Smithsonian Showcases War Bird Pigeons and Civil War Eagles
Smithsonian Institution hosts a wartime aviary exhibit featuring President Wilson the carrier pigeon who carried critical messages in 1918 and survived. Fort Monmouth veterans Spike and Meeker are named among other famed birds. The piece recounts Old Abe the Civil War eagle and a 1812 Lake Champlain game cock tale, highlighting their valor alongside human comrades.
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Elmo Scott Watson
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Wilson
Grand Vre
Rampant
Grand Pre
Dyer
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Signal Corps
Red Bank
Tang Ranch
France
Spike
Meeker
Paninas
Whittlesey
Amelon
Argonne
Bis Gimpa
Three Hundred and Eighth Infantry
Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry
Three Hundred
Charles W. Whittlesey
Messiges
Abe
Wisconsin
Ol' Abe
Chief Sky
Iambeau River
Northern
Dhe Bird
Qrime
Oa Company
Maa Chih
Eighth Wisconsin Régiment
East Mantison
Perkins
Bin
Hin
Farmington
Corinth
Price
Old Abe
Thomas Mac Fronough
Lake Champlain
New York
Piittsburgh Bay
Downie
Ontrance
Saratoga
MaccDonough
Confiance
Macronough
Saratoia
MacDonough
Autographs and Mice in Skyscrapers
A light column recounts visiting a crippled aviator whose cast bears signatures including Clarence Chamberlin, and notes new 60 story buildings facing a mice problem. A buried treasure tale follows about Simon Lake seeking four million dollars lost in Hell Gate wreck, then a restaurant showmanship fantasy inspired by movie theater ushers and dancing waitresses.
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Tran
John Henry
Clarence Chamberlin
Simon Lake
Long Island Sound
Hell Gate
Lake
Thomas
Pot Rock
Detroit Tow Crews Profited From Stale Cars In City
Detroit towing firms and police towed 90 000 cars in a nine month period with 26 000 hauled by police and the rest by private companies under contract. Towing cost owners 1 dollar to reclaim each vehicle while redemption from a pound ran 3 dollars.
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Detroit
Ancient gateway unearthed at Montorguell castle Jersey
Excavations reveal an iron gate mechanism in a buried gateway of Montorguell castle in Saint Aubin Jersey. Archaeologists believe the structure was buried during enhancements to the main gate in Queen Elizabeth I’s era.
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Saint Aubin
Jersey
Channel Islands
Montorguell Castle
Chicks Hatched Aboard Air Freighter at Croydon Airdrome
An air freighter arriving at Croydon Airdrome from the Continent hatched several chicks overnight from a consignment of incubator eggs.
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Air Croydon
Hogland
Croydon
California Fig Syrup Sold for Constipation Relief
Seven year old Lee Stepp weighing 68 pounds is praised by mother Mrs. E E Stepp for regular bowel movements aided by California Fig Syrup. The ad claims a single spoonful relieves constipation and promotes digestion, advising to seek the genuine product marked by the name California.
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Mma Lee Stepp
E. E. Stepp
Jenks
Oklahoma
California
Emma Lee
California Fig Syrup Course Marker Tested at Sea
A dromograph device by a French naval officer marks a ship’s true position and precise course on Weasel’s chart. The stylus records major course changes and minor variations from helm operations, proving successful.
Betsy's Illness Sparks Family Moment
Betsy lies ill demanding her mother’s attention while her parents read aloud to her. Fred comments that Betsy needs a talking picture of their mother, sparking a lighthearted family exchange about shared time and care.
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Betsy
Fred
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