Lava Beds of Idaho A Glimpse of Hidden Wilderness
National Geographic notes the Lava Beds of Idaho hold hidden water and pockets of vegetation, diverse wildlife, and dramatic volcanic features. It highlights Big Dome, Echo Crater, Ice cave, and the cobalt blue Blue Dragon Flow as striking sights within the 63-crater field, describing lava gutters, bubbles, and a vast blue lava flow.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Idaho
Arco
Carey
Minidoka
Yellowstone Park
All America
Vesuvius
Mauna Loa
Kilauea
Craters of the Moon
Echo Crater
Ice Cave
Craters of
Moon Country
Montgolfier Brothers Pioneered Balloon Flight in 1783
Joseph Michael Montgolfier conceived heated air balloons with a attached car. His brother Jacques Etienne collaborated and joined the early experiments in 1783, laying groundwork for balloon aviation.
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Joseph Michael Montgolfier
Jacques Etienne
Minute jelly offers quick fresh fruit jelly option
A new product called minute jelly provides pure fruit juice already boiled down and concentrated with added pectin. Just mix with water and sugar, boil briefly, cool in glasses, and you have jelly without stains or long prep.
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General Packing Corp
Cranford, New Jersey
Wisconsin girl kills bear with rolling pin shocks town
The Marion Record reports a Wisconsin girl killed a bear with a rolling pin, an act that defied expectations of marriage proposals, noting the unusual publicity and reactions in Capper's Weekly.
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Marion Record
Wisconsin
Parler on Circumstances Sparks Witty Exchange
In a brief comic exchange a man replies to a question about his straitened circumstances with a sharp retort about being parallel if he were twins. The banter captures the lively social humor of the scene.
Submarine Pace Reported for British Navy Vessel
The newest British navy submarine is described as capable of remaining submerged two and one half days. The note adds a Shakespearean quote about virtue and a general call to cultivate laughter.
Land offered to farmers in new Northern Pacific land program
A line from Glendive will open 63 miles of Richland country land in Southeast ern Montana for sale to farmers. Half a million acres priced at 10 to 20 dollars per acre with 20 years to pay. Taxes low. Neighbors and colonies encouraged to settle together.
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Great Redwater Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Glendive
Northern Pacific
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