Fogbound London Night Ends With a Romantic Rescue
In thick London fog Rosa Bingley searches for Ernest in a riverside fogscape. She finds him on a bench, admits love, and the pair plan a future as a constable arrives to end the scene. The encounter reveals Ernest’s invented fiancée Rowena Castle and Rosa’s faith in true affection.
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Rosa Bingley
London River
Rosa
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Leicester Square
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Alf
Kenneth
Ernest
Ernest Bingley
Rowena Castle
Rowena
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New York
Chicago
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Oura
Wedding of Tiny Town Midgets Stuns Blackpool Crowd
Thousands blocked streets as two members of the so called Tiny Town wed at Sacred Heart church in Blackpool England. Bride Anne Kneps 42 inches tall and groom Herman Retter two inches taller faced a crowd of onlookers. Mayor Henry Glover officiated the ceremony amid fainting and trampling incidents. Carrot cultivation note appears as unrelated historical aside.
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Blackpool
England
Anne Kneps
Herman Retter
Henry Glover
Tiny Town
Salt tablets curb heat exhaustion among high temp workers
Heat cramps and fatigue plague steel workers miners and sailors in extreme heat. J B Haldane linked salt loss to cramps and trials in Russia and a steel plant showed dramatic reductions in lost workdays after adding five grain salt tablets with water. Five grains salt per drink recommended.
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Haldane
KN. Mons
Russia
Journal of Industrial Hygiene
Origin of the Strawberry Name Recalls English Roots
The Calgary Herald notes the name strawberry does not come from straw mulch or botany, but from ancient usage among Anglo Saxons. It details how runners spread fruit and how the name persisted among London fruit sellers calling ripe berries. The piece links Roman and Norman era encounters with local cultivation and naming.
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Calgary Herald
England
London
Deep Oil Drilling and Bible Sales Highlight 1930s Germany
A report notes Okalta Oils Limited in Calgary drilling on the High River structure with a target depth around 9400 to 9500 feet after a 8995 foot well was abandoned due to heavy water. Germany shows the Bible as the top selling book with over a million copies sold by three major distributors, up 165,000 from 1936. Imperial Airways aircraft travel about 28,000 miles daily.
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Oxalta
British Empire
Herron
Okalta Oils Limited
Calgary
Okala No. 6
Germany
Poison Venoms Offer Hope for Pain in Ailments
Dr M B Greene of New York told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that bee ward salamander and snake venoms may relieve pain from palsy paralysis and spinal disturbances. He said venom methods block nerves and are more effective than opiates in easing suffering, though previously used mostly to ease final days of incurable illness.
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M. B Greene
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
London musician slays world’s only rage violin
A London restaurant musician reportedly destroyed what may be the only rage violin in existence. The instrument, crafted from empty French shell cases, drew attention as a rare musical oddity tied to a fiery episode.
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London
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