Why Birds Move in Winter Migration Theories
The article discusses why North American birds migrate as seasonal changes begin. It presents two main theories, one tied to ice age displacement and evolving migration habits, noting migration became entrenched as ice advanced and receded. It cites John Burroughs placing Washington DC on migration paths.
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Southland
Tropics
Gulf Coasts
United States Geological Survey
United States
Canada
Arctic
Middle South America
John Burroughs
District of Columbia
Washington
Har
International approach reshapes North American national parks
The Banff Windermere highway opening signals a growing international view of parks as world treasures. Canada and the United States plan a linked system from Alaska to Grand Canyon, urging new laws for joint conservation, with officials from both nations promoting cross border roads, cooperation, and protection against commercial encroachment.
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Canada
United States
J. B. Harkin
Canadian National Parks Branch
Department of Interior
Banff-Windermere
Canadian Rockies
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
Yoho
Kootenay
Waterton Lakes National Parks
National Park To Park
Mount Rainier
Crater Lake
Lassen Volcanic
Yosemite
General Grant
Sequoia
Zion
Mesa Verde
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Banff
Lake Windermere
Kingsgate
Idaho
Spokane
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dr. King
Dominion
J. Ross Eakin
Glacier National Park
Hubert Work
United States Department of the Interior
Alberta
British Columbia
R. G. Brett
Walter C. Nichol
Congress of the
Dominion of Canada
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
National Parks Army of Defense
National Parks Association
John D
Lake Louise
National Parks Association For Canada
Montreal
Vancouver
Lower St. Mary’s Lake
Glacier
Upper St. Mary’s Lake
International Joint Commission
Waterton Lake
St. Mary’s Lake
Waterton Lake Dam
Glacier Park
Waterton Lakes Park
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
North America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wind powered bread kneading in European bakery
A European baker mounts a windmill atop his plant linked to underground machinery that kneads dough and mixes bread. When wind turns the mill, it powers grinders turning wheat and rye into flour, making baking largely wind driven and efficient.
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Europe
Italian Fish Die From Electric Shock at Bracciano Lake
Italian anglers on Lake Bracciano found the surface swarmed with dead fish after an electric shock killed them. Some fish were sent to Rome for study where experts confirmed electrocution as the cause, noting the lake sits in a volcanic crater.
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Lake Bracciano
Rome
Lake
Bracciano
Night mix up at hostelry near York
Two friends stayed at a hostelry where most doors lead to rooms. One man undressed and went to sleep in what he thought was his own bed. Half an hour later the other friend discovered the error, asked the night porter, and, after being told he had already gone to bed, chose to sleep instead in a chair by the fire.
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Yorkshire Post
Expanded Responsibilities Across the Moral Line
In a dialogue about progress, Cactus Joe notes cars reshaped life and that old methods of hanging a boss thief to cleanse the moral atmosphere no longer suffice. He warns that pursuing widespread thieves from Snake Ridge could require a massacre, signaling a shift in methods and dangers.
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Cactus Joe
Snake Ridge
National Park Link Across Border Proposed by Mather
Stephen T. Mather calls for a cross border parkway network linking U S and Canadian national parks. He envisions the Banff Windermere highway as a model for broader park road development to ease access to scenic attractions and strengthen friendly ties between the two nations.
Use of mirrors through the ages and fashions
The article surveys the ancient origins of mirrors from metal hand-glasses to tin-backed glass in Pompey era Italy, tracing German, Italian, French, and English developments. It highlights Cleopatra’s legendary mirror, the rise of plate glass in France, and the prolific eighteenth and nineteenth century English mirror styles by Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam, and Sheraton, including mantel and girondole forms.
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Mother Earth
Cleopatra
Italy
Paris
France
England
Chippendale
Hepplewhite
Adam
Geopolis
Sheraton
Electric shock from rubber boots at mill inspection
The mill superintendent, preparing to inspect the water wheel, accidentally touched the treasurer’s shoulder with his rubber booted foot. A sudden discharge formed a Leyden jar involving earth, boots, and man, delivering a severe shock to the unsuspecting official.
Angler Quip Sparks Moral Parable on Streamside
A clergyman guides two charming girls along a stream when an angler asks about sport. The parson replies I am a fisher of men. The fisherman retorts you ve got the right bait. The brief anecdote from London Tit-Bits captures wit on a riverside encounter.
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London
Justifiable Resentment in Hellish Ledger
A Dallas News quip riffs on a Sherman in the devil’s daily register. Beelzebub notes he arrived with the last lot and checks if he’s related to a general who claimed war is hell, then refuses to tolerate slander of hell.
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Daily Register
Sherman
Beelzebub
Hell
Dallas News
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Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Edmonton
Jasper
Canadian Northern
Field
Canadian Pacific
Continental Divide
Golden
Columbia River
Central
Jasper Park
Mount Robson
Fraser
Transmountain
St. Mary's Lake
Lake McDonald
Montana
Great Northern
Montana State Highway Commission
WO Nations
H&inwright
Jasper Farks Assis
Yoho Park “Oh
Waterton Ee
Glacier Park USA
Terton Lakes Park
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