River prospecting weighs on Hammond and Kenning
In the late day camp, Hammond and Kenning discuss the elusive ore as more shafts go in. Kenning frets over an English syndicate deed and a buried claim, while Hammond searches for a turning point beyond the old test pit and Bruce’s gambling shadow lingers over the hill camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Olson
Joyce
Jack
Kay
Kenning
McKenzie Joe
Bruce
Whoopee
Gold at beach shaft reshapes Alaska land dispute
Kenning and Hammond discover gold at a beach shaft altering their plan to outflank an English syndicate. Kay, torn by love and money, weighs her future as the miners test the gravel and consider reclaiming land paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennings
Loon Creek
Jack Hammond
Kenning
Hammond
Kay
Bruce
Jack
Dr Williams Pink Pills Adverts and Snippet Scene
An old time advert promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to increase red blood cells and oxygen delivery with the promise of quick pep and health. The piece includes a separate dramatic comic strip fragment where a character, Kenning, remarks on a gang and a dwindling scene labeled To Be Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Goer
GT Pulford Colls
Freight By Aircraft Shifts Gobal Lead From Canada to Soviet
A Dominion bureau report shows Canada led in air freight earlier but 1937 totals moved to the Soviet Union with about 70 million pounds carried compared with Canada’s 26.28 million. Canada’s air freight grew rapidly from 2.37 million pounds in 1931 to 26.18 million in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Hobby Dolls Dominate American Collecting Trends This Year
O C Lightner notes the Chicago Antique Exposition shows a surge in hobby items from New York to California. Dolls in native and foreign costumes attract collectors, with notable pieces like Yvonne Sohn’s French aristo clinging bisque heads through revolution. The piece highlights early American china, glass, and button collecting, including Mrs. K L Brown’s 31 000 buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Lightner
Chicago
New York
California
Yvonne Sohn
John Conover
Ossining
N.Y
K. L. Brown
Kansas City
Origins and Uses of the Sweet Potato Across Cultures
The sweet potato, related to the white potato, is a major U.S. crop ranking seven in importance. It has been used to make glue for stamps and mucilage from starch. it was cultivated in the New World after Columbus and spread to Europe. Cultures from Szechwan to Japan honored it, with large New Britain specimens and peasant nicknames reflecting poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
New World
Europe
United States
New Britain
South Seas
Szechwan
China
Japan
Tropics
Caterpillar Film Highlights Queensland Land Reclaiming
An educational film from Brisbane showcases the cac toblastis caterpillar as it reclaims over 60,000,000 acres in Queensland once covered by prickly pear. The cactus plant, introduced from America as an ornamental species, was a major obstacle to development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
America
Piano Haul From Chilkoot Pass Nets Dawson Windfall
Mrs Bill Huson recalled at a Portland gathering how a Hong Kong made piano bought for 100 dollars rose to 1800 in Dawson during the Klondike rush. She and Bill Huson hauled it eight miles in 25 days and two days over Chilkoot Pass, wrapping it in yarn to survive the trek. They later sold it for 1800, started a restaurant, and Mrs Huson later claimed a bench claim that paid out well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilkoot Pass
Dawson
Klondike
Portland
Oregon
Bill Huson
Juneau
Dyea Trail
Bill
Hong Kong
Huson
Husons
Dyea
Sumner
Wash
Fish Guard Duck Protected by Eastern Brook Trout
George Pickering at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary reports a ten inch Eastern brook trout acts as guardian to an injured pintail duck. The trout drives away a Chinese duck named darin when it attacks, while the guardian and pintail previously lived peacefully together in a tank watched by visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pickering
Inglewood
Calgary
Medical Care Planned for World’s Fair Visitors
The New York World's Fair prepares medical services for up to 40 000 expected patients among 60 000 000 visitors over six months after opening April 30. Doctors nurses and facilities will handle mostly minor injuries with readiness for any situation. A British Museum atlas described as the world’s largest book features six foot pages and was given to King Charles II by Amsterdam merchants. A lighthearted line notes a couple’s honeymoon ending if she reports a wreck and he asks if the car was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Charles II
Amsterdam
Holland
Dialogue Exchange Reveals Fathers’ Roles
Bobbie asks about fathers in a playful exchange. Charlie replies that his father’s actions are governed by his mother, illustrating a humorous family dynamic.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courtney Ryley Cooper
WNU Service
Wrangell
Timmy
Wrangel
England
Denver
Southern Medical Association
Ralph M. Stuck
Colo
Stuck
Joe
Soviet
Montreal
Beaverford
G. Arnold
Granville, Que
Trois Rivieres
Mr. Pickering
Bobbie
Charlie
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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