Treasure hunt for Montezuma's gold revives in Mexico
In Mexico City and the village of Cualac excitement grows as locals translate a codex claimed to reveal Montezuma's buried wealth. Promoters sharpen tools and pilgrims descend toward ravines and hillsides while skeptics recall Cuauhtémoc’s bones and centuries of frauds seeking the king's ransom.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Guerrero
Montezuma
Spain
Vera Cruz
Zero
Cualac
Heladio Ayala
Monte
Xochimilco
Household Arts Department on Wee Peon Street
A plain listing for Jour Name, Address and Pattern Number appears under Household Arts Department on Wee Peon Street. The notice provides basic identifiers without additional context.
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Household Arts Department
Wee Peon Street
Colored Chicks Popped Out Colored Chicks Popped Out
Mrs. Aya Kiss of Cleveland and The Wene Chick farms of Vineland joined a dentist to create colored chicks at hatching. A drilled egg receives dye via a tiny hole before incubation, yielding green red pink and yellow chicks.
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Washington
Aya Kiss
Cleveland
Vineland
N.J
Kiss
Winnipeg Bears Never Hibernate
Naturalists say bears hibernate but two brown bears Hessy and Bessy at Assiniboine Park zoo in Winnipeg do not. Zoo worker Robert Wilks notes they wake after brief naps and fight, with the longest hibernation observed only two weeks. The pair still appear fat and sleek despite the temperamental routine.
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Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Robert Wilks
Hessy
Bessy
Wilks
76 Year Old Woman Studies Tap Dancing in Vancouver
Mary Happy Ashby aged 76 remains active with three gym sessions weekly and Saturday tap dancing among 60 classmates, mostly younger. Born in Greenwich and later Saskatoon, she moved to Vancouver in 1937 and credits diet for energy while avoiding alcohol and smoking. She believes age is mental and values staying with friends and youth.
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Vancouver
Mary
Happy) Ashby
Greenwich
England
Saskatoon
Smile of the Week Edna and Pearl Exchange Quips
In a light exchange Edna says there is a man for every girl and a girl for every man and you cannot improve on an arrangement. Pearl replies that she does not want to improve it she wants to get in on it.
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Edna
Pearl
Dion
Weather Oddity: Cold Snows at Times Fail to Form Flakes
An odd weather note describes periods when temperatures drop enough for snow to be possible but conditions prevent flakes from forming, leaving winter scenes stark and puzzling. The report notes unusual cold snaps and fluctuating atmospheric factors that suppress snowfall despite arctic air.
Garden Notes on screen and plant choices for Canadian gardens
The article covers using annual and perennial vines to screen yards with fast growing options like dahlias sunflowers spider plants and various climbers. It advises early plantings in dry spots with cool soil and staggered vegetable sowings to extend harvests plus hardy flowers such as cosmos marigolds pansies sweet peas and zinnias. It notes many annuals reach three to four feet quickly and some frost resistant varieties reseed as volunteers.
Canada May Reach 25 Million Population by 2000
The article projects Canada’s population doubling by 2000 to about 25 million, driven by growth in Alberta and British Columbia and new wealth from Labrador ore, oil in Alberta, and minerals like titanium and uranium. It notes a continued heavy reliance on foreign trade and warns of potential limits from war, trade issues, and atomic energy development.
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Canada
Labrador
Alberta
Mr. Taylor
British Columbia
Taylor
Ontario
Quebec
Chalk River
Helpful Hints on Everyday DIY and Sewing Tips
Practical tips for carrying empty bottles, painting a house, and sewing a tricot knit rayon garment. Includes advice on preventing leaks, calculating paint coverage, and keeping fabric and seams elastic with proper tension and needle size.
Radio and TV Ownership Surges to 88 Million US Homes
Americans bought 14,504,000 radio and television sets last year, pushing in use totals to 88,964,000. National surveys show home radios leading with 7,956,000 sales, mobile car radios adding 3,964,000, and television sets reaching 2,594,000 for a year end total of 8,764,000.
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Washington
National Association of Broadcasters
Radio Manufacturers Association
T.V
No Limit On Money Canadians Can Take Into Sterling Area
Ottawa reports there is no limit on funds Canadians can carry to sterling area countries for travel. The Foreign Exchange Control Board raised bank issuance caps to 1000 dollars per period, while larger cases must still go through the board to deter speculation.
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Sterling Area
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Foreign Exchange Control Board
United States
Canada
U.S
Insurance Men Stuck For Answer at Sun Life Building
Montreal insurers faced a curious query from Marvin Parker a Dalton Georgia eleven year old who asked if Sun Life Building hawk nests could supply a male or full grown hawk and how much it would cost He also noted that two out of three fatal traffic accidents involve pedestrians over fifty.
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Montreal
Dalton
Marvin Parker
Sun Life Insurance Company
Hawks
Sun Life Building
Malvin
Massachusetts Tourist Seeks Canada Vacation Permit
A Massachusetts man requests a Canada Vacations Unlimited booklet from the Government Travel Bureau. He accompanies the request with his birth certificate a doctor’s health statement a promise to buy a round trip Nova Scotia ticket and proof of $700 for the trip.
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Government Travel Bureau
Nova Scotia
TRY AND STOP ME
Mrs Janes aims to arrange a marriage for her daughter Miriam with a wealthy suitor. At the family dinner the father ignores etiquette threats to reveal a stubborn streak as he vows to rebuke any objection with a biting quip. The scene ends with tense dining and unspoken tensions.
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Juan Nicolas
Winnipeg Bears
Tacitus
Bacon
Burton
Lew Wallace
Mary Baker Edy
I Timothy
RADIO
Steinhardt
Laurence E. Steinhardt
Dulcie
Leitrim
S.N.S
Everett
Mass
Massachusetts
Try
Bennett der
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