Bird of Paradise mating dance draws visitors in Tobago
The Bird of Paradise Inland, a rare species after which Tobago is named, is the only western hemisphere site where the ritual mating dance can be observed. Birds from Dutch New Guinea were moved to Sir William Ingram, and upon his death the island was gifted to Trinidad and Tobago to be kept as a wildlife sanctuary. Sleeping Bear Dunes near Glen Lake in Leelanau County, Michigan, is noted as the largest drifting sand dune in the region.
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Bome
Speyside
Tobago
Dutch New Guinea
Sir William Ingram
Trinidad and Tobago
Glen Lake
Io Leelanau County
Michigan
Gort
Pattern Request From Anne Adams Mattern For Stamp Pattern
A note requests a coin payment in bend titty cents and prints the name Anne Adams Mattern with address O Frond Street Wo Parente and pattern number to be sent to Department PLL. Stamp forms are not accepted and the instruction specifies plain printing of name and address for the pattern.
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Anne Adams
Frond
Parente
Oleg Cassini
Cassini
Prairie
Front Street
Toronto
Ontario
Pieaze
Bible Depot in Santiago Sells Faith Across Barriers
A young Arab girl asked for a Bible at the Bible Depot in Santiago Chile and, after reading it, accepted Christ as her Savior. Despite Muslim guardians and import restrictions the depot continues its mission, stocking limited editions due to taxes and currency controls while offering daily scripture readings.
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Santiago
Chile
Ami
Christ
Chili
Othe
Fnally
Central
Bank of Chili
Valera
Income from new stamps fuels Liechtenstein budget
Revenue from issuing new stamps accounts for about a quarter to a fifth of Liechtenstein's government income, highlighting philatelic earnings as a significant fiscal pillar.
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Liechtenstein
Easy to Build Barbecue From Concrete Blocks
Concrete blocks of standard sizes form an easy to build barbecue lined with fire brick. The pattern 426 details every construction step and required materials. Available pattern price 50c and part of Homestead Improvement Packet No 30 for $1.75. Home Workshop Patterns, Department PUPIL, 4433 West Sth Ave, Vancouver.
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West Sth
Vancouver
Prairie Wildlife Habitat Meet Discusses Grassland Reserves and Species
The fifth annual Prairie Wildlife Habitat Meet at Regina focused on big game upland birds furbearers and waterfowl along with land use and water right laws. Manitoba ministers and provincial biologists reviewed research on moose deer elk antelope sage hen and prairie dog towns.
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Regina
C. Ho Witney
Manitoba
Mines and Natural Resources
Gene Bossenmaier
Bob McWhorter
Don Millar
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Boundary States
Canadians Call for Legalized Lotteries and State Run Draws
The piece argues that Canadian gambling laws are hypocritical and unenforceable. It urges legalizing lottery draws and bingos for good causes, with state-run options to fund public projects while curbing crime and underhanded sales. It notes current paradoxes where stock market and pari mutuel betting are legal.
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Stock Exchange
Spring on the Farm Then and Now
The piece recalls springtime on the farm as a hopeful, vibrant season with signs of renewal. It contrasts modern mechanization with past labor, describing seed cleaning, manual milling, horse care, and preparing grain with blue stone for smut, all done after long days under a smokey lantern.
Memory of Jack Miner Lives On in Migratory Birds
The piece reflects on memory as a prized possession shared with animals and birds. Wild geese visiting the Jack Miner Sanctuary each spring and autumn remember Jack Miner and his works, passing the memory to offspring through generations as his shrine attracts thousands of visitors.
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Jack Miner
Watchmakers claim tiny power needed for good timepiece
Swiss watchmakers report a good watch runs on just 1/100000 of one horsepower, illustrating remarkable efficiency in traditional timekeeping.
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Switzerland
Cleopatra era emerald mine near Red Sea still exists
An emerald mine once belonging to Cleopatra remains near the Red Sea shoreline in upper Egypt. No emeralds are currently found there.
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Cleopatra
Red Sea
Upper
Egypt
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Jenne Helens
Samuel
MK Workshop
AIR Transport Command
Tracy
Summerberry Marsh
Ducks Unlimited
Canadian Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kimberly Higgins
Los Angeles
Maurice Handler
Atcrew
Basshopper
the Globe, Lacombe
Alta
the Progress
Qu’Appelle
the Daily Star
Windsor
Ont
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