Night Flight and Courage in a Parachute Adventure
In a vivid serial scene, Gunnar Thorwald and Sarah Lynn guide a reluctant elderly man to a parachute jump from a Hermod flight. The escape ends with a daring ascent, daring talk of solo flight, and a promise of a future parachute solo for Sarah Lynn as their risky voyage continues.
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Lynn Dana
Sally Ann
Gunnar
Hermod
Oakland
Bay
Lena
Nick
Gunnar Thorwald
Gunnar Amd
Sarah Lynn
Danavale
Dana
Ladybug
Prairie Rose Culture In The Prairie Garden
Roses struggle in prairie grounds but hardy Briar and Rugosa Hybrids thrive with protection at Rosthern Sask. Notable varieties include Betty Bland Rugosa and Rosa Altaica. Hybrid Perpetual types such as Mrs John Laing Captain Hayward and Frau Karl Druschki show strong winter resilience with ongoing bloom.
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Prairie Home
Dominion Experimental Station
Hansa
F. J. Grootendorst
John Laing
Capt. Hayward
Karl Druschki
Hugh Dickson
Planning Glide A 1450 Mile Perth To Adelaide Plan
Philip Wills, noted glider pilot, plans a non stop 1450 mile Perth to Adelaide glide to set a new distance record. He already holds Britain’s 200+ mile distance mark and would surpass the world record, then held by Russia, by over 1000 miles if successful.
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Philip Wills
Empire
Pearsons
Perth
Australia
Adelaide
Wills
Russia
Readings Appoints Dr. O Donoghue Zoology Professor
Dr Charles H O Donoghue formerly first zoology professor at Manitoba is named zoology professor at the University of Reading England. He had been reader in zoology at the University of Edinburgh since 1927 and has conducted significant Canadian research. In England traffic safety shows 76 percent non fatal and 60 percent fatal accidents on 30 mph restricted roads.
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Charles H. O'Donoghue
University of Manitoba
University of Reading
England
Canada
University of Edinburgh
South Africa Depends on Britain's Aid, Smuts Says
Jan Smuts, South Africa's Minister of Justice, told a United Party meeting that without Britain's fleet and protection the country would be helpless. He praised Britain's role in defending democracy and urged loyalty to overseas friends to avoid vulnerability.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Jan Smuts
United Party
England
Britain
War tolls and wartime displacement charted worldwide
The passage cites global WWI losses including 74 million mobilized, 10 million killed, 3 million missing, 19 million wounded, 10 million disabled, 7 million prisoners, 9 million orphans, 5 million widows and 10 million forced to flee. It notes 6400 deaths daily for 1,557 days and cites Voix du Combattant. It also contrasts New York dairy prominence with Holland’s milk production.
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Voix du Combattant
Paris
Reclaimed Sandy Waste In Ancient Tigris Valley
A New York Times report recalls how irrigation floods transformed the Tigris and Euphrates valley from a desert to fertile lands once home to ancient civilizations. Sixteen years ago a British company began building a new irrigation system to restore productivity.
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the Tigris
Euphrates
Garden of Eden
New York Times
Snuff Production and Historic Copper Roofs Highlighted
The Toronto Star notes Canada produced about 1,000,000 pounds of snuff in 1928–30 and over 825,000 pounds in 1937, valued at over a million dollars at the factory. The piece also recalls the New England shilling as early colonial currency and mentions copper roofs removed for shells in Germany during World War I.
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The
Toronto Star
Canada
Germany
Proper drainage of churns could save milk waste in Britain
The department of scientific research estimates that proper drainage of milk churns would save about 3,000,000 gallons of milk annually across Great Britain.
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Great Britain
Department of Scientific Research
Spring Tips For Motorists Advice On Proper Car Care
Practical spring care tips advise changing to heavier oil for warm weather and draining anti-freeze while adding corrosion preventive. Radiator rust protection, brake checks after winter, and ensuring headlights are properly focused and bulbs replaced are recommended to reduce risks.
Inventor Unveils Cough Radiograph at Milan Fair
A cough radiological device capable of photographing a patient during pleurisy or pneumonia attacks was invented by Professor Edoardo Cignolini and will be shown at the forthcoming Leonardo da Vinci Fair in Milan. The second item notes that clock piece counts have remained largely unchanged since early clocks.
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Edoardo Cignolini
Milan
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Kruschen
Ruth
Comfort Mitchell
WNL
Jacky
Taxia
Chapter
Pop
Department of Commerce
Conrad Jordan
LeRoy
Granny
Uncle Lynn
Old Penny
Bill
Prairie Rose Culture
West
Rosthern Station
New York
Holland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
OGM
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
New England
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