Stamp Map Uses Stamps to Create United States Display
Atchison Kansas John Fortune, a nail carrier, crafted a 5 by 9 foot canvas map of the United States entirely from postage stamps. He arranged colonies, borders and rivers in colors, with an eagle and E pluribus unum, including a Virginia center with a Declaration of Independence. Fortune plans to lease the piece to large stores for guest‑hunting contests.
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Atchison, Kuy
John Fortune
United States
Great “Lakés
Virginia
Washington
Fortune
Rattler slain joins ranchman and fiance after coyotes slain
Patrick J. Kerrigan of Deer Trail Colorado rescued a young woman from a rattlesnake three years ago. He later killed coyotes harming her stock, sparking romance that led to a proposal and their marriage at St. Patrick's church in North Denver.
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Patrick J. Kerrigan
Deer Trail
Colo
Kerrigan
Mary Dougherty
St. Patrick's Church
North
Denver
Teen earns college ahead with two acre Iowa farm
Glenn Trapp a seventeen year old boy from Waterloo Iowa farmed two acres near Beaver Gardens earning 800 from onions and other crops last summer. He paid land costs of 500 with saved earnings and a rent of two acres. He lived on the farm and cooked himself while growing onions potatoes corn and melons. He expects to fund a full college course within a year, his success cited as proof of intensive farming potential.
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Waterloo
Glenn Trapp
Trapp
Beaver Gardens
Tres Maines
Perry Interurban
Iowa
Virginia passes new dog law to protect sheep land
The Virginia legislature approved a novel dog control bill aiming to safeguard idle waste lands for large scale sheep farming. The measure makes it a misdemeanor for owners to let dogs roam, with fines up to fifty dollars, and could affect village dog licensing rules and county practices.
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Virginia
Hese
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