Sheep on the Move Through Portland Streets in Wild Escape
An elderly narrator recalls guiding a herd of sheep from a Pullman car to the city, en route to Portland. The sheep bolt through Morrison Street, into a Chinese store, and flood an elevator shaft as police and store staff chase the chaos, ending with the narrator’s dismissal and a later wary friendship with the former owner.
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Wne
Oregon
Tie
Portland
Ortland
Fortland
Jem
Tvns
Morrison Street
Niagara Falls
Sol
Theodore Roosevelt Breakfast Invitations
The text recalls President Theodore Roosevelt inviting cabinet members to unplanned breakfast in his aura. Elihu Root hesitated yet was pressed, with Roosevelt insisting that Root should come if not otherwise engaged, highlighting the informal nature of these early morning invites.
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T. R
Elihu Root
Elihu
Mr. Troesevelt
Hidden Profit in Narcotics Trade Cited by Collier's Weekly
A Collier's Weekly excerpt states heroin costs the manufacturer £25 per pound, sells to distributors for $1,225, and dealers move it to consumers at $125,000 per pound, claiming profits of 4,500 to more than 10,000 percent and an astronomical user cost.
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Hliett
Dresden Plate crochet rug by Grandmother Clare
In colonial days patchwork quilts were popular and crocheted rag rugs emerged in 1933. The Dresden Plate rug pattern is illustrated, sized at 34 inches, made from Grandmother Clark's rag rug strips, and sold with a book and materials through Home Craft Co. Send 15 cents and a SASE for details.
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Clare
Clark
Adress Home Craft Co
Dept. C
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St Louis
South America Once Split by Sea Now the Amazon River
Dr William M McGovern of Northwestern University says South America once consisted of three islands separated by a sea akin to the Mediterranean. He reports that the sea vanished becoming the Amazon River and notes virgin jungle near Manacs at the river’s extreme end with Indians unseen by whites forty miles away.
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South America
Mediterranean
William M. McGovern
Northwestern University
Amazon Jungle
Amazon River
McGovern
Manacs
Gift of Speech Dear Old Lady
A Montreal Star brief notes a child’s progress in speech as a little boy learns to say “thank you” for a penny. The item highlights early language development in a family scene.
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Smail Boy
Montreal Star
French Estates in Canada Sold to Conquerors
The article recounts how after Wolfe’s victory British forces seized Quebec, the garrison and fleet left, and General Murray acquired large estates as Canadian seigneuries were sold. It notes Scottish officers like James Murray and officers Nairne and Fraser acquiring seigniories along the Murray River and the Saint Lawrence, with government vesting the property.
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Quebec
Wolfe
France
Murray
Canada
General Murray
James Murray
Lord Elfbank
Nairne
Kaser
Wraser
Murray River
Les Ebotlements
Fraser
Saint Lawrence
Riviere Noire
Tadoussac
Names and places linked by a historic inland route
The text explains how Nairne named his seigniory Murray Bay and Tras er named Mount Murray to honor a friend and patron. It notes the village of La Matbale lying between these two points, forming part of an inland extension across three leagues.
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Nairne
Murray Bay
Traser
Murray
la Matbale
Riches Ting the Feeling of Most Thoughtful People
Secretary Henry A. Wallace says the true wealth of the United States lies in its youth, the boys and girls, reflecting a nations hope and future. The quote underscores value of children amid wartime production and national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tlenry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
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Doan
Dean
Salt Lake City
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Newhouse
W. E. Sutton
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Hese
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