Desert gold spark sparks a deadly plot in The Tenderfoot
Dustin and Spike plot to exploit the murder of Dad Kane and the Kiln mine find. Dustin reveals Gerald Kane will arrive to investigate his uncle's death and the Hour-glass gold claim. Peyotl Gregg fears exposure while Dustin fights to trap rivals and protect his stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Keene
Joe Carr
Dad Kane
Dustin
Spike Goddard
Stone
Edith
Crewe
Seco
Duro Stone
Carr
Kane
Peyott Gregg
Broken Spur Ranch
Dane Kane
Edith Carr
Red Water
Peyotl
Dopin
Spike
Peyott
Old Kane
Red Water Canon
Gerald Kane
Peyotl Gregg
Hophead
Keene
Peyot
Mexico
Fruit a Tives Tells of Recovery from Constipation
Mrs. Seyffert of 70 Seaton Street Toronto declares under oath that a childbirth injury caused years of constipation and fatigue. She credits Fruit a Tives for renewed energy and daily routines, noting improved complexion and regularity. A complete sworn statement will be sent to Initiatives Limited in Ottawa.
Wincarnis Nerve Tonic Ad Promises Restful Sleep
An advertisement touts Wincarnis as a delicious wine like tonic to calm nerves and aid sleep. It claims rapid benefits, blood enrichment, and lasting energy with grape elements, malt extract, and Peet. Over 20,000 medical men endorse its use for jumpy nerves insomnia and debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wincarnis Son i
Harold F. Ritchie
To Be Continued Hint Across a Drug Deadened Brain
A fragment hints at a continuation where a suggested answer pierces a drugged mind. The line implies an ongoing puzzle or dialogue and foregrounds a continuing narrative thread.
Government grants Alberta tar sands project to Denver interests
Hon. Thomas G. Murphy states the interior ministry has extended permission to Denver based financiers to build in Alberta a plant to separate bitumen from McMurray sands and a refinery to produce gasoline fuel oil and asphalt. The project, cost about 250000, will be funded by the company with royalties paid to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Murphy
Denver
Colo
Alberta
McMurray Sands
Murphy
Max Ball
Toronto
Pilot Walter Gilbert Sets Arctic Air Record Flight
Captain Walter Gilbert of Canadian Airways Mackenzie river division flies from Aklavik to McMurray with a favorable tail wind. He then returns to Aklavik aided by wind, achieving a flying time just over eight hours for the round trip. An 208 mile leg from Arctic Red River to Fort Good Hope lasts one hour five minutes in an aircraft rated at 115 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gilbert
Mackenzie River
Canadian Airways, Ltd
cMurray
Aklavik
McMurray
Arctic Red River
Fort Good Hope
The Rhyming Optimist Close Akin
A lyric poem reflects on Joy and a beloved as closely akin. The speaker imagines Joy’s movements and voice matching the beloved, praising an intimate, celestial delight and the deep kinship from the day they found a dwelling in the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
Mothers Pensions to Increase and Expand Benefits
In the British Columbia legislature Mrs Paul Smith announced a small raise in mothers pensions as part of a three phased plan to raise benefits over six months. The government also decided to include mothers with one child who had previously been excluded from benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Paul Smith
Lib
Vancouver- Burrard
Dorchester Farmer Discovers 300‑Year‑Old Coin Hoard
In Dorchester England farmer George Chell found more than 100 gold coins while cattle grazed in his pasture. The coins, dating back 300 years and worth about 5000 dollars, are believed buried during the Stuart era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Eng
George Chell
Faster Cold Relief with Aspirin Quick-Disintegrating Formula
An advertisement promotes Aspirin as a rapid cold remedy. It claims relief from aches and distress within minutes, with dosing every 2 to 4 hours on the first day and gargle for sore throat. It advises consulting a doctor and emphasizes buying Bayer Aspirin made in Canada available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bayer
Bayer Company, Limited
Alberta farmer frames cheque to teach sons hard times
In Alberta a farmer described by G G Coote in the House of Commons sent a cow to Calgary market. After charges, his net return was 19 cents while the agent earned 75 cents commission and market day charges were 35 cents. He asked for a cheque rather than cash to frame as a lesson on low prices for his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
G. G. Coote
United Farmer
Macleod
Mr. Coote
Calgary
Canada and South Africa Declared Free of Foot and Mouth
In the British House of Commons an agricultural debate highlighted Canada and the Union of South Africa as the only countries free from foot and mouth disease. Captain Frank Heilgers noted the Friesian Cattle Society’s search worldwide found Canada and South Africa practically the sole exceptions, with others funding research yet lacking a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Union of South Africa
House of Commons
Frank Heilgers
West Suffolk
Friesian Cattle Society
South Africa
Buffalo Bill era captors honor long hair scalps
Historical note describes long hair as a symbol of honor for Buffalo Bill and other fighters. It claims they believed their captured Indian foe deserved a respectable scalplock if he captured them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Contentment Rules For This Week
A weekly devotional urges quiet gratitude and inner peace. It offers maxims on avoiding complaint, not comparing oneself to others, and trusting God to provide. The tone is cautionary yet comforting with references to scripture and Whittier quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Public selects Roosevelt and Curie as outstanding man and woman of 1934
The British public chose Franklin D Roosevelt as outstanding man and Madame Curie as outstanding woman for 1934 in a London newspaper poll. Marie Dressler placed second among women and Jan Smuts second among men. The year saw the deaths of Curie and Dressler. Woolen road facings and Scottish raspberry marketing proposals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Madame Curie
London
Mme. Curie
Marie Dressler
Jan Smuts
South Africa
St. Andrews University
Scotland
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Epa
the Tenderfoot
Young Keene
Old Carr
Soda Springs
Goddard
Hell
Tion
Haman
Wills
Cross Keys
E. Seyffert
Canadian Airways
Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michaelis
Mons
Phillipians
J. G. Whittier
Scott
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