Tapir Mutiny Aboard Ship Amid Amazon Animal Shipment
A New York bound cargo from Para and Pernambuco included a vast collection of rare Amazon wildlife led by Philip Schuman. The forward hatch held 500 tons of Brazil nuts and the perishable cargo caused a fortuitous chaos when a tapir went missing, later revealed as a white marmoset after a wild galley chase.
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New York
Amazon
Para
Pernambuco
Philip Schuman
Walter Denson
Brazil
Sandy Hook
Gcrew
Alf Moore
Australia
Alf
Gulf Stream
Topir
Cuban Diggers Unearth War Relics in Havana Parks
Workmen in central Havana uncover a cache of hand grenades and war materials likely from the ten years' war of the 1860s while renovating Maceo park. Repairs at the Santa Clara convent disclose a secret tunnel to a catacomb with over 100 skeletons. In Majagua a farmer finds a wax lump in a hollow tree containing a perfectly preserved revolver, gold mounted and carved, a model popular in the United States around 1865.
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Havana
Cuba
Maceo Park
Santa Clara
Majagua
United States
Safety Rules in Electric Storms in Milton Mass
Harvard meteorology professor Alexander G. MacAdie outlines practical safety steps during thunderstorms. He advises staying under cover but not beneath trees or near chimneys. indoors is safest, with lightning rods still useful for protection.
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Milton
Mass
Alexander G. MacAdie
Blue Hill Observatory
Harvard University
Blue Hill
Massachusetts
Blue Hill Forest Reservation
MacAdle
MacAdie
Crime Rate Sparks Barred Police Reports in Mexico City
Mexico City records reveal an alleged crime average of 102 daily in early May as police reporters claim papers exposed the truth. El Universal notes 80,000 annual cases sent to penal courts and 2,267 assaults plus 1,272 robberies in early 1924, with 70,014 detained or imprisoned that year and 95 percent of infractions going unpunished.
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Mexico City
el Universal
Federal District Penitentiary
Belen
Seasonal good things and recipes from a vintage kitchen
A collection of era style recipes and cooking tips detailing currant pie, Golden Sunshine Cake with mocha frosting, Parisian Peas, stuffed steak, a luncheon salad ideas with watercress and chervil, Spinach a la French, Chicken Warmei, mint sauce, canned beets, deviled eggs and related serving suggestions. The piece emphasizes home cooking steps and flavor combinations.
Apple Butter Made Easy at Home Guide from USDA
The USDA explains two methods for apple butter using cider or without. Use surplus or bruised apples, select tart cookers like Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, Tompkins King, or Smokehouse, and cook slowly to avoid scorching.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Oime
Spy
Rhode Island
Club Girl Leads A Canning School In Boise
Miss Theresa Lenaghen of Canyon county Idaho conducts a month long canning school in a Boise grocery store. A Glass company seeks to start a Boise school and chose Lenaghen for leadership. Lenaghen has trained with the Canyon county and state canning teams since 1917 and captained the 1918 state champion team that placed second at the interstate contest. She teaches club members to demonstrate learned skills, stressing teaching others as vital as learning.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Boise
Canyon County
Idaho
Theresa Lenaghen
Farm Bureau
Miss Lenaghen
Spokane
Budgeting Idea for Homemakers Spreads in 5 Steps
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines a five step budgeting method for households. It suggests listing daily and less frequent tasks, estimating time, timing tasks across days, and recording schedules on cards for clear daily plans. This approach applies budgeting concepts to time and money management at home.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Washington
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