Leisurely wander Cairo and Alexander County Civil War sites
A perhaps lost guide urges a weekly day of rest to explore Cairo and Alexander County. Highlights include the Hew er bronze, Magnolia Manor, Doctor Beadieman home, the old custom house, Naval Hospital, the Ohio levee and Civil War riverport history, plus Thebes jail and Horseshoe Lake habitat for geese.
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Cairo
Alexander County
Chamber of Commerce
America
Magnolia Manor
Ohio
Ohio Levee
Grant
Halliday
Fort Defiance
Thebes
Spar Hawk Landing
Mississippi
Dred Scott
Olive Branch
Eleo
Triver
Horseshoe Lake
Dogbooth Bend
Puzzle Across and Down Clue Set
A mixed themed word puzzle with across and down clues including numbers from 1 to 83 for various word lengths and categories. Clues reference common synonyms and knowledge across topics like measurement, biology, geography, and language.
Last Weeks Answer and Palmetto State Abbreviations
A terse note references a timing discrepancy where answer numbering should cross from 41 to 42 and mentions marshy meadow gauging 44 with Palmetto State abbreviation usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto State
The Law Serves You Bailments and Liability
This article explains bailments the law of personal property and the bailee duty to return items in good condition. It contrasts scenarios such as hat racks and car loans, and notes the presumption of negligence against bailees while stressing consulting an attorney for each fact pattern.
New Raingage Network Established At Kankakee
A dense raingage network southeast of Kankakee supports special studies of weather radar rainfall and storms. William C Ackermann chief of the Illinois State Water Survey states the network spans 225 square miles with 16 raingages recording amount and time of rainfall. It is the fifth network operated by the Water Survey for detailed rainfall measurements.
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Kankakee
William C. Ackermann
Illinois State Water Survey
The
Water Survey
Do You Date an Older Boy If You Are Teenager
A reader asks about a 16 year old liking a 20 year old who goes to college. The reply says four years matters in adolescence and advises staying within the same age group until graduation, suggesting time may make the relationship clearer and keep the friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aes Oe
Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Hawaiian and country hits shine in new LP lineup
Webley Edwards presents Hawaii calls stars with classic and contemporary Hawaiian songs including I’ll Remember You and Sands of Waikiki. Buck Owens tunes sung by Jody Miller feature Act Naturally and I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail. Ned Miller’s dozen hits include From a Jack to a King and Invisible Tears with other favorites across the LP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webley Edwards
Hawaii
Islands
Don Ho
Andy Williams
Paul Weston
Hasegawa General Store
Waikiki
Jack Pitman
Buck Ownes
Jody Miller
Buck Owens
Buck
Jody
Owens
Ned Miller
Ned
Soil and Fertility Boost Pasture Yields for SIU Farms
SIU soil and crops specialists say good soil fertility and high quality legumes raise pasture carrying capacity from one cow per 10 acres to one cow per acre. Top dress fields after first cutting with 400 to 500 lb acre of 0 10 30 or 0 20 20 fertilizer, depending on forage mix.
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Southern Illinois University Soil and Crops
Joseph P. Vavra
SIU
Southern Illinois
Family Tips on Rugs and Pine Disease
The notes advise checking the underside and top of area rugs for firm anchoring and washable finishes. It warns to scrub rug undersides periodically and mentions pine tip blight as a fungus affecting several pines and balsam fir with copper fungicide spray programs timed to growth and wet springs.
New vaccine ideas and science notes from universities
Infant influenza vaccine shows tolerance in 100 clinical tests at Michigan. Planisol enables cargo sterilization on tankers, aiding oil transport. AMA reports two fetal transfusion methods using imaging and multiple needles. Penn State approves astronomy graduate programs. Iowa State proposes synthetic foods to shorten the food chain. Mars temperature around minus 135 F with dry ice haze per Mariner IV data. Glaciers move as frozen rivers with debris to moraines or sea.
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University of Michigan
Northwest Chemical
Detroit
American Medical Association
Pennsylvania State University
Iowa State University
Mars
Mariner IV
Stanford University
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden Years blueprint for active retirement
A widow, Mrs. Carolyn Williams, describes a thriving retirement after age 66. She joined church groups, a Great Books circle, library activities, watercolor study, a concert association, Salvation Army welfare work, fitness classes, Spanish, crafts, and civic campaigns. Her example encourages others to stay engaged rather than idle. The GOLDEN YEARS booklet offers guidance for five cents.
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Carolyn Williams
Salvation Army Auxiliary
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Southern
Illinois
Old Custom House
Naval Hospital
Erodoword
Monroe
Leap
Jacob's Son
Willow
Finch
Cardiff
Lad
India
Ut. Na
Ayr
Illinois State Bar Association
Natural History Survey
W. N. Bruce
Pennsylvania
U.S
Linda Norris
Albert Meyer
Verrazamno
Narrows
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Cience
George Burnet
Vietnam
Army
Francisco Guerrerre
Dededo
Guam
Pleiku
Guerrerre
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Hill Island
1000 Islands
St. Lawrence River
New York State
Ontario
Canada
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