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THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020
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Waiting For Spring Birds I doubt Tom Petty had birdwatching in mind when he wrote the lyrics “the waiting is the hardest part,” but it sure is appropriate for birders in the spring. Signs of spring start as early as January or February when a few hardy flowers poke out of the ground. Owls also start their breeding season about this time but that is done in secret and largely unbeknownst to humans. March brings the first spring peeper calls, more flowers, red-winged blackbirds, American woodcock and, finally, eastern phoebes, at the end of the month. March also brings the official start to spring, of course. April starts off fairly slowly until the first pine warblers arrive. Then it’s warbler season! The problem is, pine warblers are three weeks to a month ahead of most of the other warblers and other colorful migratory songbirds. Palm warblers and yellow-rumped warblers are the exceptions as they closely follow the pines. Those three weeks to a month can seem like an eternity. We’ve endured winter and have slowly gotten small teases of spring. Bring it on already! We jump out of bed each morning confident that this is the day the first hummingbirds will arrive. The feeders have been out for days, if not weeks, with no takers yet. Today has got to the be the day, we tell ourselves. But still nothing. We’re all confined to our homes so we know we didn’t miss anything while away at work. Where the heck are they? The impatience is only compounded by rare bird alerts and birding community social media sites buzzing with other people excitedly reporting their first hummingbird, See BOSAK on 16 by Chris Bosak
For The Birds Columnist
In Laconia, the “First Aeromarine Mail Service in America,” flown by pilot Bob Fogg on Lake Winnipesaukee in 1925, was commemorated with a special cachet showing the outline of the lake and the airmail route PHOTO COURTESY JANE RICE during a nationwide promotion for air mail in 1938.
New Hampshire’s Part In National Air Mail Week -1938
by Jane Rice Contributing Writer
With the development of digital technology in recent years, and now with the onset of coronavirus, we are communicating by email and cell phone on a daily or hourly basis, but in 1938, air mail was the hot new means of communication, and to popularize the new, faster mail delivery, Postmaster General James Farley and President Franklin Roosevelt dreamed up a “National Air
Mail Week” promotion for the week of May 15-21, 1938, with the goal of having every American mail one airmail letter during the week in order to “Receive Tomorrow’s Mail Today,” as the slogan went. Airline transportation of mail and passengers was just getting “off the ground,” and the government wanted to help the fledgling airlines fly through the Depression. The first regularly scheduled airmail flight in the United States took place on May 15, 1918, with a flight
from New York to Washington, via Philadelphia, and although it was not eminently successful, with several forced landings along the way, air mail did eventually become practical and by 1938 was a regular part of the U.S. Mail, and it was time to recognize the twentieth anniversary of that first flight. Part of the public relations campaign was to have local towns and cities create their own special commemorative envelopes with a deSee AIRMAIL on 18
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Cast your minds back to Wednesday, October 31, 2018 and the wonderful victory parade in Boston honoring a Red Sox team that had just won the World Series. Prominently featured was BoSox manager Alex Cora, riding in one of Boston’s famous Duck Boats—New Eng-
Alex Cora land’s version of that ancient Roman triumphal chariot. In his first year as Red Sox skipper Cora led the team to a record number of wins en route to a five-game World Series triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The world was his oyster. Cora didn’t have a slave behind him whispering the wisdom of humility but perhaps someone should have filled that role on his triumphal Duck Boat. Cora’s 2019 team would finish in third place at 84-78 as the 2018 glo-
ry indeed proved to be fleeting. There were many factors behind the Red Sox victory total going from 108 in 2018 to 84 in 2019 but Cora certainly shares responsibility for the demise. Managerial decisions aside, his choice to step away from his team and boycott the White House reception for Boston’s World Series champions was selfish. Supposedly Cora sought to make a political point and smear President Trump with a dubious claim that Trump didn’t do right by Cora’s na-
tive Puerto Rico. Cora’s “me-first” attitude contributed to the team’s bad karma. And as Rohit Shett put it “Your karma should be good, and everything else will follow. Good karma will always win over bad luck.” Cora left the Red Sox several months ago when his role in the 2017 Houston Astro sign stealing scandal became apparent. That sad affair forever diminished Houston’s World Series title, also at the expense of the Dodgers. Coaches and nonplayers were punished but as we’ve previously wondered in this space: “Why do cheating players get a pass from Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr.?” Baseball’s first commissioner, Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, would certainly have held cheaters accountable. So did Cora bring his cheating ways to Boston? Sadly, it seems so. ESPN reported that Major League Baseball suspended Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay through the 2020 postseason and See MOFFETT on 21
