Six-Year-Old Check Found After Bank Closure
Springfield Missouri report tells of H. A. Smalley of Van Buren who once received a £725 check from a saw mill business he forgot. A summons to St. Louis arrived later, and after six years he discovers the bank is closed. He sues as a preferred creditor.
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Springfield
H. A. Smalley
van Buren
St. Louis
Smalley
Unaware Youth Returns Home After Short Trip
C. E. Landis, a Missouri Pacific telegraph operator, arrived in Rockdale today after a 24 hour absence that sparked concern of a kidnapping. He said he went to Austin on impulse to visit another operator, stayed overnight with a friend, and informed his employer in Taylor that he would report for duty.
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Rockdale
C. E. Landis
Missouri Pacific Telegraph
Austin
Taylor
Jewett
Indian Fighter Dies at Commanche Texas Pioneer Mourned
Indian fighter and plainsman D Dingwall, 90, a Scottish-born Texas pioneer, died yesterday in Comanche. He will be buried at Oakwood cemetery tomorrow. Survived by his widow, six sons and a daughter.
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Commanche
Texas
D. Dingwall
Oakwood Cemetery
Pains Gone Says Lady After Cardus Use
Mrs. Ralph R. Courtney of Wytheville Virginia reports health improvement after taking Cardus. She was run down with side pains and says after three bottles she felt much better and now recommends Cardui to others. The ad notes thousands testify benefits and prices at drug stores.
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Cardus
Ralph R. Courtney
Wytheville
Cardui
Lowly Weasel Provides Rich Ermine for Royalty
An authority in the Detroit News notes the northern weasel furnishes winter white ermine used by royalty. The animal, agile and bloodthirsty, preys on rabbits and birds, often killing more than it eats, benefiting rodent control but harming farmers' poultry and game.
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Detroit News
Animal Kingdom
Many Uses for Old Bones Thrown Away Every Year
The Montreal Herald notes that millions of discarded bones fuel a thriving industry. Boiling yields glycerine and lubricants while shin and marrow bones become handles. The powder is used as bone manure and bone meal for farmers and also aids sugar refineries and case hardening cast steel. The strong odor is noted, yet not harmful and asthmatics sometimes find relief from the atmosphere.
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Montreal Herald
First Laundries and Early Collars Historic Yet Distant
The text traces the origins of detachable collars from 1825 Troy to 1851 Oakland washing for miners and 1868 Pittsburgh steam laundry. It then describes water boatmen insects breathing air under water and their behavior, followed by a note on Nanga Parbat as a difficult Himalayan peak at 26020 feet, comparing it to Kamet.
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Hannah Montague
Troy
Ebenezer Brown
Montague and Granger
Stark of
Oakland
Calif
St. Claires and Monongahela House
Pittsburgh
Everest
Nanga Parbta
Himalayas
Kamet
Nanga Parbat
Reindeer Herd Across Arctic Circle Reaches Mackenzie Delta
After six years of harsh travel Andrew Bahr completes a 1200 mile trek with a herd of reindeer to the Mackenzie Delta where Eskimos will breed the animals for meat and hides.
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Seattle
Andrew Bahr
Arctic Circle
Mackenzie Delta
Air Carried Bacteria Across Atlantic Says Lindbergh Study
A 1938 Lindbergh flight study shows upper air winds carry bacteria spores and pollen across the North Atlantic. Scientists warn a single bacterium could reproduce and spread rapidly if it lands in a favorable site.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Cel
Charles A Lindbergh
Ocean
Man Could Live Up To 180 Years Says Scientist
Professor Lazarev of Moscow claims future humans may reach 158 to 180 years. He bases the statement on animal experiments that reportedly extended lifespans up to fivefold. The Finnish report notes the bold prediction and its origin in Moscow research.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Lazarev
Moscow
Plane hunts cattle in Hibbing to aid winter relief
An airplane is deployed in Hibbing Minnesota to locate hundreds of cattle that wandered into wooded areas. The federal government has authorized the cattle to be distributed to the needy for winter relief.
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Hibbing
Minn
Texas Power & Light Company
Texas
Loo
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