Wanderlust and Cousin Columbine in the West
In a family parlor debate Nancy and Jack weigh sending Nancy to live with Cousin Columbine in Pine Ridge Colorado. The plan, spurred by letters and a whisper of opportunity, faces concerns of isolation and homesickness as they consider leaving Exeter for the frontier.
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Dad
Louise
Nancy
Colorado Springs
Pine Ridge
Aunt Judy
Nance
Nelson
New Hampshire
Kansas
California
Colorado Mountains
Jed
Denver
Auraria
Cousin Columbine
Jack
Judy
Jim
Leadville
Columbine
Mother
Sis
Family dispute over money and a move to Colorado
In a tense scene Jack Nelson urges Nance to consider moving to Colorado for twenty five dollars a month while they worry about their down and out father. The siblings fear their mother's interference as they discuss financial hardship and future plans.
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Aunt Louise
New England
Jack
James
Columbine Nelson
Louise
Nance
Lou
Dad
Colorado
Columbine
Wild West
James Nelson
Jethro
Africa
Sis
Nancy
Jack Nelson
Reclamation Plan Aims Half Million for Saskatchewan Drought
Federal drought area reclamation in Saskatchewan plans about 500000 dollars in current season. Projects focus on dam construction, dugout and reservoir excavation, establishing several agricultural demonstration stations, and organizing township areas. Dams and reservoirs will be built by bonusing farmers and ranchers on yardage basis.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
The Rhyming Optimist
Poem praising a steadfast figure who faces life with courage and grace. It contrasts sweet and bitter, hope and dread, noting the balance of kindness and cruelty since Earth's dawn. The speaker admires resilience and quiet faith in enduring life's tides as a runner crosses rough and smooth ground.
Dust storms herald drought end and rain return
Navy astronomer Captain T J J Lee says winds bringing dust storms prove rain will return to earth. He notes drought ended last August and predicts no drought for seven years, though the promise spans wide damaged regions per the Providence Journal. Canadians consumed per capita dairy in 1934: butter 30.92 pounds cheese 3.64 pounds concentrated milk 6.28 pounds.
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Navy
T. J. J. Lee
Providence Journal
Treatment Through Twilight Sleep Reported For Insanity
The American Psychiatric Association in Washington described twilight narcosis as a sleep therapy for mild insanity in both sexes. A Kansas City physician, A. L. Skoog, M.D., noted a 1929 crash survivor showing pain and fatigue who recovered after two sessions of sleep and physician reassurance.
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American Psychiatric Association
Washington
A. L. Skoog
M.D
Kansas City
First Gliding By Night In United Kingdom
A London Gliding Club member C Nicholson is believed to have made the first night glide in the United Kingdom. Hurricane lamps atop the downs, the moon, and cloud cover let him fly safely for about forty minutes before landing. A flash lamp and car headlights were used to relay messages between ground crew and the pilot. The landing was described as perfect aided by ground lights.
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London Gliding Club
C. Nicholson
United Kingdom
Nicholson
National Fuel Policy Conference Aims for Unified Canada
The Western Canada Fuel Association forms a directorate to convene coal producing provinces for a national fuel policy. Members include Woolalers and retailers sections with W B Doyle Saskatoon and E P Smith Calgary among others. Elected retailers committee members are R Drury Regina and Messrs Smith and Strickland.
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Western Canada Fuel Association
Canada
W. B. Doyle
Saskatoon
E. P. Smith
Calgary
A. T. Child
Regina
R. P. Strickland
R. Drury
Smith
Strickland
Munich Bird Society Finds Storks Fly Four Hours Daily
Members of the Munich Bird Society report that migrating storks travel only four hours a day during their southbound flight to escape winter. The birds average over 30 miles per hour, covering thousands of miles along their routes while the remainder of the day is spent feeding resting and sleeping.
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Munich Bird Society
Munich
Germany
Stork Airways
Food supply threatened by influenza among Eskimos near Bering Sea
Influenza ravages communities along the Bering Sea as winter food stores grow at risk. Whaling crews struggle with a shortage of able bodied men to join the hunt, threatening the season.
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Bering Sea
Praise and Comfort From Emerson in Weekly Message
A reflective weekly devotional urges gratitude to the Lord, recalling Psalm 9:1 and urging cheerful courage. It asks the heart to trust the guiding Soul and to realize aspirations while cherishing past blessings as proof of divine love.
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R. W. Emerson
Graf Zeppelin Sets Ocean Crossing Record for Flights
Graf Zeppelin, Germanys veteran airliner, has crossed the ocean 90 times and completed 423 trips totaling 9,817 flight hours. The milestone marks the resumption of its South American service after a winter interval, with about 30,900 passengers, five million pieces of mail and over 84,000 pounds of freight carried.
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Graf Zeppelin
Germany
Explain amphibious with a playful student quip
A teacher asks for the meaning of amphibious and a student responds with a humorous misinterpretation. The quick remark by the bright child claims fibbing as the meaning, joking that most fish stories are fibious.
Australian Law Makes Association With Notorious Criminal Offences
A law in Australia creates criminal liability for being seen in the company of a well known criminal. The statute targets association and presence with individuals famous for past crimes, raising questions about scope and enforcement.
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Mae
Miss Aladdin
Judith
Aunt Lou
Salvation Army
West
Exeter
Edgemere
Mary Ann
Lydia E. Pinkham
Caroline Newman
Raymond Chaput
Route 4
Tilbury
Ont
King OF
Pain
Iliniment
Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michael
Hope
Earth
U.S. Navy
London Club
Western Canada Fuel Association To Call
Jane
Keen
Feas
England
PPV
VY Total
Appleford
Edmonton
Winnipeg
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