Fire in Maine Forest Sparks Redemption for Bob
Bob Palmer battles wind and fire to save the Maine wilderness near Clark's Carry. A forest blaze destroys timber and wildlife, reveals Bob's guilt, and leads to a meeting with Dexter Lumber Company after he confesses he started the fire. The company offers him a forester post to oversee reforestation efforts and future forest protection.
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Bob Palmer
Bob
Earth
North Woods
Maine
Clark's Carry
Abe Ee
Dexter Lumber Company
Stregoes
Pursiera
Lumber ‘Company
Dexter
Clark
Mr_Dexter
Lewis Dexter
Baker
Mr. Dexter
Blister beetle outbreak harms Montreal area gardens
Entomological officials report attacks by blister beetles on potatoes and beans in July across Montreal Quebec and Ontario towns including Winchester Berwick Vanbeck Hill Monkland Hardman’s Bridge and Fort Francis. Beetles feed on foliage and blossoms. larvae eat grasshopper eggs. Paris green and arsenate of lead control are described with cautions for edible-paste beans and pyrethrum as alternative.
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Montreal
Quebec
Winchester
Berwick
Vanbeck Hill
Monkland
Harddman's Bridge
Fort Francis
Ontario
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Rock Mountains
A Wizard in Glass and Pearl of Marine Flowers
Travellers travel far to view the glass flowers at the Peabody Museum Cambridge Massachusetts deemed the most wonderful in glass and unlikely to be duplicated. Reproductions of marine flowers by Herman Mueller of the American Museum of Natural History New York showcase growth without soil using simple brass tubes and a blast lamp, marking him among the world’s finest glass blowers.
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Peabody Museum
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Herman Mueller
American Museum of National History
New York
Mueller
PILING UP THE EVIDENCE
A fragment notes Mrs. Meekly continuing to sue her husband after beatings. The text claims her lawyer advised collecting as many beatings as possible to credit before court, with a second fragment mentioning a “Cabbagee” who wants a divorce.
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Hammond
Cabbagee
Freezing Gives Edge in Bacon Trade for NZ Australia
New Zealand and Australia may rival Canada in bacon exports as freezing proves most successful for long distance transport. Green cured bacon spoils unless frozen at about 14 degrees F with rancidity in fat developing in six weeks, while smoked bacon preserves better but fades after nine weeks. The Empire Marketing Board concludes ordinary methods cannot reliably export green bacon frozen from Australia or New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Emipre Marketing Board
Sven
Barley as Main Feed for Beef Steers Proves Economical
Dominion Experimental Station Lennoxville Quebec reports four years of trials showing barley as principal feed yields similar gains to grain mixtures. At 1931 prices barley saves about half a cent per pound. Each steer received 12 lb hay 20 lb oats peas vetch ensilage daily with grain starting 4 lb per head and increasing by 1 lb each month through May.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Lennoxville
Quebec
Old Coat Sparks Office Dress Code Reminder
A terse exchange notes that Ses wears an outdated coat at the office and that Cheek Sen remarks it is out of date. The remark ties to a raise received previously by the wearer.
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Sen
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Ad Claims Superior Freshness
An advertisement proclaims Kellogg's Corn Flakes as the standard of quality for 25 years. It boasts modern sanitary plants inspections, finest materials, skilled workers, and a patented wax tight bag delivering oven fresh flakes, with a money back guarantee if not the finest and freshest.
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Kelloge
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg Din
Tendon
Ontario
Seats-Diary Sketches Friday Ant-Emery on Run for Legislature
Ross Farquhar notes a fringe claim that Emmy intends to seek a state legislature seat next fall. The piece cites uncertainty over issue platform and hints at a repeal of a written law, with emphasis on rumor and political maneuvering.
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Emmy
Mary Ellen Bets Bring Lucky Win for Pa
Sunday notes say Hard Luck trails the kids while the school superintendent reports betting money rising and timetables to start fall. A bridge party ends with Ma scolding Pa for many plays. Clem Mullen earns a new steam shovel job after exams. Emmy buys pencils and shoes arrive. Pa recalls ancient Egyptian props.
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Mary Ellen
Skool
Munday
Menny Duin
Teasday
Clem’ Mullen
Kaminashun
Wensday
Emmy
Becuz
Signs of Increase in Canadian Cattle Production
The twelfth annual report on the Origin and Quality of Commercial Live Stock Marketed in Canada in 1931 notes intentions to raise production. Purchases of store cattle rose by about 10 000 from the prior year, the heaviest since 1928, while liquidation of cows and heifers fell sharply. Despite total cattle sold rising by 23 400, cows and heifers decreased by about 33 655 head or six percent.
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Canada
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Retainer fee explained as prework payment
A father explains to his son that a retaining fee is paid to a lawyer before any work is begun, likening it to putting a shilling in a gas meter to start supply.
Quote about marriage and fish in the sea
A witty exchange contrasts marriage and bachelorhood with a proverb about fish in the sea. One character quips that the nicest men are married, while another notes there are good fish still uncaught but implies visibility of those already caught.
Canoe Trips Across Canada Lakes and Rivers Attract
The article extols Canadian canoe trips with diverse routes across lakes and rivers. It notes accessible waterways near cities, remote forest adventures, and the contrasts between modern life and wilderness. It highlights abundant fish like brook and lake trout and points readers to a four-volume Ottawa bureau series for detailed trip data.
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Canada
Western
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
Lake Winnipeg
National Development Bureau
Department’ of the Interior
Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
Cana
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Dorothy Arno Baldwin
Ktep-Watch
Musquacook
Ross Farquhar
Great Britain
Kaye Don
Uerversa
aBc
Chaitra
Canadian National Exhibition
Toronto
William Inglis
H. W. Waters
Forest Beauty
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