Telephones Reach Remote Northwest Settlements
North West Air Command and Alberta garment telephones have completed a deal to extend telephone service to isolated northwest towns formerly served by dog teams canoes and small planes. The new chain links Wag and Little Smoky in Alberta with Dawson Creek Pouce Coupe Fort St John Fort Nelson and other stations in British Columbia and reaches Watson Lake and Whitehorse in the Yukon.
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Northwest
Northwest Air Command
Alberta Garment Telephones
Peace River Country
Wag
Little Smoky
Alberta
Wson Creek
Pouce Coupe
Fort St John
Fort Nelson
British Columbia
Watson Lake
Whitehorse
Yukon
Position Could Be Filled In Night Watchman Heap
A manager prefers a restless wary night watchman with sharp hearing and a temper, capable of quick action. The applicant is told the role requires an aggressive, intimidating personality who can be roused for danger, contrasting with a meek caretaker. The scene ends with an instruction to send the wife around.
Luke Cousing Finds Chance With Peters Toy Co
Luke Cousing, formerly with Belne, fidgets in a Tilson interview and leaps to action when Peters Toy Company president hires him as Assistant Vice President after a delayed appointment. He plans to call his wife Janie with the good news.
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Vally Bia
Luke Cousing
Tilson Specialty Company
Janie
Uke
Belne
Luke
Mr. Tilson
Tilson
Suse Peter
Peters Toy Company
Lake
Peters
Belmont
Mr. Peters
No Doubt About It Pert Young Tarrister
In a local port a lively courtroom reminiscence unfolds with a young barrister questioning a skipper. The exchange centers on identity as the old seaman bursts, I am the master of the Queen of England, that's what I am, young feller. Manchester Guardian notes the colorful testimony.
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Port of Law
Rare Shakespeare pirate edition shown in London shop
An early seventeenth century volume of nine Shakespeare quartos, likely the only copy in Britain, was displayed to connoisseurs at a London bookshop. Dated 1600 1608 or 1619, the pirate edition bears indistinct red letters and is attributed to an unknown printer with no copyright.
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London
Britain
Mysterious Goodwill Turns Clean Cottage After Stranger Visit
A solitary woman in a small cottage gives a stranger food and access to her home. He later returns the favor by cleaning, dusting, washing windows, and leaving a note of thanks after being paroled. The event ends with a quiet exchange and a puzzling sense of gratitude.
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Tve
Recipes and ham and noodle casserole notes
A jumble of recipe fragments includes a sugar and milk muffin mix, mixed peel, currants or raisins, then a ham and noodle casserole with noodles, ham, corn, and corn flakes. It provides steps, measurements, and oven guidance with notes on variations and history.
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Melrose
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