Fort Prince of Wales and Its Silent Surrender
restoration by the National Parks Service in Ottawa revived the old fort once defended by Britain and France during American fronts. the 4 foot thick walls and muskets once rivaled quebec and lusbourg but governor samuel hearne surrendered to admiral le perege without a shot. today visitors trek to the site made accessible by the hudson bay railway and northern travel.
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lLusbourg
Quebec
Samuel Hearne
Lea Perogie
Natonal Parks Service
Ottawa
la Perouse
Hudson Bay
Churchill
New Zealand Road Graded With Silver
On Great Barrier Island two miles of road have been graded with silver ore from an abandoned mine. The ore is low grade and too scarce to justify expensive machinery.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Great Barrier Island
Mrs Kelsey Reels In Lost Field Glasses At Roscoe
In Roscoe Texas Mrs Lloyd Kelsey felt a tug on her fishing line and reeled in a surprise a pair of field glasses she had dropped in the water ten minutes earlier.
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Roscoe, Tex
Lloyd Kelsey
Northern caribou study planned by Mines and Resources
The barren-ground caribou, vital to northern economies, faces uncertain numbers amid development. The Department of Mines and Resources will lead ground field parties and aerial migration surveys, with RCMP, RCMP air services, and provincial and federal game officers participating nationwide.
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North America
Arctic
Northwest Territories
Northland
North
Department of Mines and Resources
Rc.a.f
R.C
Dominion
Victorian Order of Nurses Celebrates Fifty Years of Service
Reflects on the 1897 founding by Lady Aberdeen and the growth to over a hundred branches. About 500 VON nurses make nearly a million visits yearly, with highlights including relief work after the Halifax disaster and the Yukon trek of 1898. The article ends noting Canadians’ gratitude for daily patient visits.
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Victorian Order of Nurses
Canada
Lady Aberdeen
Halifax
Yukon
Golf for Elderly Folk and Safe Exercise Advice
A seasoned speaker discusses golf for older adults noting two suitable types of players a natural learner or a nonchalant scorer and warns against overstraining for those over 50 He argues moderate regular activity suits the aged to maintain heart lungs and digestion while complete rest is harmful.
Vacation Intrigue Surrounds River Bank Death
Charlie Dugan stops his car and wades into a riverbank crowd over a drowned woman found with a glass jar on her wrist. He reads a note claiming Susie Clark drowned herself, while townsfolk mention her husband Sam Clark the local grocer. Dugan then coolly resumes his vacation.
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Charlie Dugan
Dugan
Jones- al Jones
Susie Clark
Spencerville
Vose
Susie
Sam Clark
Jane
Sam
Jones
Pinter
Health League Warns Vacationists on Raw Milk Dangers
The Health League of Canada urges vacationers and resort operators to ensure pasteurized milk this summer as part of a push for compulsory pasteurization nationwide. It warns raw milk carries dangerous bacteria and cites illnesses from tuberculosis to diphtheria, urging unanimous demand for safe milk.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dominion
Health League
Ontario
Bank Messenger Recovers Lost Pennies After Bag Breaks
In Oakland Maryland Prentiss Porter a bank employee was carrying a sack of pennies nine thousand six coins when the bottom dropped out A crowd helped him gather the coins using a borrowed shovel and broom He counted the total back at the bank 9002 coins recovered
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Oakland
Prentiss Porter
Helpful Home Hints From The Ithaca Bulletin
Soiled window curtains should soak in cold water for hours to loosen grit and dust. Light can degrade riboflavin in milk, so cover milk during delivery and heating. Cornell bulletin E-351 offers preschool chicken feeding tips, free from the Roberts Hall mailing room in Ithaca. If chopping dates or raisins, squeeze lemon juice first to prevent sticking.
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Chhicken
Cornell
New York
Roberts Hall
Ithaca
Health League warns vacationers on pasteurized milk safety
The Health League of Crada warns vacationists in resort areas against unpasteurized milk as it can carry disease germs. They urge milk served commercially to be pasteurized or boiled to kill germs.
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Toronto
Health League of Crada
Maine Skipper Invented The Modern Doughnut
Montreal report recalls Skipper Hanson Gregory of Maine who invented the doughnut hole by piercing the fried cake during cooking. A bronze tablet honors his birthplace in Rockport, Maine, preserving his fame as mariner and inventor of the modern doughnut.
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Montreal
Hanson Gregory
Maine
Gregory
Rockport
Smile of the Week Girl Friend
A light exchange on married life as the new bride discusses her husband’s stutter, joking that she once mistook his speech for emotion and finds life with him “lovely.”
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Dugan
Pinter
Vose
Clark
Tabu Word Meaning Forbidden in Polynesian Language
The term tabu in Polynesian languages means forbidden or prohibited. This brief note explains its usage as a cultural concept indicating restriction or sacredness in various Pacific Island traditions.
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Britain
France
Saacy
Fort Prince of Walles
Manitoba
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Churchill, Manitoba
National Parks Service
Muriel Phyllis Revington
London
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University of Western Ontario
United Church of Canada
Windsor
RACAF
Navy
Wealth League
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