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Trying To Help Sssshh!! Don’t tell anyone. If the word gets out, I could get arrested. But I really don’t have much choice. After all I by Brendan Smith am a FlatWeirs Times Editor lander and I can’t forget my people. I haven’t felt right since I had to turn away my old childhood friend when he drove up unexpectedly from New York to get away from the virus. He showed up at my front door and with his family and I acted like a scaredy cat, just like so many other folks here in New Hampshire. But I was only thinking about myself and completely forgot about my own roots and why I was here. Moving here 35 years ago from New York I have made it my mission to help other Flatlander transplants like me to adjust to life here in Central New Hampshire. It has been my life’s work Recently I have forgotten all about my purpose in life and I have become obsessed with this crazy virus thing. Walking around washing my hands all the time, trying not to touch my face, staying six feet away from folks and stocking up on toilet paper at busy supermarkets. Of course, a big part of this obsession comes from watching the news all the time to find out what’s going on. Not much here in New Hampshire, but in places like New York and now Massachusetts things are a little crazy. At first, I was on board with the whole panic thing. I saw the cars on the roads with out of state plates and I gave them the dirty looks like everyone else. “GO BACK FROM WHERE YOU CAME FROM” I would yell from
the enclosed safe place of my car. The other night it all came flooding back to me in a dream. I was one of them, trying to get to a safe place but was met by angry mobs at the border, surrounding my car and threatening my life. Bloodshot eyes and drooling mouths screaming “FLATLANDER GO HOME.” I woke up in a cold sweat and it all came flooding back to me. I remember only last year when these folks would be welcome here, bringing money with them and spending to help local businesses stay afloat throughout the year. But today, no one wants them (not until at least July anyway). I needed to help these folks. That’s my job. It wasn’t their fault that the virus was bad where they were and wanted to escape. Any human would do the same. The latest reopening plans are not helping. New restrictions on opening up the state have singled out Flatlanders specifically. Yes, the golf courses and campsites are open, but if you are not from here stay away is the message. I know that my sympathy towards my fellow Flatlanders would not play well with the locals. Those who have accepted me as almost one of their own might now turn against me. So how do I help? I am asking you not to tell, but I have created a secret underground network, along with a few other long-time New Hampshire Flatlanders who I had to shake from their own fear stupor. We have organized a series of stealth programs to help distressed Flatlanders living in hot spots to escape to New Hampshire without being detected. To help them assimilate with natives who, if they knew the truth, would most likely do more than just give them dirty looks at the supermarket and on the roads. Villagers carrying torches comes to mind. For a small fee we will supply those Flatlanders who want to
cross the border into New Hampshire safely with phony New Hampshire IDs, which they will need to show to prove they live here (except for voting, of course, that would be ridiculous). With these IDs they will be able to safely golf, shop and even eat outside sitting six feet apart from others, without repercussion from local mobs. We are also creating real looking New Hampshire license plates so that they can ride down the road in safety without having angry glares and the occasional finger directed towards them. For those who don’t have a vehicle, we have arranged for late night pickups in an unmarked van to sneak them safely across the border. We know we are taking a big risk if we are caught, but we can’t turn our backs on our fellow Flatlanders forever. We are willing to take our chances. So, if you are reading this, please don’t tell any of the natives, just contact me in private and I will help your friends get to safety (for a modest fee, of course). Eventually this crazy virus thing will calm down and people from away will be welcomed back with open arms to spend their money here again, but for now we must do it this way. I’m just asking you to keep it quiet. BrendanTSmith.com
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Notes On The Coming Meat Shortage The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 2020 has come to end, but don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. The Spring Meat Stampede is here. At my local Costco in Colorado Springs on Monday, fresh chicken breast was nowhere to be found. Nationwide, bacon prices doubled. Wholesale pork prices for ham, ribs and loins rose between 12% by Michelle Malkin and 32% over the last seven days. COSyndicated Columnist VID-19 outbreaks among the nation’s major meat processing plants have shut down nearly 20% of the country’s fresh pork production. Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods has shuttered five facilities so far because of sick and no-show workers; Tyson Foods warns “the food supply is breaking” and “millions of pounds of meat will disappear” by May 1 after the mega-corporation idled its largest pork plant in Iowa, a beef plant in Washington state and another meatpacking facility in Indiana. