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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
7
A farmer author extols North American hawks and owls for pest control. He highlights red-tailed and red- shouldered hawks, sparrow hawks, marsh hawk, and Swainson's hawk as protective, plus barn owls and screech owls as key rodent destroyers. He urges conservation and cites government help for learning habits.
Colgate student Charles Paradise travels 1500 miles from Miami to New York by hitching rides, aims to San Francisco via Lincoln highway this summer. He greets strangers, asks for a lift, and notes few refusals. He meets governors and socialites along the road, earning a daily 130 to 200 miles. Paradise recalls an early news stand income in Albany and finances that may help fund his coastward journey.
Rules drafted by Bella Vista playground youths in Oakland emphasize no cigarettes and keeping grounds clean. They urge polite conduct, respect for small children, and warning that misbehavior will be punished, with emphasis on returning refuse and safeguarding kids from theft.
The plan to ring double copper telephone wire along the Lincoln highway from Salt Lake City to Ely and Reno aims to keep travelers from being stranded. Cut-in stations will be placed every mile, enabling calls for relief within a half mile. Travelers can secure a phone instrument at either end of the route by paying a small deposit.
Henry F. Ashurst once sheriffing and enforcing order in Arizona public life led to a notorious photo. A bartender kept a key behind the bar, inviting misinterpretation as Ashurst posed near the nail. The image circulated widely, shaping public memory for seven years.
Senor Don Julio Betancourt, Colombia's minister to the United States, rushed to Fifth Avenue after a wireless report his wife aboard the steamer Almirante had lost her hat. A revenue cutter met the ship and a Colombia embassy attache brought a hat bar aboard. He anxiously awaited a suitable replacement and sighed with relief when Gon landed ashore with the purchased hat.
Dr Abraham Jacobi the Grand Old Man of Medicine celebrated his eighty six birthday in New York. A pioneer pediatric authority, he has practiced 63 years and authored many books. Once president of the American Medical Association he fled Germany for reform activities before settling in the United States in 1853. He is famed for babies milk and living conditions while aiding the poor and rich alike.
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