B C railway expects profit despite long Northern extension
J B Broadbent predicts substantial profit for the Pacific Great Eastern this year while detailing two major extensions. The southern route to North Vancouver aims to speed traffic and cut handling costs, with the northern Dawson Creek line linking to Edmonton and Alaska highway trade. The project promises provincial benefits in colonization, trade, and resource development despite initial non profitability.
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PGE
Squamish
B.C
Quesnel
Cariboo Couuntry
CNR
Prince George
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Red Pass Junction
Jasper
Alta
Canada
North Vancouver
Vancouver
Dawson Creek
Alaska Highway
Peace River District
Northern Alberta Railway
Edmonton
Place River
Ralph Chetwynd
Peace River
Tidewater
United States
Weekly Tip Prevent Rust on a Range
The tip states that applying a lubricating oil in summer prevents rust, and advises wiping off the oil before use when cold weather returns.
Femme fatale notepaper and other curiosities
The note discusses Mara Lane and her alleged femme fatale notepaper with violet envelopes, plus ink colors and possible watermelon pink paper. It also covers a tiny camera size around three inches, its origin behind the Iron Curtain, and a $100 price. It surveys notable minds like Jack Johnson and Porfirio Rubirosa gossip, wealth rankings of the Gabor sisters, British wives’ tax secrecy, animal intelligence lists, and Paris marriage bureaus.
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Mara Lane
Miss Lane
Riga
Latvia
Luke the Evangelist and the Gospel Record Keeper
Saint Luke not an apostle yet furnishes essential church history through the Acts narrative and Gospel incidents. His work preserves Jesus life and the spread of Christianity from Jerusalem to Antioch and Europe, revealing a Gentile convert who joined Paul in much of the mission.
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Luke
Paul
Jesus
Jerusalem
Antioch
Europe
Pheasant Crash Destroys Window at Brooks Home
George Wilson of Brooks awoke to a shattered thermopane window and a dead cock pheasant on the lawn after a dawn crash dive at his reflection. Game Officer Jerry Pelchat did not confirm whether the bird was confiscated or used for dinner.
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Brooks
Alta
George Wilson
George
Jerry Pelchat
Additional Fire Spotters Joined BC Forest Watch
An extra 13 trained fire lookouts have joined 1,234 observers across British Columbia's 124 million acres. They study maps and radio procedures, monitor Vancouver district, and work seven days a week from summer to September. They earn 218 dollars monthly during five months. Each summer about 2,000 fires occur, with 90 percent confined by firefighters. lookouts do not fight fires.
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British Columbia
Forest Service
Vancouver Fire District
James A. Pedhey
Here
Decode Enigmatic Phrases From Local Page
A read snippet shows a sequence of short phrases with numbers 1 through 10 mapping to verbs forms and modal verbs. The item appears as a word puzzle or coded note likely part of a larger OCR page.
The Sports Clinic By Casey Stengel Throwing Tips
Casey Stengel explains that few players become good throwers because they do not learn technique. Proper finger grip wrist snap and body contact are essential for accuracy and speed, with emphasis on keeping feet on the ground through release and progressive distance practice.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Traffic Fatality Rate Must Be Checked Alberta
The article urges reducing street and highway accidents in Alberta noting 227 lives lost and over 4,500 injured last year. It links rising motor vehicle use to increasing exposure to tragedy and highlights the need for community protection against a toll rising with yearlong exposure.
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Alberta
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B.C. Railway
Broadbent
Pine Pass
Jack Johnson
Porfirio Rubirosa
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Budapest
Rubirosa
Gabor
Eva
Mama Jolie
Zsa Zsa
Magda
British Married Women's Association
Britain
Stoully
Penelope
W. Reid Blair
Weekly Bible Comment
ST. Luke
Funkeep
Joe
Chicago
Sports College
Lloyd
Percival
RED Cross
Saa Dowson
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Marci
Lenin
Trey Real
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Indo-China
Pius X
Rome
the Great Lakes
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