Tales Of Adventure On The High Seas Aboard The Yankee
The schooner Yankee a former Dutch pilot boat sailed into Gloucester Massachusetts after an 18 month 235000 mile world cruise. Captain Irving Johnson recalls a near fatal fish meal near Pitcairn Island and the crew helped Pitcairn islanders by delivering 20 tons of hardwood. The voyage yielded curios including a War canoe from the Solomon Islands and a Bounty rudder fragment. The crew mention Baroness Eloise Bousquet de Wagner Von Lehrborn and the Galapagos mystery surrounding her disappearance with two alleged associates.
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Gloucester
Mass
Pitcairn Island
Irving Johnson
Bounty
Pitcairn
Johnson
Tahiti
Mariners Museum
Newport News
Solomon Islands
Johore
Malay
Baroness von Wagner
Galapagos Islands
Eloise Bousquet de Wagner von Lehrborn
Charles Island
Robert Phillipson
Alfred Rudolf Lorenz
Vienna
Galapagos
The Good Old Days in General Electric Philadelphia Work News
A nostalgic look at daily chores in the past such as gathering wood ice water and polishing kerosene lamps contrasts with modern conveniences. The piece prompts readers to imagine living in simpler times and questions whether that life would be preferable.
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General Electric Philadelphia Work News
Pump priming as measure of competence cited
A letter from West New York New Jersey argues that a faulty pump requires repair rather than excessive priming. The writer compares an insane person pouring hogsheads of priming with a sane person fixing the pump to draw full water from the well.
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S. P. Barackman
West New York
Parents should guide but not dictate life work says magistrate
Windsor magistrate Arthur Hanrahan urges graduates to choose their own profession. Parents should observe and advise their children to help fit their true talents instead of forcing a path. He warns of round pegs in square holes and careless parental pressure. Source: St. Thomas Times-Journal.
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Arthur Hanrahan
Windsor
Assumption College
St. Thomas
Ontario Sees Surge in Motor Accidents in 1937
Official statistics show car crashes killed 766 people in 1937, up from 546 in 1936, with 12,092 injuries and 686 fatal accidents. Hit and run drivers numbered 304, drunken drivers 230, and excessive speeding cited as the top cause on Ontario highways.
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Ontario
Highways Department
Old Wives Tale on Disease Disproved by Health Bureau
Washington Children's Bureau marks Health Day May 1 urging prevention of all childhood diseases for under four children. Experts warn measles mumps and whooping cough remain threats despite progress against diphtheria. Emphasize fly control screens mosquito protection and foot protection for summer kids.
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Children’s Bureau of Washington
Marian Crane
Bureau
Poker skills Hidden in church hymn book crouched corners
A vivid analogy likens a man peering at a nearly closed hymn book to a poker player studying the deck. The description portrays careful focus and strategic concealment as signs of a gambler's mindset.
Rug knot counts in handwoven Sarouk carpets
The article explains hand knotting in Oriental rugs, noting a Sarouk may have up to 250 knots per square inch. This detail highlights craftsmanship and density in traditional rugmaking.
Canada and UK plan display and shipments of fresh eggs
The Trade and Commerce Department and Canadian exporters arrange a tie up with Glasgow exhibition displays and commercial shipments. Three carloads of fresh grade A Canadian eggs, 500 cases per car with 30 dozen each, head to Henry Noble and Son in Glasgow for distribution to retailers. Negotiations continue for further shipments and special shop displays are planned at the Canadian pavilion booth.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Trade and Commerce Department
Dominion
Britain
Canadian Poultry Pool
Winnipeg
Montreal
Co-Operative
Ontario
Henry Noble and Son
Glasgow
The Paradox Of France Is Aims And Reactions
The paradox of France lies in a refusal to follow where logic leads. Daladier should recall a 1939 Paris incident when a bank bearer in a strikers' demonstration shouted to an American spectator, Why doesn't somebody stop us We want to be stopped.
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France
M. Daladier
Paris
Wit and Gossip Define Conversational Styles
A bore speaks of himself to you while a gossip discusses others. A brilliant conversationalist talks to you about you, offering a sharp reversal in social focus and engagement.
