British Columbia Pacific Great Eastern Railway profits eyed
Deputy minister J S Broadbent says profits likely this year as PGE trims losses. The 470 mile line from Squamish to Prince George expands with a 60 million extension, including a 40 mile southern link to North Vancouver and a 270 mile northern branch to Dawson Creek linking to the Northern Alberta Railway. Construction to start next year, completion in Ave years. The northern extension aims to speed colonization and boost trade, with some initial non profitable years but long term regional benefits.
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Squamish
B.C
Quesnel
Cariboo
CNR
Prince George
PGE
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Red Pass Junction
Jasper
Alta
Canada
North Vancouver
Vancouver
Dawson Creek
Alaska Highway
Peace River District
Northern Alberta Railway
Eddmonton
Peace River
Pacific Coast Port
Ralph Chetwynd
Chetwynd
United States
Weekly Tip Prevent Rust on a Range
A vintage instruction advises applying a good lubricating oil to a range before summer to prevent rust. Wipe off the oil before using the appliance when cold weather returns.
Femme fatale notepaper and other odds and ends
A miscellaneous column notes Mara Lane and femme fatale notepaper with violet envelopes, then shifts to a tiny camera of three inches, Riga origin, priced about $100. It lists boxing legend Jack Johnson, then marriage trends in Britain, wealth among the Gabor sisters, and French marriage bureaus in Paris with a jab at English suitors.
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Mara Lane
Miss Lane
Riga
Katvia
Iron Curtain
Saint Luke the Evangelist and the Gospel Record
Saint Luke not among the Twelve Apostles yet guards the gospel record. His Acts complements Paul’s epistles and preserves the spread of Christianity from Jerusalem to Europe. Luke’s narrative includes the Prodigal Son and the Lost Sheep, and suggests his Gentile conversion and ties to Paul.
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Luke
St Luke
Paul
Jesus
Jerusalem
Antioch
Europe
Pheasant Crashes Through Picture Window in Brook’s Home
Alta George Wilson wakes to a shattered thermopane window worth about 200 dollars and a dead pheasant on the lawn after a bird crash dives at its reflected foe in a mirror behind the window. Game Officer Pelchat did not confirm confiscation and the owner did not state dinner plans.
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Brooks
Alta
George Wilson
George
Jerry Pelchat
Additional Fire Spotters Join Coastal Lookout Network
In British Columbia an extra 13 lookouts joined 127 trained eyes to monitor 124000000 acres of forests. Lookouts in the Vancouver district work seven days weekly from spring through September, logging weather data and fire reports for 218 dollars monthly. Fires average 2000 annually, with 90 percent contained by firefighters. lookouts do not fight blazes.
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British Columbia
Forest Service
Vancouver
James A. Pedley
Here
Pedley
B.C
Word Puzzle: Decoded Intelligence by Degrees
The ENIGRAM presents a clue sequence where numbers map to verbs and auxiliaries. The passage lists Is Did By degrees Does Is Will Should Is May not Do as a thematic set of auxiliary words.
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Indo-China
Pius X
Rome
Interstate
the Great Lakes
Technique notes from Casey Stengel on proper throwing
The article explains the mechanics of throwing in baseball and shot putting, detailing grip, finger position, wrist snap, and hand alignment. It emphasizes keeping the hand from twisting, snapping the wrist forward, and keeping the feet in contact with the ground until release to maximize power and accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Traffic Fatality Rate Must Be Checked
Alberta faces high road toll with 227 deaths and over 4500 injuries last year as vehicle use grows. Officials warn unchecked trends threaten communities and urge stronger safety measures. The text notes the 52 card deck as a weekly year analogy.
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Alberta
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B.C. Railway
Pine Pass
Jack Johnson
Porfirio Rubirosa
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Budapest
Rubirosa
Gabor
Eva
Mama Jolie
Zsa Zsa
Magda
British Married Women's Association
Britain
Penelope
W. Reid Blair
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Onary
Weekly Bible Comment
ST. Luke
Joe
Chicago
Sports College
Lloyd
Percival
Chimbi
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