Soviet Gold Claim Spars Skepticism Worldwide
Moscow claimed Russia had overtaken Canada as the world’s second largest gold producer. Western observers doubt the assertion, noting Soviet figures and propaganda distortions. Canadian authorities and Dr Nazaroff question Russia’s true standing, arguing gold potential remains far behind South Africa.
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Moscow
Russia
Canada
Lenin
Stalin
Britain
America
Alan Monkhouse
England
South Africa
P. 8. Nazaroff
Recovered Viking Boat Reconstructed After Thousand Years
Archaeologists in Danzig rebuilt a Viking boat found five feet underground near Oliva. The 30 foot vessel originally held eighteen oarsmen, uses iron nails and wooden pegs, and retains gunwales rowlocks and moss sealing. A separate note mentions a machine testing razor sharpness and a French origin rule for champagne.
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Danzig
Oliva
Drugs In Garden Flowers
The article notes foxglove leaves yield digitalin a proven heart disease cure crocus aids goat sickness and lobelia helps whooping cough while monkshood though deadly contains acerium used in fever and neuralgia under control.
Cars unlocked invite theft say papers
The St Thomas Times Journal and Woodstock Sentinel Review question the logic of leaving vehicles unlocked with keys inside. They contrast modern car habits with older horse and buggy practices, suggesting negligence may invite crime.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Mail Carrier Recounts Two Rebellions in Alberta Frontier
Charles F. Stewart, aged 69 in Edmonton, recalls witnessing the Red River uprising near Fort Garry as a boy. He later rode the courier line during the 1885 Saskatchewan rebellion and ferried dispatches for General Strange's Alberta field force, noting highwaymen and a lumber coach of 1891.
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Alberta
Northwest Mounted Police
Charles F. Stewart
Edmonton
Praires
Hudson's Bay Co
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Red River
Saskatchewan
General Strange
Saddie Lake
Fort Pitt
Peter Campbell
Calgary
Tax On Noise Idea From British Minister Aims To Save Nerves
Leslie Hore-Belisha, minister of transport, proposes a noise tax to curb unnecessary noise in the United Kingdom. He notes new heavy cars use pneumatic tires since 1933 and calls for regulations to limit horn use and loud devices. The ministry will seek scientific input and expects motor industry cooperation to find a remedy.
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United Kingdom
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Anti-Noise League
Oxford
Hore-Bélisha
Golfer Wears Old Clothes Misses Chimney Sweep Promise
A golfer walking to the course is challenged by a woman at her garden gate who accuses him of being late for a chimney sweep promised at eight. The man is surprised as it is now past nine and he has no chimney chores completed.
Around The World Cruise Franconia To Visit Dozens Of Ports
The Cunard White Star liner Franconia will launch the 1935 Around the World Cruise starting January 12 from New York. It sails to Kingston Jamaica then Panama. Calls include San Pedro California, Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Java, Singapore, Ceylon, Port Victoria in the Seychelles, Mombasa, Kilindini, Zanzibar, Madagascar, South Africa, and Montevideo with optional Buenos Aires trips.
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Cunard
America
Franconia
New York
Hte
Kingston
Jamaica
Spanish Town
Panama
Cristobal
Panama Canal
Colon
Ancon
Panama City
Old Panama
San Pedro
California
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Beverley Hills
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Honolulu
Lave Tubes
Kilauea
Fern Forest
Diamond Head
Waikiki Beach
Society Islands
Papeete
Tahiti
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
Avaria
Louis Stevenson
Vailima
Apia
Samoan Islands
Apu
Fiji Islands
Ranconia
Austasia
New Zealand
Auckland
Rotorua
Thermal
Australia
Sydney
New Bridge
la Peruse
Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria
Jenolan Caves
Port Moresby
Papua
New Guinea
Padang
Java
Semarang
Batavia
Buitenzorg
Singapore
Malay Straits
Botanical Gardens
Penang Hill
South Indi
Madras
Ceylon
Colombo
Mt. Lavinia
Kandy
Port Victoria
Seychelle Islands
Mahe
South Atlantic
River Plate
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Franconia Cruise Calls at Santos Rio and Barbados
The Franconia will visit Santos and Rio de Janeiro including a snake farm stop in the former city and scenic points in the capital. Its last port is Barbados, with a return to New York on Friday May 31 after a 36 port, 139 day voyage covering 37 070 miles. The liner currently operates between New York and the St. Lawrence visiting Newfoundland Saguenay and Quebec.
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Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Barbados
New York
St. Lawrence
Noundland
Saguenay
Quebec
Assay Office Recovers Gold From Chimney Soot in New York
The U S government devalues the dollar boosting gold value and the New York Assay Office uses a precipitator system in its melting room to capture gold from chimney soot and dust. Residue is collected annually by workers who shovel the chimney basin. The office makes ten to fifteen thousand dollars from the recovered material.
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U.S
Assay Office
New York
Assay
Old Slip
South Street
Debate on pronouns ends with key grammar tip
The article argues that the phrase "between you and I" is incorrect and should be "between you and me" to follow standard grammar rules. It notes the ongoing misuse by readers and emphasizes reversing the pronouns to learn proper usage.
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You
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