Death notices from 1934 include Kit ching Simpson and McIsaac
At Tottenham on September 4 1934 Sarah Ann Kitching beloved wife of James Simpson aged 61. At Guelph General Hospital August 31 1934 James McIsaac husband of the late Elizabeth Bell aged 72. In Memoriam Dills Mrs George Dills died September 4 1923 ever remembered by the family.
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McIsaac
Guelph General Hospital
James McIisaac
Elizabeth Bell
Dills
George Dills
Acton Fair Weekly Highlights and Local Notices
The item notes Acton Fair activities including attractions on September 18 and 19, with a double feature bill and horse shows. It mentions Halton Boys' Call Club placing first in Holstein judging at the C N E and other community announcements such as road traffic, tax mills for Nelson Township, and a new justice of the peace appointment in Burlington.
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Halton Boys
Holstein
Acton Fair
Mind Reading Machine claims to prove telepathy and reveal truth
Dr. Alexander Cannon describes a device with flexible tubes attached to no subject that records brain reactions on graph paper. It supposedly logs emotions like love and hate and measures fatigue, concentration, crisis tendencies, and truthfulness while suggesting music can soothe and asthma can be relieved by regular breathing.
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Alexander Cannon
Letters to the Editor recount Jacques Cartier centenary events
The letter describes visits by delegates from Britain France and the United States for the Jacques Cartier quadricentennial celebrations. It covers receptions at Mount Royal Hotel Lanfontaine Park and the Jacques Cartier Bridge unveiling of Cartier’s bust plus other civic happenings like a Vermont to Champlain voyage and local harvest news.
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Britain
France
United States
Maritimes
Quebec
Three Rivers
Mount Royal
Comte-Francais
Ste. Jean Baptiste Societe
Lanfontaine Park
Houde
City Hall
Cartier
Jacques Cartier
Vermont
Mississquai Bay
Lake Champlain
Local Letter Calls For Government Clause In Contracts
A Montreal reader from Wilson Avenue argues the government should have imposed a compulsory clause in the original contract for earth removal labor. He asserts the long term public good justifies higher costs and cites the district paper as supporting evidence.
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Coleman
Canadian pulp and paper output declines in 1933
The Canadian pulp and paper industry produced 123,415,493 dollars of product in 1933, down 9 percent from 1932 after a steeper drop from 1931 to 1932. Pulp mills totaled 70, with 2,979,562 tons produced, while newsprint dominated 84 percent of total paper tonnage.
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Canada
United States
Poor Fellow Artist Exposes Brother's Hidden Studio Works
A young artist guides a visitor through a studio pointing to obscure paintings and explains all are her brother’s work. The visitor, puzzled, asks how old the little fellow is.
Court defined by a witness in legal confrontation
A lawyer questions a Black witness about the meaning of a court, with the reply and dialect illustrating a perception of justice as a place where law is dispensed. The exchange highlights tensions in how court systems are viewed by minority individuals.
Winnipeg-born sapper rises to Egyptian air force director
The Winnipeg Tribune profiles Kaimakam Tait Bey born 1893 who started as a sapper in the Canadian Engineers, joined the Royal Air Force, rising to squadron leader and head of wireless stations in southern England. In 1931 Egypt loaned him as aviation specialist. he became lieutenant colonel and led modernization of Egypt's military air service.
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Canadian Engineers
Royal Air Force
Egypt
C. V. Combe
Winnipeg Tribune
Kaimakam ‘Tait Bey
Aviai Tait
Cairo
I. Samuel ‘Tait
Waterloo Street
Winnipeg
Fort Rouge
Old Central Collegiate
Anitoba University
Freen
France
England
Tait
Aga Khan Prefers Humble Dinner Etiquette In Paris
An American hostess sought a ruling on seating and titles for the Aga Khan, who is revered by followers as a god on earth yet yields precedence to English dukes at table. The Aga Khan, spiritual head of about 70 million, is modest about jewelry and lifestyles, noting jewels suit women best.
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Paris
Aga Khan
Europe
Poona
Bombay
Scutta
Arachi
NEW FINGERPRINT SYSTEM DISCOVERED FOR COLORFUL BACKGROUNDS
Two professors from University College Potunghan develop a method using a fine powder of anthracene or zinc sulphide on fingerprint ridges on bright backgrounds. Exposing to dark ultraviolet light makes the powder phosphorescent, allowing clear photographed imprint details for identification.
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University College
Potunghan
Oil From Waste Gas In Turner Valley Field
Experiments to recover naphtha from waste gas in Turner Valley Alberta near Calgary succeed. A major operator installed an absorption plant and will add about 124000 barrels annually to field production. daily gain about 342 barrels. Gross annual revenue estimated over 374000 dollars.
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Turner Valley
Calgary
Nada
Brutus the City Cat of London Dies A Gallery Icon
Brutus a black and white London cat with famed lineage and a ticket to the National Gallery of Art died recently. The feline who often lounged on the gallery terrace traced his ancestry to Pepys’s cat, drawing mournful tribute from many friends.
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Brutus
London
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery
Pepys
New York Times
New Brunswick Tops Canada's Smelt Production
Smelts are harvested along Canada's coast with New Brunswick leading national output. The province is highlighted as the world's largest producer, underscoring its prominence in this fishery.
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Canada
New Brunswick
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Windsor
Oddette
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Halton County
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Tait Optical CO
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Gore District Mutual Norwich Union
Canadian Fire Insurance Company
the Alliance Assurance Co
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the Merchants Casualty Co
Portage-la-Prairie Mutual
Jack Evans
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Barr’ S Save
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