Firefighters Battle Blaze as Cottonwood Threatens Encampment
Amid a fierce forest fire two lumberjacks risk the flames to fell a blazing cottonwood near the fire-breaks. A limb strikes Blackie, leaving him badly burned. Hoopla drags him clear and administers aid as Wilkinson orders medical help and a stretcher. Rain arrives hoped-for aid.
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Andy
Connie
Wilkinson
Gillis
Wedge
Hammer
Blackie
Jack
Blackiie
Fire Fight Heroes On Mountain Slope
In a rugged mountain blaze a crew battles flames as Andy and others haul water up steep slopes. Connie and Donald pursue retreating embers and rescue Andy who is found clinging to Connie’s horse Pegasus as the fire drives a dramatic dash to safety.
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Andy
Methusalem
Wilkinson
Eno
Wilkie
Connie
Donald
Pegasus
Simple home treatment for flu and colds
A cold may lead to flu with a sore throat and chest involvement. Gargle the throat with Nerviline thrice daily and rub Nerviline on the chest if tightness appears. For faster relief take Dr Hamilton's Pills to purge impurities. The Nerviline and Dr Hamilton's Pills duo is promoted for grippe influenza and bad colds.
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Dr. Hamilton
Chinese Population in Canada 1927 28 Immigrants and Demographics
Reports tabled in the House of Commons show three Chinese immigrants admitted in 1927-28, two students admitted as non immigrants, eleven Chinese deported. The 1923-24 registration lists about 55,706 Chinese in Canada including 48,305 men, 1,302 women, and 6,099 children under 18. British Columbia houses 321,116 Chinese residents. Japanese entries for 1927 total 511 and for 1925 total 535, with two-year totals of 275 adult males, 557 adult females, and 216 children under 18.
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House of Commons
Canada
British Columbia
Up To Date Airport Offers Modern Amenities at Oakland
Oakland Municipal Airport in California provides low cost ground rental for planes, hangar space by size from under 1000 to over 2000 square feet, aircraft washing, mechanics, and night bunking. It features a seaplane channel from San Leandro Bay to the field, a 150 seat restaurant, coffee shop, dining room, banquet room, news stand, tobacco shop, soda fountain, and souvenir booth.
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Oakland Municipal
Oakland
California
San Leandro Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Western horse shipments move 25000 to eastern Canada
Western horses totaling about 25 000 were shipped from the prairies to Ontario Quebec and parts of the east last year. Alberta and Saskatchewan provided most stock with sales reaching Prince Edward Island. The consignment included heavy draught and light range stock with about five percent unbroken. a carload of unbroken Percheron and Belgian horses sold at Paisley Ontario public auction for an average of 71 dollars per head.
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Prairies
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Paisley
Ont
Smash-up Recalled at Country Station
Traveller asks if fast trains stop there and the porter recalls a past wreck at the station. The brief dialogue captures a cautionary memory linked to the rail line. Headlines mirror era tone and local railway lore.
Little Helps For This Week Poem Quote and Insight
A short reflective verse piece cites Psalm 56 4 and James Whitcomb Riley urging calm faith and resilience. It contrasts divine guidance with human sorrow and encourages tempering contentment, folding away fears, and hopeful perseverance through future years. It ends with the proverb God writes straight on crooked lines.
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James Whitcomb Reilly
Lions near sighted claim questioned by naturalist
Taken Without Question notes debates over a naturalist’s assertion that lions are near sighted. The text also mentions rising numbers of Chinese wearing shirts, reflecting social trends.
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Ourself
Robot for Nine Years Revealed After Hill's Death
The piece explains the New York dime museum automaton chess player was actually Peter J. Hill, a concealed expert who sat in the mechanical chessman for nine years. It notes whales have brains up to 7,000 grams, the largest among mammals.
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America
Peter J. Hill
New York City
Hill
Dump Valves for Passengers Demonstrated at Mercer Airport
Floyd Smith demonstrated a novel passenger dump valve at Mercer airport. He tipped a passenger seat and released a 180-pound dummy from 1500 feet. the parachute deployed in 1.8 seconds and the dummy landed safely. The report notes Florida's white population foreign born share at 54 percent.
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Floyd Smith
Mercer
Florida
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Crimson West
Alex
Philip
Municipal Field
Western Horse Shipments
Bayer
New York Museum
Scott
England
Price
f.C.b
Toronto
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Wade
N. U
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