Galapagos Islands a Naval Base Prospect in US Ecuador Talks
Washington reports ongoing negotiations with Ecuador over leasing the Galapagos for use as a Pacific naval base. The islands 2400 to 3000 square miles with fragile ecosystems could serve as a Panama Canal advance post, while Ecuador cites a $35 million rent offer and the United States seeks a long term arrangement amid historic exploration and guano rights debates. Scientists note unique species and past eruptions, as colonial and privateer activity shaped the archipelago’s history.
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State Department
Washington
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
South America
United States
Pacific
Panama Canal
Southampton
Sidney
Panama
West Indies
Atlantic
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Isles
South American
James Island
Thomas de Berlanga
Galapagos
Peru
Pizarro
Enchanted Isles
No Man’s Land
ViIlamil
Archipelago
Firet
Darwin
Granville Fortescue
Foxey Accused of Shady Deals and High Percent Business
The speaker says Foxey has been involved in shady transactions and questions his belief in decent business. The other notes Foxey tends toward percent based business.
Macbeth Dashes From Scene In Witty Witch Bath Scene
In a fragment from Scotch Broth three witches stir a broth while Macbeth questions if this is a cooking school. He hastily flees the scene as the eerie exchange unfolds.
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Macbeth
Curious Phase Of Idiocy On A Cold Night
A man wakes shivering with too little bed covers and fear to rise. He knows extra wraps are nearby yet stays still, fearing the effort. He then drifts back to sleep, vowing to avoid cowardice, only to repeat the same folly when the cold returns.
Women of Japan and shifting educational roles
A Japanese teacher notes high school and college women pursue further study with vigor. The current generation feels freer from traditional constraints, though aged dogmas still loom. Despite rapid advances over the last quarter century, women’s educational opportunities remain limited.
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Japan
Time of hope for women, says a male teacher
A teacher expresses a hopeful view that the current era holds opportunity for women, emphasizing the expanding possibilities and progress ahead.
When Paleness Was Piety in Puritan Times
The article recalls Puritan penalties for looking healthy, noting stocks for rosy cheeks as signs of sanctity. It cites Doctor Echard’s early eighteenth century remark that a round face could be barred from heaven and that being sanguine could trigger official scorn. It concludes that January London faces rarely risked such penalties.
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Doctor Echard
London
Obstacles Doomed: The Roadblocker Seeks His Own Path
A compact reflection notes that those who place hindrances for others will eventually encounter the same barriers in their own journey, shaping a cautionary tale about karma and self-interest.
Seed quality and dodder risk in Northwest alfalfa
Agronomist warns Oregon farmers that seed quality determines harvest success. Test results from Corvallis show high dodder contamination in alfalfa and widespread purity and germination deficiencies in grasses and clovers. Free seed testing available to ensure high vitality seed before sowing.
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Oregon
Cooperative Seed
Corvallis
Cooperative Seed Testing Laboratory
Northwest
Labora
Co-Operative
Tale of a Bird from a Country Town
A four year old boy Irving takes eggs under a neighbor’s hen. The neighbor complains, the mother scolds, and the boy asks who told. She says a little bird told me, and he asks why the bird didn’t tell the whole story.
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Irving
Itr
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Wardly
Pacific Coast
HA. V. Scudder
Agronomist
Oregon Agricultural College
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