Iron Curtain Fur Trade Cut Across Bering Strait Diomedes
The National Geographic Society reports the Iron Curtain now blocks fur trade between Big and Little Diomede in the Bering Strait. Russian soldiers guard Big Diomede while Eskimo families on both sides lose cross border trade and contact despite near paddle distance. Little Diomede was part of Alaska since 1867. Big Diomede remains Soviet.
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Bering Strait
National Geographic Society
Big Diomede Island
Asia
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Russia
Alaska
United States
Table and Bench Unit Idea for Back Yards
A backyard seating plan offered as a workshop pattern service. The pattern provides construction details and exact dimensions so builders can craft a table and matching bench with minimal waste. Pattern 203 priced at 25 cents, advertised by Tower 10 Bedford Hills NY Bay U.S. Defense Bonds.
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Old Car Told Smell Like New Reignited By Fragrance Firm
A fragrance and flavor company received a whim from a man asking an old car smell like new. The firm accepted the challenge and now the jalopy carries a fresh production line scent, reversing age with a whiff of new car aroma.
Corset Waist Standards Through The Ages
In Elizabethan times ladies wore tight corsets achieving a 13 inch waist that proved painful yet elegant. Fifty years ago waistlines relaxed to 18 to 20 inches, and today girdle makers set about 24 inches as the minimum foundation garment size for health and comfort.
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