Baree Faces Hunger and a Fierce Wolf in the North
Baree survives starvation and cold as he treks from a burned country to hunt a partridge but loses the kill to Sekoosen the ermine. He scars for food, caches prey at a spruce under a moonlit sky, and moves toward a North trapping country where Pierrot and his daughter Nepeese live, with Baree seeking a possible home or kin.
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Barde
Haree
Barre
Baren
Bares
Bayee
Nia
Sekoosew
Prince Rupert
Great
Hudson’s Bay Company
Sekoosen
Napanao
Pli
Buree
Bekoosen
Napanae
Poree
Barea
Pierrot
Creechler
Wyola
Ufe
Neneese
Nepeese
Montreal
Hig Aga Miin
Barge
Baree Encounters Owl Foe Then Survives Tall Creek Trial
Baree the young wolf dog meets Papayuchisen an owl at two months old. They clash and plunge into a swollen creek where Baree is buffeted and half drowned. He washes ashore disoriented and hungry, facing fear and hardship as he learns from the wild.
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Synopsia
Baree
Papayuchisen
Early Peoples Shunned Clams Says Pioneering Analysis
Dr Edward Moree of Salem studied shell heaps along the New England coast and found early diets centered on oysters and clams. European experts reported no clam shells with oysters, noting predators avoided clams, while North American Indians shared epicurean clam use long before Europeans.
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Edward
Moree
Salem
New England
Europe
Breenarrup
Pidwie BK
Slosson
Science Services
Collier's Magazine
Rogland
Signs of Progress in Language and Professions
A reflection on evolving job titles and social acceptance, noting shifts from archaic terms to specialized labels. The piece questions whether expediency, safety, sanity, and popularity justify changing names as professions adapt. It frames progress as linguistic and social reform.
River showboats draw crowds in small river towns
The Cincinnati calliope shows and nine Ohio Illinois and Mississippi river showboats open summer seasons with Cotton Blossom the largest at 2000 seats. Showboats revive local life in small towns as bands parade and audiences gather for evening performances along riverbanks.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Allegheny
Ilinois
Misalastopi
Calliope
Spend Half Million to Get Better Products
Officials of the bureau of standards estimate Washington based American Industries are spending about half a million dollars over four years in cooperative research with the bureau to raise product standards. The research associate plan places graduates at the bureau for one or more years to work with government experts on industry studies, aiding training and sustaining output in areas of industrial importance.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
George K. Burgess
Bureau Staf
Leap Years of Moses and the Leap Week Theory
Charles F. Marvin of the U S Weather Bureau is cited by the International Fixed Calendar League as saying Moses added an eighth day in Pentecost week to place the extra day from a 52 week year. The League reports Moses did not use leap days but inserted a leap week every 28 years.
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Moses
Geneva
Charles F. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
League of Nations
Brothers Reunited After Thirty-Year Separation in Car Crash
Washington’s Clarence Williams and Baltimore’s George Wib thong, two brothers long apart, met by chance when their cars scraped fenders near the flight accident site. A traffic officer witnessed the encounter as they exchanged names and recalled family ties. After comparing memories, they confirmed their relation.
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Washington
Trafic
Clarence Wiliams
George Wibthong
Baltimore
A Poet’s Theme and The Artist’s Craft Compared
A fragment reflecting on how a true artist treats a theme as clay. The writer cites Poe noting genius lies in selecting the proper texture and plasticity. The craft depends on choosing a balance between fine and coarse to suit the idea and impression conveyed.
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Poe
Cuticura Ad Promotes Pimples Cure Kit
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to keep skin clear and mentions Cuticura Talcum as part of the regimen.
Tax payments by U.S. corporations in 1923 exceed two and a half
Big business enterprises in the United States with net incomes of 1923 amounting to $0 26 million paid $2 57 billion in taxes to federal, state and local governments, a rate above twenty seven percent.
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United States
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well
A concise quotation attributed to Chesterfield expresses that any task worth attempting deserves careful and thorough effort.
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Chesterfeld
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