Maine’s Early History and Fisheries Growth
The piece traces Maine’s origins from Champlain and Waymouth to Monts and Smith era explorations. It notes Maine’s strong fishing economy, hatcheries, wildlife protection, and deer, moose, and bear hunting trends, with historical anecdotes on early settlements and border competition with New England and New France.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNY
Southland
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England
Laura E. Richards
Narcissa
Rome
Vienna
Belgrade
China
Kennebec
Waldo County
Gulf of Maine
James I
Council of
Rosier
St. George’s
John Smith
Christopher Levett
Council of New England
North Atlantic
John Cabot
Bristol
Samuel de Champlain
Waymouth
Champlain
Sieur de Monts
France
Acadia
Cape Breton Island
Philadelphia
Chaplain
de Monts
New World
Saint Croix
Passamaquoddy Bay
Dochet Island
Congress
Robert Luce
Massachuusetts
York
Boston
Mymouth Rock
Samoset
Popham
Foreign Phrases and Their Origins From Classical to Modern
A compact listing of Latin French and Italian phrases with translations and meanings. Includes ad interim a la bonne heure bis dat qui cito dat chateau en Espagne coup de maitre poeta nascitur exceptio probat regulam dulce et decorum est pro patria mort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau En Espagne
Spain
Minister's Son Invents Invisible Ear Drum
The Invisible Ear Drum, by A O Leonard son of the late Rev A B Leonard D D longtime secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, helps him hear and converse easily. It is inexpensive and claimed to aid many. booklet available from A O Leonard Inc Suite 202 70 Fifth Avenue New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Cullinan
Tremont
University of Ilinois
Bob Wright
Mexico
William Butterworth
Moline
Deere & Co
Seaview Country Club
Absecon
N. J
Moline Association of Commerce
J. Stanley Bradbury
Crawford County
Charles A. Ross
Paris
J. E. Bittinger
Onarga Military School
Bryner
Peoria
al Johannes
Pekin
Tazewell Wholesale Candy Company
Nelson Wright
Tazewell County
Johannes
Louis Dickes
Freeport Building and Loan Association
Pecatonica
Ninots National Guard
Congress
Stateville
Arne Anderson
Chicago
Anderson
East High School of
Aurora
O. V. Walters
Chicago Construction
Rock Island High School
PWA
C. C. Hall
Mount Vernon
The
Methodist Church
Anti-Saloon League of
Evanston
Pasadena
Cal
MacMurray College For
Jacksonville
MacMurray
Acme Steel Company of
Illinois Woman's College
MacMurray College
G. V. Larson
Knox County
Galesburg
Russell T. Gregg
University
College of Education
A. O. Leonard
A. B. Leonard
Board of Foreign Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. O. Leonard, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Halas Lace Museum Opens in Halas Hungary
The museum in Halas Hungary opens as one of the first lace museums, showcasing the famous Halas lace crafted by descendants of the Cumanians, a Turkish origin tribe that settled in Europe in the early 1200s and influenced eastern decorative arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halas
Hungary
Europe
Free Canning Guide Offer and England Earthquake Note
Free guide Treasure Chest of Home Canning and a Kerr Self-Sealing Canning Cap are offered by Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp. for home preservation and airtight seals to prevent spoilage. Also notes earthquakes are rare in England, about one per year, compared with about 600 worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp
Los Angeles
Calif
England
Joe E. Brown
Joe
Battle Creek
New Guinea Natives Use Dogs Teeth as Money
A report notes that in certain districts of New Guinea the native people use dogs teeth as a form of money. The item frames a curious economic practice and contrasts it with broader world concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
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George Waymouth
St. George's
St. George
Great Mountains
Camden
Jamestown
Quebec
Plymouth
Illinois
Wilbur Moore
Wilmette
Louis A. Moore
Lorizo Fazio
Rock Island
Museum of Lace
Nis Marr
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Company
Oil City
Surat
Quaker State Motor
E. W. Wilcox
Gans
Wes
Noes Flas Creek
Mich
General Fodds
Brown
Warner Brothers
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