A Girl and Greyhound in the Danavale Hills
In the Santa Clara valley night a girl and her greyhound roam the hills above Danavale. They approach the pioneer house of Great Granny Dana as the family prepares a dinner party, with Duncan and Lynn awaiting Sarah Lynn and Penny guiding her through the old mansion toward a late arrival.
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Santa Clara Valley
Danavale
Dana
Ardine la Mont. Dana
Pioneer House
Sarry Lynn
Sarah Ann Kittredge Dana
Sarah Lynn
Uncle Lynn
Lynn Dana
Stanford
Duncan
Granny
Garah Lynn
Penny
Ethelinda Pennington
Bawin Dana
Sarah Lynn Dana
Mr. Duncan
Ghey
A Collision of Voices and a Fading Evening Tale
A string of jumbled phrases leads into a scene with Duncan and Sarah Lynn on a verandah as a greyhound and a dog figure into a tense exchange. Forcing memory, the dialogue hints at desire and denial, while the narrative drifts to a distant planet or star in the night sky and a poised return to matriarchal duties.
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Duncan
Sarah Lynn
Dentists’ antique tools donated to Western Ontario Medical School
A turn of the century turnkey and a wooden stethoscope once used by dentists and stylists are now the property of the Medical School at the University of Western Ontario. Dr J G Kirk of Listowel sent the relics, noting how painful tooth extractions were in grandma’s day. The archaic turnkey and instrument contrast with modern binaural stethoscopes widely used since the early 1900s.
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University of Western Ontario
London
J. G. Kirk
Listowel
Medical School
Kirk
Styllah
Old Indian Mid-Winter Festival Among Six Nations
An account from Obsweken Ontario describes the Cayuga led mid winter rites in a 101 year loghouse. The festival marks the winter turning point and begins five days after the January new moon. It includes feasting chants prayers and dances with a long historical note on the white dog sacrifice being discontinued.
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Six Nations
Inshane
Fenich
Fish Grow Continuously Out Their Lives Through Time
A brief note reports fish exhibit continuous growth throughout their lifespan with growth continuing steadily from early life onward, influenced by environment. The observation highlights sustained development without a defined end point.
Unclaimed Ten Dollar Deposit From 1819 Found in Ottawa Bank
A ten dollar deposit placed with the Bank of Montreal in Ottawa on September 26 1819 remains unclaimed after nearly 120 years. The depositor named Armour is not specified in the annual unclaimed balances table presented by Hon Charles Dunning. The bank reports the ten dollar sum still awaits a claimant as unclaimed totals across Canadian banks reach over two million dollars at year end 1938.
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Montreal
J. Armour
Bank of Montreal
Ottawa
Miss Armour
Charles Dunning
Nance
Chartered
British broadcaster questioned over Sunday music broadcast
MacGregor cited a letter from a colonel in the Indian Army who complained that the BBC Empire Service was disturbing him with Sunday morning dance music. The letter said the program was meant for Western Canada on Saturday evening. Astronomers debate Mercury's atmosphere. Mice store winter fat in tails.
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India
MacGregory
British Broadcasting Company
Empire Service
Institute of Education In
London
B.B.C
Western Canada
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Aan CO
Pase
Perea
Mums
Heveane of
Selma Tnt
Ireland
Mercury
Canada
Bu- Frau
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