Russian Bombers Reach Alaska and North America Waters
A column review notes Soviet capabilities with 60 plus subs in the Pacific, bombers reaching U.S. targets from Siberian bases, and defensive concerns. It also mentions U S defense debates, strategic missteps, and cultural digs about wartime morale and cinema.
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Moscow
Cal
Vancouver
Siberian
Alaska
N. Y
Washington
New York
Bering Sea
Alaskan
Scripps-Howard
Feather bedding and taxes stir weary voters
The piece decries feather bedding in federal service under civil service rules, alleging waste and higher payrolls, while noting citrus crop losses from frost in the South and West. It cites Perkins and Congress resistance, plus wartime taxes and debt concerns feeding voter irritation.
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Civil Service Commission
Congress
Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
California
Florida
Arizona
Texas
Jack Frost
Tobacco Costs Soar as Public Spends on Tobacco Twice Physicians
The American Medical Association reports that Americans spend two and a half times as much on tobacco as on physicians' services, highlighting rising tobacco expenses and potential health care implications.
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American Medical Association
Ivory Combs Pioneer Maker in Early America
Andrew Lord of Saybrook around 1789 produced ivory combs, becoming America’s first known maker of ivory hair combs. Ivory import origins and craft mark early American commerce and skilled artisan work.
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America
Andrew Lord
Saybrook
Tea Stain Removal for China Cups
To remove tea stains on china cups rub with a damp cloth dipped in baking soda for cleaning.
Flies and Boxes for Trout Lures
Keep flies near trout by avoiding cramped boxes. Do not crowd compartments and use a deep box that won’t bend hackles. Separate used flies from fresh ones to prevent mess in the box.
Plywood Uses Highlight Benefits for Builders
Plywood, a real wood with good insulation, serves as an excellent base for linoleum and is suitable for floor to ceiling hall linen closets. Builders report over 50 percent time savings when large plywood panels are used for subflooring versus other materials.
Nightshade Family Ties Potato Eggplant Pepper Tomato
A query asks whether Black Sheep Potatoes eggplants peppers and tomatoes share a family with deadly poison nightshade. The answer is yes they are all in the nightshade family Solanaceae with common traits and origins linking them to nightshade.
Canned Food Dangers for Animals Highlighted in Brief
A short note warns that animals often get into trouble when they shove heads into cans seeking food residue. It emphasizes the risk of suffocation and injury from swallowed jagged edges and torn tissue.
Plymouth Colony Faces Harsh Winter Losses and Hidden Graves
Report details that about half of the Pilgrims perished in their first American winter. Survivors leveled the graves and sowed grain over them in spring to conceal the fatalities from Native Americans.
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Plymouth Colony
America
Bell's Telephone Invention Confirmed in Boston
The article notes Alexander Graham Bell verified the electric speaking telephone on June 2 1875 in Boston. This date is widely accepted as the invention date of the telephone.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Boston
Don’t Fence It In
Farmers over tighten fences, especially woven wire, which makes up about forty percent of fences. The overbearing practice harms livestock and field boundaries.
Summer School Palmer School for Girls Activities
Well directed activity showcases el rec and handcraft warmth. Swimmi arcing shows pro care in a dry climate with marvelous food.
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Palmer School For
el Rec
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Torso
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54Th Street
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Martin
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ERP
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Studebaker Corporation
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UMT
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Robert D. Eaton
Sewickley
Julius Krug
Bureau of Land Management
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John Mitchell
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Hamarville
UMW
George VI
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Buckingham Palace
England
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Ecenaes Navy Yard
Mediterranean
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R. J. Brenton
Spring St. Paso Robles, Calif
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Warren, Pa
Sunkist
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Millbrae, Calif
National Metal & Steel Corporation
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