Northland Red Cross Outpost Heroic Night Visit
A Northern Outpost Hospital tale recalls a bitter night as three riders cross sixty miles in below zero to grant a dying man his last wish and comfort his old employer. The scene centers on care by Red Cross nursing sisters and the quiet words exchanged at the bedside.
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Steel Farm
House of Healing
Edmonton
Red Cross
Hice
Hythe
Fruzter de Marrer
Nurse
Nuree
Wheat to Oranges Highway contract awarded
Alberta towns Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge and others will join a coast to coast system by gravel roads this summer. The MacLeod Pincher section contract is awarded and construction will start at once with the Leth bridge New Dayton link to follow.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Alberta
British Columbia
MacLeod-Pincher
Major Edmonton Calgary Construction Totals Revealed
Edmonton plans for building exceed 2 million dollars this year while Calgary projects top 5 million in value. Major firms Dominion Bridge Works Manitoba Rolling Mills and Dominion Wheel and Foundry are named among big industrial programs. Precision Machine Works in Calgary unveils a 150 thousand dollar plant expansion.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Dominion Bridge Works
Manitoba Rolling Mills
Dominion Wheel and Foundry Company
Precision Machine Works
Advice For Poultry Raisers Opens Chick Season With Wet Weather
The piece warns that prolonged wet conditions worsen chick cramp and leg weakness. It advises keeping brooders dry but not dusty, moving affected birds to a well littered box, warming carmpdorated oil, painting legs, and applying a second treatment later. It emphasizes chicks must have access to earth from an early stage to prevent leg weakness.
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Earth
Dogs as intelligent friends and helpers to humans
The author extolls dogs as intelligent companions whose actions show reasoning and loyalty. Dogs hurry to aid strangers, guard, rescue from water, protect homes, guide the blind, and accompany the needy through hardship, proving steadfast in emergencies.
Bishop’s Visitation Question Sparks Parish Humor
A bishop visiting a parish asked Sunday School children for the meaning of Visitation. A bright student answered that it is a plague sent by Ged, eliciting amused reactions and a light moment in the lesson.
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Ged
Substituting Shoe Leather for Petrol
A humorous dialogue has a father suggesting shoe leather as a substitute for petrol, while his son Charles reacts with disbelief. The exchange plays on a dry wit about fuel scarcity and practical improvisation.
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Charles
Backache confuses patient and spouse in dialogue
A domestic exchange shows a husband describing a back twinge and a wife dismissing due to medical jargon. The scene hints at frustration and miscommunication in a light domestic note.
Prima Donna Stops in Victoria On Pacific Coast Tour
On a Pacific Coast tour the Prima Donna visits the Empress Hotel in Victoria for a brief stay to enjoy the balm of the Japanese current.
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Pacific Coast
Empress Hotel
Victoria
Letter writing seen as dwindling amid modern tech
A Holyoke paper manufacturer argues letter writing is fading due to radio, telephone and telegraph. He cites yearly writing paper use dropping from 15.6 million to 10 million dollars and presents a plaintiff like case against the trend, yet doubts the art will vanish and notes many still write when they have thoughts to share.
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Holyoke
Fresh eggs stamped with laying date for freshness
A mistress instructs to cut a dozen eggs and ensure each bears the laying date. A maid confirms, and the grocer's clerk writes the date on the eggs marking them as fresh.
Eighty-Two Years of Service for Polly at Leicester Factory
Miss Elizabeth Gadsby known as Polly began as a nine year old in Turner and Co elastic web factory Leicester England and has worked 82 years. She approaches her 92nd birthday in April and refuses to consider retirement.
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Elizabeth Gadsby
Polly
Turner & Co., Ltd
Leicester
England
British Assisted Passage Scheme Aims to Bring Canadian Farmers Workers
The Department of Immigration announces a new program supplying British workers as assisted passage to Canada for farming. Young men unable to afford £10 steamship fare will be recruited and lent passage money by the British Government after medical examination. The plan targets several thousand arrivals this spring, focusing on unemployed miners who are physically fit but not necessarily skilled farmers.
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Department of Immigration
British Isles
Chidren
Buckingham Palace Vast Home Has Over 200 Rooms
Buckingham Palace contains more than two hundred rooms including forty bedrooms with ten private apartments for the King and nine for the Queen, thirty state apartments, and numerous service areas. The staff totals about 250 and includes sixty housemaids, a housekeeper, and four assistants. Vehicle use includes ten cars for the King and Queen and twenty for the household.
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Buckingham Palace
Quotable Quarrel Over Boots Sparks Directors Banter
Quite Satisfactors Jones and wife sparred over his worth and a taunt about cleaning boots. He retorted with a drawled quip. The dialogue shifts to a joke about the new company board with a biting assessment of its members.
Ponies Of Jasper Have Winning Ways
Jasper National Park ponies are gentle despite fierce names. Major Fred Brewster reports their good temper and trustworthiness even around wasp nests. Miss Marie Creveling of St Louis recently bought the park saddle pony Sandy after a summer at Jasper Park Lodge.
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Jasper National Park
Alberta
Fred Brewster
Jasper
Marie Creveling
St. Louis
Missouri
Sandy
Quick Thinking Teacher Surprises Inspector in Prayer
In England a nun teacher and pupils prayed during a surprise school inspection. She steadies the room by announcing to the kneeling students that their prayer has been answered as the inspector enters. The moment showcases calm presence and quick judgment under scrutiny.
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Oregon
England
Fragments on Courtesy and Perception
A collection of reflective sayings on home kindness self-critique and social judgment. It contrasts self-criticism with how we view others actions and notes how perceptions shift with small changes in temperature. The piece ends with a simple analogy about water temperatures.
Earldom of Egmont Succeeds to Title in Ancient Line
The earldom of Egmont passes to the successor in the ancient line, maintaining the historic title and lineage. Details indicate a seamless transfer within the noble family, preserving the estate and aristocratic heritage.
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Egmont
Northern aviation milestones mark rapid Canadian transport growth
The Department of the Interior notes rapid northern transportation development after a winter flight from Mis take Bay near Hudson Bay to Simpson trading post. Two planes crossed unmapped territory from Peace River landing near Bear Lake. both suffered minor landing mishaps and repairs used local glue and Indian craftsmanship.
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Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Civilization
Canada
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Mistake Bay
Fort Simpson
Mackenzie River
Peace River
Northwest Territories
Simpson
Bear Lake
The Groove Between Possible and Done
The passage contrasts human gifts with laziness and the pull of comfort. It argues that settling into grooves leads to settling for inferior results, while genuine achievement brings lasting contentment and pride in surpassing ordinary aims.
Origin of the rocking chair explored in new book
A new book on the rocking chair promises to answer long held questions about its origin and place in domestic life. The work, authored by a man and a woman, reflects the chair's storied history and the frequent debates it has sparked between genders. The Providence Journal notes apples arrived in the East via the Romans.
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Providence Journal
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Lfe
Geraldine Farrar
Britain
Pimance Plus
Tates
Pasapi
Frederick Joseph Trevel
Yan Percival
Earl
Frederick Joseph Moore Perceval
Priddis
Alta
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