Stories of Great Americans for Children
Our Children Stories Of Great People Prove Interesting To Awed Youngster. The piece urges teaching children about history through birthdays and tales of Washington Lincoln Franklin Edison and others. It promotes biographies of notable Americans and ends with a plea to request a math leaflet P-5 Trouble with Number Tables by Dr Patri via a New York address.
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George Washington
Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Ford
Marconi
Robert Fulton
Wright Brothers
Washington, Lincoln
Julia Ward Howe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Longfellow
Whitman
Anna Howard
Susan B. Anthony
Mary Lyons
Washington
Franklin Wilson
Edison
Susan B
Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 19
N.Y
Not Much Scrap In His Bushel Basket
CHARLESTON W Va W Harry Morris is a repairman who says he could keep his 30 year accumulation of scrap in a bushel basket without spilling a piece He is entering his fourth decade as a watch repairman.
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Charleston
W. Va
Harry Morris
Morris
Woman’s teeth play her false
An Omaha woman awoke coughing and believed her lower dental plate had lodged in her stomach. She hurried to a hospital in panic, but doctors later located the plate under her bed at home.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Ida Valley rabbits targeted by bold extermination drive
The Ida Valley rabbit board in Central Otago adopts a hard line policy to exterminate rabbits, reporting over 70,000 killed in three months including nesters too young to fetch a skin value. Twenty two workers are paid a monthly base plus a per rabbit credit, with one man earning 592 dollars for a month after killing more than 3,600 rabbits. Alexander the Great crossed into Asia Minor in 334 B C.
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Ida Valley
Champ Wood Chopper Quits
Australian wood chopper Peter McLaren, world champion performer who entertained kings and taught forestry at colleges, retires at 68 after a career spanning 30 years. He never lost to challengers in the United States and once impressed Kaiser Wilhelm in Berlin. He performed in 500 contests annually through last year.
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Philadelphia
Peter McLaren
Melbourne
Perth
Australia
McLaren
United States
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Berlin
Edward VII
England
George V
Cornell
Yale
Pennsylvania
Michigan State
Bob Kiputh
Europe
Science finds beef tenderizing method in 44 hours
Science reports a new technique to tenderize beef in 44 hours, claimed as 1112 times faster than traditional refrigeration methods used for steaks roasts and other cuts. The finding highlights a potential advance in meat processing and preservation.
White Cane Week Banquet Highlights Blind Lions Club
Lions club in La Crosse county hosts annual banquet at Linker hotel on May 16 with white cane escorts for the blind. Ray Wrobel chairs a list of about 60 invites, Jack Brindley assists, and extra attendees are welcome. The event marks the 12th year of Lions sponsorship with a chat hour at 5 pm before the 6 pm dinner. A White Cane week runs May 15 21 featuring Mauree Applegate and community entertainment.
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Lions Club
la Crosse County
Ray Wrobel
Jack Brindley
Boston Doctor Links Sunlight, Weather to Dental Decay
Boston pediatric dentist Dr Paul Lesch at Boston Children's Hospital cites lack of continued sunshine as a factor in Massachusetts high dental decay rate.
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Boston
Mass
Paul Lesch
Boston Children’s Hospital
Lesch
Massachusetts
River's origin traced to Minnesota damper 18 thousand years ago
A scientist states the Mississippi River began as a tributary to a larger Minnesota river around 18,000 years ago, suggesting a major shift in the regional drainage and landscape during the last Ice Age.
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Mississippi River
Minnesota
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Salzer Seed CO
East Hartford
Conn
George Rosen
United Aircraft
Ida
Alexander the Great
Hellespont
Asia Minor
B. C
Champ Wood Chopper
New Cities
Gibson - Norge
Zenith
Hoe Lane
Lions’ Banquet
Linker Hotel
Lion Club
Mauree Applegate
State Teachers College
Holland
Pearl St
Gamble's
Caledonia St
Gilco
Gellman Brush CO
Dial
LA Crosse
Ael Beer
LA Crosse Breweries, Inc, le Crosse, Wiser
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