Polar bear hunt tale ends with trophy plan for Lane Tech
Uncle Ray recounts a hunting trip to James Bay for a polar bear trophy destined for Lane Technical High School in Chicago. Lester Essig Jr. describes the chase from the Joy H schooner with Cree crew and Eskimo pilot Wetalka, detailing shots with bow and arrow and the bear’s final surfacing before the kill.
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Lester Essig, Jr
Chicago
Toronto
Lance Tech High School
Ly Essig
Det
Northland
Alaska
James Bay
Hudson
Lane Technical School
Hudson's Bay
Wetalka
Arctic
Twin Island
Dad
Nanook
Wetalak
Lester
Elephants and Burial Myths Span Africa Quest
The report tracks NT Graves search for an elephant cemetery in Africa. He notes he found no such place after extensive prospecting for burial grounds. Upon arriving in Johannesburg he suggests elephants die away from the herd in marshy lands, though locals dispute this and claim elephants go to a common death site.
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Thal Africa
R. Sim de
Johannes
Burg
Murder to Music in a Swing Age
In 1938 a taxi driver recalls a dying man’s last sound a cat meow shaping a murder plot in the Millbay district. Reporter-detective Robert Tait and Officer Dannie Feeley chase a killer tied to Lud Dombey the swing band leader and the song The Cat's Meow amid rival writers and a blond suspect Anne Lester Myrna Dombey and George Weeks are named as potential players in a tale of creative theft and credit.
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Myrna Dumpfy
Robert Tait
Anne Lester
Myrna
Dannie Feeley
Ladden Dombey
Feeley
Tait
General Hospital
Bob Tait
Donnie Feeley
Millbay District
Lud Dombey
George Weeks
Donnie
Dombey
Africa
Beethoven
Irving
Sudden Dombey
George K. Weeks
Millbay
Leonard Macy
Darryl Mattise
Harris Rogers
Claremont
Myrna Dombey
Freeley
Mike Dunphy
Chains Cut Stopping Distance on Icy Surfaces
A test shows rear wheel chains nearly halve stopping distance on ice, while fitting chains on all four wheels reduces it by about two thirds.
Modern Etiquette QandA on First Anniversary Gifts
A reader asks about appropriate anniversary gifts, suggesting a house warming or informal party as fitting for the first year. Other questions touch on dining attire for sea travel and safe bouillon use, with brief guidance.
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon Q and A
A quiz segment lists five questions with concise answers: 1 weight loss from dressing fowl 15 to 20 percent, 3 Paris stock exchange, 4 Loch Lomond, 5 snow weight per cubic foot 5 to 15 pounds depending on humidity. Moses question remains unclear in this excerpt.
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Moses
The
Promised Land
Scotland
Paris Stock Exchange
Loch Lomond
Grand Coup in Bridge Explained by Declarer
A bridge analysis explains the Grand Coup where declarer lowers trumps to match the opponent. West cashes hearts, South ruffs, and a sequence of leads and ruffs in spades diamonds and clubs yields a single remaining trump for East, ensuring success.
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Cavendish
West
South
East
Dummy
How Can I By Anne Ashley
A column of reader questions with rapid fire kitchen and cleaning tips. Answers advise disposing used gasoline, pounding meat with flour to retain juices, and pre soaking cotton fabric to prevent yellowing after washing.
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Anne Ashley
Lessons In English By W. L. Gordon
Brief on correct usage pronuncia tion and spelling. Emphasizes avoiding misused words like splendid and dinner. explains wreath plural pronunciation. defines synonyms from laborer to craftsman. includes a word study rule about mastering a word after repetition.
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W. L. Gordon
Fortitude Word Of The Day In 19th Century Publication
A daily word feature presents Fortitude meaning firmness of mind in face of danger or adversity. The entry quotes a Christian perspective noting patience as central to fortitude.
Cranium rackers puzzle on Vanity Fair author
The question asks for the author of Vanity Fair, his birth year, and death year. It points to a time before the U S declared its second war on Great Britain and after Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The riddle hides the author’s name and dates, to be answered on the Classified Page.
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Vanity Fair
United States
Great Britain
Lincoln
Spain
Cuba
China
Japan
New Testament Translation Sparks English Debate
A new English translation of the New Testament, published in London, has stirred religious circles. Translator Rev. R Mercer Wilson of the Religious Tract Society defends major textual changes, including rendering "publicans and sinners" as "tax collectors and outcasts" and revising Luke's saying about a rich man entering the Kingdom of God to "It is easier for a rope to go through the eye of a needle."
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England
London
R. Mercer Wilson
The
Religious Tract Society
Automobile Dealer Population in United States
A historical note states that there are about forty thousand automobile dealers operating across the United States, indicating a broad and dispersed network of sellers and showrooms nationwide. This figure underscores the scale of the auto trade and distribution in America.
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United States
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Uncle Ray
League of Nations
N. C
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Ineet
Nard Jones
NEA Service, Inc
Roberta Lee
A. C. Gordon
McKenney
William EB. McKenney
American Contract Bridge League
Rubber—N. & S. Val
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