Mono Farm Tales of Dogs and Departures on the Lane
On the Mono farm in 1854 Old Hickory Mick is buried and Bob O New Pitsligo grows into a quiet dog. Charlie Marshall and the Edwards leave Sugar Maples for Toronto with a wagon team, while Bob frets at being left behind and eventually returns travel worn to the Marshall home.
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Bob
Marshall
Old Hickory Mick
Nathaniel Carson
Bob O'New Pitsligo
Charlie
M. Clarke
Mona Wesleyan
Bristol
Canada
Mono Mills
Sand Hill
Mr. Clarke
Meg
Marshall Farm
Sarah Duncan
Marshalls
William Edwards
Down
New York State
Edwards
Arthur
Duke of Wellington
Closehugh
Tyrone
Paddy
Bobbie
Whaling Regulat ion Aims to Avert Whale Oblivion
The Manchester Guardian notes that whaling nations seek a new agreement to protect whale stocks. It cites the Right whale, sperm whale, blue whale, and fin whale as at risk, urges fixed close seasons, quotas, and universal participation to prevent extinction alongside the white rhinoceros.
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Hilaire Belloc
Bay of Biscay
Denzin
Antarctic
Norway
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Governor Generalies and Tropical Parakeet Factoids
Governor-General Tweedsmuir drew laughs at Kingston saying he is confined to Governor Generalities. A four eyed parrot minnow species noted in tropical American waters shows an upper and lower eye set. few parrots breed in U S captivity.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Kingston
Tropical
America
Canada’s Western Northland issued by Mines and Resources
The Lands, Parks and Forests Branch released a 1934 companion to Canada’s Eastern Arctic. It details history, resources, population, administration, and development prospects of the Northwest Territories and southwestern Arctic Archipelago. Includes fur trade, mineral discoveries, and native preserves. Copies available through the Department of Mines and Resources in Ottawa.
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Canada
Northland
Arctic
Lands, Parks and Forests
Department of Mines and Resources
Northwest Territores
Arctic Archipelago
Pacific Ocean
Mackenzie River
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Northwest Territories
Territories
Mackenzie Valley
Mackenzie
Norman
Great Bear Lake
Gordon Lake
Ottawa
There's No Safety In Numbers Fly threat patrols home defense
The piece explains that a single female house fly can generate millions of offspring and spread disease. It urges removing breeding grounds and protecting openings with screens, covering all food, and placing Wilson's Fly Pads in every room to attract and kill flies quickly.
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Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
Prune Name Debate Stirs at San Jose Breakfast
At a prune breakfast in San Jose California growers debated renaming the fruit. One proposal suggests Petite Pomme Noir d Amour meaning Little Black Apple of Love while others favor simply Pom as a shorter option.
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San Jose
California
Mackenzie King Tours Ancestors Home in Scotland
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King visited Ladysford Tyrie Aberdeen region to trace his grandfather John King’s birthplace. He toured the 200-year-old Ladysford manor house, drank tea in the likely christening room, and accepted a carved chair from the old church.
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Mackenzie King
Old Manor House
Scotland
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Ladysford
Tyrie
Royal Horse Artillery
Aberdeen
Aberdeen, He Immediately Wrote To Lady Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen
A. G. Brown
Fraserburgh
John King
Brown
Register House
Edinburgh
Dominion
Old Place
Davidson
Mr. King
Britain Becomes Scrap Iron Supplier Amid War Demands
Facing severe material shortages and a government re armament push, Britain's steel industry seeks scrap iron by appealing to households farms and manufacturers to auction off discarded cookers stoves broken pots and pans farm tools and old machinery.
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Germany
Italy
British Iron and Steel Federation
Stamp wall marks 55 years of Queen Victoria tribute
In England, a room at North Bersted is wallpapered with thousands of stamps. Stamp dealers and collectors spent a holiday studying the wall. The owner created the display to commemorate Queen Victoria and it took him fifty five years to complete.
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England
North Bersted
Queen Victoria
SA British defense pact for Simonstown port flow
The South African government cooperates with Britain on a defense scheme for Simons Town naval port near Cape Town under a 1920 agreement.
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Britain
Simons Town
Naval Port
Cape Town
Generals Die in Bed Not Translated Into Russian
A note mentions the British novel Generals Die in Bed not being translated into Russian, highlighting its limited translation reach and language availability.
Moon Distance From Earth Rebounds to 221000 Miles
A science note states that the moon does not approach the earth closer than roughly 221000 miles, a distance cited in measurements and educational summaries. The fact emphasizes orbital mechanics and celestial spacing.
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional meditation on Psalm 23 2 praising God's presence in nature and the enduring blessing of divine love. It imagines finding peace in creation and endless light beyond day, with night revealing new worlds of light.
Experiment With Trees
A new race of poplars is being bred in Canada by the Dominion forestry service. Dr C Heimburger, noted for forestry genetics, is cross breeding to combine fast growth with centre rot resistance. Hybrids show promise, blending Carolina poplar growth in 12 to 15 years with the sturdiness of European varieties.
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Canada
D. A. Macdonald
Dominion Forester
C. Heimburger
Dominion Forestry Service
Macdonald
Builders Expand Bathrooms and Shrink Kitchens Tradition
The Detroit Free Press notes a shift in home design toward larger bathrooms and dressing space while shrinking kitchens to fit essential equipment. The article recalls Della Thompson Lutes's The Country Kitchen, a best seller that evoked memories of the old-fashioned, cozy kitchen with inviting aromas.
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Michigan
Della Thompson Lutes
Detroit Free Press
King of the Arctic Charles Brower Retires At 76
Charles D. Brower a famed northern trader known as King of the Arctic says he will retire at age 76 to spend the rest of his life in play. After 52 years at the northernmost American settlement he regrets civilization crowds him out and finds no further north refuge.
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Charles D. Brower
Arctic
Brower
Population dynamics in the United States statistics
A historical note highlights rapid demographic changes with births every fourteen seconds, deaths every twenty two seconds, emigration every seven minutes, and immigration every twelve minutes. Net population grows by one person every thirty six seconds.
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United States
Record groove length and needle speed noted
A 10 inch phonograph record groove length is 550 feet per side and the needle travels at 37 inches per second. Meanwhile thousands of houses are being constructed in Greece.
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Greece
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Thomas Allen
Ilisher
Toronto
Marshal
Tee Ae
King of the
Northern Trader
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