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to compel the nation’s biggest meat processors to stay open and stave off shortages. How exactly the feds will “address liability issues” (which Tyson Foods execs complained about to Trump) and force union leaders to comply remains unclear. Whether the order actually heads off mass hysteria is also iffy. As we saw with the toilet paper rush, Chicken Little-ism is contagious. Warnings about shortages induce shortages. Admonitions of “Don’t hoard the Charmin” failed in the face of mob behavior. Same with “Don’t hoard the hocks.” With meat prices rising, the economic landscape looks bleak. While gas is less than $2 a gallon, much of the nation is still locked down and off the streets, out of the cars and in no hurry to get on planes or trains. The latest Consumer Price Index summary reveals rising rent prices and costs of medical care services on top of spiking meat prices. With nearly 26 million Americans now out of work, signs of impending stagflation loom. That “V-shaped recovery” is more like a “P.D.” recovery: Pipe Dream. More candor from all the Beltway “experts” about what we face would be helpful to our suffering citizenry. While we’re at it, this nation must confront the dangers of dependency on the globalized, homogenized methods of producing meat and other key products in our food supply, which is concentrated in the hands of a quarter of giant multinational corporations who press for unlimited alien See MALKIN on 20
The Biden Double Standard This week, new evidence emerged in the sexual assault allegation by former Joe Biden staffer Tara Reade against the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. According to Business by Ben Shapiro Insider, four people Syndicated Columnist have stated that Reade told them contemporaneously about her accusation that Biden forcibly penetrated her with his fingers in 1993. Meanwhile, the Media Research Center uncovered a clip, purportedly of Reade’s mother, calling into “Larry King Live” back in 1993 to obliquely refer to the allegation. While such evidence does not speak to the actual event at issue, it does demonstrate that Reade has been talking about the alleged incident since it occurred. The media ignored the original allegation for weeks. Now, even while reporting on the new developments, they’ve found ways to downplay their importance. Thus, The Washington Post -- democracy dies in darkness! -- wrote an article headlined “Trump allies highlight new claims regarding allegations against Biden.” Normally, headlines are designed to convey information about the underlying story. This headline was apparently written in English, translated to Swahili and then to Punjabi via Google Translate and then back to English before printing. Other news outlets skipped the revelations altogether. The New York Times, which ran a comprehensive piece two weeks ago attempting to debunk Reade’s case, completely ignored the new information. NBC News didn’t bother covering the information either. Meanwhile, NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andy Lack printed a piece on the network website celebrating its journalistic performance. “Humbled by the responsibility we bear, we try our damnedest to serve our audience,” he said. It’s a wonder Lack didn’t dislocate both arms trying desperately to pat himself on
the back. As of this writing, Biden has not been asked a single direct question about Reade by a television reporter. Meanwhile, members of the media cheer their audacity in asking President Donald Trump questions like, “If an American president loses more Americans over the course of six weeks than died in the entirety of the Vietnam War, does he deserve to be reelected?” So. Much. Journalisming. Why does any of this matter? Not because Biden should be convicted in the court of public opinion without evidence. He shouldn’t. The standards of due process should apply evenly, regardless of partisanship. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh should not have been subjected to thousands of hit pieces, magazine covers and twisted accusations that his anger at rape accusations he disputed was mere evidence of his privilege. Christine Blasey Ford should not have been celebrated nationwide as a symbol of truth telling without any corroborative evidence. #BelieveAllWomen was always an idiotic slogan. Only now are members of the media admitting it. That’s why this matters. Biden’s candidacy will survive Tara Reade: Democrats aren’t dumping Biden overboard based on a 27-year-old accusation of questionable veracity, and they certainly won’t do so when running against Trump, who has his own checkered history. But the media’s pathetically hypocritical standard on due process and sexual assault allegations won’t survive. Neither will their credibility. President Trump spends an inordinate amount of time bashing the media for their lack of seriousness. The same media who laureled Democrats for cashiering Kavanaugh and now spend their days studiously avoiding any talk about Tara Reade deserve every ounce of skepticism the American people can muster. There’s a serio-comic tenor to this whole situation. We’re living in a time when we must trust the media more than ever -- to bring us See SHAPIRO on 20
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Let People Try Gelsolin! We need new drugs to fight COVID-19 and other diseases. But our government’s approval process makes that too hard. This year’s panby John Stossel demic got regulaSyndicated Columnist tors to say they’ll speed the approval process. The FDA adopted Emergency Use Authorization to speed up approval of some tests, medical equipment and ventilators. But that’s not enough. I know about the FDA’s rules be-
cause my older brother, Dr. Thomas Stossel, discovered something that might save a lot of lives. Doing medical research at Harvard, he found a protein in our blood that helps reduce excess inflammation. He named the protein gelsolin. Some inflammation is useful. Our own immune system creates it to fight off diseases. But excess inflammation kills. With COVID-19, “what usually kills the patient is not the virus,” explains Dr. Mark DiNubile in my new video. “As the patients get sicker, often the virus is disappearing. It’s the over-exuberant, excessive, immune reaction that’s destroying the lung.”
