Gorge of the Spirits fuels Iron Will on the River
Alan Cameron and companions push toward a legendary gorge as Napayo fears the spirits guarding the river. They camp on safe ground below the gorge while Noel faces his own beliefs and Heather faces danger as Rough the dog uncovers a human skull along the bank.
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Alan
Noel
Napayo
McCord
Aleck
John
Heather
Chimo
East Main
Whispering Hills
Noel Leloup
Alan Cameron
Prospector Resolve Amid Winter Prep in Koksoak Region
John McCord notes August as the start of a harsh two month window for sluice work on the River of Skulls. Noel and Napayo hunt barrens for red meat while Alan, John prepare spruce slabs, nets, and parkas. Natives threaten the crossing Nipiw dead line as Jim McQueen awaits over the ice.
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John McCord
Koksroak
Noel
Napayo
Barrens
Alan
John
Koksoak
Peterboro
Jim McQueen
Woman Keeps Flag Flying Over Eiffel Tower Each Day
A Parisian woman maintains the flag at the Eiffel Tower, rising it every morning and lowering it at sunset. For 35 years she has performed this duty, repairing any damage before sunrise if needed.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Canadian scholarship for meritorious musical compositions
A 1949 call invites entries for a merit based music composition scholarship of Canadians aged up to 223 years. Details and entry information are available from Canadian Performing Right Society Limited at the Royal Bank Building in Toronto.
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Canadian Performing Right Society Limited
Royal Bank
Torente
Pilot Crew Recount Atlantic Rescue of Cabot Flying Boat
Imperial Airways Cabot flying boat faced a fuel leak in mid Atlantic late September. Captain Donald Bennett and First Officer Thos Farnsworth crawled to a wing tank and patched a rivet gap with jointing compound while Farnsworth illuminated the wing to monitor repairs. The aircraft completed the venture to Foynes in 11 hours 50 minutes during an experimental Atlantic run.
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Atlantic
Newfoundland
Donald Bennett
Thos. Farnsworth
Imperial Airways
Cabot
Bennett
The
Farnsworth
Foynes
Eire
Food For French Army Prizes German Prisoners Meals
German prisoners in France described daily French army rations as surprisingly ample and varied. Breakfast featured tea and adulterated jam, midday offered hot soup, potatoes, black bread and quark, afternoon revived tea, and the evening included sausage, hard cheese, margarine and beer. They were astonished by the quality compared with German allowances.
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France
Germany
Doubtful Himself Plays President Quiz on Witness
An American lawyer tests a witness by naming presidents. The witness accurately states Washington and John Adams as first two presidents. A pause follows before the lawyer jokes about continuing the questioning while someone notes the lawyer is unsure who the third president was.
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Washington
Native Bugong Mountains Feast Roasted Butterflies
Natives of the Bugong mountains in Australia relish roasted butterflies as a traditional food. The practice highlights local dietary customs and entomophagy in remote regions.
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Bugong Mountains
Australia
Sun heat idea eyed to melt polar ice with coal dust
Dr. Helmut Landsberg of Pennsylvania State College proposed using a one fifteenth inch coal dust film on ice to absorb 90 percent of sunlight and melt ice rapidly. He noted optimistic tests on winter road surfaces and suggested large scale polar operation could reclaim land and boost hydroelectric power while altering climate from the polar ice fields.
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Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
American Meteorological Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Helmut Landsberg
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Polar
Landsberg
Dr. Landsberg
Dissatisfied Egg Trick Promises Easy Magic at Parties
Readers are invited to learn 42 tricks including the Dissatisfied Egg illusion. The ad promotes a 32-page booklet and additional pamphlets for 15 cents each, covering coins melting, glasses vanishing, color changing balloons, and rising cigarettes, with instructions to mail 15 cents to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Elsie
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Yankee Doodle and Oyster Tales Across the Atlantic
A British army surgeon notes Yankee Doodle as a colonist marching song of the Revolutionary War era. Restoring trans Atlantic cables uncovers tons of oysters clinging to them. X ray analysis helps verify authenticity of old paintings.
Spiritual weapons of war outlast guns and ships
The piece argues optimism and the arts are vital to wartime morale, claiming freedom fuels resilience. It cites Dr Joseph Goebbels and questions his understanding, reflecting on moral strength, choices, and the idea that burning books or banning art cannot crush a nation's spirit.
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Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
New York Times
Plenty Of Pockets Pajamas Rally For Pockets In Wear
The Sault Ste. Marie Star argues mens street costumes need pockets to hold items like a watch knife key ring fountain pen pencil billfold a 12 ride railroad ticket a driver license and a red memorandum hook with clippings indicating practical use for pockets is essential.
Taxi Drivers in Jamaica Worry War Could Haunt Tourism
Taxi drivers in Jamaica fear the European war may deter travelers this season. Local operators report concern over potentially lower tourist traffic and reduced earnings as international travel slows.
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Jamaica
Berlin Erects Monument to a Book in 1927
In 1927 Berlin raised a monument honoring a book as a tribute to the city’s bookbinding industry highlighting cultural crafts and local industry in a public art project.
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Berlin
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Drummond
Mr. McQueen
Tabu
George Marsh
Mickie
Drama of the Air
John Adams
Guerin Meschino
Italy
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Fight
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