Alaska could yield billions in hydro power and wealth
Interior Department experts say Alaska rivers could generate about 5 billion kilowatt hours yearly, supporting up to 5 million residents. Findings cite vast timber, coal, and mineral potential, a first paper mill, and strategic value, urging statehood to unlock growth and cut costs.
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Washington
Alaska
Tbere
Canada
Department of the Interior
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Russia
United States
United Nations
Arctic
America
Stamp Corner recalls historic map stamp near war
Postage stamps have sparked international tension from a 1900 Dominican Republic map issue showing Haiti’s border misdrawn, prompting withdrawal and new stamps. Later issues corrected boundaries. Cuba, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and others planned or released commemoratives. Advert for Canadian Newfoundland stamps offers exchange via Pratt Kuhn.
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Edgar Allan
Dominican Republic
Republic
West Indian Islands
Republic of
Haiti
Cuba
Holland
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Afghanistan
Israel
Philippines
Universal Postal Union
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto
Decorating a Bright 20 by 16 Room With Sink and Stove
The suggestion is to enclose the sink and stove with ivory cabinets built to floor level and flush with their tops. Use blue and red transfers on the cabinets for accent, and create a blue and white check wall for the kitchen area. Paint plain blue draperies for the three south and west windows to tie the scheme together with wallpaper in wine and blue tones.
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Francis James
Miss James
Miss R. P
New Jersey woman dog catcher hints at census fashion
A humorous collection of mini-news items notes a woman dog catcher in New Jersey and jokes about dogs reacting to high heels. Other quips observe WWI’s end, a Minneapolis divorce case over 72 broken eggs, cranberry shortages, and fashion trends from Hollywood to Paris.
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New Jersey
Minneapolis
Wonder Pills Help Gardens at National Meeting
Walter Scholl of the USDA Beltsville station told the 116th meeting of the American Chemical Society that garden pills provide concentrated fertilizer and weed control chemicals. He noted the west coast is the largest user of these pills.
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Atlantic City
Walter Scholl
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
American Chemical Society
West Coast
Scholl
New Fashion In Farm Houses
The prairie housing boom among farmers grows with two story bunga lows and full basements as rural electrification spreads. Minnedosa leads with at least a dozen new farmhouses this year, while old houses move to town for merged housing needs. Farmers fund much of the work and wind power rises as a local power source. The trend signals lasting western settlement and root building in soil.
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Calgary
Minnedosa
Manitoba
Prairies
Holus-Bolus
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Rt. Hon
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
California
British Columbia
James H. Gray
Ottawa Evening Citizen
Irish Town Raises Hill to Mountain by Hand
Ballingarry in County Limerick sought to redefine Knockfeerina from a hill into a mountain. Villagers hauled rocks for decades, aided by Dan Brian who kept climbing Sundays after government gratuities ended. By 1870 the hill rose toward 950 feet as families continue weekend rock gathering.
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Ballingarry
Ireland
Knockfeerina
Limerick
Dan Brian
Brian
Knockseerina
Eye catching lines in ads spark bold dating ideas
In a British magazine an eye catching line in a cosmetic ad targets women and prompts thoughts on love and marriage. The piece swings through topics from dumplings to euchre and a playful column that riffs on social habits and old fashioned customs.
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Australia
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U.S
Nome
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Honk Kong
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Vancouver
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By James Montagnes
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Lebanon
Hollywood
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Golly
Colorado
Nature
Oxford University
Oxford
Mainwaring
Schmalz
Mrs. Mainwaring
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