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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1925
Page
8
A brief classifieds note announces job listings in the Journal with a focus on individual interests and caseload work. It invites readers to pursue available positions aligned with personal skills and career goals, highlighting opportunities and measured workload.
In Los Angeles a stream of odd preservation tales emerges as men and women bring pets to taxidermy studios. Stories detail parrots with crafted caskets, canaries anointed in cases, and dogs or birds preserved in sleeping poses. One owner recalls a brindle bulldog named Smoky said to smoke and drink, while another laments a canary kept for comfort.
Vancouver dispatch notes growing use of airplanes to haul miners and supplies to Alaska and Cassiar districts in British Columbia. Plans form for a stampede this summer to northern British Columbia as rich Cassiar strikes spur activity. Weather and winter hazards, including starvation risk, threaten prospectors. A curious dog team mix arrives in Wrangell, led by huskies and including setters and a German police dog.
Air Ministry contracts for ten new airfields across the country form part of a unified air defense system. London will form a night defense ring with squadrons of fighters and long-range bombers stationed at strategic points to intercept raiders before they reach the coast. Public services in the United States total about fifteen billion dollars, equating to roughly 126 for every person.
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