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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
8
Bruce secures a drought driven escape by opening the gap in the fence and guiding the herd toward a water source. Corveau, wounded but recovering, lies near camp as Bruce relays orders and plans a final parting before night falls and the cattle press toward the main herd.
In a tense frontier scene, Bruce orders the brand squad to move against Lomax and allies while promising water and safe passage for the herd. He resolves to clear his uncle’s name, confronts Miss March’s suspicions, and prepares for a broader showdown in Grass Valley and Sid’s field as he rides back to the valley.
Bruce Stanhope bears Corveau through moonlit cedars to a doctor’s house after a brutal ride. Perkin’s assesses Corveau and Bruce learns Lomax has fled with Jo and Misch. Bruce pursues with a warrant, dispatching a wire for a $500 reward and arranging pursuit toward the Border town.
Bruce exposes Lomax and a forged Father William telegram as a setup to keep Josie March. Lomax is chained with his mother and Aunt Josie while a reward of five hundred dollars is claimed. Bruce orders the ladies released and urges Josie to verify her father’s status, hinting at a border crossing plan. The tale ends with Josie realizing a kidnapping scheme, to be continued.
Dr H C Wrinch Liberal member for Skeena warned in the British Columbia Legislature that U S and Pacific coast ports might encroach on grain movement from the prairie provinces to Vancouver. He urged maintaining an all Canadian route and attention to grain grading to prevent Winnipeg grading from disadvantaging Vancouver shipments.
The article argues that poverty unemployment and industrial stagnation fuel mutiny and social upheaval. It likens desperate workers to wreckers who seek relief by destroying the existing order, comparing them to sailors mutinying in a failing ship.
The inventor claims a gas turbine combines explosive gas motor and steam turbine benefits. Tests before M Laurent-Egnac under secretary of the air service and Col Goys reportedly satisfied, with the machine running smoothly at 1500 revolutions per minute. Work continues on the turbine, said to overhaul automobile and airplane motors and possibly the steam engine in some fields.
A witty exchange notes Spanish hidalgos famed for long ocean voyages by galleon and a skeptical husband dismissing stories of foreign cars. The fragment hints at contrasts between old world exploration and modern mobility.
A proverb from Spain notes the lemon as the poor man's doctor with juice reputed to ease ailments. The claim links citrus use to home remedies and folk medicine practices.
Dr. L Francis Warren of Harvard describes tests with an electrified sand process aided by two US Army aviators that allegedly suppress lightning and thunder in a targeted storm near Phillips Field and Chesapeake Bay. He claims a four hour gentle rain followed and asserts the principle is correct enabling commercial rainmaking.
A historic wireless photo transmission from England to the United States was staged at Radio House London. H R Ranger of RCA led the new system test, transmitting sixteen photographs in eight hours at half speed to ensure clarity. Directors included G S Whitmore and R G Ward, with images of Kellogg, the Prince of Wales, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Queen Mary, and others broadcast.
The article explains that the carpet strips along the Commons benches were installed to prevent dueling and sword fights. Originating when MPs wore swords, a rule kept speakers within their carpeted edge, with carpets laid two sword lengths apart. The tradition remains in place today.
Pat Burns president of P Burns and Company Calgary based meat packers says the firm will build a new Seattle packing plant at Harbor Island. The project priced between $600000 and $1000000 includes plans already drawn and a site purchased. Construction will begin shortly after January 1.
An open air altar and pulpit with loud speakers is being erected outside Westminster Cathedral London to project preachers’ voices to thousands in processions and overflow meetings.
A confused exchange questions whether a death was natural. The response clarifies the person was run over in the street, implying a fatal accident rather than natural causes. The incident raises questions about the circumstances and investigation.
In Hereford England two of the four great chains of medieval manuscripts survive. The cathedral library houses eight chained volumes and many priceless manuscripts, including Anglo-Saxon relics and the Breviary, kept in their original state for scholars to read as they did centuries ago.
Glasgow businessman recounts a Highland tour encounter in Glencoe where a Macdonald driver refused to take him farther after he joked about being a Campbell. The driver declared I am a Macdonald and halted the journey, recalling the centuries old feud linked to the Macdonalds and Campbells.
