Deserted by Choice on Elm Street
Nick and Gay discuss Gay's unsettled mood and Nick's desire to give her a change of scene. Uncle Simeon weighs in with humor and practical plans as they prepare for Gay's visit to Uncle Sim and his household with the kids.
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Elm Street
Nick
Simeon
Gay
Uncle Sim
Nick Ups
Uncle Jim
Janey Maxwell
Mra. Halliday
Simeon Bartlett
Sonny
Hallidays
Bachelor's Hall
Lizzie
Sam Hilton
Urele Sim
Mel
Sim
Main Street
Sand Deposits Found Near Lake Winnipeg and Beausejour
Mineral sand deposits possibly suitable for glass are reported on the shores of Lake Winnipeg and at Beausejour about 25 miles south. In India, about 375,000 people are employed in the cotton industry in Bombay Presidency.
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Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Beausejour
Bombay Presidency
India
Insects and fish endure freezing temperatures say scientists
Entomologists report caterpillars and other insects often survive freezing. A study froze daddy long legs grubs until they broke. those unbroken survived. Fish have been frozen in solid ice without dying. This suggests some life can endure extreme cold.
Canada Forest Wealth Valued at 1.866 Billion
Official estimate assigns 1.866 billion to Canada’s forests including accessible raw materials pulp wood and capital invested in woods operations. The figure reflects national wealth tied to timber resources and forest industries.
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Canada
Dominion
Opposition Favors Against Canada United States Annexation
The Detroit Free Press argues that annexation would meet heavy opposition on both sides of the border. It warns that consolidation of English speaking North America would be difficult and risky. Clashes of ideas standards and life views would require immense wisdom and patience.
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Canada
United States
Detroit Free Press
North America
Wealth of British People Figures Put At Over Ninety Billion
Sir Josiah Stamp, president of the Royal Statistical Society, estimates Britain's postwar wealth at 90.225 billion dollars with annual savings around 2.375 billion. He notes wartime losses and postwar recovery, praising Britons for enduring debt and taxation while saving. The article warns against doom about the Empire and highlights a new economic factor in the Old Country.
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Josiah Stamp
Royal Statistical Society of Great Britain
Britain
Cambridge Expert Aims to Cut Electricity Transmission Losses
Russian professor Dr Peter Kapitza at Cambridge funds big experiments to lower metal resistance to electricity. Backed by Royal Society and British government, he plans long distance transmission with liquids like hydrogen and helium to reach extreme temperatures. If metals resist less by five percent, power costs could drop. preparations include liquid helium plant for even lower temps.
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Royal Society
Peter Kapitza
Cambridge
Kapitza
Painter Misreads Old Headline and Faces Hard Times
An artist in a cafe, warned by a 2 year old Figaro headline about hard times, cancels orders from his landlord, dressmaker, and builder. He then reopens his bill with a single bottle of wine, only to discover the paper was two years old.
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the Figaro
Goodwill Flight May Visit South America Next Spring
The Canadian government weighs a proposal to send Captain J Erroll Boyd on a goodwill flight to South America aligning with the British Empire trade fair opening in Buenos Aires on March 14 The Gazette notes possible financial backing and cites Senor Skinitizer and Canadian business groups pushing the exhibit.
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J. Erroll Boyd
Toronto
South America
Montreal Gazette
Buenos Aires
Senor Skinitizer
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Manufacturers ‘Association
Electric Ear Aims to Silence Machine Noise
At Westinghouse laboratories in Pittsburgh J P Foltz demonstrated an electric ear weighing 60 pounds that listens to machinery and uses interference of two sounds to reduce noise. The device could later serve as a portable fault finder for airplane motors and propellers.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
J. P. Foltz
Westinghouse
Foltz
Late bread pudding by Betty Barclay
A recipe for late bread pudding uses 1 package chocolate junket 2 slices whole wheat bread lightly buttered cut into cubes and raisins. Divide among four dessert dishes, prepare junket as directed, pour over bread, and let stand in a warm room until firm then chill.
Cinnamon Apples with Junket Cream
A recipe for baked cinnamon apples with a sugar cinnamon candy syrup. Apples are peeled cored and roasted in a spiced syrup, then filled with junket jelly and allowed to set in a warm room before chilling.
Persian Balm Adorns Elegant Toiletry Routine
Persin Balm is described as a fragrant, refining cosmetic that enhances complexion and texture. It promises cooling relief from weather irritation, rapid absorption with no stickiness, and is pitched as a peerless toilet requisite for women seeking elegance and distinction.
There Should Be He Usly Women Silenced in a Kruschen Salts Ad
An old medical advertisement extols the virtues of Kruschen Salts claiming healthy women differ from dull ones. It promises improved blood purity, nerve strength, and energy with daily use, warning that modern cooking cannot provide these benefits.
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Usly
Kruschen
Little Helps For This Week Wayward Texts
A fragmented admonition quotes Seneca on walking worthy of God and disdain for gold and silver in forming a holy life. The odd OCR reads like a devotional blurb urging personal reform and spiritual ascent without worldly wealth.
Remarkable Wolf Rayet Stars Eject Matter Across Space
Observations from the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria B C illuminate the Wolf Rayet stars named after the 1867 Paris discovery by Wolf and Rayet. These stars continually emit matter in all directions at high speed, with atoms expelled like a cosmic eruption, some reaching about 1000 miles per second.
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Wolf and Rayet
Paris Observatory
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
B.C
Central Electric Station Power in Industry Canada
Industry Canada notes the central electric station has reached record proportions due to wide water power distribution and modern transmission. Low cost hydro electricity is available for industrial agricultural and domestic use to nearly all residents. Remote sections rely on native fuels as potential power sources.
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Canada
Preference For Dominions Guides Empire Tender Policy
The British government replies that departments favor tenders from the dominions and colonies within reasonable limits, even when not the cheapest option. In Parliament F W Pethwick-Lawrence asked about supremacy for Empire supplies. Also notes Mother Graves Exterminator praised by mothers for easing child suffering. Royal Winter Fair Toronto sees W Nesbitt of Superb Saskatchewan win barley first prize Kanshan and second with Marquis Wheat Registered.
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Treasury
F. W. Pethwick-Lawrence
House of Commons
Empire
Prise
Toronto
W. Nesbitt
Superb
Saskatchewan
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Offered to Relieve Colds
Promotion claims the product eases bronchial inflammation and throat irritation to stop coughing. It states cold neglect can lead to serious conditions and urges readers to try the oil and prove its effectiveness.
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Thomas
First Alberta coal mine opened by Nicholas Sheran
Nicholas Sheran opened Alberta’s first coal mine in 1872 on the Oldman River’s west bank. He hauled coal by ox-team to Fort Benton, Montana, and other distant points. A cairn in Lethbridge, Alberta, by Parks Canada marks these events.
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Tomi
Nicholas Sheran
Old Man River
Fort Benson
Montana
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Abe
Corns
Reesing
Forest Wean
Rewian Profeser
Capt. Boyd
South ‘America
Ayrshire
Africa
Netherrlands
Betty Barclay
Hartley Coleridge
Seneca
Central Electric Station Industry
First
Alberta
Wm. Diotte
Glensandfeld
Ont
Mileburn
Mitbore Co
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