Land Adapted for Reindeer in Canada Worth Investigating
John G. Holme summarizes Leslie's Weekly reporting Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s view that Canada’s vast sub Arctic lands could sustain tens of millions of reindeer and musk oxen, with estimates ranging from 30 to 50 million animals based on grazing needs and northern geography.
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Canada
Alaska
Arctic
North America
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
John G. Holme
Leslie's Weekly
Hat mounted mirror and comb holder devised by Pesternack
Gustav Pesternack of Trenton New Jersey created a sewn inside hat accessory to keep a mirror and comb ready for emergency use. The conceit uses a two piece cloth pocket fastened inside the hat with snap corners forming two compartments. A sliding catch holds the comb while a snap flap protects the mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Pesternack
Trenton
N. J
Iceland Plateau View Inspires National Spirit Revival
A visitor describes Thingvelllir plateau overlooking the plain, admiring gorges, rivers, waterfalls, and a sapphire lake within emerald hills and snow capped peaks. He notes Icelandic literary traditions enrich ages and that translations reach other nations. The language differs today from Twelfth century sagas, yet sagas endure in original text among daily readings. The nine teenth century revival of art and literature sparks renewed prosperity and national spirit.
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Iceland
Thingvelllir
Community motorcar in Japan bought by 11,60 owners
A newly formed Japanese company sells 55 American cars to 11,60 owners, each paying $10 for a share and a year’s use of a car. The year is split into days and hours, with four riders per period and a driver. Each owner receives a portion of the car’s use and interest for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Progress Made in Aviation Records in 1921
United States shows strong aviation growth in 1921. Civilian aircraft use rose 6 percent from 1920, with 1,200 planes in operation carrying about 275,000 passengers over 6.5 million miles. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce report credits U.S. effort in air transport and highlights the aerial mail’s efficiency on transcontinental routes and the radio network expansion.
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Department of Commerce
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of American
Mecronautical Chamber
America
New York
Puebic
Alr
Navy Department
Alr Mall
Machines Now Digging Coal With Safer Rapid Digs
With new coal mining methods, a Popular Mechanics description shows a coal extractor that drills undercutting frames, cutter chains, and side shearers. A powered ram breaks coal onto a conveyor, controlled by a rope system that moves the machine across the face in minutes, enabling continuous operation with a movable storage hopper and loading conveyor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanises
Maine
Quaint slang shifts meaning in New York culture
The New York Herald notes that quaint has become a trendy but patronizing term among the artistic crowd. It signals admiration with a sting, implying the speaker could have improved the subject, fitting a nostalgic antique vibe with modern oddity.
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New York Herald
Human factor dominates submarine versus surface ship debate
Lord Teignmouth argues in a London Times letter that humans constrain submarine usage for weeks due to mental and physical deterioration from closed environments. He notes surface ships remain the more habitable option and echoes Doctor Johnson’s remark that life at sea resembles jail with drowning risk.
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Lord Teignmouth
London Times
Doctor Johnson
Canton Feminists Win Glorious Victory Over Marriage Rules
The text praises a shift in China where mothers-in-law lose authority over daughters-in-law as feminist reforms advance. It notes elimination of the old marriage code, wife’s right to keep earnings, and equal divorce rights. The narrator muses on an old man’s reaction to these changes.
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Jonathan Brace
Wyoming
Congress
Territory
Dakota
Utah
Idaho
Sieur de la Verendeze
Oregon Trail
Fremont
Kit Car- 500
Salt Lake Trail
South Pass City
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Railroad Company
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
China
Chinese Republic
Canton
Vitality Promise: Gude's Pepto-Mangan Save Health
Health booster ad urges readers to prevent weakness and poor sleep with Gude's Pepto-Mangan taken with meals. Claims the product restores strength and vitality after weeks, noting it has helped many and is sold by druggists in liquid and tablet forms.
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Gude
Cee Gude
No More Rats After Using RAT SNAP Guarantee
Eliminates rats and mice with RAT SNAP leaving no odor. Suitable for pantry kitchen cellar and larger needs. Available in sizes 1 cake 65e 2 cakes 1.25 5 enkes for farms buildings and factories. Sold guaranteed by Nuttle Home Co C Leslie Walls Denton Md
Wanted Farm and Woodlands for Immediate Purchase
Brionne Farms Co. Inc. seeks large farms with woodland at once and farms of any size. Send details to 16 Nassau Street, New York.
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Brionne Farms CO. Inc
Nassau Street
New York
Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry Decline
The notice lists cash prices for eggs and chickens among other farm products. It notes a general drop in selling prices and outlines the specific per dozen and per pound rates for farmers and buyers.
Licenses to Own and Station Stallions and Jacks
Maryland law requires stallion and jack owners or keepers to pay the county Clerk of the Circuit Court the highest anticipated seasonal fee for licensing, with a minimum of ten dollars. The license covers one year, and taxed animals are exempt from other taxes. Sheriff William C. Andrew notes the Caroline County notice and cites sections of the 1892 act requiring disclosure of stallion service terms and penalties for false pedigrees.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Circuit Court
General Assembly of
Baltimore
Court of Common Pleas
Pan
Court of Common Pleas of
William C. Andrew
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Denton Journal
Edward Melvin Mhalvin & Johnson Publishers
Benji. H. Johnson
United States
NEW Yorkers
Law
Standard
New Spring
Kirschbaum
Schloss Bros
Hicckey-Freeman
Hullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Denton
Tlard Cement
Atlas Portland Cement
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Noston
Philadelphia
Alssis
Northampton
Trudson
N. Y
iLeeds
Aba
Emoition
Overland
Detroit
Willys
Glenbrook
Paige
Bessemer, Paige
Federal
Greensboro
Ridgely
Queen Anne
Hillsboro
Preston
Federalsburg
WM. Bullock
Sixth Street
Denton, Maryland
Tomato Growers
Oakland
Saulsbury Bros., Inc
L.J. Knotts & Sons
Dean
Georgia R. Garey
Third St
Denton Drug Co
Dean’s Kidney Pills—the Same That Mrs. Gurey Had. Foster-Milburn Co
Bulfato
Eula Burnett
Dalton
Gardus
Cardus
Mrs. Burnett
J. Norman Pitts
The
Goldsboro Bank
Ae Pas
the Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
C. A. Whisler
Walter Sparks
Life Man
F.P. Roe Company
L&m
Jones
Smith
J.H. Nichols & Company
Calvert C. Merriken
Denton, Md
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Nrohive
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