Duty and Courage in Duty and Horsemanship Tale
Roosevelt extols fearless duty and steady resolve while noting that any person can match a fearless partner if they choose. A historical example highlights remarkable horsemanship with Charles XII riding 1300 miles in two weeks at about 90 miles daily.
Father and Son Earn Eagle Badges in Salt Lake City
A father and his scout son earned the Eagle badge at a Salt Lake City court of honor showing how collaboration strengthens bonding and service in scouting. The father recalls their joint effort to complete merit badges, praising the program as a source of youth and purpose.
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Scouts and Radio Interest in Local Wireless Service
Boy scouts are serving communities by locally transmitting government information and encouraging reception of the messages. The Radio Amateur bureau, formed by the U S Navy years ago, reserves numbers 1 to 100 on its list for scouts who can send and receive code at 20 words per minute.
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United States
Radio Amateur Bureau
United States Navy
France's Tiger Scout Inspires Tiger Patrols Across France
Clemenceau met a boy scout group in Alsace and praised their work for la Patrie and citizenship. A lad saluted, calling him the Tiger, and Clemenceau jokingly offered a scouting opening. The Tiger patrols then clamored to enroll the veteran statesman in every patrol bearing the name.
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Alsace
Aogrotp
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la Patrie
Scouts Maintain Readiness Shoveling Snow in Yakima WA
Troop 9 of Yakima Washington interprets Be Prepared by clearing snow from fire hydrants and nearby sidewalks during winter. Local scouts shovel around key civic access points to aid city services and public safety.
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Yakima
Wash
Scout Patrol Watches for Glass on Malin Street
In Huntington Park California Troop 1 scouts patrol Malin Street daily to spot puncture hazards and broken glass. A proposed national field division would cover remote U S territories including Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Guam American Samoa Panama Canal Zone Philippine Islands and the Virgin Islands as part of the Outlying Possessions division.
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Huntington Park
Cal Troop
Malin Street
United States
Boy Scouts of America
National Field Department
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
American Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
Philippine Islands
The
Virgin Islands
Cream of tartar from wine vats
By product of wine making is argol a crystalline salt that forms as alcohol rises during fermentation. It deposits in wine vats and when purified becomes cream of tartar used in baking powder. California is a large producer of this salt.
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French mayor presides over odd marriage arraignment
A French mayor and former magistrate preparing to marry a couple delays the ceremony by addressing the groom as a prisoner and asking for his defense after the bride answers yes. The tableau blends civic role with theatrical confrontation in a humorous, surreal moment.
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Molle X
Abbreviations Explained in Dictionary Style Notes
This excerpt defines q v as quod vide meaning which see and C as circa meaning about. It notes D denotes died used when only death date is known and birth date is uncertain. The passage clarifies abbreviation usage for dating and biographical references.
Plea for Co operation in athletic progress
A brief editorial urges men to try to break their own records rather than beat others. It argues true progress comes from personal improvement and cooperative competition rather than defeating rivals. The note reflects a call for constructive effort over rivalry.
Bird Well Named Ptarmigan Lagopus For Its Feathery Feet
Pliny credited with naming the Ptarmigan Lagopus due to its hare like feet. Thickly feathered legs extend to the claws to keep the bird warm on winter snow and cold plains high in the mountains.
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Pliny
The Last Possessor Tale of Three Ethnic Rivals
An old Turk uses a gem in the bazaar to illustrate race differences. The Jew envied it, the Greek claimed it, and the Armenian smiles that you had it. The brief parable highlights envy ownership and shifting possession among three groups.
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