Conserving Our Natural Resources Now a National Issue
The article traces a shift from viewing nature as mere scenery to treating natural resources as vital economic and cultural assets. It highlights growing citizen activism, national parks expansion, and conservation groups influencing policy, with examples from Louisiana duck protection, Mississippi river bottoms bills, and public shooting grounds proposals.
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United States
Congress
Hider
Peoean
John Me Parker
Louisiana
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Buffio
Yellowstone
Buffalo Park
Canada
United States Senate Committee
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
James Couzens
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
National Parks Movement
Louisiana Gulf Coast Club
Pecan Island
McIlhenny
T. Gilbert Pearson
National Association of Audubon Societies
Medill McCormick
Tinois
Upper
Lake Pepin
Minn
Rock Island
Ill
Izaak Walton
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Senate
Baron De Lideux Impresses Paris Social Set At Hotel
Countess hosts an American débutante at a Champs Elysées area hotel where Baron de Lideux and his secretary are introduced. He initially resists playing but then performs a seductive nocturne, charming guests as the hostess serves refreshments and laments scarce servants in Paris.
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Demtesse
America
Bois de Boulogne
Champs Elysees
Tee Baron de Lideux
Exquisite theft noted in late night European society
The comtesse and secretary discuss a morning awakening to find the baron’s secretary missing for 12 hours with jewelry valued at 100,000 francs, as reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati
Simms Quotation on Gains Through Charity
A reflective saying emphasizes that true wealth comes from giving to others and that no one is poorer than the one who cannot aid a neighbor. The neutral proverb echoes moral duty and communal support.
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Simms
Alexander Mackenzie and the Great North American Fur Route
A historical recount of Alexander Mackenzie’s two Arctic voyages across Canada and the Pacific coast. The piece highlights the hatter era in Beaver felt, fur trade routes from Montreal to Fort William and Fort Chipewyan, indigenous guides, and Mackenzie’s final camp at Cascadia inlet where he marked his crossing of North America.
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Louis Iiv
van Tromp
Northwest Mounted Police
Horse
Boy Scouts
Siberia
Russian America
North America
Russian Empire
United States
Dominion
Canada
Upper Lakes
Thunder Bay
Lake Superior
Fort William
Rainy River
Lake of the Woods
Lake Winnipeg
Grand Saskatchewan
la Crosse
Churchill River
Lac la Loche
Mackenzie
Clearwater River
Peter Pond
Nor’westers
Mr. Ross
Xx. Oy. Company
Athabasca
Athabasca Lake
Fort Chipewyan
Slave River
Great Slave Lake
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle
Peace River
Rocky Mountains
Fraser Valley
I*raser
Alexandria
Alexander MacKenzie
Fraser
Blackwater
Bilthqula
Cook
British Columbia
Vancouver
Pacific
Cascada Inlet
New Edible Plant A. plant Drives Oil From Sudan Seed
A new edible plant from the lettuce family is grown in upper Egypt and certain Sudan regions. It yields 37 to 38 percent oil under pressure, with some Sudan seeds over 44 percent, producing odorless light yellow oil with no disagreeable taste. The tiny seeds require new machinery to extract the oil, given its high value.
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Upper
Egypt
Sudan
Old Family Tax Bargainroom Exchange
The narrator recalls an assessor visiting the house. The father jokes about an antique sewing machine not being taxed because it was given to his daughter when she was eighteen and is now fifty. The daughter sits nearby as the speaker tries to stay composed, while the father mocks recognition of aging. The scene hints at gender and age attitudes during the encounter.
Jimson Joe Claims Popular Not Best Poker Status
In Crimson Gulch Jimson Joe rebuffs being the best poker player, insisting he is merely the most popular. The exchange centers on his reputation and self-assessment in the local gaming scene.
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Crimson Gulch
Jimson Joe
Danderine Promises Thick Healthy Hair For Girls
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic to revive lifeless hair. It claims to correct falling hair itching scalp and dandruff and to quickly invigorate thin dry or faded hair with strength color and youthful beauty.
