Arctic Alaska Farmlands and Yukon River Odyssey
An article extols Alaska beyond fame near the Arctic Circle, detailing Hot Springs farms with potatoes and hay profits, arctic agriculture across Yukon settlements, and economic lure of mines and fisheries. It recalls Seward's purchase, the Yukon voyage from Dawson to the sea, and the solitary beauty of Fort Yukon, Eagle, and Skaguay, framing Alaska as vast wild opportunity and enduring appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nalaska
Southeast Peninsula
New England
Juneau
Skaguay
E Story
Hot Springs
Gnana River
Arctic Circle
Sitka
Yukon
Dawson
Fairbanks
Alaska
Finland
United States
Russia
Seward
Charles Summer
N. P. Banks
of Representatives
Iitory
Jend
Lewis
United States Senate
Or Smith
Michigan
Yukon River
Bering Sea
Eagle
Yukon Territory
Fort Yukon
Hudson Bay Co
Seaboard
Saving Tin For War Time Use
The article urges households to save tinfoil and empty tubes by molding them into balls, noting a typical family wastes about one pound of tin annually. In wartime, every pound matters, so individuals should donate balls to local charities or sell bulk to aid conservation, with hotels and clubs especially able to yield large quantities.
Vitalizing the Dead Air and skin senses in health effects
A fragment discussing how kinesthetic activity and skin stimulation influence well being. It cites Professor J M Dearborn on physical happiness through skilled movements and notes skin receptors, air quality, and the impact of dead air on comfort. It mentions experiments on air movement, humidity, temperature, and evaporation. It closes with brief references to swimming skating and chemistry in manufacturing and potato storage.
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Pole
White Horse
Nile
The
Flats
St. Michael
Yukon Flats
Desert