Roosevelt S Africal Expedition Kept for Smithsonian
The Roosevelt African expedition lasted eleven months, collecting hundreds of specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. Kermit Roosevelt and naturalists like Major Mearns and J. Alden Loring gathered mammals, birds, reptiles, and fishes across East Africa from Mount Kenya to the White Nile, with a final report listing thousands of specimens and notable trips including Uganda and Gondokoro.
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Theodore Rosevelt
Africas
Smithsonian Africar
Bnc
Smithsonian
Maus
Gypoo
New York
Wunburg
Najin
Kermit
Major Mearns
Edind J. Alden
Hold
East Africa
Smithsoniaan Institution
George McMillan
Jura
Mount Kenia
Uganda
White Nile
Gondokoro
Sirdar
Khartum
Roosevelt
Cairo
Egypt
Roosevelts
Italy
Smithsonian Institution
Steller
Loring
Doctor Mearns
Mr. Loring
Mr. Heller
Mearns
Heller
Mombasa
British East Africa
Roosevelt Africa Expedition Aims and Early Hunts
The Roosevelt expedition in Africa departs with praise from crowds in Europe and Africa. At Mombasa and Kapiti plains the party hunts wildebeest and Thompson's gazelle. Kermit Roosevelt and Qermit collect vertebrates while Doctor Mearns gathers invertebrates and plants, aided by Makangarri and Major Ross.
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Atlantic
Harburg
Azores
Gibraltar
Naples
X” Mombasa
Roosevelt
Emperor Wiliam
Messina
Victor _immanuel
Ikkermit
Kapitil Plains
Alfred Pease
Thompson
Athi
Doctor Mearns
Messrs. Cuninghame
Kermit Roosevelt
Mombasa
M’nyumnezi
Makangarri
Mearns
Major Ross
Nairobi
The Parable of the Lower Ground and Sower
A study of the Parable of the Sower and four kinds of ground as Jesus teaches from a boat beside the Sea of Galilee. It explains the seed as the word of the kingdom, the soils as human hearts, and the need for the Holy Spirit to produce fruit with patience. The article cites Maclaren and notes large Bible distribution and missionary activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of
Gallee
Capernaum
Christ
Mark
Alexander Maclaren
Palestine
Heaven On Earth
American Bible Society
British and Foreign Bible Society
Christian Endeavor Societies
Admiral Kimball retires after Nicaragua expedition triumph
Washington reports Rear Admiral William Wirt Kimball ends a five month tour in command of the Nicaragua expedition. He earned acclaim for legal diplomacy and restraint, guiding U S forces with respect for international law and naval etiquette while recognizing submarine potential and aiding Holland’s submarine program.
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Washington
William Wirt Kimball
Albany
Nicaragua
Admiral Kimball
Navy Department
Kimball
Madrid
Nicaraguan
Sir Huberts
United States
Paris
Naval Academy
Atlantic
John P. Holland
Naval Board
To Remove a Paint Stain
A practical method to lift paint from a doorstep involves a strong potash solution kept wet on the stain until the paint loosens, then washed away with soap and water. If color has penetrated wood fibers, keep the spot wet with the solution to make it disappear. older paint responds to this treatment.
Well Supplied. Benevolent Lady Dialogue
A brief, period style exchange where a benevolent lady asks a showgirl about her home. The showgirl replies that both her parents have remarried and she is welcome at either household.
Hair Restored Through Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Old woman with eczema on scalp regains hair after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for six months. Another testimonial notes healed feet from eczema with repeated use of the same products, credited by Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ellsworth
Children stage a stormy indoor church play
In a stormy day scene children act out church service with Theo dore as minister and Florence as the obedient listener, contrasting siblings trading playthings under his command. The piece reads like a domestic vignette from a 19th or early 20th century household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Theodore
Christian Herald
Resinol Ointment Proven Remedy for Itching Piles Worldwide
Reader testimonial extols Resinol Ointment as the best cure for itching piles after twenty five years of discomfort. The ad notes remedies and a brief joke on a diplomat who avoids saying no to requests, plus short product pitches for Allen's Foot Ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Holmes
Brookline
Sass
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Iall
Isosoh Wrermitt
Underwood & Underwood, N
Cuninghame
Pardrsleld Abe de Bry
Rear Admiral Kimball
Biffs
Pike's Peak
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Ios
Webster
Pierce
Harold Somers
DeKelb
Brook
Carter
Ters Tle
Ostia Baele
Near St
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
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