Roosevelt East Africa expedition yields vast scientific collections
Colonel Roosevelt and son Kermit led an East Africa expedition to photograph and gather fauna and flora for the Smithsonian. They traveled from New York to Naples and Mombasa, visiting Italy and Egypt, with thousands of vertebrate and invertebrate specimens collected for science.
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Colonel Roosevelt
East Africa
Smithsonian Institution
Mr. Roosevelt
Kermit
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Hamburg
Naples
Naturallata
Major Mearns
Edmund Heller
J. Alden Loring
Atlantic
Azores
Gibraltar
Mombasa
William
Mesbina
Victor Emmanuel
Uganda
White Nile
Gondokoro
Khartum
Cairo
Egypt
Mr. Heller
Mearns
Loring
Heller
Doctor Mearns
British East Africa
Cuninghame
Menina
Messrs
Cunninghame
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt Africa Hunt Expedition Details
Acting Governor Jackson backs a Roosevelt safari from Mombasa to Kaplil plains with 260-person caravan. Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt spearhead hunts including 14 animal species, first kills on April 26 and 30, while camera work and specimen preparation proceed by McMillan, Mearns, and Makangarri amid anthropological material gathering.
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Jackson
Roosevelt
Athi
Fist Sons
Roosevelta
Theodore
Kermit
Cease McMillan
Coun
Dog Guards Widow in Fatal Collapse at Ayrahire Girvan
A widow and dairy keeper Mrs Dickie collapsed on a road near Ayrahire Girvan after visiting home. Her dog stayed by her side and deterred a man who attempted a rescue. The woman died from a burst blood vessel. her son arrived to help move her home.
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Ayrahire
Girvan
Mra
Dickie
New Phrase Sparks Talk On Hats And Living Costs
A short dialogue jokes about hat values and pinching hat pins. A character notes rising living costs and mentions expensive low shoes as an example. The exchange reflects humorous social commentary on fashion and price increases.
Wyoming News of the Week highlights and notices
A roundup from Wyoming towns reports scarlet fever subsiding at Pine Bluffs and cases in Laramie. Sheridan issues bonds of 270000 dollars. Lusk post office gains presidential status with 1100 salary. Fort Russell to add six buildings costing about 100000. Debates about veterans, boxing in Cheyenne, new schools, a Jackson brick plant, and regional road and water projects are noted along with deaths and awards.
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Pine Bluffs
Baggs
Rawlins Cemetery Association
Sheridan
Laramie
Ll. F. Hurd
Sheridan Chamber of Commerce
Laramie County
Wheatland
Fort Russell
Elmer Mills
Dayton
Cheyenne
Spanish War Veterans’ Society
Bat” Egan
Rawlins
Kid Davis
Pansy Marshall
Wool Growers' Club of Fossil
Lusk
Douglas
Post Office
Cheyenne Motor Club
Pursea
Jackson
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Walker A. Muir
Rock Springs
Solomon J. Well
Bas
Casin
Worland
International Asbestos Company
Natrona County
Gillette
Esterbrook
Doan’s Kidney Pills Praised by Gilroy Woman
Mrs. Mary I Remington of Eagleberry Street Gilroy Cal says kidney pain and weakness during a critical period of womanhood were cured permanently after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She notes severe back and kidney discomfort and delayed secretions improved, and recommends the product widely. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises 60 cents a box.
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Mary I. Remington
Eigleberry
Gilroy
Cal
Doan
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Old Lady Reclaimed Hair by Cuticura Cure
A nurse and niece discuss a prior eczema case on the head that caused hair loss. Two doctors failed, then Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment restored hair growth over six months. A separate foot eczema case improved after using Cuticura products for several winters. Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine cites Sept 30 1909.
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S. Ellsworth Dunham
Hiram, Me
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh and Eye Remedies
Pasted medical advertisement warns against mercury containing ointments for catarrh and describes Hall's Catarrh Cure from J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It promotes internal use, mentions eye balge products from Marine Eye Remedy Co and a trial size tube. The text mixes medical cautions with sales pitches for various remedies.
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Hall
Toledo
F. J. Cheney & Co
Price
T.c
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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Underwood
Burwood
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M'nyumnez
Makangarri
Major Ross
Nairobi
News of the
Saratoga and
Rawlings Electric
Federal Light and Traction Company
Colorado
New Mexico
Jackson's
Foxy Rip
Rip van Winkle
Johnny
Virgil
Ieee
Cynenis
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Srithout
Hare Very Winery
Continental Oil Company
Lacorporr
Otat Ycore
Reak Ageney
The
Smitchells
Carter
Sidh Meadachs
Sallew Shin
Dr. Pierce
Peers
Coffe Lm
Tirton
Daisy Fly Killer
Eno
Ea Eel
Rae Salah
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