Mistress of Monterey In Spanish Governs 1783 California
In 1783 a clash between church and state surfaces as Fray Junipero Serra and Don Pedro Fages appear as friendly rivals. Dona Eulalia travels from Loreto with her son and a retinue to California, torn between luxury and hardship while priests' genuineness is questioned. Suspense builds as rumors of Don Pedro’s approach spread.
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California
Fray Junipero Serra
Don Pedro Fages
Serra
Mexico
Santa Barbara
Mexico City
Eulalia
Augustias
Don Pedro
Pedro
Fages
Indizuela
San Blas
Loreto
Fray Mariang
Bartolomeo
Message From El Gobernador Sparks Hope On Indian Trail
Three Indians arrive at Camp, asking El Capitan who he is and delivering a message from Don Pedro Fages. They say the governor’s camp is a day’s journey away and urge haste, while Capitan Canete reports the expedition’s party is well and the governor’s wife appears gravely anxious.
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el Capitan
el Gobernador
Pedro Fages
Capitan Canete
Canete
Spain
Mexico
Don Pedro
California's Crown Jewel Dreamed in Green Velvet
In a desert voyage tale, Eulalia disputes harsh travel with Capitan Canete as a harsh night yields to a campfire dawn. They reach Santa Martita where Governor Pedro Fages plans a festive reception, while Eulalia discovers a MAJA costume to replace the lost green velvet, and Augustias helps her prepare for her imagined royal presence.
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Eulalia
Augustias
Angustias
Nina
Spain
Maja
Don Pedro Will Bel
Parasite That Could Curb Black Widow Eggs
Nature reports Gatrax araneae, a tiny parasitic fly, preys on black widow egg sacs. Discovered in Los Angeles decades ago, it was rediscovered by Jenks and shows potential for large scale propagation to control spider numbers. Trials show successful rearing under artificial conditions. future work focuses on synthetic larval food to mass propagate the parasite.
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George Elwood Jenks
Nature Magazine
Los Angeles
Jenks
Nature
Gaurax
Passenger Pigeons Roamed America in Colossal Flocks
The Washington Post recalls the vast spread of passenger pigeons when Europeans arrived, noting Indians killed only mature birds and used deceased birds as lard and butter. Flocks reached up to a billion with roosts spanning 40 miles by 3 miles in Kentucky and Indiana, and nests numbered around one hundred per tree.
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America
Washington Post
Kentucky
Indiana
Sew-Your-Own Frocks Offer Easy, Glamorous Designs
An advertisement promotes Sew-Your-Own frocks offering simple to exclusive patterns. It highlights five shipshape pieces, a modern tucked skirt, and a Come-Get-Me look with pattern numbers 1431 1436 1435. Sizes 12 to 52 and yardage details for various fabrics and a Chicago mailing address.
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Milady
Gather Yarn Scraps for Flower Afghan Pattern 1623
Crochet a colorful strip afghan using 7 inch wide bands and flower motifs in yarn scraps or three shades of one color. Includes directions, stitch illustrations, material list, and color ideas. Send 15 cents for pattern 1623 to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. New York.
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Germantown
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
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Virginia Stivers Bartlett
Chapter
Lenora
Huspera
Mayorga
England
Augustius
Santa Martita
Cortez
Viceregal
Californias
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Dandemis
Éadache
Jorld
Des Moines
Iowa
Mary Ann Parker
Capitol Ave
Laney
Doans
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