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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1926

Page

6

Five National Parks to Gain Enlarged Boundaries

The proposed boundary changes would enlarge Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Mount Rainier, and Sequoia national parks. The shifts aim to add scenic regions and water basins while removing private lands and grazing areas, subject to separate congressional bills for each park.

John Dickinson Gherman United States National Parks and Monuments Rocky Mountain Colornado Mount Rainier Washington Yellowstone Wyoming Grand Canyon Arizona Sequoia California Congress National Conference On Outdoor Recreation National Park Army Coolidge National Park Service Forest Service Henry W. Temple Pennsylvania Charles Sheldon Washington, D. C W. A. Welch Interstate Palisades Park Stephen T. Mather Col. W. B. Greeley Horseshoe Park Moraine Park Tabosa Valley Longs Peak Arapaho Colorado Colorado River Medicine Bow Mountains Fall River Grand Lake Medicine Bow Absaroka Range Snake River Yellowstone River Bridger Lake Absaroka Teton National Forest The Tetons Grand Teton Jackson Hole Jackson Lake Izaak Walton League of America Sequoia National Park Greater Sequoia Tehipite Valley Yosemite Valley Kings River Canyon Kern River Canyon Kern River Mount Whitney Continental United States Yosemite Kalbab National Forest Mount Ralnier Nisqually Puty Parndige Valley

Bird Migration and the Evolution of Flight

The piece argues that bird migration challenges poets views of nature. It suggests flightless ancestors like the ostrich survived and implies early birds were not solely driven by amusement but by practical needs. The text notes migration carries grave dangers and is not a carefree gift of nature.

Fragmentary quotation on migration and evolution by Patten

A clipped passage discusses migration as a product of evolution. The author, C. J. Patten, cites his view in Liscovery, London, framing migration as a deep biological process driven by evolutionary forces. The text presents a concise, reflective note rather than a narrative.

C. J. Patten Liscovery London

Apple varieties indigenous claims in England history

The article notes that several apple varieties are native to England while commonly used types were introduced from continental Europe. It mentions Richard Harris who served King Henry VI and planted many apple trees and seeds in the orchards of Weot, highlighting historical horticultural activity.

England Europe Richard Harris Henry VI Weot

Guide Kreister Restless Charms Camp Ear for Music

A camp guide chastises Fritz Kreisler for wasting effort while at a Maine retreat. The musician rests rather than works, prompting the guide to complain about paid idleness and listening to Kreisler play. The New Yorker’s blunt critique frames the encounter as a clash of artist and attendant.

Fritz Kreister Maine Woods Kreisler New Yorker

Cuticura Taleum Suggested For Toilet Requisites

An advertisement touts Cuticura Taleum as part of a toilet requisites kit. The copy promotes a fragrant talcum powder for face skin baby usage and dusting, claiming it renders other perfumes unnecessary. The Cuticura trio Soap Ointment and Talum are priced 25 cents each everywhere.

Pat on the Dog

Little Mary Catherine visits a neighbor for lunch and receives an invitation to stay. She asks her mother, returns with permission, and her hostess jokes about serving a dog. Mary Catherine says she will not eat the dog but will take the gravy.

Mary Catherine

Maine Potato Yield and Notable Author Study Abroad

Aroostook County Maine produces about 0 million bushels of potatoes annually across 85 000 acres with an average 250 bushels per acre. Miss M Moyea Newell of Westchester New York has gone abroad to study India and the Gandhi situation.

Maine Aroostook County M. Moyea Newell Westchester N. Y India

Two More Sick Women Benefited From Lydia Pinkham's Compound

Detroit and Rockford women report improvements after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Kraft of Detroit says it helped with bearing down and back ache and keeps a bottle at home. Mrs Green of Rockford says nervous breakdowns no longer occur and she now feels stronger.

Detroit Mich Lydia E. Pinkham Mrs. We. Kraft Vinewood Avenue Rockford Lydia B. Pinkham

Hammond Comments on Damascus Uprising and Sarrail Failure

In Washington Peg John Hays Hammond discusses the Damascus uprising and General Sarrail. He argues Sarrail’s case reveals how a man’s true qualities are tested by peril.

John Hays Hammond Washington Damascus General Sarrail

Ambiguous Safer Man's Gothing Note Sparks Debate

A stray fragment discusses personal grooming and hygiene in gendered terms, hinting at differing expectations for men and women. The text suggests comparisons of softness and cleanliness, but lacks a clear event or named entities.

Anti foreign campaign in Shanghai highlights hate phonograph records

In Shanghai the sale of phonograph records tied to an anti foreign campaign is reported. Seized items from a shop in the international settlement allegedly originated with a Japanese concern and were linked to stirring hatred of foreigners, notably the British. A Chinese worker at Great World sang the items used to reference the May 80 shooting. The Japanese firm faces court action before a Japanese assessor.

Turest China International Ben Shanghai de Coney Island

Prime of Life in Sexea and the age ranges described

A fragment defines the prime of life for women as ages twenty five to forty and for men as thirty to fifty five. It notes some men are absent minded enough to forget them. Belves.

Sexea

Paper Circulation Totals Reported Across Nations

The text notes a large daily newspaper output in the United States and elsewhere, citing about 43 million copies daily in the U.S. and additional millions from 2100 dailies, plus around 14,000 weeklies and other periodicals. It suggests vast publication volume daily and weekly.

United States Intest Tfe

Snow Fleas Cited On Wet Snow By Nature Magazine

Nature Magazine reports snow fleas adapt to wet snow while cold but perish in dryness. The piece notes rapid evaporation through the soft bodies of these minute insects makes dry air lethal to them.

Nature Magazine

Exchange, Production of Motor Vehicles Surges in November 1924

The report shows motor cars and trucks produced reaching 870,300 in November 1924, up from 454,302 in the previous month and 232,248 in November. The figures reflect rising output, with better demand indicated in manufacturing data.

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