River of Skulls Bear Hunt in the Barrens
The expedition pushes upstream with dogs chasing game but finds deer scarce. Alan shoots a barren-ground bear for meat while fending off an attack with help from Noel and the huskies. Napayo fears starvation as the deer migration remains unseen and discusses Naskapi life and spirits.
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Lapland
Songspur
Alan
Napayo
Peterboro
Koksoak
Noel
Nipiw
Allen
Fort Chimo
Comfortractor Idea Sparks Rural Skepticism
The Lethbridge Herald lampoons the idea of a comfortractor a tractor with rubber wheels and a climate controlled cab. It questions if urban reformers will entice country folk to abandon hard rural work for white collar city jobs.
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MacLeods
Galts
Cochranes
Herrons
Willocks
Red River Trail
Fort Benton
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge Herald
Reminder to Watch for Children Backing Autos
A reminder to drivers to watch closely for children before and while backing vehicles. The text also notes Europe’s oldest metal musical instruments, signal horns called lurs, likely used to summon people to battle or worship.
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Europe
Thickness of skull has no relation to intelligence
A statement notes that skull thickness does not indicate intelligence. It argues that brain size or density is not a reliable measure of mental ability and warns against correlating physical skull attributes with cognitive skills.
Lord Tweedsmuir Elected Patron of Exploration by Club
The Explorers Club named Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield Patron of Exploration at its 36th annual New York dinner. Hon. Loring Christie accepted the scroll for His Excellency, with Stefansson praising Tweedsmuir’s support of geographical discovery and Ottawa access for explorers. The remarks highlighted his career from John Buchan to Governor-General of Canada. A note mentions several million dollars of merchandise to be produced in Australia for Britain.
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Explorers’ Club
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
New York
Loring C. Christie
United States
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
David Buchan
Great Britain
Christie
Baron Tweedsmuir of
Elsfield
John Buchan
Stefansson
Ottawa
Lord Tweedsraui
RAF Slang in France Tells Its Own Tale
In France the RAF uses a living slang with new local terms and widespread jargon. Words like wizard and punk mark praise or failure while shooting up houses, confetti for pamphlets, and many initials such as AOC and P.M.O. color everyday speech. A humorous tale warns that a lofty title can yield to a lower rank in conversation.
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RAF
France
B.B.C
Germany
Army
A.P.M
P.M.O
P.A
A.O.C
Blank
D.C.F
AOS
R.A.F
Elephants Bypass Fence At Addo Park In South Africa
In Addo National Park near Pretoria elephants learned the boundary by testing the electrified fence. They uprooted non electrified supports and walked the ground to cross. When poles were electrified later they found the 30 mile boundary only partly fenced and exited at the end. Officials plan to complete electrification by next May.
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Addo
Pretoria
Sea Serpent Seen Near Victoria With Whiskers
Victoria witnesses a sea serpent aged twenty years in four and growing whiskers. Cecil Burgess and Norman Ingram reported sighting off Rocky Point near Victoria B C. Burgess recalled the creature being about forty feet away with a head like a walrus camel mix and very long whiskers.
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Victoria
Cecil Burgess
Norman Ingram
Rocky Point
B.C
Burgess
Ancestors in Focus A New York Genealogist Reviews Kinship
Mabel Thacher Washburn of New York has spent 22 years tracing thousands of ancestors. She believes genealogy makes history real by tying events to individuals and notes how names carry family impressions. Her lineage to the Thacher family fuels interest in theology and the classics.
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Mabel Thacher Washburn
New York
Miss Washburn
Thacher
New England
Japan to Purify Laws Aimed at End Western Influence
Tokyo declares intent to purify its legal code as officials say current laws are stained by Western influence. Government cites need to restore national sovereignty and align rules with traditional Japanese values.
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Japan
Average day coldest at sunrise in temperate climates
In temperate climates the average day reaches its coldest point around sunrise. This pattern affects daily temperature swings and heating needs.
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Toronto
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Kamous Nary
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