Sanfrancisco
Veryorage
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alfred Iverson
St. Edwards
Nebraska
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