Australian girl scientist finds Aborigines fond of children in Arnhem Land
Margaret McArthur of the Australian Institute of Anatomy spent eight months in Arnhem Land with a joint Australian American expedition. She found Aboriginal people warm and family minded, with women active in food gathering and child education. She weighed daily catch before cooking and sent samples to Canberra for analysis.
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Australia
Adelaide
Margaret McArthur
Australian Institute of Anatomy
Arnhem Land
Gulf of Carpentaria
Monwealth Department of Informethem
National Geographic Society
Charles P Mountford
Miss McArthur
Canberra
Miscellaneous Snippets Scene From City Life In Brief
A jumble of notes covers topics from California cold waves to Mother Goose critiques and comic quips about coffee and speed. It mentions a Cleveland divorce, a Chicago zoo gorilla named Bushman, and Eskimo fur wealth, all in quick, light vignettes.
Helium: Nonflammable and unique behavior at extreme cold
Helium is described as non inflammable because it does not combine with other elements. It is noted as the only element that does not solidify when cooled to near zero temperatures.
Portugal's Colonial Empire Vastly Surpasses Homeland Size
A historical note states Portugal possessed a colonial empire about twenty six times larger than its European homeland, reflecting a vast overseas reach and legacy of territorial expansion.
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Portugal
Stamp Corner review of postwar Italian stamps and global issues
James Montagnes surveys Italy’s postwar stamp issues from occupation stamps issued by Allied authorities to republic issues from 1945 onward. The piece traces earlier state and regional issues, Fascist era prints, Mussolini’s late wartime appearances, and notes on recent issues from Cook Islands to Vatican and Faroe Islands along with an old stamp sale ad.
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Italy
United States
Republic of the Occupation
Washington
Republic
Venezia-Giulia
Republic of Italy
St. Catherine
Neapolitan
Sicily
Naples
Sardinia
Tuscany
Modena
Parma
Roman States
Romagna
Victor Emmanuel II
Humbert I
Vic
Tor Emmanuel III
Garibaldi
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Mussolini
Cook Islands
South Pacific
Minnesota
Russia
Moscow
Yemen
Vatican City
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Great Britain
Israel
Spain
Mozambique
Pratt Kuhn
St. W
Toronto
Dear Miss James Advice on a three room flat redesign
A reader asks how to convert a top floor three room flat from bedroom style to a cheerful informal living space. Miss James suggests keeping hooked rugs, removing the dressing table, using the walnut bureau as a buffet, and replacing mirrors with a square mirror over the knee-hole desk. For wallpaper she endorses a bright cream or buff backdrop with a bold wine pattern and green accents.
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Francis James
Miss James
Thirty Four Million Dollars Going Begging
The federal government owes about 34 million dollars in matured government bonds that no one has claimed. Many holders may be dead bonds lost or burned or heirs unaware they can cash them. Officials say the funds remain as non interest bearing debt.
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Ottawa
Confederation
Card Players Named in Towns Across the States
The piece notes towns with card-related names including Ace in Texas, Kings in five towns, Queen in Pennsylvania, Jack in Alabama and Missouri, Heart in Arkansas, Spade in Texas, Spades in Indiana, nine Diamonds, and a Joker in West Virginia. It highlights the quirky distribution of place names linked to cards across several states.
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America
Texas
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
West Virginia
Ancient Tribe Theory Links Gypsies to India
Scholars propose that the roaming gipsy tribes across Europe since the 15th century are remnants of an ancient Indian tribe. The porcupine bizarrely advances into a battle backwards.
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Europe
India
Scientists Hope To Land Rocket on Moon Soon
New York scientists foresee landing an unmanned rocket on the moon soon. They estimate a 48 hour trip, discuss speed and orbital factors, and see moon access as a potential base for future space travel and resource prospects.
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New York
Moon
Earth
Venus
Coonskin Offer Sparks Train Chase in Arkansas
A hunter crossing a railroad right of way during a coon hunt waved his lantern to stop a train. He asked the engineer to buy a coonskin, then quipped that the engineer need not get excited since he had not caught the coon yet.
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Arkansas
Bob Burns
Side notes on love haircuts and teeth extend old age humor
A writer muses on Letitia Landon’s purity of feeling and selflessness, then jokes about average lifetimes citing statistics on haircuts operations and horse betting. The piece recalls a neck operation, a Paris car crash repair, and humorous weight charts. It ends with a whim about an 84 year old growing a third set of teeth and calls for research.
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Letitia Landon
Paris
Hartford
Con
Providence
R.il
Chicago
San Francisco
Russian River
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Veeptral Press
California
Cleveland
Bushman
Chicago Zoo
James Montagnes
Imperial Stamp Shop
Canada
Fiji Islands
Austria
Franz Gruber
Josef Mohr
Cuba
Antoneo Maceo
Beirut
Central Press
Miss K. R. T
Porcupine
V. Darling
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