Roosevelt Portrait Signals Hunt for Grand Big Game
A new portrait of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt highlights her public role as her husband departs for a long hunting expedition in Asia. The narrative notes Eleanor Butler Alexander’s 1910 marriage to Theodore Roosevelt and outlines an American Scientific Expedition led by Kermit Roosevelt and George K. Cherrie to Kashmir and the Pamir plateau. They plan a strenuous month long trek to hunt the rare Ovis Poli, a near mythical sheep, in perilous high mountain routes amid avalanches.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Asia
Turkestan
Field Museum of Chicago
Moat
Marco Polo
Kermit
Theodore
Cherrie
T.R
Roosevelts
Srinagar
Vale of Kashmir
India
Pamir
Fighting Daughters Rally For Preparedness At Congress
Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook, president general of the D A R known as The Fighting Daughters, spoke at the annual congress in Washington. Her address stressed a balance between peace and defense, urging Americans to support robust armed forces while avoiding a militaristic program. She urged informed citizen backing for national protection measures by Congress.
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Anthony Wayne Cook
The
Fighting Daughters
Washington
President Coolidge
America
United States
Congress of the
MacMillan Name Set To Become Familiar Amid Arctic Plan
Navy and National Geographic announce the ninth Arctic expedition led by MacMillan leaving Boston in June. The team will base at Etah with advance planes at Axel Heiberg, aiming to map 750 miles of coastline daily using three airplanes and map cameras to chart new lands toward the North Pole.
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Donald B. MacMillan
President Coolidge
United States
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Hald
Arctic Circle
North Pole
A G Wilson to Wed Rich Dodge Widow
A G Wilson, a Detroit lumberman and First Presbyterian deacon, will marry Mrs. Matilda R Dodge widow of Dodge Brothers founder. The engagement surprised her circle. she presides over the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. Wilson’s career spans Mason Donaldson sales leadership and lumber work. he is Beloit educated and linked to Detroit clubs. Mrs Dodge inherits a vast estate. Dodge plant sales hint heirs may share about 75 million.
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Alfred G. Wilson
Detroit
John F. Dodge
Dodge Brothers
Dodge
Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Wilson Lumber Company
Dodge Bros
John
An Education in Peril Judge Bishop Tests a Country Candidate
The story recalls Judge William Bishop chairing a bar admission inquiry for a country youth hoping to practice law. The applicant admits limited reading, naming only a single volume from Kentucky statutes, prompting the judge to warn that future legislature changes could repeal what he knows.
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Priest
William Bishop
Border South
Bishop
Henry
Blackstone
Coke
Weill
United States of America
State of
Kentucky
Letter from World War I black corporal to Lt McClintoch
A wartime anecdote recalls a soldier's note from a forward trench to company headquarters. Written on scrap with pencil, the message asks for instructions as heavy fire erupts from the left. The piece highlights military procedure and language under shellfire.
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France
Seth B. McClintoch
U. S.A
James Jordon
In Time of Trial A Southern Judge Rails At A Distillery
In our town years ago a refined judge, fond of a toddy, disliked the new single horse distillery nearby. The whiskey, famed for potency over purity, drew tales of fierce effects from customers and beasts. A friend urged him to try their product at the bar, sparking a sharp exchange about the stillhouse.
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Teddy
Heneoitier
Control of apple blotch on orchards outlined by Illinois station
The Illinois agricultural experiment station recommends removing water sprouts, pruning tops, and thorough high pressure spraying with disc nozzles to control apple blotch. Use lime sulfur and lead arsenate after petals fall, with follow up sprays two and five weeks later, protecting fruit during four to six weeks after petals. Bordeaux is less desirable due to russet risk on Ben Davis in wet weather.
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Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Bordeaux
Ben Davis
Bridge Grafting Technique To Save Injured Trees
Bridge grafting can save trees damaged by rabbits mice and collar rot. Trim the injured surface smooth, select a properly sized scion, cut beveled ends, insert into slits, and tack in place. Wax the ends to prevent drying and add additional scions every one and a half inches until the girdled area is covered.
Gummosis Control by Cutting Out Cankers
Gummosis affects guimmosis in cherry, plum, and peach trees with gum flow during winter and from borers. Bacterial gummosis is rare in the East but managed by removing cankers and disinfecting, akin to fire blight practices. Strengthening tree vigor through cultivation helps reduce susceptibility to gum-related diseases.
Aphids in Apple Orchard
Three aphids persist in eastern apple orchards in suitable weather. The grain aphid, green apple aphid, and rosy apple aphid are noted. the rosy aphid is usually most important due to its distinct effect on fruit. The green apple aphid is also significant, with the oat aphid being least noted.
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Rocky Mountains
Luxury import ban sparks a dusty mispronounced pun
A Bulgarian law bans luxury imports including perfumes wines and silks. An American tourist seeking clean hotel rooms asked for insert powder from a chemist who replied that such a request was a luxury, highlighting cultural and language misfires in a domestic tale.
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Bulgaria
Freezone Corn Remedy Soothe and Remove Corns Fast
A quick acting treatment promises immediate relief for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs only a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corns, or corn between the toes, with no soreness or irritation.
Museum for Tourists at Yosemite Park Opens Exhibit
Yosemite National Park to host a museum for visitors featuring specimens and exhibits from the Dark era. The project aims to educate tourists about the park’s natural history and enhance the visitor experience with curated displays and interactive displays.
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Yosemite National Park
Universal Lament Clothes Shape Our Ends
A dashiron caption hints at themes of fate and weariness as human lives bend under changing times. The fragment suggests a stylistic meditation on how attire and outward signs influence perception and endings, reflecting cultural pressures in a troubled era.
Swamp-Root Urges Kidney Health For Women Readers
A health notice speaks directly to women about kidney and bladder trouble. It claims many conditions stem from kidney issues and promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a remedy. Readers are invited to request a sample bottle by mail and to buy full sizes at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Vege table Compound Helped Knoxville Woman Says
Mrs T A Saunde of 711 East Depot Street Knoxville Tennessee reports long back pain and housework strain vanished after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for about eight months then two years dry period. She says she gained from 16 to 18 8 pounds and now advises other women to try the medicine.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Pinkham
Mre
T. A
Saunde
Depot Street
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Smith
Reezone
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Lady
Spohn
Sto Brohn Medical CO
Goan
Elyria
Ohio
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E. 8Th St. In
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Ares
U. Des Moines
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