Captain Angus Buchanan recounts his Sahara journey and visit to Fachi a salt built city described as vast desolation containing a small walled town with walls and buildings of salt housing about one hundred residents the lone citadel amid centuries of Arab conflict.
Electric power gains popularity among Indian rulers and state officials with contracting firms hiring many workers in England. Palaces shine with electric light, villages gain street lighting, and English manufacturers see large orders. Native leaders who toured Europe drive the spread.
Daniel Jones of the University of London foresees English evolving into a form hardly like today. He predicts Scots will speak English similarly to Scots, while cultured speech becomes super cockney with a Scotch tint. Gaelic may vanish within 500 years, and Irish may disappear, leaving Welsh as the sole surviving native tongue.
Lumber exports from Vancouver for October totalled 33,960,690 feet valued at 812,861 dollars, increasing from the prior year. For ten months in 1923 exports reached 298,725,383 feet worth 7,788,635 dollars, while the same period in 1924 stood at 243,274,503 feet valued at 7,375,485 dollars.
A herd of 58 cattle shipped from Alberta to Vancouver for Japan arrived in better condition than at loading. Three more cattle landed than were shipped. Another shipment is planned soon.
Ten families comprising 75 persons from 8S Dakota bought 5000 acres of land near Lethbridge Alberta in a single transaction.
A wry remark notes the idea of a biblical elder living to extreme ages appealing to insurers. The line hints at longevity trends and the appeal of long life for policy risk assessment.
A proverb-like line notes a cat ignoring a king if a mouse appears. The image contrasts creature priorities and power, suggesting practical concerns outweigh status in the moment.
A writer warns in an advertising publication that a paper shortage endangers the industry as sales campaigns rely on paper. At a sales managers meeting an executive warned many in the advertising world could lose jobs within twenty years if forests aren’t replenished. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service adds that the public should also recognize its stake in forest growth to sustain paper supplies.
The Ottawa Department of Agriculture fruit branch promotes a recipe titled Canadian-Grown Apples for Mother's Apple Pie. It directs filling with Canadian grown sliced apples, adding water, slow baking, then removing the top crust to add sugar salt butter and nutmeg before reassembling and serving with cream.
Capt T J J Lee United States Government astronomer at Mare Island California told the Commonwealth Club San Francisco that leaks at the ocean floor trigger earthquakes and volcanoes. He argues water seeping into the crust mixes with molten rock deep below increasing volume and steam to force periodic lava readjustments and coastal mountain building.
British Columbia will consider unemployment relief measures within the $3,200,000 portion of a permanent road construction loan bill. Finance Minister J. D. MacLean announced in the legislature that these relief funds are to be included in the borrowing authority of the session’s $3,500,000 loan bill.
The famous French national song The Marseillaise traces its name to soldiers from Marseille who marched into Paris during the French Revolution, inspiring the anthem as they joined the capital’s streets.
A catalog of Dutch waterways notes almost 1000 miles of canals spanning the Netherlands. The survey highlights historic canal networks and their role in transport, drainage, and city planning. Spare details on canal names or exact routes.
Italian seismologist Rafael Bandari claimed he could predict earthquakes. He forecast November 11 events in the extreme east, likely the Philippines. Java earthquakes occurred November 12 and 13 causing landslides and village disappearances into the river.
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of St Michel des Saintes Quebec writes that Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby's life and she recommends them to all mothers. The product is described as a safe medicine for young children that regulates bowels and stomachs, relieving minor illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A devotional note quotes 2 Thessalonians and passages from Margaret EB Sangster and James Freeman Clarke. It ponders faithfulness and urging believers to serve with willing hearts while trusting divine strength and love.
A world census as of January 1, 1923, by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company records Canada with 44,029 telephones out of 22,904,415 globally. Canada attains 10.4 telephones per 100 people, behind the United States at 13.1 and ahead of Denmark at 8.3.
A historic note estimates that walking every London public thoroughfare without repetition would demand a ten-mile trek daily for ten years, highlighting the vastness of the capital’s street network.
A historical belief held that carrying round mirrors on hunting trips would protect hunters from being killed by pursuing animals. The idea linked mirror magic to safety and avoidance of death during pursuit.
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