Fabulous Mine Sold as Worthless Now Producing Millions More
Jackson California report notes the Central Eureka workings renew interest in the old Hetty Green mine. Geologists confirm a 3900 foot deep vein yields five to nine ounces of gold per ton, continuing the vein she once exploited. Hetty Green’s famed fortune and frugal life are recalled as the mine rebirth outsizes earlier value.
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Mrs. Green
Eureka
Mother Lode
Hetty Green
Hetty
Bellow Falls
Ed Green
Dewey
Prizeworthy knitting pattern 7249 with chart and directions
This daily presents a prizeworthy knitting design using five needles and cotton, boasting an improved pattern visual with easy to see charts and photos. Complete directions make crochet and knitting easy. to obtain the pattern send twenty five cents in coins to the address provided.
Smile Of The Week Meeting Sparks Amused Recall
In a brief exchange they admit they had not met recently and recall being in the same town. She questions if he thought of her and he confirms, mentioning a mutual acquaintance. The dialogue hints at past familiarity and light intrigue between two people.
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John
Largest Douglas fir felled for plywood yield tops 11000 cubic feet
A giant Douglas fir log yielded over 11000 cubic feet of plywood materials. The vast timber could supply more than 50 five room houses, illustrating the scale of the forestry project.
Gems of Thought on Friendship and Companionship
A collection of quotes on friendship companionship and social conduct from Jeremy Taylor Mary Baker Eddy Landor Lord Chesterfield Bruyere and Bacon. The sayings emphasize virtue mutual respect restraint and the balance of intellect and heart in lasting relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Landor
Lord Chesterfield
Tips for Home Care and Kitchen AIrings
Helpful hints cover pressing slip covers ironing bottom pleats and finishing with a medium hot iron. Advice suggests lemon oil for dustcloths and washing range thrift cookers after each use with care to avoid sealed lids. Stain removal for aluminum percolator uses steel wool and lemon boil. White pepper preferred for eggs due to milder pungency.
Editor Takes Vacation With A Newsless Issue
Lexington Ga editor Avers Henry Amason of the Oglethorpe Echo printed a week with no stories or captions. He republished past photos without captions and found subscribers bought extra copies, proving the idea of a newsless issue works and funding his vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Henry Wallace Amason
Oglethorpe Echo
Lexington Weekly
The
Echo
Amason
Papers Equal Population Outpace British and American Readership
A discussion notes that in Britain newspapers sell in numbers equal to the population, while in America circulation remains about one paper for every three people, highlighting differing readership levels.
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Britain
America
Swordfish Dinner by Italian Captain Aboard Italterra
Captain G. Daiquino of the Italian steamship Italterra hosted a dinner for local dignitaries at a Hudson Bay port while the ship loaded a grain cargo. The centerpiece was sword fish caught by the crew during the voyage inward. The Italterra then sailed for Rotterdam with 350000 bushels of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
G. Daiquino
Italterra
Hudson Bay
Daiquino
Rotterdam
Ducks Foresee And Provide For Future Drought Dangers
Winnipeg report by B. W. Cartwright notes wild ducks show foresight and adapt. A four year study near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan found nesting density drops from 64 broods per square mile when water is ample to four per square mile when water is scarce. Mallards in Manitoba laid smaller clutches this year to recover time lost to cold and floods.
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Winnipeg
B. W. Cartwright
Ducks Unlimited
Moose Jaw
Sask
Manitoba
Sask. Boy Scouts Plan Campaign
Regina officials of the Saskatchewan Provincial Council announce a province wide drive from October 16 to November 4 to raise 20000 to finance the organization and expansion for the next year. The campaign will occur in over 100 communities to extend Scouting to more centres and boys. The last drive in 1945 sought 15000 due to rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Boy Scouts Association
Try and Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
Joke about a ministers convention and a car salesmen pow wow mixing up a dessert. Waiters serve spiked watermelon to ministers by mistake. Maitre d hotel laments and ministers pocket seeds as they sample the fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Cerf
Woman Planned Big Future After Banknote Theft
In Paris a 54 year old woman was seized while pulling banknotes from a church poor box at St. Leo Church. She claimed she earned eight dollars and forty cents daily and planned to buy a house in the Pyrenees. She said she hoped to smuggle across the Spanish border on occasion.
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Paris
St. Leo
Pyrenees
Portable Grain Bins Aid Farm Storage Decisions
Farmers weigh portable versus permanent granaries for grain storage. Proper plans avoid costly errors. portable units move with the tractor and require strong framing. Details cover joists, bracing, siding, rat prevention, and material estimates for a 600 bushel bin plus considerations for durability and maintenance.
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Agricultural Engineering
Alberta Indians Oppose Liquor Law Changes
Hobema Alberta Indian delegates unanimously endorse opposition to relaxing liquor laws for Indians. The two day emergency meeting by the Indian Association of Alberta aims to define the stance on the proposed Indian Act revisions before the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbema
Alta
Indian Association of Alberta
Association
Alberta
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CPC
Ned
Philadelphia
New
York
New York
Traier Cadian
Miser
Knit
Winnipeg News Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Jeremy Taylor
Bruyere
Bacon
Who Health
Dept. of Motional Health
Canadia
C.N.E
Rusty
Barbara Binns
Newmarket
Ont
Canada
Boy Scouts
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