DiNubile was once my brother’s student and partner. Now, he speaks for Tom because, several months ago, Tom died of a sudden heart attack. DiNubile will carry on Tom’s work. So will I. Suddenly, I’m an investor and on the board of their biotech company, BioAegis, which hopes to give supplemental gelsolin to people with diseases like pneumonia, sepsis and the coronavirus. When we’re very sick, gelsolin levels go down, and that often leads to deadly outcomes. But we’re not helpless. BioAegis found a way to manufacture extra gelsolin. Now, the company hopes to get the FDA’s permission to give some to coronavirus patients.
BioAegis already gave the protein to animals infected with pneumonia. They got good results. Animals that would have died, lived. “It also improves what their lungs look like,” said DiNubile. Improved lung function should certainly help human coronavirus patients, he adds, “allowing them to get off the respirator, go back home and, hopefully, live a normal life.” After BioAegis’ successful animal tests, they did safety tests on people, giving hospital patients big doses of gelsolin. The patients did fine. That was expected. Gelsolin’s a natural protein, after all. It’s already See STOSSEL on 21
Syrian Conflict Continues Despite Coronavirus Syria’s devastating conflict continues despite the spread of Coronavirus and calls by the international community for a ceaseby John J. Metzler fire to stop the Syndicated Columnist fighting which has continued for over nine years and killed more than 500,000 people. Now, an uneasy calm seems to be setting in as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has reached the battlefield and the sprawling refugee camps. Significantly, a new health crisis could be in the offing. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his plea for a global cease fire; “The cease-fire
call has resonated widely, with endorsements from 114 Governments, regional organizations… Among them are 16 armed groups.” Specifically he added, “In Syria, the Idlib cease-fire is holding but we are still hopeful for a country-wide end to hostilities.” The UN Security Council has been meeting, virtually and through video conferencing links, to address a host of ongoing crises which have not paused for the pandemic. Syria’s bloody crisis is one of them. Mark Lowcock, the UN’s Humanitarian Chief warned that while Coronavirus cases are still relatively small in Syria (43 people), “But if this virus is behaving similarly in Syria to how it has elsewhere, and that is our assumption for now, then tragedy beckons.” He added,
“We cannot expect a health care system decimated by almost a decade of war to cope with a crisis that is challenging even the wealthiest nations.” While facing the uphill challenge of preparing for a wider COVID-19 outbreak, the UN is still tasked with providing humanitarian resources for millions of displaced people inside the country. Under Secretary-General Lowcock added, “In 2019, humanitarian agencies and partners reached an average 6 million people across the country every month; so far this year, food assistance has been delivered to 4.6 million people across the country on average.” The ongoing conflict has caused 5.6 million Syrians to flee their homeland as refugees while a fur-
ther 6 million people are internally displaced inside their country by the fighting. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pederson stressed, “The Syrian government has continued to take increasingly significant steps to combat COVID-19. So have the Syrian Opposition Coalition and other de facto authorities in areas outside the government control.” Geir Pederson added, “the different ceasefire arrangements between Russia, Turkey and the U.S. in the northeast also continue to broadly hold…but this is an uneasy and fragile calm in both northwest and northeast Syria. And there is the constant risk of escalation in Syria.” UK Amb. Jonathan Allen told the Council, “Coronavi- See METZLER on 20
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Mother's Da Day! y!
