Alberta scientist to resume studies at Mt Wilson Observatory
Alberta Einstein will go to the United States soon to resume his studies at Mt Wilson Observatory. Tests of Alberta coal to ascertain the possibility of obtaining petroleum from the product have been completed by Dr. E. H. Boomer of the University of Alberta. A committee of Chinese residents in Victoria state says all dealings with Japanese in Vancouver to the extent of 300000 has been boycotted. The Yukon River froze over on November 17 with 27 below zero, to stay iced until next May. The Isle of Man seeks a national flag and to gain assent from the British Government, as the three-legged red ensign remains the lone symbol.
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Alberta
Einstein
United States
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Canada
Japan
Dominion
Churchill
Manitoba
North Dakota
E. H. Boomer
Uversity
Victoria
Vancouver
South Africa
London
Union
Commercal
Peru
League of Nations
League
Yukon
Isle of Man
Burials after Wilkes-Barre mine disaster add to deaths
Reported coal mine accidents persist with high fatality. Six miners die in a gas explosion near Wilkes-Barre, four rescued, highlighting ongoing dangers. State overall tolls show 107 killed in September and 112 in August, with 1,079 dead in the first nine months of 1931.
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Wilkesbarre
Pre Winter Fire Prevention Drive Appeals in Saskatchewan
Hon J F Bryant urges Saskatchewan households to check heating systems before winter to cut fire losses. Cites Wisconsin finding that one fourth of $10 million in annual losses stem from heating plant defects. Lists causes such as dirty chimneys, creosote buildup, rusted pipes, and placing ashes near wood. Warns one Saskatchewan home burned daily last year.
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Bryant Jevves
Rekstebewan
Sax Ratchewan
J. F Bryant, KC
Saskatchewan
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Cunard Lines Unveils 27 Winter Cruises To Sunny South
Arthur Randles announces Cunard Line Canada winter programme featuring twenty seven sailings. including ten Millionaire cruises to the West Indies eight to ten days in duration and eleven varied West Indies voyages. Mediterranean trips from New York begin December 18 with Mauretania then Transva nia Aquitania. The Samaria offers a fifty seven day Mexico to South America cruise with New York departures. Millionaire cruises by Transylvania and Caledonia start December 24 and run to April 22. Weekly New York Bermuda service with Nassau calls aboard Scythia Carinthia and Caledonia. The plan signals a trend toward winter abort holidays in warmer climes.
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Cunard Line
West Indies
Mediterranean
Mexico
South America
Arthur Randles
Canada
Franconia
Wil
New York
Samaria
Mexico-South America
Aquitania
California
Caledonia
Bermuda
Nassau
Carinthia
Brooks Airways pilot may hold world air time record
Brooks Airways Limited of Prince Albert announces Lt. B. W. Broatch spent 926 hours in the air in the year ending October 9 1930 carrying 600000 pounds of payload and about 1000 passengers. He ferried fresh fish from Lac La Ronge and cargo to Tussota Ontario and later participated in northern Saskatchewan aerial forest patrols. Company officials believe this could be a world record.
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Brooks Airways, Limited
Prince Albert
B. W. Broatch
Lac la Ronge
Tussota
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Grading Helps Exports Standardized Eggs Boost Trade
The article notes that standardized grading and government inspection of export eggs have strengthened Halifax Bermuda shipments from Oct 1930 to Oct this year. Canadian exporters earned Bermuda confidence in egg quality and grade reliability, with Newfoundland markets expanding as trust grows.
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Halifax
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Nothing Doing Macpherson Moves to New Boarding House
Macpherson arrives at a new boarding house and is shown to a comfortable room by the landlady who recalls her gift for making people comfortable. The landlady remarks that her guests often admit she has a talent for pleasant living, despite some men finding her hospitality unusual.
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Macpherson
Macphersn
Two-eyed camera aids 1932 Olympic timing in Los Angeles
A dual eyepiece motion picture camera will assist timekeeping at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. One eye records stopwatch movements while the other films race finishes. An electrical starter gun attachment starts the watches.
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Los Angeles
Paris Favourite and Other Fashion Patterns Advertised
Our Winter Fashion Magazine offers patterns No. 596 Paris Favourite designed for sizes 14 to 38 inches bust, No. 624 School Girl Frock for ages 5 to 14, No. 275 Smart Costume Slip in sizes up to 42 inches, No. 987 Cute Bolero Dress for ages 6 to 12, No. 487 Boudeir Flapper Dolls Dress and accessories, and No. 642 Princess Model in bust 14 to 16. Prices: book 15 cents, patterns 25 cents each.
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Paris
Day School Lesson on Philemon and Colossians
A devotional study of Pauls letter to Philemon and Colossians describes the bond between Christians, the meaning of charity, and the church as a house of prayer. It references Timothy, Tychicus, Onesimus, and Archippus while noting Pauls influence and hopeful reunion.
Great Indian Traveller Arrives in London Sir Jehangir Kothari
Sir Jehangir Kothari a renowned Indian merchant and war supporter arrives in London. He has circled the globe ten times and journeyed to Arctic wastes and Pacific cannibal islands. Knighted in 1921, he funded War Loan and maintained a large war staff, with ties to Karachi as his home.
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London
England
Sir Jehangir Kothari
Arctic
Pacific
Yokohama
Japan
Kobe
Karachi
Dirigible R-100 Sold for Scrap in Britain
The air ministry announced the R-100 will be scrapped with only motors and fabric retained. The vessel cost over 2 million dollars and made one notable England to Canada flight in summer 1930. Controversy over dirigibles persists since the B-101 disaster in France.
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Air Ainistry
England
Canada
France
House of Commons
Pailip Snownen
Dr Carter’s Little Liver Pills Promote Liver Health
An advertisement touts Dr Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a vegetable tonic that cleanses the liver and relieves constipation indigestion biliousness headaches and acidity. The copy claims dramatic complexion benefits and urges purchase of the 25 package size.
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Clapham
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