Riding to Ride the Nation in the Motor Era
An old saying about the health of the inner man and the outer horse frames a note on modern America’s travel habits. Though roads hum with engines, horseback riding remains popular, with long distance feats gaining media attention. Frank Heath rode 11,387 miles visiting every state in 30 months on a boyhood horse. Bert McCloud planned a 36,000 mile trek from Denver to New York and across North America in 1,200 days for a $25,000 prize, visiting governors and the President. McCloud previously logged 26,000 miles in a desert-crossing trek, facing 180 degree heat recording.
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America
Frank Heath
Silver Springs
Washington
United States
Heath
Union
Bert J. McCloud
Fort Morgan
Colo
Denver
New York
Canada
McCloud
Phoenix
Ariz
Great Southwest
Ridin and Badger Clark Poem Popular in the West
The piece discusses Badger Clark and his poem Ridin as a Western classic. It notes its influence from Kansas pageants to cowboy reminiscences, its publishing origin in Pacific Monthly, and praise from cowmen and Western readers. It highlights Clark's turn to verse after Cuba and his rise as a famed poet lariat of the West.
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London
New York
Los Angeles
Badger Clark
West
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Clark
Cuba
Arizona
Old Pacific Monthly
Coolidge
White House
Black Hills
South Dakota
Lariat
Desert Riding The Hard Life Of A Cowboy
A restless narrator extols the cowboy existence, preferring hawse and saddle over city life. The desert sun and range define daily work as horses’ hooves flash, cattle cry on the wind, and a freer life on horseback remains unmatched.
Endurance Riders Aid Patagonian Horses Journey
Argentine schoolmaster A. Felix Tschiffely has ridden from Buenos Aires toward New York City on two Patagonian horses aged seventeen and sixteen. His trek, begun to prove native horses’ endurance, will total about 10,000 miles. A new contestant is Miss Vonceil Viking of Roswell New Mexico, twenty two, aiming to win a $25,000 wager.
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Ridin
Felix Tschiffely
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
New York City
Patagonian
Pampas
Miss Vonceil Viking
Roswell
N. M
Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage Draws In Thousands From Ireland
More than 100000 pilgrims climbed Croagh Patrick in Mayo Ireland to visit the site of St Patrick s battle with Satan and the snakes. The 2150 foot summit has hosted annual pilgrimages since the fifth century with promises of penance endurance and protection for Christians.
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Croach Patrick
Aghagower
Mayo
Ireland
St. Patrick
Paul V
Croagh Patrick
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative BromO Quinine Ad
An old advertisement claims a single day cure for colds using Bromo Quinine laxative tablets. It urges finding E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and lists a 30 cent price. The tone mimics early 20th century patent medicine promos.
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E. W. Grove
Youth Not Only Time to Absorb Learning
Dr Charles W Hunt, dean of the Cleveland School of Education, asserts that age does not limit learning. He cites psychological experiments showing adults can learn effectively and that the idea of early life ideas dominating a lifetime is outdated. Learning ability rises until about twenty and then slowly declines, even after fifty.
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Charles W. Hunt
Cleveland School of Education
Doctor Hunt
William James
New Ultraviolet Radiometer Measures Sunlight Quality
Doctor Pettit at the Pasadena solar observatory has perfected an electrical radiometer that records daily ultraviolet content in sunshine. The device helps assess UV exposure and is being adopted by hospitals to gauge the sunshine's therapeutic value.
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Pettit
Solar Observatory
Pasadena
Calif
Tragic River Accident Fueled by Police Protest
A ten year old girl drowned after falling into the River Isere while playing with her brother in Grenoble France. The brother summons a tethered dog for aid but a police officer confiscated the dog for not being on a lead and refused to release it demanding a fine. The girl’s fate followed the failed rescue attempt.
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Grenoble
France
Isere
Remarkable four legged fish found in Canadian canal
A "water dog" or "pup fish" was reported in the Desjardins canal near Danlas Canada. The creature has four legs and barks like a young dog. Other members of the species have been located in the Mississippi valley, leaving Canadian naturalists puzzled by its long travel to Canada.
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Desjardins Canal
Danlas
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Sure to Get Back Dave Piloting Airship
Dialogue captures fear and bravado as Dave pilots an airship for the first time while Louise worries about safety in a tense, character driven scene. The exchange hints at danger and reliance on shared courage during a high altitude moment.
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Dave
Louise
Better Investment When John D. Was a Kid
The tale recalls a young John D Rockefeller asking his father for a dog. The father tests his son by offering a hundred dollars to buy a dog or save. John D answers that he would spend it all on dogs, one hundred dogs at a dollar each.
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John D
John
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