Talkative Canadians Lead in Telephone Usage
Canadians top the world in talkativeness with high per capita telephone use. In 1935 Canadians averaged 210.8 calls, ahead of the United States, Denmark and Sweden, rising to 222 calls per person in 1936. Canada also claims the longest direct voice wire path of 2,200 miles between Toronto and Calgary, tracing the birthplace of the telephone to Bell.
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Canada
United States
Denmark
Sweden
Alexander Graham Bell
Toronto
Calgary
Princess Elizabeth Seeks To Play A Tuba Ambition
Princess Elizabeth expressed a wish to play the tuba after meeting the Fodens Works band at Windsor Castle. The exchange with bandmaster Fred Mortimer followed a remark by King George and Queen Elizabeth. The monarch quipped that she was not yet big enough to handle the bass tuba. Also noted is a decline in potato cultivation in Ireland last year.
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Elizabeth
Fodens Works
Windsor Castle
George
Fred Mortimer
Mortimer
Canadian Farming Faces Market and Nutrition Questions
The piece notes the federal Agriculture Department employs Jean McGugan as a micro analyst to verify farm animal feed claims and warns of buyers rejecting rancid products. It cites A M Shaw on area suitability and costs, Ontario grass for cheese, western beef markets, rising butter prices, and future cattle health checks.
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Toronto
Plants Products
Federal Department of Agriculture
Jean McGugan
Jean
A. M. Shaw
Canada
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Alberta
Fastern Canada Livestock Union
Shaw
Ontario
Mr. Shaw
Maritimes
Alberta
G. E. Christie
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Dr. Christie
Five Year Bible Revision Undertaken by Scholars
A group of theologians led by Professor W R Taylor of the University of Toronto begins a five year project to revise the Bible. Sponsored by the International Council of Religious Education, the effort aims to create an official modern scholarly version the first since 1901 US standard edition. Dr William A Irwin of the University of Chicago notes King James wording from 1611 can be obscure to readers today.
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W. R. Taylor
University of Toronto
International Council of Religious Education
United States
Cats learn lessons amid New York aquarium shocks
Chris topher W. Coates of the aquarium staff describes a method to teach cats not to chase fish. The facility houses many cats to control rats but the cats enjoy fish, so they are exposed to tanks with electric eels that are charged to stun the cats. The result leaves all fish resembling electric eels to the cats.
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New York City
Aquarium
Christopher W. Coates
Nye Flips Jibe With Quick Wit At Boston Lecture
The humorist Bill Nye entertained in the Boston The atre when a Vermont farmer called for louder speech. Nye retorted that the farmer should pay more and sit closer until he could hear. The farmer shot back that it wasn’t worth it.
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Bill Nye
Boston
Vermont
Nye
Surface Dwellers With Large Eyes In Shallow Waters
Fishes living near the water surface possess large eyes while deep water species show reduced eye size and poorer eyesight. This contrast highlights adaptive vision changes tied to depth and light availability in aquatic environments.
Oswestry School lease tale and long future of world
A St. Thomas Times-Journal piece reflects on Oswestry School in Shropshire holding a 10 600 year lease for eight acres from Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. The writer muses on the impracticality of a 10 000 year term and imagines future world events up to 14 070 A D, pondering civilization, war, and empire amid a whimsical historical anecdote.
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Canada
Oswestry School
Shropshire
Watkin Williams Wynn
Oswald
Maserfield
Penda
Mercia
America
Port Royal
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Britain
Empire
H. G. Weiss
Oswestry
Germany
Hitler
Japan
China
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Howe rules against free airline passes in Commons
Hon. C. D. Howe told the commons committee on railways that passes will not be issued for free rides on Trans-Canada Air Lines. He answered Olaf Hanson of Skeena, outlining government policy on passenger passes.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Acre Measurements Compared Across Regions
A Scottish acre measures 1.26 times the size of the American and English acre. The comparison highlights regional variances in land area units used historically.
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Lorenz
Marchena Island
Trygve Neggrudd
Phillipson
Chelmsford
Bridge
Barkaway
House of Commons
Ireland
asYorr
CVET
Alice
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
England
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