Smithsonian Scientists Map 400 Year De Soto Trail
Smithsonian ethnologists mapped the 1500 mile De Soto expedition from east Florida to northern Mexico over twenty years. Dr John R Swanton led a team including Caroline Dormon and Col John R Fordyce who died soon after completing the work. The report honors De Soto while noting scarce records and changing landscapes over four centuries.
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Smithsonian
Washington
Hernando de Soto
America
Smithsonian Institution
East
Florida
Mexico
de Soto
John R. Swanton
Swanton
United States
Stool Pigeons Used by Market Hunters
The term stool pigeon, tied to an underworld origin among market hunters who hunted passenger pigeons, described a bird decoy device. Hunters used corded stools or boxes with flapping wings to lure pigeons into nets, catching millions while noting females and males nested patterns and timing.
Fearless Jimmy Skunk Sets Out for Green Forest
In the Green Forest, Jimmy Skunk volunteers to investigate Peter Rabbit's tale of a strange legless, headless creature. Old Mr. Toad urges caution and sends Jimmy to question Prickly Porky the Porcupine about the mysterious visitor, amid a web of playful woodland chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Green Forest
Merry Little Breezes
Old Mother West Wind
Merry Little Breeze Straightway
Jimmy Skunk
Johnny Chuck
Danny Meadow Mouse
Digger the Badger
Sammy Jay
Blacky the Crow
Striped Chipmunk
Jack Squirrel
Bobby Coon
Billy Possum
Mr. Toad
Buster Bear
Great Woods
Porky the Porcupine
Jimmy
T. W. Burgess
WNN
Oslo fur auction draws crowd for silver foxes
In Norway the annual Oslo fur auction showcases a wide range of pelts with silver fox furs among the prized lots. The event gathers buyers and dealers eager to bid on the sought after winter treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Fox
Madisonville
Texas
Meteor
Country Home Magazine
Fox
New York
Norway
Oslo
Open House for Silver Wedding Anniversary Guidance
A reader asks how to celebrate a twenty fifth wedding anniversary with open house. The reply recommends a reception with formal invitations showing both years, chosen hours, and a display of original wedding party, silver and white decorations, a wedding cake, and simple refreshments.
Private plane at Burbank echoes car design
A new two engine airplane built in Burbank California resembles a large automobile in appearance. It uses in line engines instead of a radial and targets private use with a price about 27500 dollars.
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Burbank
Calif
Intricate Mechanical Banks Exhibit At Boston Penny Savings
A Boston exhibition showcases mechanical iron banks from the Victorian era, including 50 pieces from Mark Haber of Hartford. The collection features elaborate pieces such as a Rube Goldberg style bank and others with dancing bears, chimes, and magical themes. Haber owns about 70 items. some pieces date as early as 206 B.C. to 22 B.C.
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Boston
Boston Penny Savings Bank
Mark
Haber
Hartford
Conn
Mother Goose
Jonah
Walter Pp. Chrysler
B. C
Gandhi and Nehru Rise as Asia's Potential Power
Gandhi signals a justifiable world war against Hitler but attention centers on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru, 44, has resisted British rule, spent years jailed, and leads pan Asiatic sentiment while opposing fascism and German aggression. He rose to prominence in the Indian National Congress after embracing nationalism.
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York
Mahatma Ghandi
Adolf Hitler
Gandhi
India
Nehru
London
Asia
Harrow
Cambridge
Motilal Nehru
Allahabad
England
Amritsar
Romain Rolland
France
Switzerland
Tophe
Tolstoi
Europe
New York International Congress
American Musicological Society
Jean Christophe
Around the House Tips for Daily Tasks
Practical household hints cover washing knitted suits without wringing, drying on towels, and using Turkish towels. Kitchen tricks include squeezing warm lemon for more juice and lemon zest in waffles. Open-air cooking suggests two fires for coffee and roasting. Floor care uses a felt pad on an old broom. Stain removal notes lemon juice for red ink and salt oats for paraffin and soot.
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Cortez
Pizarro
North America
Moscicki
Poland
Germany
East Prussia
Dzialdowo
Mlawa
Pomerania
Chojnice
Breslaw
Katowice
Fearless Young
Jimmie Skunk
Thornton Burgess
Phyllis Belmont
WNU Service
Kay Stammers
Forest Hills
N. Y
By Lemuel F. Parton
Henri Barbusse
Clarte
Ecole Normale
Wagner
Shakespeare
WNU
BABY
A. G. Brauer
St Louis
ST. Louis Iron & Supply CO
Clark Ave
St. Louis, Mo
Gross-Aire
Grossenbacher Mfg. CO
W. Millen - St. Louis
Garfield ‘Ea
Garfield
Garfield Tea CO
Dept. 40
Brooklyn
Olele
Cotai
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