Gather Eggs of Sea Fowl Off Washington Coast
The murre arrives off the west coast of Washington in spring and lays eggs on cliff ledges with no nesting material. Egg gatherers, mostly Indians, climb the perilous rocks daily to collect one egg per nest. The eggs are large, jellylike white albumen stays light blue, and the Detroit News notes high nourishment for invalids with a flavor akin to chicken eggs.
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Washington
Detroit News
Criminals of Plant World Attack Trees and Vines
The ivy is described as a plant world criminal that climbs walls and suffocates other plants. The matapolo or tree killer in Central American forests grows fast, its tendrils strangling hosts until air and light are cut off. Wild fig seeds also drop, germinate, and strangle trees as they spread on the ground and climb back up.
Good Word for Hobbies In Modern Thought
The passage defends hobbies as beneficial pursuits that often take scientific forms and foster humane contact with nature. It argues that amateurs in botany or zoology contribute positively to society, are generally harmless, and frequently serve as health-preserving, life-saving activities.
Service Rendered by Bees in Pollination
Bees collect pollen to feed their young and, while acting for self inside the hive, pollinate flowers. This pollinization boosts fruit production for growers, yielding five to ten times more valuable fruit. The yearly value of honey in the country reaches 75 million dollars through bee activity.
Patrol System for Reade and Road Maintenance
Federal aid roads require state patrols after construction. Charles Pierce Burton notes Kia's lead toward nationwide adoption of the French patrol system. A five to ten mile section assigned to a man ensures constant vigilance and instant repairs, replacing the prior American practice of waiting for widespread damage.
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Charles Pierce Burton
Harper’s Magazine
France
Mberty
Why Write Why Write A London Authors Autobiographical Math
A London literary club heard an author discuss Why Write in autobiographical terms. He split his motives into two stages: at first writing was 40 percent stimulation, 25 percent vanity, 20 percent earning a living, and 5 percent something to say. Now ambition faded, with 50 percent earning a living, 25 percent vanity, and 25 percent something to say.
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London
Multiple Births and Local News From Minnesota Families
Agnes Mleanore Mattison born November 2 in the Mattison home. P. Adams in serious condition with gall bladder inflammation. Helene Tene born November 15 to the Branstad family. Pearl Beaver of Buffalo Center visited her sister Ruby who attends high school. Mrs A Hawkes took Ardeth to Miller hospital St Paul for appendicitis surgery. Anna Moklestad underwent an operation in Rochester hospital this week and is recovering. Henry Severson and Bertha Hellickson attended funeral in Blooming Prairie for G Hellickson. Mrs Albert Kessey returned from Des Moines after a week with her daughter illness of grandson improved.
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Agnes Mleanore Mattison
Theodore M. Mattison
Adams
Helene Tene
I. D. Branstad
Pearl Beaver
Buffalo Center
Ruby
A. Hawkes
Ardeth
Miller Hospital
St. Paul
Anna Moklestad
Rochester
Henry Severson
Bertha Hellickson
Blooming Prairie
Minnesota
G. Hellickson
Albert Kessey
Anderson
Des Moines
Titonka Items From the Topic
A fine big baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Herman Oppedahl Saturday a week ago Congratulations Herman Constable Burbank of Algona was here last Thursday collecting on checks that had been given out by parties who had no money on deposit on the banks drawn Tom Heifner was in town Monday He is improving nicely since the stroke of paralysis that he suffered in September he is able to walk and get around with a weeeta pen or Mrs E L Hansen was quite ill Monday night and Tuesday Dr Wallace of Algona was engaged in consultation over her case with the family’s local physician Dr Sartor Yesterday Mrs Hansen was reported improving slowly
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Herman
Constable Burbank
Algona
Tom Heifner
Avith
E. L. Hansen
Wallace
Sartor
Lakota Items From The Record
Henry J. Tiving recovering after a head injury from a horse incident in Lakota. Local visits include Louis Slaba and Mary Rosenau. A baby girl arrived at A K Anderson’s east of town. Kenneth McAndrews improves from facial infection. John Ricks, late Lakota resident, died in Herman Minnesota after three years ill. The Barneys and Hawkeye Fair defendants acquitted in Fort Dodge suit over a Holstein bull. Thompson’s claim found unprovably harmful.
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Louis Slaba
Buffalo Center
Mary Rosenau
Robert
A. K. Anderson
Kenneth McAndrews
John Ricks
Albert Boston
Hawkeye Fair Association
Fort. Dodge
W. B. Barney & Son
Franklin County
Edward Thompson
Barneys
Port Dodge
Thompson
W. B. Barney
Food and Dairy
A J Cole Sets Global Voyage Route From Asia to New York
A J Cole of Franklin County sails from China toward the Orient then Europe, crossing the Atlantic with planned landings in the Philippines and Japan en route to New York, completing a globe spanning voyage.
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A. J. Cole
Franklin County
Pacific
Honnimaft
Philippines
Japan
China
Orient
Europe
Atlantic
New York
Globe
Asia
Africa
Cole
Unclear OCR travel note on imperial journeys and nerves
Fragmentary text describes 1913 world travel by sea and air routes, mentioning Asia Africa Australia and Atlantic routes. It references a writer’s claim about nations being nervous, implying geopolitical tension and exploration across continents.
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