Films of Wild Bird Life by Cornell and Museum Team
A 15,000 mile trek by motor trucks and custom cameras, led from Ithaca by Arthur A. Allen, yielded the most complete bird pictures and sound records to date. Species recorded include ivory-billed woodpecker, limpkin, sandhill crane, wild turkey, bald eagle, golden eagle, prairie falcon, trumpeter swan and lesser prairie chicken.
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Ithaca
N. Y
United States
Cornell-American Museum
Albert R. Brand
Cornell
Arthur A. Allen
University
Louisiana
Florida
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Professor Allen
Household Tips From The Era
Simple, practical hacks cover cooking, storage, dental care, and bedding. A cheese enhanced sauce, salt in cans, two floss strands for re stringing beads, extra shortening in batter, and layered newspapers under a mattress are described as thrifty improvements.
Crow’s Classy Relatives and the Bird of Paradise
A brief note on the bird of paradise and its relation to crows. The bird of paradise, with fifty species, outshines in splendor while crows are plain in appearance. Native to forests of Australia, New Guinea and other Pacific islands.
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Australia
New Guinea
Pacific Islands
Education and Character By Leonard A. Barrett
A watchman at railway crossings signals traffic with a Stop sign by day and a red lantern at night. If he fails to signal and an accident occurs, liability against the railway company is likely. If proper signaling occurred, winning a suit is less probable. The core issue is assigning responsibility, a key legal question for courts.
Education without character is dynamite says judge ruling
The court spared a young rich merchant’s son from the electric chair by finding partial responsibility due to moral and religious neglect. The attorney warned education and culture must instill restraint, or they become danger to society as the home church university and cathedral carry moral duty.
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Western Newspaper Union
Italian Wheat Breaks World Yield Record At 123 Bushels
Rome reports Senator Nazareno Strampelli’s new soft wheat seed achieved a world record yield of 123 bushels per acre in the latest Italian sowing. Officials say the grain also ripens faster than any known variety, marking a notable advance in cereals.
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Rome
Nazareno Strampelli
Italy
Me Flousehole By Lydia Le Baron Walker
Open stairways and boxed stairways are described and contrasted. Open stairs dominate front halls and can be grand in large homes, while boxed stairs save heat and were common when heating was scarce. The article notes circular staircases in old mansions and the practical merits of landings and semi boxed designs.
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Me Flousehole
Lydia le Baron Walker
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Stroller Catches Salmon Hooked by Someone Else
Fred Johnson of Seattle tells how he caught a salmon with no tackle. He spotted the fish in shallow water, grabbed a line trailing from its mouth, and pulled the salmon ashore while wading in the surf.
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Seattle
Wash
Fred Johnson
Aged Homesteaders Seek New Land Near Medstead
Tom Otis seventy and Knut Svennes ninety plan to leave Eastend Saskatchewan and head 400 miles north to homestead on newly opened land near Medstead. They will travel in an old-time covered wagon drawn by horses after farming proved unprofitable in the south.
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Eastend
Sask
Tom Otis
Knut Svennes
Otis
Svennes
Saskatchewan
Medstead
Rules for Formal Dinners and Menu Details
Practical guidance on hosting formal dinners with guest limits, seating, service order, and tableware. Includes menu ideas from soup to dessert, plating rules, glassware from the right, plate removal from the left, and decoration tips for low floral arrangements and candles. Also covers hors d oeuvres prior to dinner and a sample menu with recipes for Filet de Sole Bonne Femme and a tart filling.
Dressy Frock Fitting Budget Pattern Description
A pattern description outlines a dressy yet inexpensive afternoon frock with a wedgeshaped yoke, two sleeve options, a goreskirt with subtle flare, and black satin or bright novelty synthetic choices. Pattern 9545 comes in sizes 14 through 42, requires fabric and contrasting yardage, includes a sew chart, and requests a 15 cent order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Eighteenth St
New York
N. Y
Beethoven and Goethe at Carlsbad Amble Amid Adoring Crowds
The two famed figures vacationed at Carlsbad to cure their ills and walked together in solitude but crowds followed. Goethe grew irked by constant homage while Beethoven quipped that the crowds might be for him.
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Beethoven
Goethe
Carlsbad
Guvethe
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By Charles Sughroe
FFA
Doctor Allen
Brand
George Sutton
Paul Kellogg
Mr. Brand
True McLean
James T. Lanner
Kellogg
Duke of Gloucester
Queen of
England
Alice Scott
Buckingham Palace
Associated Newspapers
Crow
Arn
Commonwealthw Bay
Antarctica
Snake Eyes
WIU Service
Leonard A. Barrett
Glenda Farrell
Connecticut Poultry Association
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Roy E. Jones
William F. Kirkpatrick
Connecticut
Storrs
He Te Ig
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