Jornado del Muerto Trail to Be Abandoned for New Rio Grande Route
Las Cruces New Mexico. America's oldest trail the Jornado del Muerto soon to be abandoned as a new highway from Las Cruces to northern New Mexico is completed. Cabesa de Vaca was likely the first white man to view the Journey of Death and explorers followed from 1582 onward including Espejo friars Vargas and Doniphan on Brazito mission.
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Las Cruces
N. M
America
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Old Fort Selden
Cabesa de Vaca
Texas
Mexico
Jornado del Muerto
San Augustine Pass
Antonio de Espejo
Don Diego de Vargas
Republic
United States
Alexander Doniphan
Brazito
Travel Safe for Goldfish Effort Under Way
The Bureau of Fisheries investigates high goldfish mortality in express transit to private bowls. Initial findings show air lack is not the cause. dirt in water poses a risk. Scientists aim to set travel schedules to keep more goldfish alive during shipment.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Little Financial Gain From Immortal Works
William Shakespeare rose from poverty not by writing plays alone but by earnings from shares in the Globe and Blackfriars theaters. He earned about $1,500 a year from shares, plus court performances and actor fees, though debt and arrears appeared in earlier years. His wife faced financial strain with loans outstanding before 1595 and 1601.
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William Shakespeare
Globe and Blackfriars
Shoreditch
Southwark
Incaic Music Revived At Lima Concert
A new variation of an old Inca theme drew enthusiastic applause at a Lima concert. Aguilar, a local musician, showcased the glory of the Incas, tracing descent from the sun before Pizarro's 1531 conquest. The piece uses a Quichua song from a language now fading in Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Yf Aguilar
Pizarro
Expedition to Map St. Kilda Islands
A government expedition sails to St. Kilda to survey and map the isolated British isle group. Forty three residents live on the main island about one hundred miles west of Scotland. The population shares five surnames among the inhabitants.
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Whitehall
British Isles
St. Kilda
Scotland
Miss Bluebelle and the maid exchange a gown joke
A light, old fashioned quip scene from Louisville with Miss Bluebelle handing a gown and a maid asking to borrow it as a dust rag. A vintage medicine ad pitches Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill as a stomach and liver regulator. Spurgeon quotes warn against temptations and a wife quip closes.
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Bluebelle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wright
Policeman’s Face Must Fit Helmet in London
London officials require a “policeman’s face” as a key job trait for new recruits. After meeting education and medical standards and proving fitness, candidates must parade in a bobbie helmet to prove dignity and proper bearing, with dismissal possible if helmet wear is not appropriate.
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London
Searchlight Crew Makes Perfect Air Test Score
A perfect score was credited to the searchlight and sound locator crew of battery A, Sixty third Coast Artillery at Fort Winfield Scott California for night tests of its anti aircraft detection gear. An airplane made eight simulated bombing raids over a two and a half mile square defended area and was detected and illuminated each time. The plane crossed the area at varied intervals at about eight thousand feet.
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Washington
Battery A
Sixty-third Coast Artillery
Fort Winfield Scott
Calif
Spotless Towns Highlight New York Wisconsin Contrast
A New Yorker notes Spotless Town in Sheboygan Wisconsin where children are taught in school to keep streets clean and pride in their town. J L Reiss reported the contrast between New York and Wisconsin cleanliness.
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New York
New Yorker
Sheboygan, Wis
J. L. Reiss
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Easy Digestion At Night
A vintage warning against calomel praises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer laxative. It claims heat drains body organs, causing biliousness and pimples, then argues one spoonful at night cleanses the bowels without side effects and lets you wake refreshed for work.
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Anno
Dodson
Maud Chooses Marriage Over Stenography Career
Maud chooses to marry rather than pursue stenography and lessons for typing. Her friends tease that she would rather manage a husband than learn a typewriter, reflecting social expectations of the era.
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Maud
The Flatterer at the Tobacco Counter Sparks Talk
Nellie quizzes Wilma about a cashier and a man at the counter. Wilma quotes him saying he would not sell cigarettes to minors. A larger note touts saving 25 million dollars yearly by standardizing check and voucher forms.
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Wilma
Nellie
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