When Mothers Got Out Of The House Beginning Of The Women’s Movement
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Not So Long Ago Columnist
It is difficult to argue that anyone’s position is more important in society than that of a Mother, and any Mother who conscientiously and lovingly fulfills her responsibilities in that
role should be praised. There was a time when the mothers who helped their husbands establish homes in the wilderness of New Hampshire not only gave birth to and cared for the children, but were workers on the farms that were being carved out of that wilderness. Their identity was closely associated with the names of their husbands and their influence was often manifested through the words and deeds of the same. There were, no doubt, exceptions to the
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norm and some married as well as single women are remembered for significant accomplishments apart from that of husbands or children. The roles that men and women had in society were clearly distinguishable from each other. But in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s a women’s movement took place that started a progression of events that has led to the more ambitious desires of women of the twenty-first century. Over a period of years The Granite Monthly
magazine printed numerous articles about the various Women’s Clubs that were springing up across the State of New Hampshire. “Our Puritan grandmothers spun and wove, brewed and baked, and reared sturdy, Godfearing men and women. They were shining examples of domesticity. No nobler, but a different type of woman, is the woman of today. The world still exacts fidelity in all domestic and social relations, but it demands more.” So See SMITH on 17
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thirsty visitors. With year-round, seasonal and collaboration beers, Bent Water has something for everybody. Bent Water’s name refers to bending good water into unique and flavorful brews. Learn more about them at BentWaterBrewing.com S l u i c e Juice looks like fresh squeezed orange juice in a glass. Being a New England-style IPA, it is meant to be hazy with deep golden hues and a citrusy nose. A creamy white head sticks around and aides to the generous mouthfeel of this beer. Tastes of mango, pineapple, papaya and melon come from generous dry hopping of 5 different hops (Motueka, Citra, Simcoe, Waimea and Galaxy). Some IPA’s tend to be crisp to the palette but not this one. Creamy is the word that best describes the way it lathers your tongue. And there is an interesting balance of malt to hops overall. At 6.5% ABV, it is an interesting and courageous addition to your choice of beers to try. So if you love NEIPA’s, See BREW on 11
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Grow pole beans, like the Seychelles, up a trellis to get the most out of your available space and make harvesting easier. inch stringless beans without bending. Pick and enjoy a healthy treat of Snak Hero edible podded peas right on the deck. If any of these tasty peas make it into the house, you can add them to a relish tray, stir fry or freeze a few to enjoy later. Plant a few Green Light Cucumbers and
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Top Tips For Safe HVACR Maintenance There’s a lot of uncertainty about some aspects of life today. However, the importance of proper heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) installation and maintenance is a constant for homeowners, especially for those who have been spending a lot more time at home lately. A well-maintained system keeps heating and cooling costs low, your family safe and comfortable in all kinds of weather, and is environmentallyfriendly to boot. Luckily, homeowners can safely have HVACR work done during the coronavirus outbreak if they take proper precautions. Whether you’re a first time homeowner installing a brand new system, or have lived in your current residence for years and are maintaining an older system, here’s what to know: • Look at your current energy bills to identify inefficiencies. There are certain maintenance steps you can and should take on your own, if possible: replace air filters monthly to ensure efficient air flow; keep tabs on your outdoor unit, clearing it of debris and obstructions; seal up drafty windows and doorways. • Have general questions or need an HVACR consultation?
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SMITH from 9 wrote Isabel N. Moore in 1902 in an article about the Penacook Women’s Club. The 19th century was called “The Women’s Century” according to an article written by Mrs. Sarah E. Hamblen about the Conway Women’s Clubs. The century was so called, she said, “for the reason that women have come to the fore, in various ways, as never before in the annals of history.” She went on to quote an E.L. Didier as writing that “In every walk of life...American women have shown themselves the peers of American men.” One of the many firsts claimed by the State of New Hampshire is that of having “the first organization for any object in America officered by women, and this society is the New Hampshire Female Cent Institution.” That organization, with such a strange sounding name to us, was begun in the year 1804 and its longer name of “The Female Cent Institution and Home Missionary Union ” might give us a clearer suggestion of what it was all about. The society was made up of female churchgoers of mostly Protestant churches who agreed to donate one cent a week to be given to missionaries who carried out their ministries within the United States. Their first annual collection in 1805 amounted to five dollars, but by the end of the century it had risen to $4,000. The group was not officially chartered until 1891. During the Civil War
