Rare Birds at Laysan Island Face Extinction Threat
The Hawaiian bird colony at Laysan, 900 miles from Honolulu, hosts hundreds of thousands of birds across six exclusive species including the Laysan teal and Laysan albatross. The U S department of agriculture safeguards the reservation though fishermen and plume hunters once killed hundreds of thousands of birds, threatening not only the Laysan group but related islets and reefs.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
United States Department of Agriculture
Hawaiian Islands
Thetis
Laysan Island
United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Laysan
Biological Survey
Invents Typewriter to Write Music in Wichita
H. P. Flauth, a Kansas composer, pioneers a flat-roller typewriter able to print 185 characters on, below, or above a staff. He reportedly spent over 18 years on the invention in Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
H. P. Flauth
Flauth
Children as bail sureties shock Colorado riot case
Five women among those arrested after a riot that left Mayor Mike Studzinski battered by steel workers as Minnequa mill reopening sparked clashes. Husbands begged to use their wives as bail bonds while one father offered his three children as surety. the offer was refused and the women later posted 1000 dollars with a strike committee. Austrian women were reported stoning workers trying to enter the plant.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Mike Studzinski
Minnequa
High Heels Cause Death in Elevator Incident
Mrs. C. Steffler of Pittsburgh aged forty two was crushed between an elevator cage and the shaft wall in the North Park apartments after her high heeled shoes snagged on the floor. Elevator operator John Gibson had offered to carry her up after a telephone call. As she stepped into the car she fell forward and grasped the cage cable, which began to descend, pinning her in place.
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Pittsburgh
C. Steffler
North Park
East North Avenue
Steffler
John Gibson
Reds Sell Czar’s Gems Through Germany to Holland
Amsterdam report says the Lenine regime uses confiscated jewels for propaganda through Germany to Holland markets. The Handelsblad notes a charge that communist council member Lisser offered the emperor’s diamonds for sale.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Lenine
Russia
Germany
Handelsblad
Lisser
Amsterdam Council
Cache Found Reveals McClintock Arctic Cache Secrets
Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s son located the McClintock cache on Melville Island containing clothing and food in near pristine condition from 1853. Captain Bernier documented the finds including tablets, cairns, and notes, linking to Franklin’s lost expedition and Melville Island discoveries.
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McClintock
New York
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Leopold McClintock
Intrepid
Arctic
John Franklin
Melville Island
Sir John Franklin
Stefansson
Arectic
Joseph E. Bernier
Dealy Island
Kellett
Bernier
Parry’s Rock
Arctic Archipelago
H. M. S. Resolute
Henry Kellett
C. B
H. M. S. V. Intrepid
F. L. McClintock
True
Depot House
Prince Patrick Island
Belcher
Lady Franklin
Fox
Peel Sound
Regent Inlet
Bellot Strait
King William Island
Montreal Island
Boothia Peninsula
Franklin
Captain Bernier
Enjoyed His Own Funeral by Hillsboro Man
James H. Houser, seventy five, staged his own funeral in Hillsboro Pennsylvania. Friends attended as a minister led burial services at a church and Houser home. They sang funeral songs including Nearer My God to Thee and Houser read his own obituary before his death.
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Hillsboro
James H
Houser
Hair Parting Lesson From Grandmother and Neighbor
In a village tale Sarah Melthorpe learns not to judge neighbors or her husband Arthur after overheard talk and a sentimental hair part. Grandmother Melthorpe urges balance and cautions against assuming motives, advising Sarah to visit Mrs. Sykes and keep her marriage strong.
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Sarah
Grandma
Arthur
Mr. Sykes
Grandma Melthorpe
Sykes
Artie
Traded Goats For Diamond Tale Of A Prospectors Find
The early tale of Sir J B Robinson the South African millionaire who chased diamonds along the Vaal river in 1869. A native refused cash for a small stone offering twenty goats instead, a deal Robinson bought for $37.50 securing his first diamond.
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J. B. Robinson
London
Vaal
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Balzac and Mme Hanska Love Story That Ended Fast
The long correspondence of Balzac and Mme Hanska spanned seventeen years before they met and wed. Balzac’s passion surged from her letters, while she remained prudent despite wealth and rank. They married after Hanska’s death, but Balzac died two months later and she outlived him by thirty two years.
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Mme
Hanska
Balzac
Switzerland
St. Petersburg
Madame
Habit of Overeating Warns Against Excess
The piece warns that overeating starts as a pleasant habit but becomes hard to break. It compares the body to a house and excess food to piling materials in the wrong place, noting overeating lowers vitality, dulls digestion, and causes dyspepsia and related ailments.
Phrasing of Blackbirds and Their Song
A London Chronicle note praises blackbirds for intelligible tunes with human-like intervals. It cites a West Sussex bird that sang the first five notes of The Campbells Are Coming last May and repeats in the same garden this year, while other blackbirds craft prettier phrases, all sounding jolly and sweet.
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Tennyson
West Sussex
London Chronicle
Woman's Change of Life Reported to Benefit from Remedy
A Summit New Jersey woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from digestive issues insomnia backache hot flashes and general weakness during menopause The letter notes symptoms warnings and urges others with similar signs to try the product and begin treatment promptly.
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Summit
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Victoria Kopp
Oak Ridge Ave
Mrs. Koppl
Cascarets Promise Overnight Liver and Bowel Cleanse
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle night tonic to purge bilious liver and sluggish bowels. It claims quick relief from indigestion, sallow skin, and headaches, without sicken or inconvenience unlike calomel or heavy laxatives. The ad ends with a proverb about a company being known by its dominant man.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Relief From Colds
Cold a common illness can be dangerous if neglected. The ad cites influenza deaths versus wartime fatalities and touts Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims a good night’s rest and easy morning expectoration and notes it is made in America and sold widely.
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America
Gee-Whiz! How it Hurts The Pain in My Foot
An advertisement from Dr. Pierce promotes Anuric to relieve kidney related pains. It urges sending ten cents for a trial package and contacting the chemist at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
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Department of Agriculture
Ocean Or Cure Island
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Lysianski Or Pell Island
Mary Reef
Dowsett Reef
Gardiner Island
Two Brothers Reef
French Frigate Shoal
Necker Island
Frost Shoal
Bird Island
Laysan Islands
Russ Reds
Dora Mollan
McClure
Sarah Melthorpe
Arthur Allen
Grandmother Melthorpe
Grannie
Mrs. Sykes
Mr. Allen
Sykes Front Steps
Boschee’s
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