Isle Royale eyed as potential national monument
A historical article discusses Isle Royale in Lake Superior as a candidate for a national monument and possible future national park. It cites Secretary Work’s land set aside, donor land gifts, and local efforts to conserve the wilderness with moose, caribou, wolves, beaver, and prehistoric archaeological remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle Royale
National Park Service
Congress
Franklin K Lane
Interior
Dickinson Sherman
Royale
Ioway
Lake Superior
Mississtern
Uniti One National Park
Mount Desert
Keweenaw
Keweeloper Peninsula
Great Lakes
O Royale
North Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Canada
Osland
Michigan
Work
Interior Department
Island Copper Company
Detroit
Uncle Sam
Lafayette National Park
Maine
Scenic West
Grand Canyon National Park
Appalachian Mountains
Great Swamp
Everglades
Florida
Georgia
William P. Ferguson
Franklin, Pa
Weekly Menu Suggestions and Recipes
A weekly menu lists breakfasts dinners and suppers from Sunday to Saturday with dishes like fried chicken lamb chops and tomato soup. It includes two dessert and snack items and ends with two recipes for potato dumplings and Duchess Cream with instructions and ingredients.
Whale shark a gentle giant of the oceans
A 30 foot model of a whale shark is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The giant appears harmless and feeds by filtering tiny creatures with gill rakers, while boasting thousands of teeth but a tiny bite. Sightings place him near Java and Australia with rare Atlantic encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Brazil
East Indian
Java
Philippines
Japan
New Guinea
Australia
Quote on wealth and present happiness by Leigh Hunt
A concise reflection notes that few people, rich or poor, maximize what they have. In their quest to grow future wealth they often overlook the value and capability of their current enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Hunt
Rhubarb in Season and Preserving Tips
Rhubarb shines in spring and pairs well with berries for canning. Use two quarts rhubarb to one quart berries or two pounds sugar per two pounds rhubarb for conserve with orange lemon raisins nuts. Also provides greens for spinach mustard and beet greens. Honey Tea Cakes mix honey sour cream eggs butter flour soda cream of tartar and bake thirty minutes.
Tub Your Film Waste Powers Shoe Toecaps
The article notes thousands of miles of film are used and discarded daily in theaters. Disused film is chemically cleansed to recover silver, enough to supply boot and shoe manufacturers. Toecaps in England and Europe may contain film-derived silver. You could be wearing a toe cap that once held Mary Pickford's curls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mary Pickford
Bush berries and a rattlesnake on a mountain road
A Georgia to Indianapolis journey notes ripe berries by the roadside in Tennessee mountains. The writer recalls stopping to pick them when a rattlesnake warned off the intruder, prompting a hasty departure two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Ah She Loves Him London Times Personal
A cryptic London Times personal fragment expresses longing and commitment with a dramatic line about emigrating if separated by distance. The quote suggests intimate sentiment and melodramatic tone typical of late 19th century newspaper features.
Uses for Sulphur in Modern Industries
Sulphur is no longer used for making matches. Its main uses now are vulcanizing rubber making gunpowder and producing sulphuric acid. It is also sprayed on trees to kill insects.
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Grand Canyon
Mount Desert Island
America
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Graham Gems
London Times
James A
Boston Transcript
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