Arctic Passage Seekers and Global Notes From Canada
A Soviet expedition head by George Uschikoff pursues an Arctic route from Asia to Europe. Manitoba Paper Co. restarts, 200 workers back at Pine Falls. H G Wells plans three years of serious films. North American Community Council to meet at Queen’s University next June. Soviet orders 16 Maxim Gorky type planes after a deadly crash. Dr Allen Peebles named technical adviser on state health insurance. BC officials note rising bureaucracy. Law Society of British Columbia opens its annual convention. Manitoba highway toll reports 20 dead, 62 seriously injured, 77 requiring medical care. Canada’s ties to Britain framed as brothers, not dollars, per Raymond Morand.
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George Uschikoff
Asia
Europe
Manitoba Paper Co
Pine Falls
H. G. Wells
Maxim Gorky
Allen Peebles
London
Ont
G. M. Weir
British Columbia
Victoria
Manitoba
W. J. Major
K.C
League of Nations Leader Urges Canadian Foreign Ministry
Sir Robert Falconer, head of the League of Nations Society in Ottawa, hopes Canada forms a separate ministry of foreign affairs. He notes Britain has a League minister and urges Canada to participate more in world affairs to preempt potential consequences from Italian and Japanese policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Robert Falconer
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
Great Britain
League of Nations Affairs
Young Bridge Player Learns Aces Beat Kings
An inexperienced bridge player joins a four and erred by discarding a king on a trick already won by the opponent's ace. His partner exclaims a king cannot beat an ace, while the beginner admits he wanted to test the outcome.
Marathoner Violet Piercy Scales Monument in Record Run
The London Sunday Times reports Violet Piercy, a woman marathon runner, ran five and a quarter miles from Highgate to the Monument, climbed 311 steps in 2 minutes 56 seconds, and reached the top 46 minutes 1 second after starting. She claimed no other person has attempted this.
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London Sunday Times
Violet Piercy
Highgate
Monument
Trans-Canada Airway Plans Accelerate With Civil Aviation Funds
Parliament approves nearly 500000 for preparatory work to build a trans‑Canada air service across mails and passengers. 49 landing places exist, with more to come this year. Additional 305000 supports Mounted Police aerial surveys and related operations. A further 500000 funds maintenance and training for the Air Force.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Civil Aviation
Air Service
Air Force
Mounted Police
Plane Dean Hammond boards new aero plane model Y
Demostrators from the government witnessed the designer Dean Hammond of Ypsilanti Michigan reveal an aero plane claiming it can land on a dime and achieve fuel mileage like a low priced auto. Fifteen Model Y ships have been ordered by the Bureau of Air Commerce for inspection service. The aircraft lands in a hundred foot space at about 35 mph and takes off in under two hundred feet with a three wheel gear and a pusher propeller.
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Dean B. Hammond
Ypsilanti
Mich
Hammond
United States
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Inspection Service
Holstein cattle records shattered in Canada half year data
The Holstein Friesian Association of Canada Brantford reports drastic cattle record activity with 14 705 head changing ownership in the first half of the year a 99 per cent rise from 1934 Exports to the United States reached 4 536 head up 180 per cent while registrations totalled 15 531 a 23 per cent gain despite heavy stock exports.
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Canada
Holstein Friesien Association of Canada
Brantford
United States
Dont kick a man when he is down. he may get up.
A brief aphorism reflecting resilience and moral admonition about not exploiting others' misfortune, warning that a person may recover and retaliate.
Canada’s Railroads Grow From 16 Miles To Vast Networks
A century of Canadian railroading sees over 42000 miles of track with per capita mileage second only to Australia. From the Champlain and St. Lawrence line of 1835 to the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific, the system united the nation, spurred settlement, and built a web of lines with telegraph, hotels, and freight vessels linking Canada globally.
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Canada
Australia
Champlain and St. Lawrence
St. Johns
Laprairie
Quebec
Montreal
New York
Richelieu River
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Ontario
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Making Map Of Mars By Madame Flammarion Completes Work
The widow Madame Gabrielle Flammarion, widow of Camille Flammerion, advances the long late husband’s Mars map project. She works 15 hours daily at the observatory garden where he buried his first wife, focusing telescope on Mars each clear night and filling chart gaps when conditions worsen.
