Salmon Wealth Exceeds Gold In Alaska Exports
Ketchikan Alaska profile notes salmon as the top Alaska export since purchase from Russia. In 1925 Alaskan salmon exports reached over 610 million dollars, with total salmon catch around 70 million fish and a 55 million dollar investment in industry. Canneries operate year round while traps and trolling form major fishing methods.
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North Pacific
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Uncle Sam
United States
Sou
Bureau of Fisheries
Alaskan
Military Barracks Proposed as Hospitals and Museums in Sweden
A government appointed committee in Stockholm recommends converting Sweden’s empty military barracks into modern hospitals, storied displays, and mental institutions. The plan follows army downsizing two years ago, with Stockholm’s state historical museum space already crowded and barracks in Sala Orebro Vänersborg and Jönköping eyed for sanatoriums or insane asylums.
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State Historical Museum
Sigvard Curman
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Orebro
Venersborg
Jonkoping
Guards Poodle's Body New York
A white French poodle was struck by a car in the Bronx and shot. After the body lay in the street a mongrel stood guard for 24 hours before removal.
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New York
Bronx
Plant Trees Week Urges Forest Hope Across States
The article highlights American Forest Week proclaimed by President Coolidge urging governors to observe April 24 to 30 by turning poor farm lands into forests. It notes the need to conserve timber, prevent fires, and expand privately or state owned forests, with the American Tree Association promoting centennial tree planting and a nationwide network of tree planters.
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Jardine
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
United States
United States Forest Service
American Tree Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
Association For Observance
J. Sterling Morton
Pack
California Avocado Growers Reject Alligator Pear Name
The California Avocado Growers' exchange protests the term alligator pear for avocados noting the name misdescribes the fruit. They compare it to a Welsh rabbit and horse radish misnomers and argue the avocado belongs to the laurel family rather than a reptile.
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California
Pathfinder Magazine
Nonswimming Animals Excluded From Natural Swim Traits
A fragment notes that apart from humans and monkeys and possibly the three toed sloth, few nonswimming animals lack natural swimming abilities. The text implies most animals either swim or mobilize water without aid.
Animals drown while swimming in water
The text notes that some animals swim naturally yet drown during swimming. Rabbits mice moles and smaller cats drown because their fur becomes saturated and unable to shed water efficiently.
Enjoy the Present The nine lives remark
A Sylacauga Alabama Advance columnist notes that some men fail to enjoy life, suggesting those who do not savor the moment are missing something important. The piece reflects on perspective and vitality with a referenced maxim about having nine lives.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Every Reason to Want to Be Married
Ted Farnsworth relies on Miss Day for his sense of timing as she travels to town each morning. A plan to marry and share routines leads to a proposal after months of odd timing and a watchful courtship, culminating in Miss Day admitting her growing feelings for Jim.
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Ted
Melville
Miss Day
Jim
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