Town Forests Grow in Massachusetts Economic and Recreational Value
The article reviews Charles Lathrop Pack's discussion of town forests as a public asset. It notes 55 towns planting 60,000 trees, showing long term profits and safety, with Fitcburg’s 9 acres across four tracts established in 1914. It argues town forests educate youth and provide steady timber returns while requiring minimal municipal funding.
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Charles Lathrop
Reynolds
Fitcburg
Massachusetts
Toy Town
African River in Flood Report From Vaal Event
Flooding on the Vaal river affects Zuixerbosch draining the dberg Nigel district with march timing referenced. Local observers note rising waters and transportation disruptions as rainfall drives river level high.
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Zuixerbosch
dberg-Nigel
Harsh Words From Labor Press On Dean Inge
The London Daily Herald comments on Monday last denounces Dean Inge as out of step with democratic forces. The British labor press criticizes the cleric for alleged oversights and questions his stance toward labor movements observed in the United States.
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Doughty - Dean
United States
London Daily Herald
Lectinig Versity
Frigate Bird Used as Letter Carrier
An American ex diplomat recounts using frigate birds as post carriers in the equatorial Pacific. Birds are trained to fly between Nanomaga Nuitao and Lome, returning at sunset. The tale includes two pairs gifted by a trader and a test voyage aboard the Redcoat, ending with the note retrieved from the messenger upon arrival.
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Foreign Service
Nanomaga
Naitao
Windcward
Nuttao
Nuiteo
Nuitao
Cand
Lome
Elusive Razor Strop Breaks Longevity Record
S. Smith of 1434 Bessie street possesses a reversible razor strop in active service since 1845 during James K Polk era. He claims weekly use, dating the artifact’s age to 78 years, setting a remarkable persistence record in local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaye -Girardeau
Nissourian
Jade Find in Africa Discovered Near Transvaal Farm
An important jade discovery reported from a farm near the Transvaal in South Africa. The stone comes in blue, white, pink and green shades in large quantities and is being prepared for commercial use with polishers to be sold as beads and art ornaments.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Birds Follow Icebergs Warn Shipping Off Greenland
Ohio State Journal notes increased sea bird activity as icebergs break from Greenland and drift south toward the Atlantic. Coast guard cutters monitor the bergs to warn vessels while fulmars, shearwaters, murre, kittiwakes, and dovekies flock in large numbers seeking the food stirred by waves and ice melt releasing prey from the Far North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Atlantic
Ohio State Journal
Dam Safety Study Plans Burst Experiments Near Fresno
The Engineering Foundation and joint research groups from ASEE and related societies plan a $100,000 dam test near Fresno to identify weakest dam parts and failure causes. Objective is maximum safety with minimal material, through controlled bursting to study failure modes and design limits.
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Engineering Foundation
Electrical “Engineers
Fresno
Gal
Russian Dancing Prodigy Among Promising Dancers
A brief note highlights a Russian dancing prodigy, described as one of the most promising dancers in the world, with mention of Lifar and a dramatic escape surrounding the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russi Don
Erge Lifar
Advertisement for Caticora Ointment and Coticera Soap
An ad promotes Caticora Ointment to clear pimples and rough skin, followed by Coticera Soap and hot water. It advises rinsing, drying gently, then dusting with Cuticora Teferm for fragrance. Price listed as 25¢ each.
Rat Confesses Theft Plotted by Housemaid
Jewelry silverware cameras and other items vanished from James Malone's Greenwich home over months. Mrs Malone found pawn tickets hidden in the cellar, linking maid Alice Arnsen to the thefts as goods were mailed to New York pawnbrokers. A rat dislodged a ticket, revealing the scheme.
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James Malone
Greenwich
Conn
Wise Youth Chooses Between Kate and Mary
A young man faces a parental nudge to select between Kate, rich and plain, and Mary, poor but beautiful. He ultimately says he prefers Mary but plans to take Kate, revealing a conflicted decision tied to his future plunge.
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Kate
Mary
Scotland to Build Sugar Beet Factory With Government Aid
Sugar beets planted in Scotland have shown satisfactory results and, aided by the government subsidy grant, a new beet sugar factory is likely to be established in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Are You This Man Showing Honest Service to Farmers
An advertisement by Reiss, Vice- President of Coit Lighting and Cooking System, invites men over 25 to join a selling operation. It claims hundreds of trained distributors, emphasizes real service to farmers, and offers lessons in a selling plan with the chance to drive one’s own car.
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Reiss
East Forty-second St
New York
Adv
Five Stages of Evening Clothes Told by Tailor
A tailor explains five stages of wearing evening clothes. At twenty a man buys his first dress suit and feels pride mixed with self consciousness. By twenty-five he enjoys it, but at thirty it becomes routine. At thirty-five he wears it only on special occasions with protest, and at forty it would take coercion to get into it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kekomo
Barrie’s Egypt Question Sparks Silent Dinner Tale
Jerome EK recounts Sir J M Barrie tale in Strand Magazine. A nervous young woman, handed to Barrie, is asked if she has been in Egypt. After a pause she replies no, and Barrie remains silent through the chicken en casserole.
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Jerome EK
Jerome
J. M. Barrie
Strand Magazine
Barrie
Egypt
Tactful Husbands From an English Book
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes that newly married couples often start by being considerate but soon friction develops. The husband, courteous and foresighted, withdraws, leaving the wife the monopoly of unselfish generation, a witty nod to his tact. The remark praises the husband’s tact and foresight.
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Boston Transcript
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