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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1929

Page

8

World’s Marts for Milady’s Furs Story of Global Fur Trade

Washington reports how American fur wearers rely on world markets to meet demand. The National Geographic bulletin lists sources from China and Germany to Canada and Russia, noting 100 million pelts used yearly and the rise of ranch bred fox and rabbit furs. Violence and sensational phrasing avoided.

Washington United States National Geographic Society Florida Montana China America India Central Asia Germany Peru Chile Bolivia Siberia Australia Canada St. Louis Prince Edward Sland Nova Mcotia Plains Utah Kamchatka Seward Wmerly

Fur trade flows from Pribilofs to St Louis market

Ping and trading have continued and today two little islands of the Pribilof group in the Bering sea send 300000 worth of seal and blue fox furs to the St. Louiis fur market annually. Blue foxes are also successfully ranched on many of the Aleutian islands.

Pribilof Bering Sea St. Louiis Aleutian Islands

Freak Tulips Charm London Gardeners with Color Variants

A craze for bizarre flower colors sweeps England as horticulturists experiment. One grower reports success with green pink orange flesh color and electric blue tulips, sparking public interest in new varieties.

London

Marvels Found On Ocean Floor

New York. A diving helmet hose and pump unlock a vibrant ocean bottom near Haiti. William Beebe notes strange, beautiful creatures at three to ten fathoms, including lapis tables and flowering forms that vanish as you reach for them. Dozens of graceful fish circle the coral and sponge as divers observe.

New York William Beebe Gulf of Gonave Haiti Doctor Beebe

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