Love and Egypt Draw Starr to a Dangerous Dream
Starr Ellison recalls a family obsession with Egypt as she accompanies her father and John Leasing on a quest to Tut Amen Ra’s tomb. The expedition deepens her love for the land and intensifies a haunting wealth of memories, fear, and desire amid desert visions and ancient relics.
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Starr Ellison
Eilison
Egypt
Starr
John Leasing
Star
Tut-Amen-Ra
Ama-Sun
Ellison
Uch
Sbe
Olor
Muezzin
Allah
Cairo
Luxor
Desert
Desert Tomb Mystery Ends in Silent Promise
Starr watches excavations near the Valley of the Queens as her father voices triumph at uncovering Pharaoh's Tomb. A growing fear shadows the scene as a strange sunset and desert whispers hint at ominous fate, leading to a pivotal entry into the discovered tomb. (To Be Continued)
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Starr
Queens
John Lessing
John
Professor Ellison
Treasures From China At Vancouver Jubilee Exhibition
A Chinatown display of priceless Chinese art and culture marks Vancouver’s 50th birthday. Artisans from Cathay showcased junks of bamboo arches, paper gods, joss sticks, and hand carved faces while visitors, including Chinese girls, explored the ornate gates and stands. The pavilion featured a tall, nail-free bamboo gateway and imported western touches within the oriental setting.
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Vancouver
Chinatown
Oriental Colony
China
Walk with God in daily life and trials
A devotional piece urges a close daily walk with God across work, home, and street. It emphasizes living faith beyond Sunday and enduring life’s tests through divine indwelling love guiding daily actions.
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God
Montreal’s elderly pianist promotes traffic lights
Miss Fanny Florinda Drummond, nearing a century, claims her accident inspired Montreal’s traffic light system. Though friends doubt her exact age, the retired piano teacher maintains she started the safety campaign after being struck crossing a street.
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Montreal
Fanny Florinda Drummond
Miss Drummond
Ise Drummond
Traveler on Commission Sparks Cafe Banter
A sharp exchange unfolds when a top business traveler, rushing for a quick lunch, sits opposite a lean young man eating bread and cheese. The younger man eyes the larger plate with envy. The traveler asks if the dieter is an athlete, but the reply clarifies he is a traveling sales rep.
Smallest Woman Dead at 22 Pounds
A brief obituary notes the death of a girl described as the smallest woman, weighing 22 pounds, daughter of a normal par te and sister to two stout brothers of normal height, reflecting a curious family note.
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Normal Parte
Australian Bushmen Trackers Form Native Contabula
Australian bushmen known as black trackers, famed for following trails across harsh terrain, are to be organized into a native constabulary under police in the Northern Territory. White constables rely on their tracking prowess, courage, and endurance to help maintain order among their communities.
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Australia
Northern Territory
Jazz in Russia mirrors Caucasus zurna music says Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff notes jazz is not new in Russia and compares American jazz to Caucasus zurna music. He likens the zurna instrument to the saxophone, claiming cultural parallels between the two musical traditions.
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America
Russia
Akim Tamiroff
Moscow Art Theatre
Caucasus
Record Heat In Alaska At Nome Sets New Mark
An Arctic heat wave hit Nome with a new high of 83.8 degrees. The prior record stood at 81.4 degrees, set recently, with an older record of 80 degrees dating to August 1926.
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Nome
England’s Commercial Travellers Hit Busy Year Ahead
England’s 150000 commercial travellers report an unusually busy year ahead as business picks up across sectors. The note highlights widespread travel demand, increased schedules, and stronger commerce trends shaping the industry outlook.
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England
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