Stradivari Instruments Made with Modest Prices
Details the famed Stradivarius ends of the maker who lived 1644 to 1737 and produced about 1,116 instruments, with 602 known to exist. The piece notes the discrepancy between current Strad violin prices and the modest original earnings.
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Antonio Stradivarius
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns for Authenticity
An advertisement urges buyers to seek the name Bayer on the package or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, noting it has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years. It warns imitators may be dangerous.
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Bayer
High Dam Rising Across Dix River Near Burgin Ky
An immense dam is being thrown across the Dix river near Burgin Kentucky. When completed it will be the highest dam east of the Rocky Mountains. Two auxiliaries under construction will generate more than 135000 turbine horsepower.
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Dix
Burgin
Rocky Mountains
Cascarets for Liver and bowels sales boast
Ad copy touts Cascarets as a cure for biliousness constipation and headache with a 10 cent box. The item appears in a London Answers style joke about a doctor asking Mrs Jinks if her husband has had lucid intervals and her dignified reply.
Cuticura Trio Talcum Ad Highlights 25c Price
A vintage advertisement urges readers to buy Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum. It markets it as a refined powder suitable for face skin baby and dusting, noting the 25 cent price everywhere.
Getting Many Views of a Common Thing
The passage notes that frequent consideration dulls initial strangeness and reveals a thing in its various lights to the mind, shaping perception through repeated exposure. It emphasizes the mind’s evolving interpretation as views accumulate.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Across Stores for Decades
Ad claims a harmless vegetable butter color used by millions for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles of Dandelion for 35 cents.
Copper Coins in China Now Widespread
Copper coins in China number about 40 billion in circulation, making minting them no longer profitable due to their vast quantity.
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China
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Declares Superior Quality
An advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind in the world, asserting every user agrees with the claim. The copy emphasizes universal endorsement and superior quality without detailing specifics.
Trust to Readers in Novels Reflects Authorial Freedom
Authors often write as they please and rely on readers to respond. The idea emphasizes personal voice over strict conforming to market or genre rules. It notes reader trust as a hallmark of creative independence.
Safe and Sure Laxative Brandreth Pills Ad
A Safe and Sure Laxative Brandreth Pills. One or two taken at bed time will keep you in good condition. Entirely vegetable.
Mutual Aid Trust Eroded by Harsh Words
A terse exchange suggests strained relations as Pat-Oi and Mike-Oi refuse to help when trouble arises. The terse sentiment hints at lingering mistrust and potential fallout within their circle.
Allcock's Plasters Advertised for Local Aches
Local home remedy ad touts Allcock's Plasters as invaluable for aches and pains. Promoted as inexpensive, absolutely pure, safe and effective for household use.
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Allcock
Woman’s Mission to Convince Men to Marry
A woman dedicates herself to persuading men that marriage is the right path. She travels among communities, sharing arguments about commitment and partnership while addressing social norms and personal objections. The piece highlights gendered expectations and the push for traditional family structures.
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Earth
Personal Testimony Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A Virginia reader from Phoebus Bradford shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after relief from nervous symptoms. The letter promotes the product and urges others, especially women in middle age, to try the medicine via local druggists.
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Mrs. Bradford
Lydia E. Pinkham
Virginia
Lydia E. Am
Hb ‘Bradford
Bradford
Stuesaberem
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Minnesota
Colorado
Harding Highway
Ohio
John Dickinson Sherman
Gulf
Vermilion Bay
Rockefeller Foundation
Vermilion Bay Company
ESOS
Marsh Island
Russell Sage
Edward A. McIlhenny
General
Federation of Women’s Clubs
John D. Sherman
Department of Conservation of Natural Resources
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Wilson
Interior Department
Rocky Mountain
Grand Canyon
Mount McKinney
National Park Service
National Parks Association of
Nature Lovers
National Parks
Union
West
Maine
Wisconsin
Omslana
Wild Lee
Baron
Madame le Comtesse
Paris
Dea
Gueata
Apo
Captains OF Adventure
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Alexander MacKenzie A. D
Father
Pat
Mike
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