Royal stamps and a famed collector King George dies
Leslie A Barnes notes the late King George a renowned stamp collector with 300 volume red morocco bound collection. He specialized in British Empire stamps and Prince Edward Island pieces and owned rare Mauritius Post Office stamps with a known legend error.
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King George
Edward VIII
Philatelic Society
Prince Edward Island
British Empire
Mauritius
Post
Queen Victoria
Post Office
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Barbados
Royal
Cape of Good Hope
Leslie A. Barnes
Souvenir Pitcher From Royal Portrait Owned By Mrs Walker
A cream china rug dating from 1830 bears a portrait of King George IV. It is owned by Mrs H. Walker of Metchosin B C. The pitcher stands six inches high and is inscribed with the king’s birth and reign dates and his death in 1830.
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B.C
George IV
Modern device used to stretch necks in arthritis cases
The Journal of the American Medical Association describes a head harness rope and pulley setup used to suspend patients in the air. Dr Samuel S Hanflig of Boston claims five cases of severe shoulder and arm pain were cured by the device.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Samuel S Hanflig
Boston
Wounds of the Spirit Highlighted by Nurse Leader
Miss Clare Gass of the Montreal General hospital urged the 16th annual Quebec nurses meeting to consider patients beyond physical ailments. She warned that wounds of the spirit, fevered minds, sorrow or worry often go unaddressed in busy hospital care.
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Clare Gass
Social Service
Montreal General Hospital
Association of Registered Nurses
Quebec
Miss Gass
Ease
Canadian Artist Paints Tiny Royal Miniatures in Toronto
Josef Hilpert, a Canadian miniaturist and former Hungarian town mayor, studied royal family features in London and returned to Toronto to paint their miniatures. His Hepburn portrait measures one eighth inch and was shown at the Canadian National Exhibition. He also painted Archbishop Neil McNeil, Cardinal Villeneuve, Chief Justice Sir William Mulock, and Gerardo Machado, and typically works on black onyx.
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Josef Hilpert
Premier Mitchell Hepburn
London
Toronto
Hilpert
Hungary
Canada
Premier Hepburn
Neil McNeil
Cardinal Villeneuve
Quebec
William Muloch
Ontario
Fatal slip leaves Reinbeck man immobilized in frost
Henry Plaehn of Reinbeck fell on his home steps spilling a water pail. The ice froze the liquid to the walk trapping him until rescuers thawed him. He fractured several ribs and lay unconscious before assistance arrived.
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Henry Henry Plaehn
Reinbeck
Town
Unwelcome Guest Takes Towels During Quiet Residence
A visitor used the host’s best guest towel without apology, while a remark notes the Pasteur rabies treatment has been in use for over fifty years.
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Tne
Change in coinage shows Edward VIII facing right
The new reign will feature a different portrait orientation on coins. Edward VIII will have his head facing right, unlike his predecessors George IV and Victoria whose likenesses faced left.
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Edward
George
Queen Victoria
Edward VIII
Box Camera Winter Shooting Tips From SNAPSHOT GUILD
Box camera owners are urged to shoot in winter using sun filled days or time exposures. Dust lenses, load film, and use large or small openings for bright or distant subjects. Indoors at night use flash lamps, and mount on a stable surface for steady shots.JOHN VAN GUILDER
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John van Guilder
Woman Rules Badu Island On Badu Island
An article describes Mrs. Zabel a white superintendent guiding Badu Island near Thursday Island with a three native council and three policemen. She oversees land access, education, and daily life for about 500 residents and has curbed marble playing to protect productivity.
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Badu Island
Witch
Australia
Thursday Island
Mra Zabe
Badu
Queensland
Coor
Reverend Hill Chronicles Hall Cleaning Duty
The Rev Rowland Hill overhears two servants disputing who should wash the hall. He redirects them with improvised errands, then mops the hall himself. He quips that since neither servant’s duty, it must be his, and thereafter the hall is cleaned regularly.
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Rowland Hill
Peggy
Jane
Christian Science Monitor
Deer War in Peachland Orchards Reemerges in Okanagan
Orchardists in Peachland district, Okanagan Valley, face a deer surge after believing them gone. Thirty young peach trees were destroyed in a single night. Farmers employ strong repellents and wrap small trees to deter the animals.
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Okanagan Valley
Peachland
Okanagan
Dr Frederick Cook Reignites North Pole Claim
Former explorer Dr Frederick Cook, central to the North Pole fraud controversy, returns from retirement to press science for recognition of his 1908 pole discovery. He writes to the American Geographical Society on the 28th anniversary of leaving Greenland seeking a full impartial investigation.
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Frederick Cook
North Pole
Science
The
Pole
American Geographical Society
Greenland
Cook
People's Thoughts Aren't Always On Us
A brief reflection on how others seldom focus on us even when we feel observed. It suggests awareness of social perception and the misalignment between self-view and external attention.
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Royal Stamp Collection
France
Rhine
Ulle
Paris
Belfort
Germany
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
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