Pine Ridge promises a new life for Nancy Nelson
Nancy Nelson a nineteen year old sub deb faces a market crash and moves with her lover Jack to Pine Ridge after an eccentric relative invites them to live with Cousin Columbine. They arrive to a dilapidated frontier village while Nancy plans a local library and encounters Matthew Adams during a holiday shopping outing.
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Nancy Nelson
Colorado
Columbine
Nancy
Jack
Pine Ridge
Columbine Nelson
Mark
Matthew Adams
Boston
Aurora Tubbs
Mark Adam
Luke
Jack Nelson
Nance
Debut of Nancy in Pine Ridge Society Night
Nancy enters a lavish debut scene at Pine Ridge, surprised by relatives and friends including Eve Adam and Cousin Columbine. Matthew Adam outfits in a tux, guiding Nancy through a festive gathering where everyone jokes about the debut and seating, ending with a playful tease about the attire.
Debut Christmas Party Tales in Pioneer Home
In a Pine Ridge yuletide scene Nancy Nellson recounts a grand debut party hosted by Mrs. Adam. Guests enjoy music, tours, and a dramatic Cousin Columbine tale while Matthew channels Harry Lauder and Aurora shines hosting. A storyteller recalls a pioneer Christmas tree encounter with an Indian visitor.
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Columbine
Adam
Mark
Jack
Aurora
Juanita
Nancy Nelson
Aunt Judy
Wild Spear
Chicago
Miss Columbine
Matthew
Nance
Harry Lauder
Tubbs
Matt
Mother
Father
Altar from France Returns to Nova Scotia Church
A historic altar brought from France in 1691 was placed in the French fort at St Peters Port Toulouse near Sydney Nova Scotia. After the fort fell to the English the French hid the altar in the woods until Indians guarded it. A Red Island priest secured permission to bring it to the Sacred Heart church.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Red Islands
Sydney
Nova Scotia
France
St. Peters
Port Toulouse
Red Island
Park Paper Litter Sparks Officials’ Apology
The mayor complains the park is littered with paper this morning while the superintendent explains leaflets were distributed yesterday urging people not to throw paper about. Officials seek to curb waste and improve park cleanliness.
The Great Bell at Westminster Cracked Twice
The bell in London cracked when first installed and again on a second casting. Since then the massive bell has remained split, causing a long standing defect in the famed clock tower.
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London
Canadian binder twine quality improves with inspections
Canadian and imported binder twine undergoes regular testing. In 1934 over 300 samples showed 47 percent had more twine per pound than guaranteed, 14 percent met the guaranteed length, and only 2.5 percent were short by more than five percent. Tensile strength is noted but not legally controlled.
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Canada
Dominion
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Dominion Department of Agriculture Seed Branch
Ancient Fossil Likely Ichthyosaurus Off Vancouver Island
A large fossil from lower Cretaceous rocks on Vancouver Island's west coast is believed by Professor M. F. Bancroft to be part of an Ichthyosaurus that swam the seas about 30 million years ago. It was found in rock layers in front of G. F. Smith’s home, with waves exposing it recently. Rev. Anthony Terhaar assisted Bancroft in recovering the fossil.
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Vancouver Island
M. F. Bancroft
Geological Survey
G. F. Smith
Anthony Terhaar
Friendly Cove
B.C
Bancroft
Modern Step Natives Admire New Modernity In Tahiti
A Tahiti report describes a steady procession of imported amenities including automobiles electric lights radios and telephones. Ground breaking for a beauty parlor signals changing fashions as local girls sport crimson nails plucked eyebrows and permanent waves evoking concern among native fathers.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Spark of Brilliance Outshines Sun in Brief Flash
Scientists report an electric spark lasting one hundredth of a billionth of a second that outshines the sun in brightness. This ultra short pulse demonstrates extreme energy density and advances in high power physics and laser technology.
Scientists Explain Why We Sing In OurHeads
A scientist notes that we hear our own voices differently from how others hear them, a phenomenon that may partly explain why many people sing. The remark suggests self-perception affects vocal expression and enjoyment.
Little Helps For This Week
A collection of brief moral exhortations and quotations. It emphasizes daily spiritual aims to know love and follow God more closely, urging conscience and duty. It notes that known wrong customs persist, while omission of duty hides truth and urging firmness in right action.
Missionaries Air Mission to New Guinea For Gospel
The first air missionaries of the Church of England will work in New Guinea to reach 40,000 tribesmen in remote mountainous terrain. Six white missionaries and native teachers will start a project costing about 25,000 dollars to establish and 10,000 dollars annually to maintain. Base operations will be at the Wau Goldfields with supplies moved by air from the coast.
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Church of England
New Guinea
Wau
Pilot Makes Forced Landing at Coney Island in Parked Cars
A monoplane with motor trouble diverted to Coney Island New York and landed in a tight space among 2,000 parked cars. The craft then was dismantled for removal after the emergency stop near Manhattan Beach.
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Coney Island
New York
Manhattan Beach
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Wilson's
Gies
Wilson
Hamilton, Ont
Miss Aladdin
Christine Whiting Parmenter
Matthew Adam
Dot Meredith
Denver
Nelson “Mansion
Eve Adam
Juanita Tubbs
Mary Taylor
Mary
Pine Ridge Society
Apollo
New Hampshire
New England
Goodwil
Lydia E. Pinkham
Caroline Newman
Raymond Chaput
Tilbury, Inc
Firestone
Sage el Fdell
Tires Wear
James
Appleford
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
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