Atchison man creates large stamp map of United States
John Fortune, a nail carrier in Atchison Kansas, crafted a 5 by 9 foot canvas map of the United States using stamps in various colors. He outlines the thirteen colonies, marks great rivers, borders Canada with Canadian stamps, and decorates with presidential likenesses. The center Virginia depicts the Declaration of Independence. Fortune states the exact stamp count is known only to him and he plans to lease the piece to large stores for guest-hing contests.
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John Fortune
United States
Great “Lakés
Virginia
Washington
Fortune
RATTLESNAKE KILLING SPARKED ROMANCE ENDS IN MARRIAGE
Ranchman Patrick J. Kerrigan helped a stranger after he killed a rattlesnake near Deer Trail Colorado. He later killed coyotes threatening her stock and the pair wed at St Patrick s church North Denver confirming their romance.
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Mary Dougherty
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Denver
Farm Youth Earns College Funds From Two Acre Plot
In Waterloo Iowa Glenn Trapp a seventeen year old former news carrier earned about 800 dollars from two acres of ground near Beaver Gardens last summer. He planted onions melons potatoes and corn. He sold onions for about 60 dollars and earned enough to cover rent and living costs while saving for college. Trapp paid 500 dollars for the land and used money saved from newspaper routes to meet dirt payments. His onions are praised as high quality by Iowa experts. he foresees funding a full college course within a year.
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Glenn Trapp
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Beaver Gardens
Tres Maines
Perry Interurban
Iowa
Virginia adopts new dog law to protect sheepland
The Virginia legislature passed a novel dog law aimed at enabling extensive sheep raising on waste lands. It makes it a misdemeanor to let dogs run at large, with fines up to 50 dollars. The law targets farmers as the indirect agents of protecting flocks from roaming dogs.
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Virginia
Hese
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