Guadalupe Island Sees Decline Amid Greed and Goat Loss
Mexican soldiers guard Guadalupe Island once rich in fur seals now facing extinction from hunters and feral goats. Goats introduced decades ago decimated native flora and wildlife, with cats and mice further threatening birds and plants. The island, about 149 miles off Lower California, has barren deserts, limited forests, and no towns, with Ensenada as the nearest main port.
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Washington
Guadalupe Island
Lower
California
Desert
Guadalupe
National Geographic Society
Manhattan Island
Ensenada
Hunters offer berry sprouts to cover game birds
Visalia California reports the local Sportsmen's Association launching a project to supply ranchers with blackberry sprouts. The sprouts will yield blackberries for the ranchers and provide cover for game birds, aiding hunting efforts.
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Visalia
Calif
Keeping on the Job
A gas station attendant earns 18 dollars weekly after a prior six thousand dollar yearly salary and banking job. The piece contrasts his contentment with a young man seeking work in a top garage's repair department.
The Dignity and Duty of Work in a Time of Crisis
A contrasting tale shows one man choosing constructive work over dole while another avoids labor for weekly pay, illustrating pride, self respect, and courage as the essence of meaningful labor. The piece argues all work, even menial, can exalt the worker and society.
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Western Newspaper Union
Monterey Sought by Historic Argentine Naval Raid
Federal researchers state an Argentine naval expedition led by a French captain captured Monterey in 1818. The fleet reportedly raised the Argentine flag for several days, among seven foreign flags that have flown over California.
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Monterey
Calif
California
Tea tables and coat hangers in household fashion
The article discusses shifting home styling from fully equipped tea tables to bare surfaces and flexible furniture. It advises on proper coat hangers to reduce wear, with guidance on velvet muslin silk coverings and various hanger designs for different garment use. It notes practicality and evolving taste in urban homes.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
How Jesus' Friends Shared in the Early Church
A compact lesson outlines the primitive church as praying, Spirit filled, bold in preaching, united, generous, and morally strong. It highlights Barnabas and Dorcas, then details Christian stewardship in Second Corinthians, urging voluntary, gracious giving.
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Jesus
Barnabas
Stephen
Dorcas
Christ
Macedonia
Luxurious Peacock Motif To Do In Cross Stitch
Peacock motif design for cross stitch advertised by The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept listing pattern 1164 with transfer for two peacocks and four motifs. Includes color suggestions material needs and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to 82 Eighth Ave New York NY with pattern number and maker’s address.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Sugar Cane Dominates One-Third of Hawaii Farmland
Science notes two thirds of Hawaii's productive agricultural land is devoted to sugar cane. The finding highlights the sector's impact on Hawaii's economy and land use patterns.
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America
Hawaii
Clergyman Prepares Impromptu Ceremony for 14 Parishioners
A Midwest clergyman, asked to marry a couple before service, told them to wait until the end. When the moment arrived he asked those wishing to wed to come forward and 13 women plus one man stepped to the altar.
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