Shackleton Says Antarctic Meat Could Feed the World
An extended Letter from Sir Ernest Shackleton argues Antarctic fauna are edible and could supply global meat as advances in air freight and refrigeration grow. He cites sea elephants seals penguins and other animals as viable food sources and urges research and exhibitions to foster acceptance of Antarctic meat in human diets.
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Antarctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest
Nature
Ernest
Cook
Weddell, Ross
Borchgrevink
de Gerlache
Robert F. Scott
South Pole
North Pole
Shackleton
Scott
Roald Amundsen
Buenos Aires
Endurance
Civilizaton
South Georgia
Mdre
Wuhe
Lee
Strommness
Valparaiso
England
London
South Africa
Africa
Robertson- Cole
South
United States
Harvard
Chile
Jalmur Stefansson
Pacific
Hanters
Vernon Batley
United States Biological Survey
Anya
Glacier National Park
South America
Australia
McMillan
Towa
Dr. A
South Polar
Kinet Shackleton
First American newspaper Publick Occurrences details
A scanned outline recounts Publick Occurrences the first North American newspaper issued Sept 26 1600. Benjamin Harris as publisher and George Henry Payne as author describe aims to verify reports, cover Plymouth Thanksgiving and Indian relations, smallpox fatalities, fires, and a controversial news on Gov Winthrop era allies.
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Benjamin Harris
London
Boston
George Henry Payne
New York Evening Telegram
Payne
New York
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Chelmsford
Watertown
Harris
Barris
Gov
Winthrop
Desperate Belgian Wine Heist Becomes London Legend
A London wine house profited from a Belgian stock illicitly moved during wartime. A Belgian family, fearing requisition, loaded fine Burgundy onto trucks and delivered it to an ice factory in broad daylight. Hidden until after the war, the wine was later unearthed and sold at high profit, drawing admiration from Londoners.
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London
Belgium
Biege
Automatic potato loading trailer described by Pop War Mechanics
An Ohile inventor has created a three wheeled trailer that attaches to potato diggers to automatically load potatoes into sacks. A front caster wheel follows the digger, and a raised inclined screen receives produce from the digger conveyor. Sacks hang on four rear hooks with small platforms supporting their bottoms.
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Pop War Mechanics
Polar Caps Visible on Venus via Telescope Reports
A contributor to the English Mechanic states that Venus showed polar caps through a three inch refractor with 100x magnification up to June 1010. The caps were intensely white resembling a large crater. The Scientific American notes a similar observation from M Flammarion's observatory at Druyav, Praoce.
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Venus
Scientific American
M. Flammarion
Sbservatory
Druviay
Praoce
Live Cattle and Sheep Market Report From Chicago
Market daily notes show cattle trading mixed with high quality steers stronger while calves and heifers rise modestly. Hog prices hold steady to higher. pork cuts and dairy products listed with varied weights and prices. Lambs in eastern markets reach around 16 dollars with native lambs near 15.50, Montana wethers around 10, ewes about 8 to 8.50.
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Seesadene Saneee
Lima
Colo
Chicago
Montana
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Owen B. Ames
Rorerroon
Piotaer Penguly
A Shin Dickinson
Shermar
Reet
AFCO
Tee Endur
Union News Service
Denver
Timothy
South Park
Deaver Pelee Vint
Bastemn
Harvey
Chlenge Dairy
pEhicado
Creamery
Hataiors Irminte
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