Occasional Wife in ee Lip sTien Grom tale of art and love
Camilla Hoyt, an adopted heiress and aspiring commercial artist, grows close to Peter Anson a struggling sculptor. Their secret engagement faces tests as Sylvia Todd and Avis Werth enter the scene, urging schemes, while Peter pursues a university exhibit with help from Camilla and a tense party at their summer cottage.
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Camila Hoyt
Peter Anson
Merry
Peter
Camilla
Sylvia Todd
Miss Todd
Sylvia Tu
Avis Werth
Terry Wayne
Gus Matson
Avis
Terry
Sylva
Watch Bargain in a Dusty Shop
Peter negotiates a price for a cherished watch with a wary shopkeeper. He agrees to ten dollars, promising to return next Wednesday to claim it, while reflecting on the heartbreaking stories the shop’s objects seem to carry.
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Wittie
Peter
Old Legend Shattered About Cow Bay Name Origin
A special committee of historians led by Judge Walter Crowe Dr W F Egan and E T McKeen finds the tale that Cow Bay Cape Breton was named for a settler John Meloney’s cow to be false. They note the cow did not exist when the hay was first named.
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Cow Bay
Cape Breton
John Meloney
Walter Crowe
W. F. Egan
E. T. McKeen
Entertaining Passengers: Berlin Subways Host Vaudeville Acts
Unemployed performers in Berlin entertain subway passengers with vaudeville acts aboard trains. They buy tickets, board, perform balancing and acrobatics, and pass the hat for tips. Singers and other professionals increasingly join, finding receptive audiences in business districts along the railway system.
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Berlin
British life insurance totals for 1931 rise sharply
British life insurance held by 47,000,000 people reached $5,176,027,035 at end of 1931. Policies numbered 63,946,191, up nearly 2,000,000 from 1930. Insurance companies paid out $141,500,000 in claims.
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Britain
Industrial Assurance Commissioner
New Transfusion Device Demonstrated at Leeds General Infirmary
Two Parisian surgeons M. Becart and M. Pauchet demonstrated a new blood transfusion device at Leeds General Infirmary. The apparatus prevents blood exposure to air and maintains its temperature, using a small electrical unit with two tubes to draw blood from a donor and deliver it to the patient.
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Leeds General Infirmary
M. Becart
M. Pauchet
Paris
Stairway puzzle in Boston Federal Building elevators
The Boston Federal Building elevators show 16,000 daily riders with 8,500 going up and 7,500 down. Officials explained the gap by noting many riders choose stair walking for exercise, preferring to go down rather than up.
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Federal
Boston
Prime Minister Pushes Canada 400th Anniversary Recognition
R B Bennett urged the Dominion Provincial Transport Conference to publicly commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's 1534 landing. He called for urgent national recognition, framing the event as the foundation of western civilization in Canada.
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Canada
Jacques Cartier
Dominion
R. B. Bennett
European demand shifts apple trade from England to Europe
Apple shippers in the Annapolis Valley move sales from England to continental ports as European markets offer higher prices. A glut in the English market has driven prices down, with cargoes already sent to Rotterdam for onward sale on the continent.
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Annapolis Valley
England
Rotterdam
English agriculture employs seven hundred fifteen thousand
England's agriculture now employs 715000 people an increase of 17000 a year.
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England
France Seeks Four Million From Lottery Tax This Year
France aims to collect about 4 million dollars in lottery taxes this year. A separate line notes that paying debts promptly serves as a strong method to settle scores.
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France
Queen Margaret School chapel at Cowichan outlined
A log built chapel at Queen Margaret's School in Cowichan showcases driftbolt joined logs for expansion safety. Designed by Douglas James with contractor O C Brown, the 20 by 60 foot structure will seat 120, features a 25 foot bell tower, 16 foot walls, and Hillcrest timbers used for tongued and grooved gable ends.
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Queen Margaret's School
Cowichan
C. Stone
Hillcrest
Douglas James
O. C. Brown
The Rhyming Optimist Poem Fragments
A short verse voice celebrates laboring folk who find joy in learning and contentment. It asks who are the steadfast dreamers who persevere with heart and sight, appreciating life’s kindness as time passes.
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You
Irish Free State as Republic Detaches From Britain
The Irish Free State is a republic in fact if not in name and has repudiated cooperation with Britain while seeking Empire trade benefits. Britain should invite the Free State to sever all political ties, accepting that any economic consequences and loss would be the Free State’s own choosing.
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Irish Free State
Britain
Free State
Empire
Civil Service Employment Percentages Worldwide
A Lethbridge Herald report cites Prof. Cole noting the United States 1.3 percent, England 11.5, France 2.6, Germany 2, Italy 1.5, Poland 0.8, Sweden 1.1, Belgium 3.3, Denmark 0.118, Holland 1.1, Australia 1.7, New Zealand 1, Canada 2.8.
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Canada
Belgium
Prof. Cole
United States
England
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Sweden
Belgum
Denmark
Holland
Australia
New Zealand
Lethbridge Herald
Walking Keeps One Young Gives 70th Birthday Walk Around Manhattan
Dr. John H. Finlay, former university president and editor, celebrated turning seventy by walking the distance around Manhattan Island, more than 25 miles. He urged others to read a book make a friend and take a walk for a longer life.
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John H. Finlay
New York
Manhattan Island
Edmonton Journal
Deposits in England's Big Five Banks Near One Cent
Deposits across the five largest English banks amount to just under one cent in comparative terms. Observers note the figure reflects minimal retail banking profits against overall financial activity, with implications for consumer savings and lender stability.
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England
China Endures Two Thousand Famines Across Two Millennia
A historical note recounts that China has faced about 2000 famines over 2200 years, reflecting a long pattern of hunger linked to political and climatic stresses. The record highlights recurring cycles of drought, poor harvests, and social hardship across dynasties.
Small Duties, Big Spirit in Daily Service
A devotional digest urging humble daily labors as noble in God’s eyes. It cites Matthew 25:23 and quotes figures like H. M. Kimball and J. Martineau to emphasize resignation of heart and the value of small tasks done faithfully.
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J. Martineau
Tuberculosis Testing Shifts to Provincial Control
Federal officials announce the cow-testing program will be abandoned and responsibility turned over to provinces. Quebec is notified as not currently conducting the work. The tuberculin testing for cattle remains in place and will continue under Dominion authorities.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Department of Milk Production
Quebec
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Pay for Hidden Names in Harvest Costs
A comic exchange frames rising farm costs as a tax on farmers who must know botanical names of crops entomological names of pests and pharmaceutical names of sprays. The quip notes the burden falls on farmers as costs rise.
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A.c.co. Press
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