No royal road to riches lessons from Drake estate frauds
The piece argues against get rich quick schemes and cites the Drake estate fraud in Chicago where 70,000 people contributed 1.35 million dollars to claims of vast wealth. It warns that glittering promises lure ordinary investors and urges prudent, long term saving and investment in sound securities as the only rational path to financial security.
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Drake
Chicago
Sir Francis Drake
Great Britain
United States
England
Roosevelt
Bank of England
Prairies
Birthplace Confusion Clears on King’s Birth Site
The Glasgow Herald notes the king was born at White Lodge in Richmond Park, not York Lodge on the Sandringham Estate as some writers claim. Days after christening the family moved to York Lodge, later the birthplace of his brothers and sister.
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King
York Lodge
Sandringham
White Lodge
Richmond Park
Duke and Duchess of York
Glasgow Herald
Unusual Sale of Tobique Valley Railway Hit by Public Auction
The Tobique Valley railway running 26 miles from Perth Junction to Plaster Rock sold for 100000 to S Ronald Jones and E B Harley of Saint John at a public auction. In 1897 the line was completed and leased to the Canadian Pacific railway for 99 years, with CPR rental to be the sole revenue for the buyers for 60 years.
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Tobique Valley
Perth Junction
Plaster Rock
S. Ronald Jones
E. B. Harley
Saint John
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Prince of Wales claims media retaliation over horse racing
In a 1927 meeting with Rt. Hon. Raoul Dandurand in the Red Chamber the Prince of Wales recalls his clashes with reporters. He says he robbed headlines after a fall in polo left him bloodied and nearly blinded, noting photographers would have publicized his death if present.
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Raoul Dandurand
Senate
Red Chamber
Edward
Prince of Wales
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim
An old advertisement urges readers to wake the liver with Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming two pounds of bile should flow daily to improve digestion, reduce gas, and prevent harmful toxins. It emphasizes gentle action and avoidance of calomel or mercury and names the product specifically.
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Carter
Zic
Smoke Drift From English Industry Reaches Europe
Dr A G Ruston of Leeds University reported at the National Smoke Abatement Society conference in Bristol that smoke from industrial England has been observed as far as Valentia Island Ireland and over the Channel to Northern France. He noted a soot fringe on Coniston Water and suggested east winds from Lancashire may darken Isle of Man sheep.
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England
Europe
National
Bristol
A. G. Ruston
Leeds University
Valentia Island
Ireland
London
Channel
France
Coniston Water
Lancashire
West Riding of Yorkshire
Isle of Man
Communal Kitchens Feed Twenty One Million in Russia
Reported today that twenty one million Russians are fed by communal kitchens with ten billion dishes served last year. Over six years the reach has grown twentyfold and a new kitchen under construction will prepare about 450000 dishes daily. Food preparation is now fully mechanised with no human touch through the process.
Gift for Paderewski Watch Unveiled in Warsaw
A watch crafted in Warsaw celebrates pianist Paderewski. Hours use the initials I J Paderewski, minutes are a piano keyboard, hour hand is a pen, minute hand a conductor baton, the second dial bears his birthplace district, and around the dial run notes from 12 Paderewski compositions. The piece reportedly keeps perfect time.
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Padereski
Warsaw
I. J. Paderewski
Paderewski
Snow notes and blooms amid Bavarian freezing and religious debate
So much snow covers the Zugspitze region enabling skiing while valleys report chestnuts and apple trees in bloom for a second time this year. The Prussian Bible Society sold nearly twice as many Bibles last year, and Barbados records unusually high population density per acre.
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Zugspitze
Upper
Bavaria
Germany
Prussian Bible Society
Salt Refinery Planned for McMurray Alberta
A new firm led by F I Batchelor of Cornwall Ontario plans a 70000 dollar salt refinery at McMurray Alberta with a 30000 ton annual capacity employing about 40 workers. The plant will start as table salt and expand to other grades, with initial production by next September after spring construction and brine drilling.
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McMurray
Alberta
F. I. Batchelor
Cornwall
Ontario
Calgary Bank
Batchelor
Central Western
Locomotives Break Chains In Ocean Storm Aboard Othander
Captain H Nyegaard tells of four 72 ton locomotives strapped to the deck of the tramp steamer Othander during a monsoon in the Indian Ocean. The ship rode huge waves and nearly submerged as chains parted and the locomotives moved about the crowded deck. After reaching Bombay the bindings were renewed. A new alloy resists temperatures to 2000 degrees.
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Indian Ocean
H. Nyegaard
Singapore
Malaya
Alsace-Lorraine
China
Nyegaard
Bombay
School Absences Drop Nearly Half With Wicks Plan
absences from colds among 5118 school children fell about 40 percent under the Wicks Plan for Better Control of Colds. The plan outlines three steps: build resistance through normal living and exercise, use Vicks Vatronol at first sniff, and rub VapoRub at night to ease symptoms.
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Vicks Vatronol
Aires
Vicks VapoRub
Varied Career VC Recipient Promoted in Parliament
Corporal Filip Konowal VC, long a cleaning staff member, has been promoted to uniformed attendant in charge of room 16 in the House of Commons. Born in Russia, he earned the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 and Lens for bayoneting enemies and destroying machine guns.
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Filip Konowal
V.C
House of Commons
Konowal
Russia
Ottawa
Hill 70
Lens
King George
Parliament Buildings
Hall of Fame
Canada
Selected Recipes Caramel Nut Pudding
A vintage pudding recipe combining brown sugar caramel with corn syrup and milk. The method uses a double boiler to thicken the custard, then enriches with egg yolks and vanilla, finishing with a nut topping baked to a browned meringue and chilled before serving.
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Benson's Corn
Benson
Safety-At-Sea Service Reports Successful Weather Maps
Four Atlantic liners reported complete weather map reception by radio facsimile as the Safety at Sea service begins. Charles Pannill of Radiomarine Corp says the service is now active and delivering maps to ships at sea.
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Atlantic
Charles Pannill
Radiomarine Corporation of America
Queen Mary Buys Baby Prince Cot Linen in Malvern
Walter J. Price then a Malvern dry goods clerk recalls Queen Mary entering the shop in 1894 with the infant Prince of Wales. She asked questions, identified herself, and purchased a full linen set including pillow cases sheets and a baby cot spread, displaying motherly warmth rather than formality.
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Queen Mary
Walter J. Price
Edmonton
Malvern
Worcestershire
Prince of Wales
Price
Mr. Price
Learned Too Quickly Robot Guards by May at Expo
Henry C. May inventor narrowly escaped serious harm when a mechanical man at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego accidentally fired a revolver at his head during a demonstration. May was attempting to teach the robot to shoot. He will recover.
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San Diego
California
Henry C. May
May
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