Adrenaline Flight Ends With Safe Landing and Kisses
Sarah Lynn leaps from the Hermod in a midair sky dive as Gunnar Thorwald urges readiness. The chute opens perfectly and she drifts toward a celebratory ambulance as family and crew react with relief and curiosity about Gunnar’s reaction.
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Gunnar
Sarah Lynn
Lynn
Hermod
Vance le Roy
Larry Lynn
Lynn Dana
Miss Pennington
Gunnar Thorwald
Cal Tech demos 1,000,000 volt rail splitter device
A Caltech demonstration showcases a 1,000,000 volt apparatus that splits rails with ease, jokingly noting Lincoln would have needed centuries earlier. The piece also recalls the first free public library founded in Manchester in 1653.
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Abraham Lincoln
California Institute of Technology
Lincoln
Manchester
England
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women approaching midlife about maintaining appeal despite hot flashes and mood changes. Mentions Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to boost vitality and reduce nerves. Encourages尝试 the product to regain vivacity and ease symptoms.
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Oman
Chas E. Pinkham
A Suggestion to Deter Bank Robbers Loud Scream Method Promoted
The St Thomas Times Journal suggests banks install devices to trigger a scream by a recorded or real loud female voice when a hold up begins. The piece argues a screaming deterrent unsettles robbers more than guns and offers a plan involving floor devices and speakers.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Submarine Threat to Halifax Warns Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal argues that Halifax could be a target if war breaks out in Europe. It notes Germany’s growing submarine fleet and suggests Canada is not isolated, with potential attacks on Halifax Saint John Sydney and northern mining areas.
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Halifax
Europe
Canadian
Germany
Canada
Atlantic
Saint John
Sydney
Ottawa Journal
Fourteen Ton Typewriter Comes to New York Exhibition
The Broadway cast staged a one afternoon stand in New York to celebrate the Underwood-Elliott Fisher exhibit at the World's Mall. Dancers pirouetted on the keyboard while others stuck their heads through the giant roll of paper in the typewriter roller.
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New York
World's Mall
Don’t be a pessimist says advice to readers
A cheerful note urges readers to avoid pessimism and constant complaining as bad manners and a social misstep. The brief counsels optimism and proactive attitude without citing sources or specifics.
Dickens Expert Remembered by Toronto Dickens Fellowship
An 87 year old Toronto resident, Mrs John England, longtime Dickens reader and revered member of the Toronto Dickens fellowship, died suddenly at her Fairmount Crescent home after regret over missing a Hart House Dickens meeting. Arctic permafrost in Siberia has retreated 40 miles in a century and Belgium records 650 people per square mile.
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John England
Fairmount Crescent
Toronto
Hart House
England
Dickens Fellowship
Siberia
Senate backs five percent cap on non competitive defence profits
The senate banking committee approved a five per cent limit on profits from non competitive defence contracts after hearing from Senator Raoul Dandurand that cabinet supports the clause despite objections over impracticability. The bill, amended in wording, maintains the defence purchasing board principle.
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Banking Committee
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
Dandurand
Phenol Ether Named New Local Anaesthetic Discovery
A lengthy titled anaesthetic called phenol ether reportedly abolishes pain body wide without affecting consciousness. It dissolves in water and is administered by subcutaneous injection. The report appears in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology records.
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Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
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Miss Sampson
Qupe
Postum
General Foods Limited
Cobourg
Ontario
Ruth
Comfort Mitchell
D. Appleton—Century Co., Inc
Wall Service
Adelaide Dana
Bill
Conrad
Conrad Jordan
Pete
Dickens
Belgium
Phenol
Royal Academy of Stockholm
Forestry Commission
L Limited
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
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