Beavers Shape Environment From Dams to Dense Forests
Beaver engineers alter streams across two nations and create habitats that curb erosion and fire spread. They weave stick and mud dams eight feet high, sometimes reinforcing with lower dams to back water up for safety and food access. They gnaw large trees and drag trunks to build shelters and ensure submerged homes.
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Canada
United States
Sousa's Family Name Extensions Create U S A Tribute
The text notes John Philip Sousa shortened So to Sousa by adding U S A as a tribute to the United States. It states he became the United States' most famous band leader and mentions a junior parade.
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John Philip Sousa
United States
Spiritual discernment and worldly foolishness noted
A biblical verse from 2 Corinthians states that the natural man cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God and considers them foolish, for they are spiritually discerned.
Household Helps Tea Towels From Many Nations
A new tea towel set features seven towels and two panholders with designs inspired by Africa China Scotland England and France. Each towel highlights a country theme in festive attire. pattern C6256 priced at 10 cents. Letters to Southwest Magazine Needlecraft Dept Box 166 Kansas City Missouri.
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Southwest Magazine
Needlecraft Dept
Kansas City, Mo
In the Shops Feature Fashion Weaves and Sales
The piece surveys mid winter sales and February linen restocking as fashionable stores display dresses suits and hats. It notes darker backdrops with bright designs a shift to comfortable shoes and smaller hats while signaling a wave of tuxedo alterations for a spring trend.
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Dad
Precious Things In A Small Package Newton’s Early Life
The article notes Isaac Newton born Christmas Day 1642 in London weighed three pounds during the black plague. It highlights his later impact as a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer, including differential calculus, the first reflecting telescope, and his status among three great astronomers with Kepler and Galileo.
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Isaac Newton
London
Little Newton
Ward
Newton
Kepler
Galilieo
Peanuts as a Main Dish and Healthful Kitchen Tips
Nutrition notes praise peanuts as a main dish due to fat and protein content and vitamins. Recipes show peanut butter biscuits and rhubarb dishes, plus cherry week desserts like a jelly roll and cherry topping with detailed steps and oven temps.
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Bureau of Home Economies
Sponge Diving at Tarpon Springs Largest World Market
Tarpon Springs Florida hosts a million dollar sponge industry with 150 boats and 500 Greek divers. Sponge beds stretch between St Marks Light and Key West with depths from ten to 130 feet. Divers use bronze helmets rubber suits and air lines. profits split two shares to one for divers due to risk. Average yearly income about 2500 dollars and fatalities are low. Divers signal with lifelines and baskets exchange sponges between boat and diver.
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Tarpon Springs
Florida
St. Mark’s Light
Apalachicola
Key West
Odds Against Rare Events Spread Across Life and Games
Census figures show 600000 to 1 against quadruplets, 53 to 1 against arrest for a serious crime, and 1300 to 1 against dying in a year from accidental injury. From birth, 16 to 1 against such death. Odds illustrate birth rate, life expectancy, probability, and statistics in games like bridge and poker.
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Census Bureau
Snow in the city and countryside described
The piece contrasts city snow with rural scenes, calling snow a beautifying event for many yet often overlooked in urban life. It notes flakes, wind marks, drifts, and a white world as exciting, while pine and liveoak landscapes are valued for their quiet loveliness.
Panama Canal Fleet Throughput Speeds Up
The United States fleet shows rapid transit through the Panama Canal with 11 ships passing in 48 hours. Vessels enter and depart at roughly 26 minute intervals as ships keep up with world demands.
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United States
Panama
World's Largest Airplane B-19 Bomber Shoots for Flight Tests
The B-19 super-bomber, a 212 foot wing span and 80 ton craft, will have four 2000 horsepower Wright engines and a top speed over 200 mph. It can carry 125 troops and 18 tons of bombs with a 7500 mile range. Ground checks begin at Santa Monica Municipal Airport in a few weeks.
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Santa Monica
California
Ed Clarke
National
Arabic numerals replace Ronan system since ancient times
The article notes that Arabic numbers have long displaced Roman numerals across writing systems, a shift described as centuries old and widely adopted since ancient times. It emphasizes the enduring use and global adoption of Arabic numeral notation in contrast to earlier Roman conventions.
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Maclean’s
Not he that commendeth himself is approved
A biblical proverb from II Corinthians 10:18 emphasizes that approval comes from the Lord, not self praise.
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