Night Waiting for Nick Hastings
Gay Hastings endures a rain soaked night waiting for Nick and their boys. James Halliday visits and reveals he saw Nick and Angela Halliday in a passing car earlier, prompting Gay to vow Nick is decent and incapable of harming them. Halliday prepares to stay or leave, and Gay asks him to go to bed as the storm rages.
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Nick
Gay
James Halliday
Mrs. Hastings
Halliday
Anton Bay
Julie
Angela
Twin Mother Finds Aid in Vegetable Compound
Mitchell Ont woman states after childbirth she was weak with leg pains headaches and insomnia. She credits Pia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoration and gradual weight gain after using three bottles. The note ends with her recommendation and address.
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Mitchell
Pia Pinkham
Anon
Starton
Carter's Little Liver Pills praised by miner for rheumatism relief
Arthur Padgett of Barnsley describes years of rheumatism and indigestion and credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with immediate relief after trying other remedies. He urges fellow sufferers to use the pills for rheumatism indigestion and constipation and notes availability in red boxes at druggists for 25 and 75 cents.
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Arthur Padgett
Barnsley
Carter
Ake Carter
Tron twins aid automation across electric systems
Electron tubes named Tron twins, Pilo and Thyra, a brother and sister pair, substitute light beams for click ing cogs in machines. They control street lights read furnace temperatures operate automatic train control and manage motor switches, as described to the A I E E by W R King of General Electric New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilo
Thyra
American Institution of Electrical Engineers
W. R. King
General Electric Company
New York
Advertising Proves Profitable for British Radio Makers
Officials of the British Radio Manufacturers Association claim newspaper advertising is highly productive revealing a 5 million dollar spend in 1930 and a 40 percent rise in turnover. A spokesman cites market research showing dividends totaling 30 million in detailed business.
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British Radio Manufacturers’ Association
Water-Storing Plants Thrive In Arid Regions
Dr. Daniel T. MacDougall of the Desert Laboratory in Tucson notes that a tree cactus can hold hundreds of gallons of surplus water and some plants in Arizona and Sonora store enough to survive until 1933 or 1934. An acre of cabbage uses 2,000,000 quarts of water per season and 200 beech trees on an acre need nearly twice that amount. One tree loses about 80 quarts of water daily through its leaves.
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Arizona
Sonora
Daniel T. MacDougall
Desert Laboratory
Tucson
Ariz
Province Cannot Fund Northward Pacific Great Eastern Rail
The B C Government supports a line to the Peace River but lacks funds to extend the publicly owned Pacific Great Eastern Railway northward.
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B.C
Peace River
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Quartet Choir Joke Sparks Banter Between Guss and Fuss
In a light exchange the two figures joke about forming a quartet. Guss quips about singing together while Fuss confirms being part of a quartet with the others merely filling in. The playful remark hints at ongoing collaboration.
Glacial Canada reshaped Great Lakes and Niagara Falls history
Dr. Thomas H. Clark of McGill describes a glacial era when Great Lakes stood about 50 feet higher, Niagara Falls was absent, and a Laurenthian River flowed where the St. Lawrence now runs. He notes three proto lakes and postglacial sea flooding the St. Lawrence valley, supported by fossils and Arctic whale remains in Mount Royal region.
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Great Lakes
North America
Over-Seas Club
Thomas H. Clark
McGill University
Montreal
Clark
Niagara Falls
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Dr. Clark
One Good Honey Market Imports from Several Lands
Large imports of honey into western England come from New Zealand, California and Canada for better grades and from Chile Jamaica and Siberia for confectionery grades. Canada exports rose from 295 641 pounds valued at 34 473 in 1924 to 1 218 044 pounds valued at 134 254 in the year ended March 31 1930. Domestic demand favors white clover honey of fine grain and moderate flavor not the pungent buckwheat type.
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England
New Zealand
California
Canada
Chile
Jamaica
Siberia
Railway Coal Consumption Across Canadian Railways
In the year locomotives on Canadian railways used 9 628 711 tons of bituminous coal 11 409 tons of anthracite coal 63 796 548 gallons of petroleum and 35 683 cords of wood. Oil and wood are converted to coal equivalents, bringing total coal consumption to 10 057 673 tons.
Patent Granted for Milk From Coconut Milk and Meat Blend
A patent has been granted for a process to produce milk by combining coconut milk with pressed fresh meat. The method outlines extraction and blending steps to create a meat enriched coconut milk product for consumption.
Castoria for Colic Comfort for Babies at Night
If a baby has colic or night troubles Castoria provides quick comfort. This pure vegetable preparation is gentle and safe for frequent use and helps with stomach bowels constipation diarrhea and coated tongues. Children enjoy the taste and it is suitable for growing kids.
Weekly Little Helps on Truth and Duty
A religious item presents exhortations to live truthfully and diligently. It quotes 2 Peter, Horatius Bonar, and Theodore S. Munger, urging personal integrity, active duty, and living by example to reach enduring spiritual joy.
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Horatius Bonar
Theodore S. Munger
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment Proclaimed Remarkable Remedy
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment is described as a quick and effective remedy for burns sprains toothache neuralgia and sore throat croup and quinsy. The notice emphasizes instant relief and valuable uses across multiple ailments.
Danish child prodigy Heinecken spoke at birth and died at five
Two hundred years ago a Danish child named Christian Heinecken attracted wide notice as a remarkable infant. By ten months he could converse on most subjects and by a year he had learned much of the Old Testament, but ill health cut his life short at age five.
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Christian Heinecken
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Guss
Electyes
Castoria
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