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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
11
A Philadelphia inventor patents a calendar with transverse paper strips attached to each date. Dates are printed on both the sheet and strips so removing a strip shows the current date while leaving past dates visible. The design aims to prevent date confusion and aid quick reference.
A three compartment album showcases photographs with an integrated magnifying lens and mirror for viewing details. An electric light source powered by an internal battery enhances the display, making it suitable for home evenings. It also notes a squab farm and dual breeders with persistent courtship behavior.
A quirky 19th century text describes a couple keeping pigeons for meat, detailing squab production from eggs to market. It humorously estimates bodily components as resources like gasometer capacity and matches, ending with a nod to being fearfully and wonderfully made.
A Labrador Eskimo girl named Columbia won the beauty prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle. The award, a valuable Seattle property deed, went to the teenaged contestant amid curious legends of herBackground and her mother’s travels with circuses and expeditions across Labrador and beyond.
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