Provisional Police Arrive at Outpost River Head
Alan Cameron faces two strangers claiming to be James McQueen and Tom Slade as Provincial Police seek riverhead guidance. Rivals discuss who will guide them up the coast while Alan hides a five dollar bill and weighs how to handle the tense encounter.
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Dessane
Alan
McQueen
James McQueen
Tom Slade
Noel
Rivard
Slade
Pierre
Voyageur
Berthe Dessane
Berthe
Cameron
Arsene
Father
Alan Cameron
Duncan McNab
Hudson's Bay Company
Whale River
Gabriel
Hudson's Bay
Rough
Gillett's Pure Flake Lye Promotes Clean Closets
An old tipsy ad explains Gillett's Pure Flake Lye keeps outside closets sanitary with a weekly sprinkle of half a tin. It claims to deodorize odor, unclog drains, and scour pots without removing contents, and notes never dissolve lye in hot water as it heats the water.
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Gillett
Gillett’s
Gillett's Lye
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraser Ave
Liberty Street
Toronto
Ont
Boy with strange speech imitation shocks University tests
Francis Manger, a 19 year old from Buffalo, reproduces others words instantly after hearing them. Dr. Carleton Scofield notes the talent as a high capacity to attend to sound variation in speech. Manger recalls lines of poetry verbatim and recalls dialogue after brief exposure. He recounts losing his girlfriend after echoing her words during a dance.
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Francis Manger
Carleton Scofield
University of Buffalo
Dr. Scofield
Manger
Cll
Cerberus
Stars Slipping Toward Dimming in Distant Sky
A compact science note reports that numerous stars in the distant sky are gradually fading, signaling aging and gradual exhaustion of fuel. Astronomers observe changes over vast cosmic timescales and discuss implications for galaxy evolution and future stellar populations.
Afraid Of Busy Streets Otto Reichsfeld Terrified By New York
Austrian traveler Otto Reichsfeld, who spent five years exploring Africa and South America, says New York streets and tall buildings terrify him. He claims to have seen Colonel Fawcett’s fate in the Amazon and recounts surviving blood drinking tribes after speaking Arabic words that saved his life. He arrived back from Brazil’s Matto Grosso last month.
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Associated Press
Otto Reichsfeld
New York
Manhattan
Vienna
Reichsfeld
South America
Brazil
Matta Grosso
P. H. Fawcett
Colonel Fawcett
Jack Fawcett
Roxer Rimell
Puzzle for Attorney on Flossie Probate Question
John Bouse, Baltimore register of wills, weighs how to deliver a $2000 pet trust to legatee Mary Herman nee Flossie without a signing method in Maryland law. The court must decide if a guardian can sign for the dog or if Flossie’s paw print may be accepted as a signature. Flossie remains with friends during the probate dispute.
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John Bouse
Register of Wills
Baltimore
Flossie
William Walsh
Mary Herman
Maryland
Registrar of Wills
Bouse
No Royal Train Available Across Australian States
The Duke and Duchess of Kent will not travel by royal train due to varying railway gauges. States differ with three feet six inches in Queensland and Tasmania, four feet eight inches in New South Wales, and five feet six inches in Victoria. Special state trains will run with pilots, and unusual precautions will be taken for Governors-General travel.
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Queensland
Tasmania
New South Wales
Victoria
Western Australia
South Australia
Australian Press Union
Widow and coroner spar as inquest ends in unknown death
A coroner questions a widow during an inquest and ultimately delivers a verdict of death from unknown causes. The widow replies that she still does not know why she gave him poison, adding dark humor to the formal proceedings.
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Alee
Berthe
Arsene
Roughy
Het
Alan
Fragrance History From Flowers To Ancient Perfume Arts
A British Woman's Magazine writer notes perfume making is ancient, with Egyptians Greeks and Hebrews distilling scents from flowers and fruits. Hungary Water originated from rosemary in the 14th century, Queen Elizabeth of Hungary famed for beauty using it. later, Catherine de Medici and Rene advanced French perfumery. lavender and Eau de Cologne shaped English and continental aromas.
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Woman's Magazine
Hungary
Elizabeth
Catharine de Medici
France
Rene
Arabia
Abyssinia
Mitcham
Cologne
Johann Maria Farina
China
East Indies
Planet Danzig Named By Astronomical Society
The German Astronomical Society announced that asteroid 1419 would bear the name Danzig. They expressed the wish that the Free City may always stand under a lucky star. The discovery of Danzig is attributed to Dr. Reimuth Hedelberg. A half ton load can be carried by a two humped camel.
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German Astronomical Society
Panet No
Danzig
Free City
Reimuth Hedelberg
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Pacae
Firestone
Firestone Champion Tires
Dessanes
Julie
Ed Noel
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Manon
Quebec
Westerday
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River OF Skulls
Penn Publishing Co
W.N.U. Service
George Marsh
Australia
Durham
Fee
Durham Starch
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