Big Forest Park on Border Is Proposed
Minneapolis Minn An area of lake and forest four times larger than Yellowstone would be set aside by treaty as a Rainy Lake watershed park. The Quetico Superior council backed by Walton League seeks to create a vast wilderness sanctuary with ten honorary vice presidents and a cross border advisory board.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Yellowstone National Park
Ontario
Minnesota
Canada
United States
Balanced Forestry Administration
Rainy Lake
Walton League
Izaak Walton League of America
Quetico-Superior Council
Quetico Provincial Park
Superior National Forest
Dan Beard
Anna Botsford Comstock
Cornell University
Henry van Dyke
National Institute of Arts and Letters
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Stephen Mather
United States Park Service
Jack Miner
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
Kermit Roosevelt
Ernest Thompson Seton
School Class Studies Insects 55 Years After Grasshopper Cloud
Nebraska City high school biology classes dissect pickled fifty five year old grasshoppers found in a deserted house. The specimens trace back to 1874 swarms that darkened skies and devastated crops across the Southwest and Midwest. Pioneers recalled clouds devouring corn and grain, with rumors of homes and trains affected by the swarms.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Nebraska
Kansas
Remains of 48 lake dwelling villages found near Zurich
Archaeologists uncovered 48 villages of lake dwellers along Lake Constance. Most sites sit inland suggesting the lake stood about ten feet higher ten thousand years ago. One village dates to a period before agriculture.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Lake Constance
Stitches After Car Collision With Street Car
J W Sanders twenty one received six hundred twenty eight stitches after a head on crash between his car and a street car in Atlanta Georgia. The incident occurred on a city street and involved emergency treatment at a local hospital.
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Atlanta
J. W. Sanders
Height limit of skyscrapers near New York and Chicago
A study argues skyscrapers face an economic ceiling tied to elevator needs and land values. Builders chase height but may abandon profits as ground space and transit demand rise, meaning many 50 to 110 story towers may never be financially viable.
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New York
Chicago
Silas Bent
Bent
Former Ghost Town Citizens Hold Reunion in Traver Calif
About 500 former residents gathered for a one day reunion in Travel California marking the 45th anniversary of Traver the once bustling grain and horticulture center. The town is now deserted with only alkali soils and roaming cattle and the Del Zante hotel and store long gone.
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Travel
Calif
California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Traver
del Zante
Texas Claims Largest Wheat Field in State
Heresford Texas reports a claim to the largest single wheat field with 6000 acres under one fence. Production is expected at about 200000 bushels valued around 250000 dollars.
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Heresford
Texas
Giant 100 Pound Codfish Brought In At Truro
Reports say the enormous codfish, weighing 100 pounds, was caught off Truro by Captain George Brier in Provincetown waters. The find is described as the largest codfish ever recorded in Massachusetts waters.
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Provincetown
Mass
Massachusetts
George Brier
Truro
When Food Sours With Soothing Milk of Magnesia
Many suffer indigestion mistaking it for stomach trouble. A quick fix is Phillips Milk of Magnesia which neutralizes acid, relieves sourness and gas after meals, and prevents after effects. Unlike soda, it provides lasting relief and pleasant systemic effects. Next time a hearty meal harms comfort, try Phillips.
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Phillips
Ultraviolet Light and Health Highlighted by Dr McCollum
Dr E V McCollum writes in McCall's Magazine that ultraviolet light is a dramatic discovery in physiology. He notes only a special kind of light benefits the general health of the bony system and stresses the profound importance of this finding.
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E. V. McCollum
McCall’s Magazine
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound In Gretna Ad
Mrs E F Wicknaip of 829 Hancock St Gretna Louisiana reports severe weakness after childbirth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and herbs for restoring strength enabling her to work as a housekeeper. She continues to take the tonic.
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E. F. Wicknaip
Hancock St
Gretna, la
Hawaii Sugar Planters Lead World Per Acre Yields
Hawaii planters produce four or five times as much sugar per acre as any other country, a claim based on scientific study and experimentation by island sugar growers.
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Hawaii
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