Reykjavik Embraces Modern Heat and Tourism Potential
The New York Times describes Reykjavik’s transformation into a modern capital with plans to pipe thermal waters for heating and laundry, while noting rapid growth since 1872 from 1,806 to 10,200 residents, the presence of telegraph, radio, and hopes for hotel expansion as summer tourism rises. Dr. Jon Stefansson lauds Iceland’s climate and natural wonders, calling it the healthiest and cheapest country, with Iceland poised to attract visitors like Nantucket.
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Keskjavik
Iceland
Reykjavik
Karl Baedeker
Island
Austurtreet
Denmark
John Stefansson
Great Britain
Ireland
Jon Stefansson
Italy
Switzerland
Norway
Germany
New Zealand
Buorant
Stefansson
Nantucket
New York Times
Bank Renews Note Then Charges Storage
A southern town gentleman with a string of tardy repayments tricks a local bank into renewing a small loan. He is surprised when the cashier announces no interest will be charged, but storage fees will be levied instead as the bank’s new policy.
Canada Revenues Rise in First Half of Fiscal Year
The first half of the current year shows a revenue increase of about one million dollars for Canada compared with the prior year. For the six months ended September 3, revenue reached 213,092,087 while the year-ago period stood at 203,107,918, a rise of 9,984,169.
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Dominion of Canada
An Insinuation He
A dialogue snippet shows flirtation and teasing about Miss Thirtyodd's appearance and a quip about preferences for preserves, revealing light, playful social tension between two characters.
Steamships Sail Regularly From London To 274 Global Ports
The port of London dispatches steamships on a routine basis to 274 ports worldwide, highlighting London's pivotal role in international maritime trade and transportation.
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London
Globe
Goon-Drip Brownies By Aunt Dee At Camp
In a tale from the Good Deeds Brownies at camp, the White Rabbit scolds the babies for trying to copy diving into a pool while missing their father. The children apologize, promising better behavior, as Mr. White Rabbit tests and fixes a radio with Herbert Handy’s help in minutes.
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Atte Mes
White Rabbit
Chuckles
Aunt Dee
Herbert
Mr. White Rabbit
Brownlie
Prince of Wales praises youth effort in Canada note
In Rome Britain the Prince of Wales is quoted praising Canadian opportunities for youth and enterprise. A British harvester in Canada shares six success rules: leave cities, show willingness to work, expect no easy money, adapt to Canada, forget Old Country ways, and digest the Canadian point of view. The tale appears in the St. Catharine Standard.
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England
Canada
Prince of Wales
Rome
Britain
Air Force
St. Catharine
Origin of Coal and Oil Explained by Penn Scientist
Dr J M Macfarlane of the University of Pennsylvania concludes after 50 years of study that coal originates from ancient vegetation while crude petroleum has an animal origin. He suggests large fish deposits may have been destroyed by volcanic action.
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J. M. Macfarlance
University of Pennsylvania
Burglary Fainting Tale From Parlor Exchange
A terse exchange describes a burglary in the parlor last night. Miss Keen remarks on fainting while Miss P. says she pursued the burglar but failed to catch him, noting her usual luck.
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Miss K
Average man errs by citing good intentions
A terse aphorism notes that when an ordinary man errs he often defends his action by appealing to his good intentions. The line emphasizes self-justification over accountability.
Doctrines and Beliefs Of Ancient Egypt Expedition Planned
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago will send an expedition to Cairo in December to study ancient Egyptian religious beliefs from hieroglyphic texts on coffin interiors. Led by Professor James Henry Breasted no excavations will be conducted.
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Egypt
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
Cairo
Feypt
James Henry Breasted
Breasted
Eskimos and Indians Identified as One Race by Explorer
Norwegian Arctic explorer Christian Leden returns from Greenland with an ethnographic and zoological collection for the Peabody Museum in Brooklyn. He claims to have proven that Eskimos and Indians are the same race, citing similarities in music as key evidence.
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Christian Leden
Greenland
Peabody Museum
Brooklyn
New York
Leden
Evaporated Milk Not Sugar Sweetened
A brief note mentions evaporated milk having been condensed without sugar. A humorous aside contrasts broad talk with substantive argument, while a quoted exchange highlights vocabulary scope in English.
Potatoes Steal the Spotlight at Royal Horticultural Show
At the Royal Horticultural Society autumn display in Holland Park London a small glass case held a 38 pound sample of Ben Cruachan tubers from Messrs Sutton. The disease resistant variety won Lord Derby's gold medal last year and visitors noted its high value and risk of theft.
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Royal Horticultural Society
Holland Park
London
Sutton
Ben Cruachan
Lord Derby
Pinnacles Monument Awe in California Landmark
The Pinnacles National Monument in California is famed for spire like rocks visible for miles. The rocks are steep and mostly unclimbable with caves under the rock groups and many balancing rocks. The monument offers domes, subterranean passages and awe inspiring views. Some say people murder the truth while others never approach it closely enough to harm it.
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California
Pinnacles National Monument
Vancouver Roof Garden at Canadian Pacific Hotel
Fourteenth story garden above Vancouver’s streets forms a verdant retreat. Fresh Pacific breezes mingle with flowering plants as Stanley Park and Burrard Inlet frame views. The space, tended by Tom Dowsett, hosts tea and moonlit evenings, a year round oasis for travelers and sightseers.
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Vancouver
Pacific
Straits of Georgia
Canadian Pacific Hotel
British Columbia
Stanley Park
Canadian Pacific
Zanzibar
Tom Dowsett
Hotel
Western horses ship east as tractors fail to curb demand
Livestock officials report a shift in Canada with over five thousand Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta horses sent to Eastern Canada last year. Ontario losses fall from 900000 to 675000 while prairie provinces expand their herds as tractors and motor trucks rise. War limits on horse exports were modest and breeding rebounded in 1920 21 as farmers again favor the horse over machines.
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Department of Agriculture
Dobbins
Dominion Railway Commission
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Postwar Drama Gratitude For German Prisoner’s Escape Aid
Sergeant-Major Willie Hatzemann, a Prussian cavalryman, helped save Canadian soldiers in a German camp. Trooper Harry Deacon of the Royal Canadian Dragoons organized funds after a spring letter, enabling Hatzemann to travel to Canada. Deacon lauds the man as a clean, white friend who seeks to work in peaceful prosperity.
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Willie Hatzemann
Canada
Harry Deacon
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Hatzemann
Deacon
Courtroom Echoes in a Witty Passing Show Quote
A witty line from the Passing Show features a lawyer challenging a witness while a polite young man admits he would be a liar if the witness is truthful. The exchange highlights sly courtroom humor and the speaker’s self doubt.
A Visitor Compares Sicily Eruption to Niagara Falls
An American in Sicily during the Eima eruption contrasts overseas natural dangers with Niagara Falls, joking that Americans would quell such fizzing lava swiftly. An Italian friend notes pride in Sicily’s event.
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Sicily
Eima
America
Niagara Falls
Rare green diamond from Queen Mary's collection
A green diamond of marvellous beauty, among Queen Mary’s rare gems, remains unsawn and never set.
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Queen Mary
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