Byrd's Ship Bears Remarkable Antarctic Record
The Bear of Oakland, the steamship that brought Rear Admiral Byrd and his expedition home after a year in Antarctica, is celebrated by the National Geographic Society. The bulletin lauds her as a sturdy, battle-tested barkentine with a storied logbook, noting explorers like Bord, Stefansson, Amundsen, Cant, and Bob Bartlett among those who have sailed her decks. The narrative recalls her early role meeting Lieutenant Greely in 1883.
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Washington
Oakland
Byrd
Antarctica
National Geographic Society
Barkentine
Bear
Bord
Stefansson
Amundsen
Bob’ Bartlett
Greely
Bear of Oakland and Arctic rescues in history
The Bear, a barkentine built in Scotland in 1874, served whaling and later U S Coast Guard duties from 1886 to 1928. It aided Greely’s Arctic relief and, after long service, was donated to Oakland and later bought by Admiral Byrd for Antarctic work. The article recalls its crew, missions, and enduring ruggedness in ice and ocean.
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Ber
America
U. S Coast Guard
Scotland
Napoleon
Cape Navarin
Siberia
Washington
H. G. Hamlet
D. C. Coast Guard
L. C. Covell
Greenock
United States
Greely
Arctic
Bear
W. H. Emory
Winfield Scott Schley
Schley
Cervera
Thetis
Frogen Arctic
Portsmouth
N. H
Commodore Schrey
Revenue Cutter Service
U. S. Coast Guard
Alaskan
Arctic Ocean
Oakland
Calif
Admiral Byrd
Bear of
Boston
The Easiest Way by Leonard A. Barrett
A job seeker offered $500 monthly with a raise for success but skipped the first day. He replied he could earn $15 from relief instead of $12 a week, highlighting a serious economic problem. The piece argues relief incentives deter employment and slow recovery.
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Jowante
Western Newspaper Union
Beauty or Death: Gloucester Woman Offers For Experiments
Mary Harriet Heckman of Gloucester New Jersey a former beauty shop operator has offered herself for experimental procedures to any doctors surgical or plastic who would attempt to make her beautiful She says she does not want to live as she is and is willing to face death to undergo any experiment for a better body and face.
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Mary Harriet Heckman
Gloucester
N. J
Miss Heckman
Improvised Furniture for Lawn and Home Decor
An article by Lydia Le Baron Walker extols unprovised furniture as affordable, sturdy, and decorative. It describes a barrel stave hammock and a box dresser transformed with chintz, brass rods, curtains, and net overlays, suitable for porches, cottages, and city rooms, with practical, weather resistant features.
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Bell Syndicate
WXD
Gander Guarded Royalton Farm Says Elder Bird Pets Man
In Royalton Wisconsin Charles Frey a retired farmer and former village president keeps a senile gander as a constant companion. The bird supposedly old enough to vote acts as a devoted sentinel and loyal guardian around the barnyard and house, signaling intruders with shrill calls.
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Gander
Royalton
Wis
Charles Frey
Frey
Bookkeeping a Million Jud Tunkins Quips On A Billion Sum
Jud Tunkins remarks that two billion dollars is a sum so vast it consumes itself in the act of bookkeeping. He notes the peculiar inflation of large figures and the surreal nature of handling such money in financial parlance.
Pink Peony and a Village Gardener’s Gentle Remembrance
The narrator recalls a faded York state garden and a cherished pink peony called pink ping. An aging neighbor Savilla longs for it as a symbol of love, memory, and shared mourning. After Savilla’s death the speaker preserves the plant, promising to divide it yearly and keep the memory alive at Savilla’s grave.
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Grandma Smith
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Arnold
Earth
Wnue Seryl
Leonard A. Barrett
Beauty Or
Death
Mermaid
Bob
Department of Commerce Aquarium
Doris Anderson
York State
Harp Place
Savilla
Regina
Jim
Saville
Webbe
John
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