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Mars
Camille Flammerion
Madame Gabrielle Flammarion
Mme. Flammarion
Red
Juvisy
Paris
How To Make Berry Juice And Pectin Delicacy
To prepare juice crush about 3 quarts of ripe berries and extract juice by squeezing through a jelly cloth. Mix sugar and juice in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over hot fire. Add bottled fruit pectin and stir constantly. Boil hard for 14 minutes then skim pour and seal with paraffin. Yields about 11 glasses of juice.
Townsend man reunites with deer pet Buckie on hiking trip
Jack Reynolds of Townsend Montana reconnected with his three year old deer Buckie after whistling on a hiking trip. Buckie followed Reynolds home and settled calmly on the kitchen floor. The deer had been found as a fawn in 1932.
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Jack Reynolds
Buckie
Reynolds
Townsend
Montana
Plum Relish Recipe from Old Kitchen Notes
A traditional plum relish recipe uses 31 cups prepared fruit and 614 cups sugar with 1 cup vinegar and 144 bottles of fruit pectin. Pit plums, grind, mix with spices, boil vigorously, add pectin, skim and fill jars. Yields about 10 glasses.
Not Married Yet Proposals and Lost Plans
A man recalls intending to propose but she confessed loving Browning Kipling and Shelley, leaving him unsure of pursuit. Meanwhile, natives seeking building materials allegedly steal stones and columns from Carthage ruins in North Africa.
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Browning
Kipling
Shelley
Carthage
North
Africa
The Markhor Goat of India Noted for Corkscrew Horns
A wild goat native to India, the markhor, is distinguished by its distinctive corkscrew horns. Researchers document its spiral horn shape and rare status in the region.
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India
David Spares Saul in Camp and Reproaches His Guard
Sunday School lesson recounts David's night visit to Saul's encamped party, Abishai urging murder, but David refuses, honoring Jehovah's anointed. David taunts Abner from the hilltop, cites Saul's misdeeds, and Saul admits fault, promising no harm to David.
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David
Abishai
Saul
Jehovah
God
Abner
Israel
Tasso
Pocket Knife For Dolls House At Windsor Castle
The Queen adds a tiny pocket knife to the Queen's Dolls House at Windsor. The steel blade weighs one hundredth of an ounce, cuts as well as a full knife, and uses Faraday steel from 115 years ago. Sir Robert Hadfield arranged miniature knives from the material, with many dignitaries accepting. The Queen bought one knife after seeing it in a Faraday display, exchanging a coin per tradition that knife gifts sever friendships.
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Windsor Castle
Faraday
Sir Robert Hadfield
Prince of Wales
Signor Mussolini
Roosevelt
Sir Robert
Lacy Doilies Pattern With Instructions and Materials
The text promotes lightweight doilies for summer homes and gifts, noting they can be made from unbleached or colored string and stiffened with starch. It references pattern 5372 with full instructions and illustrations, and requests 20 cents sent to the Household Arts Dept. in Winnipeg for access. It also states there is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alibi Question Cited In Court Transcript
The defendant is asked if he understands alibi. He replies that proof of being at a pre-meeting shows he was not at a craps game, clarifying his absence from the gambling scene.
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Ordah
Woman Fashion Trend: Horror Headpieces Gaining Popularity
A striking trend draws attention as women increasingly wear headpieces inspired by horror themes. Reports note growing interest in eerie designs among female shoppers and fashion circles, with pieces selling in specialty shops and online.
Little Journeys In Science A Photographic Primer
Gordes Guest explains how photography records events through negative and print processes. He details glass or celluloid plates with gelatin emulsion containing silver halides, development with a reducing agent, fixing with hypo, and the creation of a positive print from the negative. The article notes exposure balance and toning effects.
Request for Extra Police in Rutland After Long No Assizes
The Rutland authorities seek a larger police force as no assize court has been held there for twelve years. With 17 officers and one recruit, they plan one more entry to handle rising speed violations by motorists. The note, from St Thomas Times Journal, highlights a sparsely populated farming county needing more policing to keep offenders in check.
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Rutland
England
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Pekoe Tea Means White Hair, Says Neal O Hara
The New York Post reports Pekoe derives from Chinese for white hair describing the light down on the tea leaves. The elder duck can reach speeds of 40 to 50 miles per hour.
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Neal O'Hara
New York Post
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The
Law Society of British Columbia
Raymond Morand
Windsor
House of Commons
Empire Parliamentary Association
Way
Coast To Coast Service
Railroads of Canada
Betty Barclay
Ens
I. Samuel
H. Samuel
Queen Mary
Alice Brooks
Nhice
Photography
Gordes
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