The Salt Story Lessons From Ancient Pay Practices
The article traces salt from ancient uses in Hebrew and Greek cultures to its valued status in Greece and Rome. It explains the origin of the word salary from salarium and how wages were paid in salt, linking this to the phrase to earn one's salt.
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Apaches Used Silver Bullets in Old West Claims
A. L. Flagg of the Arizona State Fair minerals department says Apaches had silver bullets long before The Lone Ranger. He notes silver from Richmond Basin near Globe could be found on the surface, with frontier miners extracting millions in silver from the region.
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Girl Publisher Lives Charity Dream Through Paper
Reina Lee Labe a ten year old from San Francisco runs a self produced family newspaper with 100 subscribers. She writes poems and articles and copies them with a hand operated duplicator. She mails copies nationwide and at year end has five dollars to aid other needy children in Europe displaced persons camps.
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Reina Lee Labe
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San Francisco
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Francis the talking mule stars in Francis film
The feature Francis follows a mule named Francis who narrates life in the U S Army. Donald O’Connor and Patricia Medina co star as Francis draws praise from previews while Hollywood enhances the animal’s appearance with makeup and prosthetics.
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Geographic Oddities and Briefs: Bad Lands Origin
The Badlands in South Dakota cover about 5,200 square miles of eroding silt clay and dust. Named by Native Americans as Mako Siea, later translated by French trappers as Mauvaises Terres and kept by early American settlers as Bad Lands.
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South Dakota
Pistol Packin Mama Not a Southern Belle Claim
University of Texas professor Dr. E Bagby Atwood argues the song title Pistol Packin Mama reflects western speech not southern stereotypes. He notes regional phrases vary, speech habits persist, and local idioms stay alive as long as areas remain isolated.
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E. Bagby Atwood
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Quick Care for Colds and Pneumonia Risks
Colds react to prompt care with bed rest warmth fluids and citrus juices while severe cases require physician advice. Pneumonia, especially lobar type, remains a serious lung infection with higher risk for the elderly disabled and infants though modern medicines save many lives.
Manure Spreader Sows Jespedera and Grasses on Kansas Pastures
A Kansas farmer uses a manure spreader to sow jespedera and grasses in spring pastures. He applies liberal seed on each load and finds that manure seeding yields a good stand.
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