Fossil Treasure from Patagonia Supports Isolated South America
Field Museum paleontologist Elmer Riggs returned from a 28 month South American expedition with 800 fossils spanning about 100 species from Bolivia and Argentina. He uncovered a two million year old fossil forest in Patagonia and notes evidence that South America was once world apart, with limited North American mingling and later land bridges.
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Field Museum of Natural History
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Santa Cruz
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Patagonia
Deseado
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Buenos Aires
America
Sternberg
Abbott
Tarija
Stamps feature Nathan Hale statue as design and Flag Day notes
The article describes the Nathan Hale statue used for new half cent stamps by the Post Office. It also surveys Flag Day history, highlighting June 14, 1777, and the symbolism of the flag, plus notes on Bunker Hill and Fort McHenry memorials and related congressional actions.
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Post Office Department
Connecticut Hall
Yale University
UNE
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Lexington and Concord
Ticonderoga
Allen
Arnold
Continental Congress
Mecklenburg
Daniel Boone
Bunker Hill
Second
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Concord
New England
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George Washington
Cambridge
Betsy Ross
Washington
Francis Hopkinson
Congress
New Jersey
Portsmouth Harbor
Maine
Leger
Fort Stanwix
Rome
N. Y
Thomas Thompson
Sons of the
Early Republic
Francis Scott Key
America
Lamp to duplicate sunlight aid tuberculosis sun cure
Dr Horace N LoGrasso announces at J N Adams Memorial hospital Perrysburg that a lamp duplicating sunlight to aid in sun therapy for tuberculosis patients is in the final stages of perfection.
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Buffalo
J. N. Adams Memorial Hospital
Perrysburg
Horace N. LoGrasso
Scientists foresee life extension to 150 years for sixpence per head
London reports Sir Ronald Ross argues germs and old age can be banished with sixpence per person for research. He cites rising life expectancy over 80 years and predicts future labs will eradicate cancer tuberculosis and leprosy as state funded centers spread worldwide.
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London
Ufe
Sir Ronald Ross
Ronald
Sir Ronald
Britain
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Metchnikoff
Ross Institute
Persimmon Grove Planting Near Cal Becomes Local Landmark
A persimmon grove of over 4,000 trees spans 60 acres near Persimmon Grove, Cal, planted by B. Thompson. The project undertaken by Thompson showcases significant orchard development in the region.
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Cottonwood
Cal
Be, B. Thompson
Swedish railway conductors must speak three languages
The requirement specifies that conductors on the Swedish state railway should be proficient in three languages. This policy aims to improve communication with travelers and international staff.
French Bar on Women Aviators Sparks License Fight
French aviation authorities barred women from the pilots corps and asked Adrienne Bolland to surrender her license. Bolland declares she will not surrender, will invoke the law to keep her rights, and seek reimbursement of 40 000 francs paid for the license. She was licensed in 1920 and holds the women's record for 1 800 hours of flight.
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French Federation of Aeronautics
Mlle
Adrienne Bolland
France
Bolland
Mile, Bolland
The Appeal of the Trees in Nature's Regal Tribute
The Albany Herald extols trees as a deep, universal appeal found across nature. It notes beauty from small plants to vast forests and claims the tree serves mankind from ancient bows to modern civilizations.
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Albany (Ga
Ture
Old Earth
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