Ernest Bingley Faces Town Mockery And Parrot Boss
Ernest Bingley, taxidermist and dreamer, battles local scorn while pursuing a showpiece of Iowa wildlife and a possible state fair prize. Mrs Wyncoop forbids displaying Tartar, sparking conflict as Ernest navigates Main Street derision and hopeful schemes.
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Main Street
Otis G. Wyncoop
Ernest Bingley
Daniel Boone Hook and Ladder Company
Munn
New America House
Doc Griffin
Ernest
Chinese train munition raid captured by engineer
A Chinese Central News Agency report describes a Peiping Hankow Railway munitions train driven south by Chinese locomotive crews. One driver reportedly steered the train into Chinese lines at Chengting fu during guards’ absence.
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Chinese Central News Agency
Chengchow
Peiping
Peiping-Hankow
Chengting-fu
Chamberlain recalls the good old days in Manchester
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the Association of British Chambers of Commerce in Manchester that Britain once stood as an impregnable island with a strong fleet and simple weather forecasts. He urged ministers to return to those easier times when public speech faced less scrutiny and criticism.
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Chamberlain
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Manchester
Britain
Two English Explorers Add Arctic Land to Maps
R J O Bray and P D Baird return from Southampton Island after two years in Hudson Bay reporting 2000 square miles added to the Canadian Arctic map. The pair, part of a four man English expedition, left the Ste Therese in September and plan another northern voyage. Sponsored by an English university, they have no government survey ties.
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North American
Columbus
R. J. O. Bray
P. D. Baird
Canadian Arctic
Southampton Island
Hudson Bay
Ste. Therese
Arctic
North
Telepathy Seen as Path to World Peace
Dr. Charles F. Potter spoke in New York to the First Humanist Society about ESP and wartime peace. He cited Duke University experiments by Dr. J. B. Rhine showing many can read symbols unseen, predicting trained telepaths could reveal enemy plans without leaving home.
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Charles F. Potter
New York
J. B. Rhine
Duke University
Potter
First
Humanist Society
Gave Up Large Estate Heir Declines Welsh Titles
George Cecil Morris, 86, long estranged from aristocratic life, is named heir to Sir Tankerville Morris and a vast Welsh estate after the baronetcy falls to him. He rejects the title and estate, saying he ran from titles 50 years ago and wishes to live quietly with his flowers. He may still become family head by position, though he may not use the title.
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George Cecil Morris
Sir Tankerville Morris
Wales
Morris
Placing The Blame Mullingham Stalks Deer In Scotland
Mullingham, a sportsman, misses repeatedly during a deer stalking in Scotland. He asks an attendant who is at fault after an easy shot. Donald replies the stag stood still, the gun was fine, and it is up to Mullingham to decide whose fault it was.
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Mullingham
Scotland
Donald
Cakes of crude soap found amid Pompeii ruins
Archaeologists report discovery of several cakes of crude soap among the ruins of Pompeii, a city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 78 A.D. The find sheds light on daily life in the ancient Roman town revealed after the catastrophe.
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Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
Canada Faces Shortage of Doctors in Rural Areas
The Brandon Sun notes Canada has fewer doctors per capita than a century ago with one physician for 969 people at the century start and about 1 034 now. Rural service suffers as training length grows, urban areas concentrate physicians, and rural coverage lags behind England France and the US. Only about ten percent of Canadian doctors were born outside Canada.
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Canada
England
Wales
France
United States
Australia
British Isles
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Brandon Sun
Horses Barney and Jerry Set World Pulling Record
A six year old Belgians team weighing 4350 pounds pulled 3925 pounds the required 27.5 feet at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on September 1. Owned by Burley Moyer of Greensfork Indiana, the feat surpasses the 3900 pound pull by Rock and Tom.
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Barney and Jerry
Columbus
Ohio
Burley Moyer
Greensfork
Ind
Michigan
Rock and Tom
Little Helps For This Week Temples of God and inner church devotion
A devotional meditation on holiness and the temple of God within each soul. It urges divine influence on believers I the sanctified life where worship occurs in spirit and truth and all actions become praise aligned with God's will.
Aluminum ships in focus as a century passes
The Overseas Daily Mail notes the centenary of the first iron vessel at Lloyds on September 26 and traces ship design from iron and steel to the contemporary interest in aluminum. It recalls early iron steamships of 1821 and 1834 survivals, the Admiralty’s 1860 adoption of ironclads, and today’s shift toward aluminum as designers explore new hulls.
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Wise Acres
Lloyd's
Admiralty
Tron
Overseas Daily Mail
Old Roman wine custom and Theophilus McGillicuddy
An old Roman custom served guests a cup for every letter in their name. The speaker cites a long name Theophilus McGillicuddy as a test of endurance and humor.
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Theophilus McGillicuddy
Insurance Liability Tied to Each Scheduled Flight
A transport plane's departure for a scheduled flight creates a liability of fifty thousand dollars in insurance.
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Bayer Company, Limited
Windsor
Ontario
Bayer
MacGrudger College of Taxidermy
Mr. Slocum
Pines
Iowa
Joe
Chuck
Harry Lewis
Bear Falls
Davenport
Samuel P. Cooke
Lewis
Cooke
Bingleys
Napoleon
Ernie Bingley
Mr. Cooke
Lamshire
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Psychologist
Vicki
Doctors
God
Para-Sani
Para- Sani
Appleford’s
ONT
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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