Transparent driver licenses proposed by Vancouver police
Superintendant of Detectives H. Darling asked the Vancouver police and traffic committee to issue future licenses in airtight cases bearing a holder’s photo and a fading-identifying mark to prevent license transfers. Also notes Panama stingless bees gather oil with feet for wax and that palm warblers winter in Louisiana while others from north western Canada stay in the Greater Antilles.
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Vancouver Police and Traffic Committee
H. Darling
Vancouver
Panama
Labrador
Louisiana
Canada
Greater Antilles
Love and jealousy collide in a New York social clash
Starr Ellison faces jealousy from Stephanie Dale as Michael Fairbourne courts Starr while handling publicity for her book. Stephanie dismisses Starr as a “common adventuress” and resents Mike’s professional ties to her. Tension rises as two elites spar over affection and status.
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New York
Starr
Stephanie
Michael Fairbourne
Michael
Mike
Starr Ellison
Starr and Lance Marlowe Meet in a Nightclub Scene
Starr Elliason confronts a shocking memory while Michael’s glamorous circle introduces Lance Marlowe, a lifelong playboy with a fortune and a yacht. The talk hints at rumored past deeds and a glamorous but hollow lifestyle surrounding Michael and Starr’s tangled relationships.
Backache remedy and romantic intrigue unfold
A reader endorses Kruschen Salts for backache after a mother's advice and notes swift relief. In a fiction excerpt Starr Ellison negotiates danger, masking as she navigates a dance with Lance Marlowe, while training with Michael for a six month life at risk and pleasure.
Coffin Handles Melted Down At U.S. Mint
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the U S mint in Washington, described a massive oblong box containing six foot long coffin handles and other priceless gold and silver treasures sent to melt into bullion. She noted £35 an ounce for gold and 45 cents for scrap silver and explained the mint cannot buy such items, requiring an ownership affidavit to learn their histories.
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Washington
Nellie Tayloe Ross
U.S. Mint
Wyoming
Queen Victoria
How Gasoline Is Wasted by the Average Driver
A large amount of gasoline is wasted by the average driver due to improper carburetor adjustment unnecessary idling racing high speed travel neglect of lubrication leaking piston rings sticking valves soft tires and other causes.
Sahara Gains 136 Miles Of Desert Over Three Centuries
A historical note shows the Sahara Desert expanded by 136 miles into previously fertile African land across the last three centuries, reshaping regional ecology and human settlements.
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Sahara
Eskimo Carpenters Shine as Arctic Mission Fast Grows
Rt. Rev. Archibald L. Fleming reports on his Arctic diocese's progress from Aklavik to Herschel Island. He praises Eskimo carpenters and technicians, cites Taylor Pokiak and John Kaogak for repairs, notes a native built school and a large hospital project. The bishop highlights extensive travel across 2 250 000 square miles by air rail and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C.M.P
Aklavik
Archibald L. Fleming
Arctic
Canada
Herschel Island
Bathurst
Cambridge
Taylor Pokiak
Tuktoyaktuk
John Kaogak
Empire
Arctic Circle
Thomas Summers
Toronto
H. Sherman Sheppard
Halifax
King Edward Named World’s Greatest Publicity Figure
A luncheon of publicity men, writers, and reporters in Hollywood named King Edward of England as the world’s outstanding personality of current prestige. The consensus followed discussions on who would draw the most attention if arriving in Hollywood alongside other prominent figures.
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Hollywood
Edward
England
No Necessity For War, Simons Says Optimism Could Prevail
Dr. Hans Simons of the New School of Social Research told the Canadian Club in London Ontario that war is not inevitable. He, a former German official, urged optimism and argued a balance of political and economic forces could steer Europe to a peaceful resolution of its problems.
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Hans Simons
New School of Social Research
New York
London
Ont
Simons
Ministry of the Interior
Europe
Albany Dentist Extracts Own Wisdom Tooth
Dr. Herman D. Richman, a dentist from Albany, New York, woke with a toothache and treated himself at his office. He administered anaesthetic and extracted the lower wisdom tooth with forceps before returning home to bed.
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Herman D. Richman
Albany
New York
Sealed Buddhist Monks in Tibet Spend Decades in Huts
Reports describe numerous Tibetan monks who seal themselves in small huts from youth. Many have lived over forty years with only small openings for food, remaining isolated in austere dwellings.
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Tibet
Little Helps For This Week Devout Courage and Acceptance
A devotional piece quotes Psalm 25 10 about mercy and truth and urges steadfast covenant living. It counsels bringing devout courage to bear burdens where God has placed us, asking why we are there if we cannot carry out His will in our current duties.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Woman Takes Over Debts Linked Hotville Packing Co
Yoshimtsu Sonobonmatsu, born in Japan and married to a Japanese husband in California, gains control of the indebted Hotville Packing Co. after her husband’s 1931 death and proves to a superior court she can operate it profitably and settle all claims. Jethro Wood, inventor of the modern plow, began making early models from potatoes.
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Yoshimtsu Sonobonmatsu
Japan
California
Hotville Packing Co
Minard's Liniment Proved Handy on Farm Animals
A Glenboro Manitoba farmer, Mr Dowd, endorses Minard's Liniment for treating barbed wire cuts on horses and notes its long family history. He praises its usefulness at home and in stables. The product has a sixty year heritage, remains common in households and farms.
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Dowd
Glenboro
Manitoba
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ROYAL
Standard Brands Limited
Fencer
Ramsay Co
Ose
Bankit
Ottawa
Stephanie Dale
Menjou
Lance Marlowe
Lance
Kruschen
A.G
Lanced
Ea A
Bakshish
Mecca
U.S
King Edward
Mildred Mae McKenzie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Institute of Household Science
Milgrad Mae McKenzie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
Man
Ogilvie Royal Housenote
Royal Household
Jethro Wood
Minard
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