Louisiana ducks spark state control debate on rights and rice
In New Orleans, Louisiana lawmakers face a clash over game management. The proposed shift toward state versus parish control centers on protecting mallard and green winged teal ducks to aid rice planters while discussing open seasons, fish protections, and wardens. Ducks enrich the rice fields by feeding on red rice, helping farmers, while others warn of broader wildlife impacts and economic stakes for agriculture.
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Game Commission
Game
Louisiana
Raise Cotton in California
Articles of incorporation filed for the California Cotton Company to grow cotton in the Imperial Valley. Los Angeles and Memphis signers, capital of 25000 to plant 2000 to 3000 acres with a superintendent and office. Unlimited demand cited. a California cotton mill will use 10000 bales. mills from Germany and Japan seek Imperial Valley cotton.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California Cotton Company
Imperial Valley
Memphis
California
Germany
Japan
To Keep Husband at Home Says Garden Cure
J. H W Prost, a city forester, told the Men's club at Euclid Avenue Methodist Church in Oak Park that keeping a husband at home at night can be achieved by making him garden in the backyard. A listener warned that too much gardening could drive a man from home if continued too long.
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Chicago
J. H W. Prost
City Forester
Euclid Avenue Methodist Church
Oak Park
Mr. Prost
Grave in Yosemite Guardian of Big Trees Laid to Rest
Galen Clark, longtime custodian of Yosemite’s Mariposa grove and confidant of John Burroughs and John Muir, has died at 96. He chose a tomb he carved near Yosemite Falls to mark his final resting place, after decades guarding the park and living at its edge. The famed caretaker counted Theodore Roosevelt among friends and spoke of his awe at the grove’s ancient, towering trees.
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San Francisco
Galen Clark
Yosemite Valley
Elvira Lee
Oakland
Yosemite Falls
Clark
Bachelor’s Hall
el Capitan
Sentinel Rock
Three Graces
Cathedral Rocks
Bees Escape as Boulder Obliterates Honey Hive
In Hog mountain New York a ten ton boulder roared down from the summit, crushing the hollow tree that housed 700 pounds of honey. Beekeepers Reuben Van Winkle had moved the bees hours earlier after a tip, and the tree fell along with the honeyed hive. Van Winkle, who sold the honey for high prices, ate a full dinner in Montclair before the event. The bees had inhabited the tree for ten years and migrated to another hollow before the strike, avoiding disaster.
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New York
Hog Mountain
Reuben van Winkle
Montclair
Central Hotel
van Winkle
van Winkles
Rush to Gold Fields in Alaska Prompted by Thaw
Seattle reports mild Alaska weather sparks a rush to interior gold regions before spring breakup. On the steamer Olympia bound for Valdez steerage is filled with mine owners and merchants willing to endure hardship to beat the thaw. Difficult travel will persist to Fairbanks and other key centers until Yukon routes reopen. Nome yields strong gold dust output at about 15 million dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Olympia
Valdez
Yukon River
Fairbanks
Nome
Roses Made of Ribbon For Hat Decoration Patterns
Julia Bottomley describes making ribbon roses for hats using paired satin disks stitched as petals, with patterns for three sizes. The roses, shown in pink blue maize and greens, can form a wreath or be used as favors, with tips on centers, stems, and wiring for shaping.
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York
Julia Bottomley
Simple Navy Wincey House Dress For Girl
A small girl’s dress is described in navy blue wincey with a front and back band, shoulder straps with pointed ends, sewn button trims, and gathered skirt to the strap, continuing with a turned hem finishing.
Sewing Pattern Description for Lace Yoke Garment
Describes a sewing pattern with a deep hem and a lace yoke. Materials listed include two yards wincey fabric at 42 inches wide and one and a half yards of lace. Includes guidance on fabric lengths and how lace trims the neckline area.
Lace Embroidery Design for Linen Blouse Trim
A pattern features shoulder straps with three long upright strips of wide linen lace on the bodice front and back. Each strip ends at the bust line with a coarse cotton floss embroidered flower, mirrored at the sleeve top where the strap ends. The central lace strip extends lower for a pointed trim.
Sleeve Trimming Adds Graceful Edit to Seasonal Garments
Sleeve tucks and trims are described as flattering for slender arms and the current season. They offer a stylish introduction for lace or embroidery in the sleeve area and enhance the overall impression of a sectional sleeve.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female ailments
A Galena Kansas woman recalls a lump in the side that grew to a large size and caused sleepless nights. A doctor advised surgery, but after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the lump broke away and disappeared. The ad urges other women to seek advice and try the remedy, highlighting its claimed effectiveness and accessibility via Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia
Pinkham
The Doctor's Data and a Born on the Steenth Day
A Howard girl seeks age clarity as her parents dispute her birth year. The physician, after inspecting records, reports her father fathered a girl baby born on the steenth day of April, 189, and notes he still owes for the girl.
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Steenth
Howard
Kan
Ocean Liner Term Puzzles Baseball Talk
A conversation in a sporting page prompts a puzzled remark about ocean liner terminology. A woman then calls the doctor after her companion leaves for business.
A Witty Bishop
A Philadelphia physician recalls Bishop Foss visiting for a minor ailment. During an exam the doctor asks if the bishop talks in his sleep. The bishop replies he talks in other people's sleep and declares, I am a divine.
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Foss
Philadelphia
Her Way: Button Shoes Tie to Help a Tie Request
A brief moral vignette shows a daughter debating shoe laces with her father. He remarks button shoes stay tied, she answers that untied shoes would prevent her from asking someone she has in mind to tie them. The exchange reveals prudence and social consideration in a domestic sketch.
A Sad Case
A brief and enigmatic item presents a dialogue about breakfast eggs as a metaphor for memory loss and personal distress, capturing a somber mood through sparse dialogue. The piece notes a question about egg preparation and a memory lapse, hinting at deeper emotional stakes.
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LSS Giroline Pont
OF Langworthy
Department of Agriculture
Caroline Hunt
C. F. Langworthy
Miss Hunt
VY Timely
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Yosemite
Mariposa Grove
John Burroughs
Lydia E.pinkham
Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Ys
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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