Summer Weather In Alaska Redefines Climate Myths
Southeast Alaska endures a heat wave with readings up to 100 degrees while sun shines around the clock. The piece notes Alaska’s varied climates from coastal to interior, cites Nome extremes, and describes healthful, nonextreme conditions across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Territory
Juneau
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Dispatch
Scotland
Scandinavian
Europe
Yukon
Tanana
Endicott Range
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Polar Sea
Panhandle
Katalla
Seward
Aleutian Islands
Alaska Peninsula
Fairbanks
Behring Sea
Nome
Arctic
Pacific Seaboard
Cook Inlet
Susitna
Valdez
Uncle Sam aids Aleutian co operation on Atka Island
In Atka Alaska a tiny Aleut community embraced a cooperative store started in 1913 with help from H G Seller educators and revenue cutter support. Fox skins and basketry now fetch higher Seattle prices while locals buy supplies from the cooperative, reducing middleman costs and lifting living standards.
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Alaska
Aleutian Chain
Seattle
United States
Atka
Pacific Ocean
United States Bureau of Education
H. G. Seller
Bureau
Revenue Cutter Service
Co-Operative
Bureau of Education
Washington
Revenue Cutter
Sam
States
End of World War I Predicted by Several Analysts
A collection of forecasts from journalists and analysts on when World War I might end. Opinions range from a possible 1917 or 1916-18 timeline to a multi year conflict lasting two to ten more years, influenced by autocracy versus democracy, diplomacy, and economic pressures.
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Western
Europe
Constantinople
England
Germany
Great Britain
Isles
Dardanelles
Fragmented Newspaper Snippets Include Jail System Note and Ball Game Quote
A mix of quotes and notes appears from a historical page. Mentions Bob Hodge’s jail system enabling two full shifts of prisoners on 12 hour cycles. Also references a baseball inning play by Hansen and a Portland headline “WOMAN IS MYSTERY.” Dialogues include conversational quips about Wilson and a dog joke.
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Hodge
Don’t Wash Hair With Soap Say Use Coconut Oil
Advise avoiding soaps and alkali in shampoos as harsh for the scalp. Recommends plain coconut oil as a grease free cleanser sold at drug stores. A tea spoonful with water creates rich lather, cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, leaving hair soft bright and easy to manage. It also helps remove dust dirt and dandruff.
Altitude Record and Oddities From a Busy Day
Douglas Whittier of This City graduates with highest honors at Toronto Military Aviation Camp. A Seattle suburb parson was invited to dine with a wealthy family and praised a remarkable cow after tasting milk punch. Field Marshal Mackenzen drives Russians toward the River Bug, and the czar buggy.
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Victoria
Douglas Whittier
Toronto
Seattle
Mackenzen
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Obregon
Gonzales
Mexico
Carranza
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Everett True
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By Allman
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Weil Ili
Stella and
Gertie
Bert
Fiend
PTAIN
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Dynamite Dan
Dan
Ates
Gilson Gardner
the Star
J. W. T. Mason
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United Press
Frank H. Simonds
America
Norman Hapgood Badler
Harper's Week
Bulgaria
Roumania
Holland
Herbert Quick
Ireland
Greece
N. Hapgood
Blosser
ANG
Ceveses
James
Paul
Jimmy
Wilson
Bob Hodge
King County
Portts
Tobin
Hansen
P.il
Portland Oregonian
Rover
Bride
Third
Ava
Union Dentists
Patrence
Bleitz-Rafferty Undertaking & Cremation CO
Kilbourne ST
North
Lady Attendant
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