The Sun Is Shining on Hope and Resolve in Canada
The piece celebrates enduring optimism amid drought and hardship, noting Canada’s resilience. It cites the Toronto Globe's record of nearly a million and a half visitors at the Canadian National Exhibition with no major arrests, and highlights volunteer relief efforts in Saskatchewan and rural areas. It urges continued courage and adherence to law, honesty, and industry as the sun remains in the nation's spirit.
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Toronto Globe
Toronto
Globe
Canada
Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Patriotic Fund
Remarkable Forest Found on West Africa's Coast
A peculiar forest on a West African tableland is described with trunks up to four feet thick but only one foot tall and each tree bearing no more than two six by two foot leaves. Separate notes recount a sleep prayer tale about a boy and Amelia, and observe France's shift from wine to tea imports, with direct shipments from India and Ceylon to Marseille Havre and Bordeaux due to better leaves and water use.
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Penevea 2
Africa
France
England
India
Ceylon
Marseilles
Havre
Bordeaux
Paris
Wood Regains World's Speedboat Record
American pilot Averaged 124.91 mph aboard Miss America X on the St. Clair River at Algonac Michigan to reclaim the world speedboat record. The former mark 119.75 mph was set on Loch Lomond Scotland. July 18 inst. by Kaye Dan, British pilot, who failed to win the Harmsworth trophy.
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Wood
St. Clair River
Algonac
Mich
Loch Lomond
Scotland
Kaye Dan
Wood Wood
Onion Syndicate Sails To Scotland To Sell From Door To Door
growers from Roscoff Brittany form a syndicate and charter a small ship carrying 60 tons of onions to Scotland where they sell door to door in Glasgow and other cities to earn higher profits than selling locally. Persian Balm is advertised as a skin tonic promising beautifying, soothing and cooling effects for delicate complexions and irritated skin.
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Roscoff
Brittany
Scotland
Glasgow
Eskimos in Canada Census Reveals Regional Distribution
The 1931 census by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows Eskimo presence in Canada across Yukon 85 Northwest Territories 4670 Quebec 1159 Manitoba 62 Alberta 3 and a gender split of 3116 males 2862 females. The article notes uncertainty on population change over the decade and mentions asthma as a health drain, segueing into an advertisement for Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy.
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Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ingenious aid helps blind read ordinary print
A new device uses a touch panel with a light lens and electromagnets to lift each letter for the blind to read books magazines and newspapers. A non alcohol cure called Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil blends six essential oils with no alcohol and promises lasting effects.
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Thomas
Discovery of steam shock ore extraction announced
A new process to extract valuable minerals from worthless rock without full pulverization has been announced using steam explosive shattering. The approach promises labor savings. A separate note ponders opera tastes and why some dislike it while others enjoy it.
Dickens Books Popular with London Readers Says Librarian
A London librarian reports Dickens works are in higher demand than supply, with Scott fading. The thirteen most read by girls over twelve include David Copperfield and The Old Curiosity Shop. Boys favor adventure titles like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island. teachers influence some demand.
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London
Charles Dickens
Dicken
Scott
Dickens
David Copperfield
Curiosity Shop
King Solomon's Mines
Robinson
Treasure Island
Achieved Her Ambition at Camp for Crippled Children
A Chicago girl named Carmelia Jaurez, crippled by infantile paralysis since age five, learned to swim at a camp near Burlington, Wisconsin with 200 Chicago peers. She returned home happy, having fulfilled her life’s short-lived dream. Sleep importance and worm powder ad claims appear in nearby notes. Everlasting oranges arrive from America to Spain.
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Chicago
Carmelia Jaurez
Burlington
Wisconsin
Worm exterminator reputations and Siam described
The text notes that Mother Graves worm exterminator has long been trusted for worm preparation. It also states that the Land of the White Elephant refers to Siam.
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Mother Graves
Siam
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Eve
Eveready
Natonal Carson Company. Limited
Locos
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Winnie Tet" Phat Son CXC
Dickens’ Books
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Spain
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Tate
Montreal
Halifax
Ascania
Plymouth
Harte
Lett Brace
Liverpool
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Saint John
Shnarr
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