Alaska Fur Trade Wealth and Market Notes
The Alaska fur industry in 1912 produced about 1 million dollars in value with diverse pelts from squirrel to polar bear. Prices ranged from 550 to 1280 dollars for certain hides, while total output reached 2,608 bear skins valued around 34 thousand dollars and up to 40 dollars for others. London remains the world market hub, with St Louis leading in the United States, though European war lowered Alaska fur prices by about 60 percent.
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Alaskan
United States
St. Loulé
London
Europe
Alaska
Lerlien
Front Yard Planting Rules For A Colorful Lawn 1900s
The front yard should feature a smooth lawn kept mown with shrubs and rowers limited to the rear or aides. Hydrangea paniculata preferred if one shrub is possible, with mulching and careful pruning to extend blooms. Spireas, mock orange, Calycanthus and pinks offer fragrance and late season color. group shrubs by bloom time to avoid overlapping colors. Arrange shorter plants in front and prolong the summer display while coordinating bloom colors.
Plants for North Windows Garden Box Ideas
Advice on composing window boxes with southern exposure using vines such as variegated Vinca or English Ivy and a base of begonias. Include taller plants like certain fronds to prevent a flat look, with Pansies and Salvia for shade, and use Ivy to keep the display through winter with evergreen fillers.
Daisies Bloom All Year With Varied California Varieties
In California and the Pacific coast mild climates allow larger daisies than the East. The Bhakta daisy bred by Luther Burbank grows into a large, bright flower, edging out Marguerite or Paris Sutuy varieties. While true year round blooming is unlikely, planting diverse daisies and chrysanthemums can extend flowering from April to November in most states.
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Lima R. Rose
California
Soburhern
Lather Burbank
Marguerite
Paris
New England
Old Fashioned Flowers For Bouquets And Fragrance
The roam geranium slip planted early in May will become an immense plant with luxurious foliage, a prettiest finishing touch for a bouquet. Leaves scent handkerchief boxes and a fresh top bloom adds flavor. When few blooms grow do not rely on mignonette for fragrance, as many fragrant plants offer beauty in form and color.
Novel Barrel Packing Method Sparks Portable Powder Claims
A dealer describes packing barrels by placing two small wedges opposite edges and rocking the barrel to compress powder into a solid mass. The device, claimed to fit in a pocket and prevent rolling, is touted as versatile for many substances though details are vague. The Thoughtful Thinker quips about vaudeville chorus girls prompting a monkish feeling after a barnstorming performance.
Paul and Barnabas open Gentile outreach in Antioch
In Acts 13 Paul now leads with Barnabas, preaching in Antioch after Perga. The sermon links Jewish history to Jesus, declares him the Justifier, and warns of unbelief. Opposition spikes as many Gentiles listen while Jews resist, foreshadowing Christianity’s worldwide mission beyond Israel.
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Saul
Barnabas
Pamphylia
Asia Minor
Antioch
Pisidia
Galatix
John Mark
Jerusalem
Perga
Jesus
Church of Christ
Peter
Christ
Messiah
Jesus the Justifier
Issiah
Luke
Luky
Alaska Bird Hunt Reveals Vast Seabird Flotilla
Smithsonian report by P Seymour Hersey details a northern voyage from Seattle to Unalaska aboard the Bear. Observers record tens of thousands of tubenosed birds, murres, puffins, albatrosses, and diverse shorebirds breeding around Nome and the Yukon mouth, with rare finds like the Aleutian tern and Fisher's petrel. The expedition also notes brutal ice delays near Barrow and Wrangel Island attempts, plus reflections on long migratory patterns of common birds.
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Smithsonian Metitation
P. Seymour Hersey
A. C. Bent
Seattle
Bear
Ketchikan
Dixon's
Unalaska
Unimsk Pass
Bell
Onalaska
Yukon
St. Michael
Hersey
Kotlik
Barrow
Nome
Golovin Bay
Cape Prince of Wales
Cape Dyer
Point Franklin
Harrow
W. 5. Brooks
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Fee
Wrangel Island
United States
British America
Argentina
Chile
Come and See Invitation Drives Real Faith Test
Christ and Philip urge John and Andrew to Nathaniel to come and test religious claims. The passage stresses practical wisdom and reassurance in seeking proof through experience. It notes that those who have tried are most willing to test religion, reflecting Exchange’s idea of enduring providence and enduring love.
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Christ
John
Andrew
Philip
Nathanael
Inquirer
Corpral Ayres describes tribunal meeting on exemption
Corporal Ayres of the Queen’s West Surrey regiment testified at the Rei gate military tribunal about gaining access to a private meeting in a fashionable town house where young men gathered to oppose the military service act. He said the assembly used Scripture to argue against bearing arms and concluded the group aimed to help youths evade service. A 24 year old grocer’s assistant denied conscientious exemption and was refused.
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Joseph Guatius Guillotin
Guillotin
Legislative Assembly
M. Louis
Paris
Italy
Halifax
England
Scotland
Ayres
Queen's West
Surrey Regiment
Reigate
Interviewing a humorist and the cornet on foot
A fractured exchange features Wagge Waere and Ringleton in a humorous dialogue about footwear and daily doings. Sly mishearings lead to quips about shoes, date, and pay Frivol while a coalhole gag punctuates the scene. An anecdote about Mr Blank hints at wealth and overreaction to money, ending with a wry joke about economizing on fate and a tablecloth.
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Wagge
Ringleton
Waere
Wasee
Wagee
Bineleton
New York Times
Change of Scene Cures Illness in a Scene Shifter Tale
A doctor declares the patient critically ill and prescribes a total change of scene. The patient asks for a reason, and the physician asserts the cure lies in new surroundings. The joke hinges on the patient’s occupation as a scene shifter.
Stolen Car Joke and Olive Oil Quip Echoes
A garbled clipping conjures quips on stolen cars and gasoline, a jab about olives and oil, and a late line about money talking to a phonograph. Mentions Spain supplying most of the world olive oil and a fashion of witty sayings.
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Spain
Lydia E Pinkham's remedy cited by Columbus woman
Columbus woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after six years of illness and weight loss. The letter also references period commentary on Job and Mary Stuart, plus a quip about Independence Day and a rhetorical question about King Henry.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irs
J. S. Baron
South 4Th St
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