Baree’s Battle and Pierrot’s Woes in the Wilderness
Baree fights hunger and predators in burned forests and blue skies, feasting on a partridge and later rabbits as hunger and wanderlust drive him toward Pierrot’s trapping grounds. Pierrot, grieving for his wife Wyola and daughter Nepeese, faces trouble after a visitor offers to buy Nepeese, changing life in the Gray Loon cabin.
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Baree
Will
Napanad
Bares
Sekoosen
Buree
Mike
Pierrot
la Mort Rouge
Wyola
Smalinos
Nepecsa
Nepeese
Montreal
Burge
Pierrat
Foresta
Baree the Wolf Dog Faces Peril and Loss in Wild
A two month old wolf dog named Baree meets an enemy, Papayuchisen the young owl, in a creek fight. They fall into swollen water, Baree is swept ashore but loses his sense of direction. He wanders hungry and fearful across a vast wild landscape, enduring a thunderstorm while learning to survive.
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Sekoosen
Napanono
Baree
Napunao
Buree
Sekcosen
Ermihe
Papayuchisen
Ancient shells reveal shifting tastes across eras
A fragmentary piece notes how early peoples ignored clam shells despite long shell heaps in New England. European experts question Native America’s role in introducing clams, while a later jab at progress and professions finishes the garbled column.
Calliope Showboats Sail Down Rivertowns this Summer
Cincinnati notes showboats travel the Ohio Allegheny and Mississippi rivers with nine vessels this season. Cotton Blossom seats 2000, replacing Golden Rod as largest. French's New Sensation among ships anchored briefly for summer. Most crowds greet boats in small river towns, while Cincinnati sees few visitors.
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Cincinnati
Callopes
Ohio
Allegheny
Illinois
Mississippi
Shermeh
Anall
Spend Half Million to Get Better Products
Washington officials of the Bureau of Standards report that American industries spend about 500000 dollars annually in cooperative research with the bureau to raise product standards. The research associate plan places graduate scientists at the bureau for one or more years to study a given industry with government experts. The bureau director says the program trains more researchers and sustains output in key industries, with cooperative testing offering practical results through shared government and private input.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
George Kk. Burgess
Leap Years of Moses and the Leap Week Claim
A Geneva note says Moses added an eighth Pentecost day to place an extra day from the 52 week year. Charles F. Marvin of the U S Weather Bureau denied authority for the claim in a League of Nations communication. The International Mixed Calendar League told the League of Nations Moses inserted a leap week in every 28 year cycle rather than leap days.
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Moses
Geneva
Charles F. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
Spriven
League of Nations
Brothers Reunited After 30 Years Of Separation
Two brothers from near Washington and Baltimore, Clarence Williams and George, reconnected after thirty years when their autos scrapped fenders in a minor crash. A passing traffic officer told how they stopped, compared names, and, recalling their youth, confirmed kinship by piecing together memories from long ago.
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Washington
Clarence Willlumns
Wrehington
George Il- Nama
Baltimore
A Poet's Theme and Craft in Artistic Work
The passage argues that a true artist treats theme as clay, shaping it by skill and choice of day, balancing plasticity and rigidity to serve the intended idea or impression, with Poe as the source. It emphasizes the artist’s power and responsibility in materializing meaning through careful selection and execution.
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Poe
Cuticura Remedy Ad Promises Clear Skin
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads with daily use, paired with Cuticura Soap and hot water for cleansing. It also mentions Cuticura Tubuletin. The ad urges consistent toilet use to keep skin clear.
Big Business Taxes Paid Strong Share Of Government Revenue
In 1928 US incorporated enterprises with a net income of 260 million dollars paid at least 2.572 billion in taxes to federal state and local governments, amounting to more than 27.7 percent of income. The quote from Chesterfield accompanies the data.
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United States
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