Distant yacht plans and family tensions unfold
On the Halliday Bartlett porch the Hastings and Halliday families discuss Nick Hastings and a planned Bahamas yacht cruise. Angela’s letter reveals Nick joins the Myers party aboard Sea Bird, while Gay worries about delays and illness. Sim voices concern for Tina’s comfort and Hastings’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siemon
Nick
Loomin
Uncle Sim
Halliday
Gay
Jamaica
Mrs. Halliday
Hastings
Mr Bartlett
Mr. Halliday
Gay Pring
James Halliday
Simeon
Angela
Tim
Myers
Sea Bird
Havana
Nassau
Miami
Nick Hastings
Martha
Royal Mail
New York
Jou
Sonny
Hurricane threat reaches distant waters and ships reported
A frantic scene unfolds as a hurricane lashes the West Indies and the Yankee Sea Bird voyage faces danger near Kingston. The crew, including George B Myer and family, are later rescued near Key West after a perilous voyage. a child cries as adults rush to aid. The fragment ends with Gay unconscious at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Batanas
United Frater
Port Antonio
George B. Myer
Tulsa
Pasadena
Hich
Kingston
Bahamas
Key West
Myer
Marjorie
Canadian Citizenship Bill Sets Nationality Qualifications
Second reading in the House of Commons debated a government bill defining Canadian nationals and the loss or renunciation of nationality. Sponsored by Hon. C. H. Cahan, secretary of state, the measure outlines qualifying criteria and the process to relinquish nationality, noting potential amendments to the Immigration Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
House of Commons
C.H. Cahan
Canada
Cahan
Siberia
Turkestan
Improvements Planned for Prince Albert Park Roadways
Saskatchewan report outlines 1931 National Park program at Prince Albert National Park. Plans include gravelling five miles to the Narrows, oiling the main Waskesiu Lake thoroughfare, and general gravel road maintenance. Commencement has begun with several miles regavelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Narrows
Waskesia Lake
National Park System
P. Shaw
Saskatchewan Playground
Indian youth trains with Birmingham fire brigade outlook
Sushil Chandra Das Gupta, 24, joins Birmingham Fire Brigade with goal to lead a Calcutta unit someday. Calcutta boasts about 700 brigades and native officers are scarce under European leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mopes
Calcutta
India
Fire Department
Birmingham
England
Sushil Chandra Das Gupta
Saskatoon Council Backs Dominion Wide Unemployment Conference
Saskatoon City Council approves a federal backed Dominion wide conference on unemployment proposed by Alderman A and RM Pinder. City officials note current relief split and promise work program completion as 169,249 man days remain unfinished in Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Ald A
Ald
Eday
Dominion
RM. Pinder
Municipal
Rncial
G. D. Robertson
Saskatchewan
The Rhyming Optimist Poem by Aline Michaelis
Aline Michaelis presents a reflective poem pondering the source of rapture or pain. It asks why days are shadowed or bright and suggests that loss and gain come from within. The verse argues that the soul cultivates either a flower or a weed based on inner thoughts.
National Park Move Afoot For Southern Saskatchewan
Regina young men’s board of trade moves to create a national park in southern Saskatchewan. A resolution calls for turning the Carlyle and Fish Lake district into a park north of Carlyle, to be submitted to the council and then to the Federal Government for establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Regina Young Men's Board of Trade
Carlyle
Carlyle and Fish Lake
Young Men’s
Council of the Board of Trade
New Berry Planted at Ottawa Experimental Farm
A new blubbery fruit variety has been planted at the Ottawa experimental farm and tested in the Sandilands Forest Reserve near Winnipeg. The berry is claimed to reach four marbles in size and soil tests indicate strong regional suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sandilands
Winnipeg
The Asthma Remedy Promised by Dr Kellogg
An advertisement urges asthma sufferers to try Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming complete relief and a life free from attacks. It promises faithful use will make asthma a thing of the past and relieves enduring fear of renewed episodes.
Feast of the Victory of Summer Observed in Germany
Citizens in the old town of Eise nach burn winter in effigy each year to ensure its demise, a quaint custom marking the transition to warmer seasons. The ritual, called the Feast of the Victory of Summer, is performed with notable ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Eisenach
Underground Lab Opens At Bureau Of Standards For Lenses
A laboratory has been built underground at the United States Bureau of Standards to grind finely accurate optical lenses with minimal dust and vibration interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Standards
Germany christens pocket ship at Kiel amid farce
The Ersatz Preussen, Germany's first pocket partieship, slid into Kiel harbor six minutes early as Chancellor Bruening and President von Hindenburg witnessed a bungled christening. A champagne bottle fell unused, while 60 000 spectators watched an unchristened ship drift away, raising questions about the ceremony. An unrelated medical pitch for Douglas Egyptian Liniment follows in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ersatz Preussen
Kiel
Bruening
von Hintenburg
Deutschland
von Hindenburg
President of US elected honorary head of ILA in New York
The American branch of the International Law Association named Charles Evans Nugnes, noted jurist and former justice of the United States, as honorary president during its annual New York meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evans Nugnes
United States
The
International Law Association
New York
Worth Watching Aunt and Mary Gard Opera Tour Corsica
A playful note describes an aunt and Mary Gard announcing a Corsica mule tour by a temperamental coloratura soprano. The piece humorously frets over the Corsican mule as the drama's unlikely companion and calls the venture worth watching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gard
Corsica
Little Helps For This Week
Selections of religious quotations emphasize steadfast service to God and enduring value of small acts. Passages from 1 Corinthians affirm unshaken faith and labor for the Lord. Thomas Knox and Frederick William Faber stress that even the smallest deeds can influence future outcomes and reflect living faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Thomas Knox
Frederick William Faber
World’s Non Refuelling Record Set in Jacksonville Flight
Walter Lees and Ireaene stressy, Detroit flyers, landed their aeroplane on the beach at Jacksonville Florida, establishing a world non refuelling record of 84 hours 33 minutes. The feat surpasses the previous 75 hours 28 minutes set in March this year by two French aviators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lees
Ireaene Stressy
Detroit
Jacksonville
Florida
Blackheads Overcome with Circa Cleansing Method
A dubious health claim promises removal of facial blackheads by sprinkling a remedy on a cloth and applying in a circular motion. The ad asserts satisfaction guaranteed with money back if not effective.
Cretonne and Silk Fabrics Sold at Discount in Ontario
Print remnants and silk velvet cretonne fabrics advertised at one dollar each. A. McCreery Co seeks agents and dealers in Chatham Ontario to handle the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McCreery Co
Chatham
Ontario
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christine
Parmenter
Chapter
Sim
Aan
Baby
Jay
China
Little Nick
Putnams
Aline Michaelis
National
Eno
Araenl
Aunt Or
Blackheads
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!