Natural History Gains New Chapters From South Sea Expedition
William F. Coultas led the Whitney South Sea expedition for the American Museum of Natural History, collecting about 10,000 specimens of birds mammals and reptiles plus thousands of shells over six years aboard the France. He described challenging relations with Admiralty Island natives and highlighted discoveries including a rare megapode from the Ninigo islands and the 18 inch Djahn owl.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
South Pacific
William F. Coultas
American Museum
Whitney South Sea
South Seas
Mr. Coultas
Djahn
Admiralty Group Islands
Manus
Lost Graves Yield Bones of Soldiers Arras France
In Arras and surrounding areas seen as farms and factories, bones of soldiers from unmarked graves of twenty years are found. Many identified with items like a pencil or ring to return them to village churchyard. unidentified remains go to a common charnel house after priestly intercession. Search teams map former battle sites.
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Arras
France
Mree Blessie Willet Seizes School Board Seat
Mree Blessie Willet won a seat on the school board and her daughter Jessie, the town librarian, becomes a library trustee.
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Mree
Blessie Willet
Jessie
CCC Workers Reconstruct Yorktown Fortifications Found
CCC workers locate and reconstruct trenches near Yorktown revealing lines used by the French and British during the siege. Testing along the York Hampton road uncovers dug ground and a grand battery position as historians credit. General Washington ordered allied forces to occupy the abandoned trenches after British withdrawal.
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CCC
Cornwallis
The
Park Service
Yorktown
York River
Washington
Stalin delivers speech at All-Union Congress in Moscow
Stalin, dictator of Soviet Russia, in characteristic pose delivers a speech during the second All-Union Congress of Collective Farm Shock-Workers in Moscow.
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V. Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Farmer's New Fox Alarm Proves Its Efficiency
Bryantville Massachusetts resident Willard Snow earns the nickname Edison for his fox alarm setup. After a fox stalked his poultry, he rigged a string tied to a dead duck leading to a tin can with pebbles. A rattle across the floor alerted Snow who pursued and captured a red fox at his hen coop.
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Bryantville
Mass
Willard Snow
Snow
Town Election Becomes Family Affair in New Durham
In New Durham New Hampshire the town election formed a family affair with 14 of 26 offices filled by five families. Grover C. Hayes was elected selectman and school district moderator while his wife became town clerk. Walter H. Miller and his wife claimed key posts including school district clerk. Izah Berry serves as town treasurer and tax collector with his wife as library trustee. Nelson Berry won a seat on the board of supervisors and his wife was chosen chair.
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New Durham
N. H
Grover C. Hayes
Walter H. Miller
Izah Berry
Nelson Berry
Rumored Promotions for Ribbentrop Under Nazi Regime
The text reports General Joachim von Ribbentrop being promoted by Chancellor Hitler to a high command in the Nazi Guard troops. Rumors claim he may receive ambassador-at-large status and possibly later become secretary of state for foreign affairs.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Germany
Tricks Fail to Help in Case of Dog Ownership
In Cincinnati Judge Samuel Bell ruled on a beagle ownership dispute. The dog, claimed by Joseph Bourgeois as Colonel and Paul Marischen as Bud, performed tricks for both claimants. The judge concluded the case must be decided on legal grounds and awarded the dog to Marischen.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Bell
Colonel
Bud
Joseph Bourgeois
Beagle
Paul Marischen
Dadge Bell
Marischen
Make Selection for Your Quilt by Grandmother Clark
Grandmother Clark guides quilters to choose a harmony between patch designs and quilting stitches. Variety in quilting designs helps workers tailor to each patch work, with twelve patterns previously shown and a new set of non perforated designs printed as dots on perforating band paper ready to perforate with a pin.
Patterns for Home Craft Company stamps mailed patterns
Instructions describe ten minute patterns eight times larger than illustrations. Package No. 31A includes twelve patterns with cotton and blue powder for stamping and perforation and stamping directions. Sent postpaid for 15 cents by Home Craft Company Department D Saint Louis MO. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for information.
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Home Craft Company
Department D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Saying's Foundation for a Green Christmas
A saying links a green Christmas to a murky churchyard, noting open winters bring constant freezing and thawing which is unhealthy. The idea frames winter weather as a sign of ill health and environmental imbalance.
London university to mark centenary next year
Almost a century old London university in England plans celebratory events as part of its centenary next year. It lists 18,000 students in its colleges 877 professors and readers 883 other teachers and about 12,000 external students.
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London University
England
Bloomsbury
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