Mrs. Martha J. Buxton, one of the early President’s of the Penacook Women’s Club. women were moved to do charitable work for the soldiers and their families. It is thought that the cooperative efforts that they engaged in during that War of Rebellion to help others was an important factor that resulted in the formation of women’s clubs around the country, including the Granite State. In 1868 the Women’s Club of Boston came into being with some members whose names you are likely to recognize. The club, though called a women’s club, and whose officers were all women, included men in its membership. Members included Julia Ward Howe, who was one of its presidents, Mary A. Livermore, Elizabeth Peabody, Louisa Alcott, and some prominent men, among whom was John G. Whittier. Conway, New Hampshire became the home of three Women’s Clubs. The first started in
North Conway in February of the year 1892 with an initial membership of ten, with weekly meetings from the month of October to that of June. It was designed as a combination of social and educational activities, and its first studies were on English history, authors, and current events. The second club was begun in Conway in the year 1894 with twelve women and met fortnightly from November 1st until May 1st. The Centre Conway Women’s Club was also organized during February, but in the year 1899 with twelve
members. The women named their club “The Literary Union.” The first women’s club in Penacook was organized on January 3, 1896 as a “Current Events Club” with 19 charter members. It was intended to be a literary and social organization with membership limited to 50 women. That limit number, however, was changed to 75 during the third year of its existence. The first president of the club was Miss M. Annie Fiske. The Dover Women’s Club was begun in the winter of 1899 with 50 charter members, the higher number than many other clubs likely being the result of a community with a larger population. The stated object of the club was “the study and discussion of subjects of general interest.” The first President was Mrs. Margaret H. Rollins and members could be either active or associate members. Active members were limited to 150 and were duty bound to engage in some department work. The departments were art, French, history, literature, music, and philanthropy. It was reported about the philanthropy department that “The brave women had an object, See SMITH on 21
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18 AIRMAIL from 1 sign known as a cachet, publicizing some local business or historical event, and an estimated 10,000 towns participated, recognizing everything from giant vegetables and crops to lighthouse and sailing ships, mountains and lakes, birthplaces of famous men and women, and much more. There were also generic designs that could simply have the name of the town and the postmaster inserted, but many towns and chambers of commerce made the effort to design a logo celebrating their town or city. Many pilots and postmasters also signed the envelopes, most of which were destined for the stamp albums or scrapbooks of the recipients. Cost to mail a letter by air was six cents, compared to three cents for a letter delivered by ground transportation, and a new six-cent “Eagle” airmail stamp was introduced, although any combination of stamps adding up to six cents was acceptable. In Laconia, the “First Aeromarine Mail Service in America,” flown by pilot Bob Fogg on Lake Winnipesaukee in 1925, was commemorated with a special cachet showing the outline of
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The Sikorsky S-38 amphibian that Bob Fogg flew for the Winnipesaukee Air Service. The lettering on the plane reads Miami Seaplane Service because in the winter of 1937-38 it flew passengers from a base on Miami Beach to the Bahamas, Florida Keys, and Cuba. the lake and the airmail route. Bob Fogg, still operating the seaplane base at the Weirs, flew to Wolfeboro in the Winnipesaukee Air Service Sikorsky twin-engine amphibian, along with Laconia postmaster Michael Carrol, Weirs postmaster Joseph Lavertue, Mayor Edward Gallagher, Jim Irwin of the Lakes Region Associates, and Edward Lord of radio station WLNH. They were greeted in Wolfeboro by a delegation of local dignitaries including the postmaster, head selectman, Rotary Club, members of the press, Carpenter School students, and the Carroll Philatelic Club, which presented pilot Fogg with a floral bouquet. At the same time, pilot
Meredith cachet. Jack MacManus was picking up mail from northern towns, and all were met on their return to Laconia by a parade including “frontiersmen riding spirited steeds” led by Bolder Landry on a pure white horse, plus Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and private automobiles. Leaving the Laconia post office with 89 pounds of mail, they proceeded to Laconia’s first airport at the County Farm on North Main Street, where the high school band added to the festivities. Fogg, Winnipesaukee Air Service president Thomas E.P. Rice, and Jack Brown, all veteran pilots of World War I, along with pilot Floyd Miller and Evening Citizen aviation columnist E.A. Twombley, boarded the Sikorsky and flew the mail to Concord, ac-
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companied in the air by Jack MacManus in the Waco biplane and Andy Cannon in a Stinson. Although the national PR campaign lasted for a week, most letters were mailed on May 19. Hundreds of local pilots across the country were sworn in as government employees for the day, and they flew to each town to pick up the mail, making over 1700 flights, including 43 by women pilots and one by the
