Baree the Wolf Dog Hero of the Far North
James Oliver Curwood’s Baree tale follows a half wolf pup named Baree and his near misadventures in the northern wilderness. Nepeese the Willow shots at him but fails. Baree survives a clash with the owl Oohoomisew and learns to rely on stealth and instinct while seeking companionship and passage through the wild.
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Pierret
Nepeese
Baree
Sekoosen
Tiaree
Willow
Uchimoo
Uuchimoo
Ocoomisew
Ochoomisew
Oohoomisen
Kazan
Gray Wolf
Toba
Baree Gains Confidence After Fight With Ochoédmisen
Baree, the wanderer papamo tao, shows renewed spirit after a tough fight with Ochoédmisen. The clash cleanses his temper and clears the fever of ugliness from his blood, restoring his confidence as he roams through the night.
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Baree
Ochoédmisen
Papameotao
Ft. I
Age and wealth thoughts from a 99th birthday note
A Vancouver Sun passage ponders wealth and aging as a Seattle man inherits 3 million on his 99th birthday. It argues money is a minor tool beside life’s abundance, with age offering wisdom and youth promising future richness.
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Seattle
Vancouver Sun
King George’s new summer house at Buckingham Palace
The King has a fitted summer house in Buckingham Palace gardens to work during warm spring and early summer weather. It features electric lights and a telephone line about 100 yards from the palace, replacing the previous tent used in hot weather. Servants rise early as the king conducts much business before breakfast.
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George
Buckingham Palace
London
Better in Every Way
A testimonial from Mrs. Alvista Perry of Ingomar N S reports relief from run down condition and side pains after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another note from Mrs A Surrx of Todmorden Toronto Ontario describes improved mood and appetite while taking the same remedy.
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Ingomar
N. S
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alvista M. Perry
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Negro Potato King of Kansas J G Groves Dies at 66
J G Groves once enslaved in Kentucky rose to wealth as Kansas potato farmer. Born 1859 in Green County he died near Edwardsville at 66. He owned a 523 acre farm and 1600 acres of wheat land after starting with 40 cents a day. He produced 72150 bushels of potatoes on 295 acres in one year.
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Groves
Green County
Kentucky
Kansas
The One Sure Way to Good Health
Impure blood causes many ailments especially fatigue back pain headaches and breathlessness. Dr Williams Pink Pills aid blood enrichment and strength as Mrs Augus ta Emery of Woolford Station Alberta testifies. She recounts regained energy appetite weight gain and improved capability for farm chores after using the pills. She recommends them for prairie and farm women and notes they are available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box. Farmer Brown humor and Holloway’s Corn Remover are mentioned as unrelated items in the page.
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Williams
Augusta Emery
Woolford Station
Alta
Dr. Williams
Mai
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
South African Skull Fossil Echoes Early Ice Age Find
South Africa yields another cranial curiosity drawing anatomists and antiquarians with a Baskop type skull. It matches a fossil skull found at Taungs in Bechuanaland and traced to an ice age about 35,000 years ago, highlighting recurrence of a previously unknown human type in fossil form.
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South Africa
Taungs
Bechuanaland
Anatomical School of Capetown University
Transvaal
Stout People Less Prone to Crime Says Doctor
Dr. Minas Joannides notes stout individuals are less likely to commit crimes and suggests strong bodies relate to higher moral behavior. He also warns that house dust can spread diseases like tuberculosis measles smallpox scarlet fever and diphtheria.
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Minas Joannides
Heat From Deep Earth Powers Steam Driven Plant Idea
Engineers explore tapping subterranean heat via two three mile shafts to a chamber in solid rock. Water descends to become steam at 330 F, drives turbines, and heats buildings and industry. With a flow of 13 cubic yards per second, energy equals about 3 million kilowatts daily, worth 70 000 tons of coal daily.
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Rudolf Lammel
Popular Science Monthly
Western Canada boom spurs anti theft and farming measures
In booming prairie days towns grew fast and fires of great value warned, while cattle thieves threaten ranches as mixed farming grows. The Financial Post notes government steps to curb depredations and alert the east to prairie farming expansion. A separate notice touts Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising relief and widespread sales by druggists.
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Western
Canada
Prairies
East
Financial Post
Destruction of Stray London Cats and Dogs at Islington League
For 12 percent years, 437 429 cats and 31 218 dogs were painless killed at the Animal Rescue League headquarters in City Road Islington BC. The operation is run by Miss Clegg with six women over 50 as lieutenants who scour London districts daily for unwanted animals. Death by electricity is instant with cats placed on a table like apparatus and dogs wearing a collar connected to a swivel for current.
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Animal Rescue League
City Road
Islington
B.C
Miss Clegg
London
Aero plane edges carrier pigeons in Miller Field race to D C
In a dogfight between man made flight and birds, an aero plane beat the carrier pigeons from Miller Field New York to Washington DC by two hours and forty one minutes securing a decisive victory in the cross country contest.
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Miller Field
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Austrian Prince Seeks Aviation Training at 17
The Prince of the Asturias, heir to the Spanish throne, after his first aeroplane ride, wishes to study aviation. He will leave the infantry where he serves as a sergeant and move to the aviation school to become a pilot. He is 17 years old.
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Prince of the Asturias
Mothers curse with Worm Ex terminator relief claim
A dialog describes a mother placing hope in a worm ex terminator for relief from suffering children. Wife notes Fritz complains of a headache and urges a doctor, while the husband dismisses it as typical but concedes this occurs on a school holiday.
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Anwniely
Fritz
Testimonial from a Governor about a Reformed Prisoner
A prisoner asks the governor for a testimonial claiming the governor can truthfully say he has known him for two years and never seen him drunk. The governor questions the purpose of the request in this ironic exchange.
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Knit Sen
Toronto College of Chropractit
Dept. A. Yonge and
Charies Streets
Dabee
Kazan James Oliver Curwood
Far North
Uchi
Pierrot
Oohoomisew
Koomo
Ayetun
Ochoomisen
W. Ns
King
Inecto Rapid
W. T. Pember Stores
Yonge
J. G. Groves
Edwardsville
Kas
John
Farmer Brown
Holloway
Capetown
Minard
Eve Cere
College OF Art
Renee Ark
Taploma
Hinor
Reid
Solr Patel
Nick En Partsa
Aula
O.wild
7. Milburn Co., Limited
Tae Eiminate Import CO
Niagara Faille
LE Clerc
Sconr
Secaene Med
Beekman Street
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