Europeans Open Hearts to Canadian Traveller Across Borders
A Canadian traveller recalls hospitality across Europe from London flat friends to Glasgow bus helpers and Dublin police. She notes acts of kindness by strangers, taxi rides, meals, and shared trains, contrasting with North American norms. By mid 1962 Canada counted 6.58 million employed with 797k in agriculture and 280k unemployed.
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Canada
Britain
Europe
Friccas
London
Torquay
Belfast
Ireland
Glasgow
Scotland
Fort William
Scotch Highlands
Aberdeen
Dublin
Hamburg
Copenhagen
United States
Barcelona
Four new pets patternful of pets
Four new pets join a playful lineup as creators offer quick cuddly companions. The items showcase cozy tweaks and easy care ideas for busy households.
Bank gold room hit with tourists in Whitehorse
The Whitehorse Star reports the Gold Room attracted about 100 visitors daily through the summer with a peak of 250 on July 28. The story notes a recording of Robert Service in the bank where he worked 1908 1909 and mentions Caley's warehouse yielding two large brass lamp bases and Butterea warehouse supplying large lamp chimneys. It cites J. B. Adams from Victoria who visited Dawson last week with his nephew Mr. Davidson. Adams previously served as gold assayer at the Dawson Bank of Commerce 1899 1904 and later worked with the Department of Mines in Victoria until retirement.
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Mr. Adams
Dawson Bank of Commerce
Department of Mines
Victoria
Whitehorse Star
Whitehorse
Yukon
Potato weighs four and a half pounds in Shellbrook
Mr A BE Sommer field of Shellbrook displays a Kennebec potato weighing four and a half pounds at Koppang's Shop-Rite Store. The specimen was harvested from his registered potato patch.
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A. BE. Sommerfield
Shellbrook
Koppang
Shop-Rite
Shellbrook Chronicle
Name in the Sky Shapes a Salesman's Fate
R. Shar, a perfume magnate, watches planes spell his name in the sky but finds no real meaning in fame. After a fishing accident that kills a boy, he survives and, amid reporters, realizes the public story could be his true reward, choosing the alias Sam Smith to test his magnified image.
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R. Shar
B. Shar
Mr. Shar
Sam Shar
George Washington
Smith
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Frank Meakes
Co-operative Ent
International Credit Union
R. J. Neville
Credit Union League of Saskatchewan
George Munro
Saskatchewan Co-operative Credit Society
G. A. Charbon
Front Street W
Toronto
Bank Gold Room
Frederick Laing
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