Guadalupe Island Suffered From Greed and Decline
Mexican soldiers guard Guadalupe Island 140 miles off Lower California to protect the fur seals. A history of overhunting led to extinction of the Guadalupe fur seal and failed goat-raising attempts. The island, desert and barren, faces habitat loss from introduced goats cats and mice threatening birds and plant life. Ensenada is the nearest mainland port.
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Bushes for Bird Covers Offered by Hunters
Visalia California reports the local Sportsmen's association launches a project to supply ranchers with blackberry sprouts. The sprouts will grow blackberries and create cover for game birds, helping ensure sufficient game for hunting.
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Keeping on the Job by Leonard A Barrett
A feature contrasts two workers in a city: a gasoline station attendant earning 18 dollars weekly who values his job after leaving a $6000 yearly salary as a bank cashier, and a young man seeking a position in a high grade garage repair shop.
The Dignity of Labor and the Will to Work
A Western Newspaper Union clipping contrasts two job offers, one refused for dole money and one accepted with dignity. It argues pride, self respect, and courage define the worker who seeks constructive labor, elevating all work as a moral duty and societal good.
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Western Newspaper Union
Argentinian Naval Raid Reported in Monterey 1818 Event
Research indicates an Argentine expedition under a French captain captured Monterey in 1818 and raised seven foreign flags over the city, with the Argentine flag flying for several days during the sack.
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California
Tea and table fashions in modern rooms and hangers repair
The article discusses shifting trends from ornate tea tables to bare lower tables and adaptable surfaces for trays and ash receivers. It then covers coat hanger care, recommending padded loop-arm hangers, velvet or muslin coverings, silk for luxury, and wooden options with protective coverings to prevent shoulder wear. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Christians Sharing With Others In Acts Growth
Lesson outlines how early believers in Acts 2 The church is prayerful Spirit filled bold in preaching united and generous They shared from a common fund and supported needs The study highlights Barnabas Stephen Dorcas and Macedonian generosity as exemplars of Christian stewardship.
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Barnabas
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Dorcas
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Science Enriches Land Two-Thirds Of Hawaii Sugar Cane
The article notes that two-thirds of Hawaii’s productive agricultural land is used for sugar cane cultivation, highlighting the crop’s dominance in the territory’s farming economy and its impact on regional land use.
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America
Hawaii
Luxurious Peacock cross stitch pattern offers rich embroidery
Pattern 1164 from The Sewing Circle presents two peacocks and four motifs for cross stitch on fabrics in bluish greens and browns. Includes transfer template, color suggestions, material lists, stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
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Parish Ceremony Delayed Wedding Draws Crowd
A Midwest clergyman, pressed before service, offered to wed a couple if they waited until the end of the service. The couple agreed and 14 parishioners including 13 women and 1 man stepped to the altar when the vow was finally asked.
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