River of Skulls continues on a perilous hunt
Alan Cameron, Heather, Noel and John McCord push toward the River of Skulls while dodging Naskapi threats and seeking gold. After wards the party rescues a starving young Naskapi hitching a ride, who explains bands of his people hunt Quiet Water and now face famine as they travel with the Peterboro down the lake.
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Alan
McCord
Noel
Heather
Powder
Shot
Rogue
Alan Cameron
Cameron
Rough
Peterboro
John
Aleck
River of Skulls
Drummond
John McCord
Naskapi
McQueen
de Lak
Chimo
Montagnals
Keel
de Barren
Koksoak
Dem
Apple Trees on Own Roots Change Nursery Practice
Nursery expert describes a USDA etiolation method enabling apple cuttings to form roots and grow on their own roots, reducing grafting. Process uses dark wrapping or tubes to induce root initiation, offering cheaper, scalable propagation though some varieties still require standard root stocks for cold hardiness and disease resistance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
F. EB. Gardner
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pure Eskimo Rarity Sparks Island Demographic Note
In West Greenland, where over 90 percent of the island's population clusters, natives have long intermarried with Europeans since Norsemen times, challenging the view that pure Eskimos are common.
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Greenland
Star Dust and Movie Stars in a Turbulent Era
A column reviews aging stars and shifting fame notes Virginia Vale reflects on Graceful star loss and age myths around Earl White and Warner Oland. It cites Robert Taylor and Bill Gargan in The Crowd Roars and hints at Hedy Lamarr and Marlene Dietrich. It mentions Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, and international updates including Simone Simon and Shirley Temple as public curiosity grows.
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Warner Oland
Pearl White
Charlie Chan
Robert Taylor
Bill Gargan
Leslie Howard
Hedy Lamarr
Algiers
Josef von Sternberg
Metro
Bindle Pete and King Jeff Davis in hoboes and kings
A column recalls Bindle Pete's harsh attacks on King Jeff Davis of the hobo order who rode to Europe on the Queen Mary and coached Hollywood directors. Jeff Davis, a well liked monarch, has given 40 years to rambling and 2000 speeches on Americanism, while his rival claims radicalism and deposes him. The piece also notes Bette Davis, her early life, and Franz Lehar’s rewrite of The Merry Widow with Vienna links and career highlights.
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York
Ben Reitmann
Chicago
Bindle Pete
Jeff Davis
Europe
Hollywood
James Davis
Cincinnati
Jeff
Hobo Brotherhood
Bette
Bette Davis
Scarlett
Scarlett O’hara
Miss Davis
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
Massachusetts
London
Franz Lehar
Vienna
Kurstenstrasse
Herr Lehar
New York
Budapest
Vienna Rotary Club
Dvorak
Tomb of Confucius in a guarded Chinese cemetery
The grave of Confucius lies in a large rectangle outside Q'inh-fow, China. A magnificent gate opens to a cypress lined avenue leading to a tall mound tomb and a marble statue bearing the Song dynasty inscription calling Confucius the most sagely ancient teacher and all-informed king.
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Confucius
K’ung
Q’inh-fow
China
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Willie
Virginia Vale
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Mary Pickford
England
Mrs. Jones
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Taylor
Alexander
Mother Carey
Paris
Mayerling
Charlie McCarthy
British Broadcasting Company
Charlie
Willie Winkett
Wille
Edgar Bergen
Bergan
W. C. Fields
Paramount
Carala Lombard
Bill Powell
Harold Lloyd
Shirley Temple
Simone Simon
France
Western Newspaper Union
By Lemuel F, Parton
Bindle
Pete
Lehar
Merry Widow
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