The Faeries and a Highland Collie Tale Revisited
Betty is told by Paddy Slater how Irish faeries guide birds pigs and calves while a Scottish collie named Bob joins ten year old Charlie Marshall on the Mono farm. The dog’s training, loyalty, and shared work with the boy illuminate a quiet frontier life amid pasture, milkings, and pursuit of a calf in the bush.
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Paddy
Betty
Ireland
Sally
Colleen Rae
Sarah Duncan
Paddy Slater
Bob O'New Pitsligo
Marshall Farm
Mono
Charlie Marshall
Bob
Scotland
James Duffus
New Pitsligo
Aberdeenshire
Duffus
Scottish Highlands
Charlie
Buck
Bright
Ship News Day Brings 39 Ships to New York Harbor
Reporters led by T Walter Williams of the New York Times gather for ship arrivals at the Battery Wharf and seven miles by barge to photograph celebrities and liners. Williams laments the loss of the personal touch since radio and cables changed ship reporting and denies disapproval of Dixie Tighe, noting safety concerns for women climbers.
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New York
T. Walter
Williams
The
New York Times
Gotham
Waterfront Corps of Reporters
England
New Jersey
Jersey
Marconi
Paris
Dixie Tighe
New York Post
Age of fish rings reveal bass movements study
Yale zoology graduate student Daniel Merriman analyzes microscopic annuli on striped bass scales at Niantic River Connecticut. The rings align with tree growth rings and show fish age growth rate and winter migration, while a Vienna barber wins a contest shaving a man in 18 seconds.
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Daniel Merriman
Yale University
Niantic River
Connecticut
St James's Palace Rich Royal History of Marriages and Power
St James's Palace, once a leper hospital, became a Tudor hunting lodge and later a royal residence. It witnessed royal marriages and christenings, including Victoria and Frederick, and hosted levees and imperial conferences. The Gatehouse and presence chamber remain notable, with Holbein ceiling and Henry VIII initials.
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St. James's Palace
George
Elizabeth
Henry VIII
Charles I
St. James's
Whitehall
Wiliam IV
George V
Mary
Holbein
Victoria
Frederick
St. Jamess Palace
Mystery buoy travels vast Arctic course to Bay of Biscay
A buoy cast into the Lapteff Sea by the ice-breaker Sibiryakoff during its 1932 Archangel to Pacific voyage has been found in the Bay of Biscay near the French coast and sent to the All-Union Arctic Institute in Leningrad. Researchers estimate a route of over 7800 miles via the Polar basin north of Franz Josef Land and the East Greenland current to Greenland’s tip before reaching the Bay of Biscay.
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Lapteff Sea
Arctic
Sibiryakoff
Archangel
Pacific
Bay of Biscay
All-Union Arctic Institute
Leningrad
V. Y. Wiese
Polar Basin
Franz Josef Land
Canadians Eat More Pork in 1936 Versus Beef
Figures from the Dominion bureau of statistics show pork surpassed beef and veal in 1936 with 748 million pounds consumed, up from 678 million in 1935. Beef and veal fell to 655 million. Other notes mention rising butter use, poultry shifts, Tristan da Cunha natives teeth, Trafalgar reports, and London's police budget.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Youth Of Canada Praised By Former McGill Principal
Professor A E Morgan, ex McGill principal now in Britain, calls Canadian university youth a major national asset and future leaders. He notes youth unemployment is high but spirits remain optimistic and criticizes Quebec as reactionary yet a stabilizing force in the Dominion.
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A. E. Morgan
McGill University
Montreal
Modern University
Canada
Morgan
Great Britain
McGill
Quebec
Career start on stove sparks writer’s long Montreal Star career
Frank Clifford Smith 72 a longtime Montreal Star staffer of forty years died. His writing began after being placed on a stove by Indians amid a prairie telegraph station incident that earned him a $50 prize from a London periodical. He later authored plays novels and short stories. Born Kendal England. A quip about a famine follows in a hotel corridor exchange.
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Frank Clifford Smith
Montreal Star
Western Prairies
Redskins
London
Kendal
England
Body Weight Loss Rates Through Moisture and Exercise
The average human body loses weight at about one pound every eight hours due to evaporation of moisture through the lungs and pores. Exercise accelerates this loss by increasing perspiration and respiration.
The World War Adds Six Thousand New Words to English
The conflict introduced about 6000 new terms into the English language, reflecting military life, technology, and daily wartime experiences. Scholars note the expansion covers slang, jargon, and coined phrases that entered common use during and after the war.
Former Athlete Almost a Cripple
A letter from a retired athlete describes severe rheumatic knee pain limiting movement. He had tried many remedies to no avail before using Kruschen Salts, claiming the treatment left him light and pain free. The note explains rheumatic pain often stems from uric acid deposits and credits Kruschen with aiding elimination via the excretory system.
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W.S.T
Little Helps For This Week Inward Beauty And Temple Reflections
A devotional meditation cites Psalm 27 4 on seeking the Lord in his temple. It speaks of entering the Gate called Beautiful despite frailty and dwelling in divine presence. It links outward beauty to the invisible spirit and praises the eternal beauty as the source of all created beauty.
Dinner attire dilemma sparks witty office chat
A business traveler in New York seeks meal etiquette guidance from a client's secretary. He asks whether to wear a white or black tie and learns the decision hinges on whether he will wear tails or a dinner jacket.
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New York
The
New Yorker
Sweden Completes Electrification of 602 Kilometers
Sweden electrifies 602 kilometers of rail lines this year raising total electrified mileage to 3 349 kilometers. This amount accounts for 35 percent of all state railway lines and carries 70 percent of the traffic.
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Sweden
Wheat Planting Reaches Record 32 Million Acres in India
India reports a record 32,167,000 acres planted with wheat this year. Early reports indicate a good crop expected due to favorable weather and ample sowing. Agricultural officials note strong support from farmers across key growing regions.
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India
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York House
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Tristan da Cunha
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Appleford Paper Products Limited
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