first black pilots to carry airmail. There was only one plane crash, and no injuries, with that particular batch of airmail being rescued by automobile. In towns that didn’t yet have airports, fields or roads were used for a pickup. During the week, over 16 million letters and 9000 parcels were delivered by air. Remember when you had to buy an airmail stamp, and an envelope with “Via Air Mail” or “Par Avion” printed on it, and red and blue borders to make it stand out from the crowd of ordinary white envelopes? Nowadays, everything except local mail goes by air as a matter of course, but back in the day, it was a big deal to send or receive “air mail.” In New Hampshire, at least 45 different cachets are known, ranging from Ashuelot, “Home of the Virgin Forest” to Wolfeboro, featuring General James Wolfe. Other towns and slogans included Berlin, “The Paper City; Claremont, “New Hampshire’s Largest Town;” Colebrook, “The Sportsmen’s Paradise;” Concord, “The Capital City,” Moat Mountain and the Eastern Slope Ski Club, both in Conway; Derry, “A Friendly Town,” “where the first potatoes raised in the United States were planted;” Dover, “Oldest City in New Hampshire;” Durham, “Home of UNH;” Franklin, “Birthplace of Daniel Webster;” Gorham, “The Switzerland of America;” Greenland, “Weeks House-Oldest Brick House in New Hampshire;” Hampton recognized Eunice “Goody” Cole, convicted of witchcraft in 1638, who had her citizenship restored in 1938; Hanover, “Home of Dartmouth College;” Hinsdale, “The Toilet, Tissue and Towel ManufacSee AIRMAIL on 19
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Franklin cachet. AIRMAIL from 18 turing Center of New England;” Keene, “The Heart of New England;” Lebanon, “The Town Beautiful;” Manchester, “Queen City of the Merrimack;” Meredith, “Latchkey to the White Mountains;” “Hills Against the Sky” in New London; Newport, “Birthplace of Sarah Josepha Hale;” Peterborough, “First Free Public Library in the United States Supported by Taxation;” Plymouth, “The Snow Bowl of New England,” and also “Gateway to the White Mountains;” Portsmouth, “The Finest Harbor in the World;” Rye, “A Haven by the Sea for 300 Years,” and
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MALKIN from 6 workers in exchange for low food prices. An estimated 30% of America’s meat production employees are foreignborn. As usual, “Open Borders Inc.” reaps all the benefits while we’re left holding an empty grocery bag. Let’s remember: Tyson Foods was embroiled in an illegal immigrant smuggling racket two decades ago. The company has paid Swamp lobbyists like Republican Ed Gillespie millions of dollars to push for illegal immigrant amnesty. And Big Meat coordinates with refugee resettlement racketeers to import tens of thousands of cheap laborers from Asia, Africa and Latin America into the heartland. Just one example: Tyson fundamentally transformed Waterloo, Iowa, by working with
faith-based government contractors to ship in thousands of low-wage Burmese refugees to fill jobs at the meat plant now at the center of a coronavirus outbreak. Since 2002, 9,143 refugees from 37 countries have resettled in Iowa (which doesn’t include so-called secondary migration, or friends and relatives moving to Iowa from their primary settlement location). Taxpayer-subsidized Catholic Charities, Lutheran Services and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants have reaped millions dumping them across Central Iowa -- and abandoning them in cultural, linguistic and economic ghettos at the mercy of exploitative employers. As Refugee Resettlement Watch founder and investigator Ann Corcoran reports, “The dark underbelly of the
giant globalist meatpacking industry in the US is being exposed as large numbers of slaughterhouse workers are creating US hotspots for the spread of the Chinese virus.” A decentralized system of meat and poultry production would enhance food security, national security and public health. Demographic conquest fueled by big business’ insatiable appetite for cheap labor, by contrast, is making us sick to our stomachs in more ways than one. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
SHAPIRO from 6 unbiased, factual information about a global pandemic, to warn us of dangers and to be reasonable about risk assessment. Yet the media have spent so many years burning through their credibility that they have little left. That’s their own fault. If they wish to restore their credibility, they could start by apologizing for their Kavanaugh coverage -- and by providing some fact-checking about their own political motivations. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-inchief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.
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METZLER from 7 rus knows no borders. It knows no front lines. It is a threat to all in Syria and beyond. Preventing it is a matter of humanity, not of politics. We must ensure that no part of Syria is neglected in the effort to prevent and prepare for the potential spread of the virus.” Why is this important to us now in the midst of a health pandemic and economic downturn which has crippled Western Europe, the USA and Japan? Contagion. What would happen if COVID-19 virus were to spread like wildfire throughout Syria and then later into densely crowded refugee camps in neighboring Turkey and Lebanon? Turkey hosts over three million Syrian refugees. Many could be infected. And let’s not forget that Turkey’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has often threatened send or release more refugees into Western Europe repeating the humanitarian tsunami of 2015 when a million
Syrians fled into Germany and Sweden. Right now the pressure is on Greece where the Athens government has been overwhelmed by the humanitarian burden which could turn into a deluge should the Turks decide to let it so. Back in March on the cusp of this virus, Erdogan was bullying the European Union to give him additional monetary aid or he will turn the spigot which would first flood into Greece and then Europe’s soft underbelly in the Balkans and then into Central Europe. The European Union is expanding its support for Syrian refugees and vulnerable persons in Iraq and Lebanon through a new aid package of almost $275 million. The U.S. has pledged an additional $108 million for Syria, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian response to more than $10.6 billion since the start of the Syria crisis. Stopping COVID-19 contagion among the Syrian refugees has many advantages besides standing on the moral health High ground. The spread of such a disease, as we’ve seen and learned the hard way, cannot be wished away. We must eradicate the virus; the alternatives could be catastrophic. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations; Germany, Korea, China.
