Alaska Rail and McKinley Park Debate Looms
The House approved a 17 000 000 appropriation to complete the Alaska railroad by 1922. Speakers touted Alaska as a rich future source of minerals, fisheries, and grazing, noting Mount McKinley National Park and the park’s status as a game refuge with food-kinding carveouts for prospectors.
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Alaska
United States
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California
Ishen Alaska
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Russia
Scandinavia
New Foundland
Secretary of the Interior
Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley National Park
Yukon
Tanana
New McKinley National Park
Fairbanks
New York
National Park
Fishing crafts under way off Siberia coast
Reports note several large fishing vessels completed in Japan and others under way to operate off the Siberian coast. Catches in these waters reach about $5,000, with gear and labor drawn from men and women, reflecting wartime shifts and international trade patterns. The piece also mentions broader notes on sentiment for returning to self sufficiency, and a few local curiosities.
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Fairbanks
Sds Dines
Alaska
Anchorage
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Purbanks
Tanana River
Tanna River
Yukon River
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Salar
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Alm Hil
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Geological Sur
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Kansas
Waska
Japan
Siberia
China
Trade briefs in Manila form stock exchange venture
Philippine business men establish a new stock exchange in Manila. Ten kangaroos escape in Golden Gate Park San Francisco disrupting lawns and tennis courts. Australian manufacturers open a plant in Bombay to produce pressed steel water pipes 28 feet long with 30 inch internal diameter.
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Philippine Islands
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Stock ’Exchange
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Bombay
Modern small home shows comfort with economy in design
William A. Radford outlines a compact 27 by 31 foot bungalow with five rooms across two floors. The design emphasizes space conservation, easy upkeep, and affordability, featuring a 26 by 10 foot porch and a central living area with a fireplace.
Honest Farmer Outs Agent With Sewing Skills
An old farmer confronted a traveling sewing machine agent and challenged the device. The agent boasted about stitching across a shingles edge while the farmer’s wife demonstrated with clapboards on a neighbor’s house. The farmer quips that he sewed the agent up and they decide supper.
France Needs Farm Machinery Crisis Fuels Shortages
France relies on imports for farm machinery and wartime shipping limits have emptied stocks. Dealers report virtually no new inventory and farmers struggle to obtain equipment at any price, despite high costs.
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France
Musings of Martha on courtship and marriage
A quip from Martha about a man’s behavior before and after marriage. She suggests he courts then forgets to pursue other pursuits once wed. The fragment hints at social norms and humorous observation.
Wrong Job Fled City Farmer Leaves Note
A city farmer boy who spent three days on the ranch disappeared leaving a note for Friend Si claiming the owner wanted a night watchman not a farm hand. The note references being woke at three with a lantern and chasing cattle into the stable. Richmond Times Dispatch reports the odd departure.
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Richmond Times- Dispatch
Father funds daughter's musical education
In a concise exchange a parent confirms paying for his daughter's musical training, while avoiding a direct admission of providing education. The remark hints at scrutiny over parental support and commitment to arts education.
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Gentility Without Ability Stressed as Social Decay
A clipped, period voice notes that refined manners without skill amount to a worse condition than simple poverty, reflecting a moral critique of social pretensions over practical talent.
Life saved by Dr Pierce's Medicine in Kansas City
A patient recounts how Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical helped her improve after a physician urged a climate change. She details taking the medicine for days and nights, noting relief and improved health, though not completely cured.
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Kansas City
Kans
Woman Shares Health Benefit From Dr Pierce Remedies
Omaha reader Jennie Beretsaden of 26th Avenue says she was run down weak and nervous and found strength after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical. The letter praises the tonics as beneficial and credits them with restoring health.
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Mr. Miller
Washington
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Aleutian Islands
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Great Arctic
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Williamsport
Spain
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William. A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Blome Savings Clubs
Efrigerator
Tae Wae Ae
Dunning
Dean
Geo. Dunning
U. S. Navy
Medford St
Somerville
Mass
Eatonic
Martin & Martin
Mirs
Ul, Kennedy & Parsons Co
Jones St
4Th St
Siouk City
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