Supai of the Grand Canyon Preserve Old World Quiet and Pride
Harbored high in the Grand Canyon north of Ashfork the Supai live in hogan and log cabins, raise corn and beans, trade hides for jewelry, and ride horses daily. They pursue a peaceful, cloistered life with hunting, weaving, music, and simple festivals, resisting outside works or prospecting. Padre Garces first noted them in 1776 and now trails and limited tourism offer access.
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Tamara Andreeva Cap
Ashfork
Ariz
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Arizona
Supai Reservation
Indian Service Agency
Supa
Francisco Tomas Garces
Supai
Doctor Explains Clot Formation In Veins And Risks
New York report notes the chain reaction that forms venous clots. Dr Armand J Quick describes thrombin and fibrin mesh growth trapping platelets and enlarging clots. Prevention ideas include treating anemia reducing platelets and lowering thrombin with anticoagulants like heparin and dicumarol.
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Alton Blakeslee
New York
Armand J. Quick
Quick
A Horse's Epitaph Eulogy of Honorable Racing
A short poem by the late Robert Lowe Lord Sherbrooke titled A Horse's Epitaph recalls the human element as the weakness of racing. It honors riders who raced with simple pleasure and fair conduct and lived free of avarice and scheme.
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Robert Lowe
Sherbrooke
Smile of the Week joke on wife’s praise
A lighthearted quip notes a husband claiming his wife calls him wonderful as well. The remark plays on mutual charm and affection, reflecting playful domestic humor.
Ant control methods yield mixed results and cautions
The text advises using sodium fluoride or pyrethrum to destroy ants with light scattering in affected areas and leaving the powder undisturbed until disappearance. It notes sodium fluoride is poisonous to some degree and should be used with care. Boracic acid is another option, to be sifted where ants appear and left for 24 hours.
The New Hoboes in Calgary Camp Draw Mixed Reactions
In Calgary a roadside trailer camp mixes wealthy US tourists with poorer nomads. A 58 year old woman living in a car near the camp shares her three month doctor ordered stay, while Californians describe a free roaming yet contented lifestyle.
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Alberta
Calgary
Helpful Furniture Repairs and First Aid Tips
Helpful hints cover filling caster holes with wood putty to secure legs, using clean water and hot surfaces for earthenware food handling, and prompt treatment to prevent infections. Emphasizes having a well stocked first aid kit at home or business for minor emergencies.
Embroidery Pattern 7192 Gift From Union Toronto
Advertises pattern 7192 with cross stitch motifs on a tablecloth. Includes transfer instructions for 9 motifs spanning 2 by 2 to 15 by 15 inches and notes an improved visual with directions for crochet and knitting. Requests 25 cents in coins to Union Household Arts Department in Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Union
Toronto
No Bees No Meat The Owl Pen Warns Of Pollination Crisis
Kenneth Wells warns that without honey bees the nation would face rapid food shortages and skyrocketing prices. He argues modern farming harms wild pollinators and that a world without bees would collapse within years, leaving crowded roads with starving people and empty stores.
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Kenneth Wells
Owl
Toronto Telegram
Canada
Men
Science
Lucy
Religious Freedom Karachi Instruction From Pakistan Government
The Pakistan government has instructed all educational institutions in Karachi to ensure adherence to religious freedom policies. Officials urge schools to protect minority rights while maintaining national laws and public order.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Gems of Thought on Criticism and Mercy
A compact meditation on criticism and restraint cites Aristotle Johnson Simms and others. Notable lines discuss standards of judgment, the role of censure, self awareness, and the tension between truth and mercy in critique.
Women dominate sheep shearing contest in Romney Marsh
Elsie Humphreys, 24, outpaced male competitors in a sheep shearing contest at Romney Marsh England. Her 28 minute time covered shearing two sheep winding and bundling fleeces while the men took 45. She won two first prizes. The rubber heel was developed by Humphrey O Sullivan in 1698.
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Romney Marsh
Kent
Eng
Elsie Humphreys
Humphrey O'Sullivan
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Central Press
Doctor
Approva
6Th Hussars
Canadian Legion
Branch
Dominion
Winnipeg
George J. McMurdo
Branch Avenue
Verdun
Que
Ottawa Citizen
Jack Scott
United States
California
Cape Cod
Florida
Qvgice Brookes
Aristotle
Johnson
Simms
R. G. White
Mary Baker Eddy
H. D. Thoreau
Goethe
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