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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
7
Starr Ellison, raised amid her father’s Egyptian collection, accompanies archaeologists to a tomb in the desert. As the dig yields a granite sarcophagus, Starr senses a growing fear that shadows the adventure and hints at a doomed fate.
Starr accompanies Professor Ellison and John Lessing into a centuries old tomb uncovered by workmen. Her father smiles, urging the chance of a lifetime while a foreboding wind and sickly light set a haunting mood. The scene promises a continuing adventure.
The article recalls a China town fair in Vancouver celebrating the citys 50th birthday. Artisans displayed priceless Chinese treasures on a sawdust lot with joss sticks, giant gods, and bamboo gates. Olive cheeked Chinese girls guided tourists through stalls as soft drinks and imported pieces framed the oriental fair.
Miss Fanny Florinda Drummond near 100 denies age but recalls a street accident that spurred her drive for a safe traffic light system in Montreal. She credits her campaigning with prompting the installation soon after her fall, while friends doubt her exact age.
A business man, rushing for a quicker lunch, sits with a slim young man across from him. The traveler on commission eyeing the plate prompts the remark about an athlete on a diet. The big man clarifies the other’s misperception as he explains the traveler’s profession.
In Bad Pyrmont near Hanover Germany the so called smallest woman in the world Princess Elizabeth has died She was 24 inches tall and weighed 22 pounds The child of normal parents she was 22 years old and sister to two brothers of normal height
A devotional piece asks if modern readers can walk with God amid work, shop, home, and street. It argues true religion must sustain daily life and provide continuous felt companionship through trials, if it comes from above as a guiding, heavenly presence.
Australia names its renowned bushmen the black trackers as they are organized into a native constabulary. The white constables rely on their tracking skill and endurance to maintain order in the northern territory.
Akim Tamiroff, ex Moscow Art Theatre member, argues jazz is as old in Russia as folk tunes and he notes American jazz resembles Caucasus zurna music. He compares the zurna to the saxophone.
An Arctic heat wave hit Nome as the official thermometer rose to 83.8 degrees Establishing a new high that surpasses the 81.4 degree readout formerly set earlier and the 80 degree mark from August 1926.
England's 150000 commercial travellers report an unusually busy year with increased trips and intensified schedules across industries. The census context links broader trade activity to a surge in travel and commerce nationwide.
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