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sponsible for the safety of our citizens. I’m making a decision that is right for me, which isn’t going to be right for everyone in this situation. Just as the states need a plan to reopen their economies, I am working on one to reopen my business that includes a safe and responsible approach and places the well-being of my clients, their families,
SMITH from 17 and this was a hospital for Dover.” Dover was then a city of 13,000 people and without a public hospital. One was in the planning stage, but for some reason had been delayed. After conducting a rummage sale to raise money and consulting medical people the women rented a house with which they supplied several beds, hired a matron and a housekeeper, and opened a hospital. One of the first patients was described as a “stranger
who pitted his strength and speed against a Boston and Maine railroad train.” You will have to guess what the details involved, but the man eventually died from his injuries. Before that happened, however, he and his kin were said to have been grateful for the hospital bed and nurses’ care provided for him by the Dover Women’s Club. Several other patients were said to have been successfully treated before the club merged its hospital with the new one which was finally
built. The Women’s Clubs provided a reason for mother’s and other women to get out of the house or have a break from their work to pursue educational and social interests. The clubs enjoyed tea times, musical events, plays, and a highlight of the year which was the Gentlemen’s Night when the men were invited and the women wore their best gowns and enjoyed a formal evening with their husbands and friends.
MOFFETT from 2 stripped the team of its second-round draft pick this year after completing an investigation into allegations that Boston stole signs during the 2018 season. Manfred acknowledged that several Red Sox players collaborated with Watkins to cheat and get an edge on likely pitches in certain situations. So who were they and why were these mollycoddled millionaires not held accountable for their actions and sanctioned as Watkins was? Manfred wrote in his report that he didn’t believe Cora was aware of Watkins’ actions. Sorry. That’s just hard to believe. Can you say “whitewash?” May the ghost of Kennesaw Mountain Landis
whisper in the ears of all concerned, not only that “all glory is fleeting” but also that “cheaters never prosper.”
lix, champion Olympic sprinter
Sports Quiz Beside Alex Cora, what other BoSox skippers won pennants as first-year managers? Born Today That is to say sports standouts born on May 7 include former Red Sox manager Dick Williams (1929) and legendary NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933) Sports Quote “I’m frustrated with sports. It’s hard when you’re out there working every day and you know others are cheating and not getting get caught.”—Allyson Fe-
myself, and my family above income. Tim Moore is a full-time professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors Guide Service. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association and the producer of Tim Moore Outdoors TV. Visit www. TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.
Sports Quiz Answer Jake Stahl (1912), Ed Barrow (1918), Dick Williams (1967), Joe Morgan (1988), and John Farrell (2013) all piloted the Red Sox to first-place finishes as rookie managers. Mike Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.
AIRMAIL from 19 Redstone sharing the Eastern Slope Ski Club logo with Conway. There is no master list of all the participating towns, so others may yet come to light, and there are also cachets for airport dedications, air tours, and first flights that can be collected by those
interested in New Hampshire aviation history.
STOSSEL from 7 in our blood. Now BioAegis is raising more money to fund tests that we hope will convince the FDA to allow us to restore gelsolin levels in COVID-19 patients -- and other very sick people. But getting government approval takes so long! It also costs, on average, hundreds of millions of dollars. BioAegis and its partners already spent $50 million researching gelsolin. Yet, we still seem to be years away from getting permission to offer it to people. I understand that the FDA’s job is to protect us. But I know some sick people would be willing to try the drug, even if it were risky, if it might save their life. I asked DiNubile,
rudely: “Why do you have to beg for permission? Just find some sick people who are willing to try something!” “We legally cannot do that,” he responded. “The first rule of medicine is: Do no harm. In the pandemic of 2009, a flu drug was approved that turned out not to work well. So, there is a possibility that you could subject patients to a risk -- for no gain.” But all drugs involve risk. I say: Leave it up to individuals, once we’re adults, to make our own choices about those risks. “Because so many diseases are caused by excess inflammation,” says DiNubile, “Gelsolin’s potential benefit is enormous. This could be a miracle drug like antibiotics were.” I sure hope he’s right, and that BioAegis suc-
Read more about Bob Fogg and his seaplane base at the Weirs in “Bob Fogg and New Hampshire’s Golden Age of Aviation: Flying Over Winnipesaukee and Beyond,” by Jane Rice, available in local book-
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ceeds in bringing gelsolin to patients. But the odds are against us. Most new drugs never get to the point where our government allows them to be given to patients. Yes, of course, we want to make sure new drugs are safe. But in dire situations like a pandemic, there ought to be a faster way to get promising treatments to people who might benefit. Especially treatments like gelsolin that have been shown to be safe. Given a chance, my brother’s discovery -- and others like it -could save a lot of lives. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”
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