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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This society, under the direction of its secretary, Joseph B. Thoburn, exploring Big Mouth Cave, discovered a large number of bone tools and implements such as needles, awls, fishhooks, etc., as well as a number of articles made of stone. In some mounds excavated by the same party a number of pieces of pottery were found together with stone pipes, ear plugs that show evidence of having been covered with copper, and several copper ornaments. Is this not worthy of mention...
...dollar bills as those in use wear out. It has been obliged to put "fresh" bills into circulation without allowing them to age and toughen. The result is that they have worn out even more rapidly. Other factors, the handling of paper money by garage men with greasy hands, etc., have contributed toward making the life of dollar bills shorter and shorter, until now the bills wear out on an average in less than a year (six to ten months). And the cost of replacement is several cents each-a large item with several billion bills in circulation. Economy demanded...
...statement which the court would consider; 3) be sworn and be questioned and cross-questioned. Colonel Mitchell chose the last course. He was sworn and his lawyer, Congressman Frank Reid, questioned him, bringing out his service record, how he had served in France, been decorated, thanked by General Pershing, etc. He then began to testify concerning the things he had recommended for the Air Service which higher officials had not carried out: a better meteorological service for aviators; air units in military schools; an air force in Alaska; an agreement with Canada for airways northward from the continental...
Other witnesses for the defense told that certain airplanes are used which are known as especially likely to catch fire if they crash; that anti-aircraft fire is not an effective protection against airplane attack, etc...
Then Mrs. Lansdowne was called to the stand. The Court rose as she entered. General Howze said "Good morning." She took the stand and was asked who she was, etc. The story she told...