Vermont A Nation Shaping Its Scenic Pride and People
A vivid portrait of Vermont highlighting its early abolitionist stance and universal suffrage, then shifting to its landscape, climate, and cultural identity. Notables born here include Chester A. Arthur and Calvin Coolidge, while the Green Mountains and dairy industry define its economy.
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Vermont
Lake Champlain
Lake Willoughby
Lake Dunmore
St Johnsbury
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Arlington
Robert Frost
Shuftsbury
Chester A. Arthur
Columnist's Thoughts on Squirrels and Crabgrass
A columnist muses on a summer Potomac mood as a gray squirrel fails to yield secrets at the White House and letters arrive about quack grass and crabgrass. Readers from Akron to Thorsby share mulch tricks and a lax gardener's poem. A column also analyzes OPA lobbying tactics and senator responses.
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WNU
Bye Street
Washington, D. C
Potomac
White House
Sturgeon Lake
Minn
Akron
Ohio
Robert L
Pop") Davis
Thorsby
Ala
Vermont’s Independent Republic Era and Bennington Battle Memorial
Vermont stood as an independent republic from 1777 to 1791 with Green Mountain Boys active in Revolution battles. Bennington monument rises 302 feet to honor the pivotal battle as Vermont joined the United States as the 14th state after disputes over its name and boundaries were resolved.
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Vermont
Poultney
Tad
Horace Greeley
Salmon P. Chase
Randolph
Peacham
Thaddeus Stevens
Ugene Field
Newfane
Hardy
Samuel Champlain
Canada
Long Lake
la Motte
Isle la Motte
Jacobus de Warm
Chimney Point
University of Vermont
Norwich University
Northfield
Bennington College
Middlebury College
St. Michael's
Winsucki
Trinity
Burlington
Green Mountains
Killington
Elten
Lincoln
Camel's Hump
Mansfield
Jay
Texas
New York
New Hampshire
Catamooot
Bennington
The
Green
United States
Montpetier
Barbs and notes from a mixed bag of 1940s curios
A reader shares inflation memories with 1940 bills, noting CM flooring costs at 2.75 and last month’s 12.80 charge. The piece references a Philadelphia orchestra tour of 42 days stopping in Pittsburgh, a Stalin tulip, hard coal industry concerns, and a weather remark about spring oscillation.
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Charles Guisikoff
Philadelphia Orchestra
Pittsburgh
Comfortable Lawn Chair Plan for Weekend Project
A simple outdoor chair project outlines three stock widths and easy hand saw cuts. Readers can request a pattern with bill of materials large cutting diagrams and illustrated steps. The guide notes new wartime waterproof glue and invites readers to mail their name and address for the pattern.
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Tétuen
Plant Pollination by Mammals Highlighted
The pollenation of plants is affected not only by wind water insects birds and man but also by mammals such as Javanese bats and Australian honey mice.
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
An advertisement touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle regulative food rather than a laxative. It claims daily intake aids digestion, provides iron calcium and vitamins, and may reduce need for laxatives. promotes sale through grocers in Battle Creek and Omaha.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
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Georgia
Pierce
William Lloyd Garrison
the Times
John FE. Winslow
Monitor
Mount Mansfield
White Mountains
Adirondacks
Green Mountain
Veal
Carvin
Toll Road House
Mt. Mansfield
Mortimer EK
Proctor
Baukhage
Shaye
Pop
Senate
John Q. Citizen
Congress
Pelion
Ossa
Labor People
Veterans
OPA
Bankhage
Josef' Stalin
Jstraight Cu
Fas
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
U.S
Knichers
Mpson-Hayware CO
Kansas City
Ghur
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