Lion Tamer Bares 538 Stitches From Circus Beasts
Terrell Jacobs of Barnes Brothers circus opened in Chicago as he recounts 26 years tackling leopards and lions. He explains why the lion is king, notes 54 wounds in Minneapolis from a wall collapse incident, and describes headwork and routines to train wild cats while recounting near misses and the dangers of the cage.
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Terrell Jacobs
Barnes Brothers Circus
Chicago
Jacobs
Minneapolis
Minn
Peru
Ind
Shaggy
Sammy
Sheba
Wes Sane
American Circus Reaches Century Milestone
A brief note marks the American circus at 100 years old. The modern circus dates from the late 18th century, with traveling circuses known in America before 1830.
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America
Buffalo Bill Born in 1846 in Iowa
Brief note marks Buffalo Bill Cody born in Scott county Iowa in 1846 and died in 1917 near Denver. It recalls his early ride with the Pony Express, Civil War cavalry work, Union Pacific labor contracts, a Nebraska ranch, and later Wyoming irrigation efforts.
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Buffalo Bill
Scott County
Iowa
Denver
Cololy
Pony Express
Union –Pacific
Plains
Omaha
June Dairy Month Celebrates a Century of Milky Progress
National Dairy Week evolved into Dairy Month observed in June to mark peak milk production. The piece traces dairy history from Jamestown cattle in 1611 to rail milk shipments in 1841, pasteurization beginnings in 1856, the milk bottle debut in 1884, and milk in the army diet by 1933, noting WWII military reliance on dairy products.
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America
Jamestown Colony
Plymouth Colony
Orange County
New York City
Hervey D. Thatcher
Potsdam
N. Y
Trade Idaho Spuds For Eica Bananas Trade Idaho Spuds For Eica Bananas
In Boise Idaho the Caribbean run ships bananas to the United States while Central American women eagerly await Idaho potatoes. Rice checked shipments to Costa Rica and found they arrived in first class condition and were bought up as soon as offered.
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Boise
Idaho
United States
Central America
Costa Rica
Measuring Body Proportions Among College Students
A Berkeley study reports average female height around five feet among 1,000 measured young women in western colleges. The survey includes 800 soldiers and sailors, 700 college students, and 300 men from the general population, noting greater differences in physical measurements across groups.
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Berkeley
Calif
United States
Sailors Have a Girl in Every Port Alleged
A fragment notes sailors allegedly maintaining relationships with a girl in every port, mentioning 14 events and nationwide connections. The incomplete text hints at questions about the practice and who asked about it.
Airfield approvals and aviation guide detailed in city notices
A Plainview Michigan municipal airpark approval license is noted with Lamesa Texas field usage on a temporary basis. CAA towers guard 131.9 megacycle for private flyers, rising to 100 by June 1. July 1 annual air division inspections, PCA regional vice president named. Plane rides for Tinley Park students, ex-army pilot leases field, Gettysburg South Dakota c ity council grants field management to Bob Clark. A 1400 page aviation education sourcebook prepared under university direction is now available.
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Plainvwell
Mich
Lamesa Field
Lamesa
Texas
CAA
Air Division
ATC
PCA
Gettysburg
S. D
Getola
Bob Clark
Cligee Eg Ryne
Moon naming on the moon inspired by Riccioli in 1651
Observational note recounts that among hundreds of lunar features named over 300 years only 520 names remain, with 200 widely used names chosen by Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.
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