Cannoneers Fight Rapids On Ungava River Quest
The party struggles through a pine barrens and a river gorge while signaling Indians sighted in the valley. A perilous portage ends with the Peterboro swamping on a submerged boulder. pemmican and flour suffer, but they salvage valuables and dry gear by the campfire as the journey continues.
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Great Central
River of Skulls
Alan
Noel
Heather
Ungava
Koksoak
McCord
Peterboro
Vallue
London children receive playful Mickey Mouse gas masks
Special masks in colors with two eyes and a rubber nose aim to improve wearability. In Wandsworth, A R P officials note children love them and mothers struggle to convince them they are not playthings. A historic note mentions an early Chinese guard telephony using hollow brass tubes.
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London
Wandsworth
Snakes Hailed as Guardians of Treasure in India
In Indian tradition snakes are revered as protectors of wealth and treasure with myths linking serpent guardians to hidden riches and sacred sites across regions. The belief elevates snakes as symbols of fortune and prosperity in local folklore.
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India
Irish Fight Instinct Drives Irish Soldiers for England
The Argonaut notes Irish youths in Ireland and London enlisting in the British army despite neutrality claims by Ireland. It praises Irish fighters as a hardy race, citing Civil War loyalty and a tradition of joining England in conflict, with Highland Scots labeled "ladies of hell" by Germans.
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San Francisco
Ireland
Erre
Emerald Isle
England
Oswald Garrison Villard
London
Long Memory Pushes Geese From Big Quill Lake
At Quill Lake Saskatchewan geese have declined for years after a 1914 night massacre by boatmen. Spotlights and gunfire scattered the birds and old leaders passed on the memory, a safety pattern that observers say will keep geese away for decades as older birds lead the V formation away from risky feeding grounds.
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Quill Lake
Saskatchewan
Big Quill Lake
Wynyard
Big Quill
Penguin Post to Report Antarctic Expedition News
The United States Antarctic Expedition will publish a daily mimeographed sheet called the Penguin Post edited by Roger Hawthorne. It will carry radio message stories from the U S and reports from both bases in Antarctica.
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United States Antarctic Expedition
Penguin
Roger Hawthorne
Associated Press
United States
Hawthorne
Calgary syndicate opens coal mine near Turner Valley
M. P. Johnson, a member of a Calgary syndicate, says the group has begun operating a coal mine containing semi-anthracite coal akin to Pennsylvanian varieties. He estimates potential production of 19,000,000 tons in the area about 20 miles west of Turner Valley oil field.
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M. P. Johnson
Calgary
Pennsylvania
Beaver Breathhold Capacity Underwater Five Minutes
The statement notes that a beaver can inhale air to stay submerged for roughly five minutes. It highlights the animal's diving ability and air storage capacity.
England Shifts Spending From Groceries to Meat Purchases
England today increases expenditure on meat while reducing overall grocery spending. People buy poultry and rabbit as part of a broader shift in dietary spending patterns.
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England
Vegetarians Seek Meat Coupon Substitutes in Rationing
The Vegetarian Society of Manchester issues a leaflet on rationing for vegetarians. The Ministry of Food says vegetarians may surrender meat and bacon coupons for fat coupons. Margarine should be bought from health food stores, not ordinary trade channels. The society presses for a protein ration. nuts, mainly imported, are essential.
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Vegetarian Society
Manchester
Ministry of Food
Manchester Guardian
Agricultural Expert Testifies on Family Farming Heritage
A judge questions a witness about his profession, and the witness confirms he is an agricultural expert. He traces his lineage to a farmer and a peasant, outlining a family rooted in farming traditions.
Earliest Stone Age Eoliths Attributed To Cave Men
Crude stone implements called eoliths are identified as the earliest known handiwork of humans. They were chipped by cave men at the start of the Stone Age.
Hore-Belisha Ambition Marked By School Struggles
Leslie Hore-Belisha Britain's War Secretary was not a top student, says B L Hallward Clifton College headmaster. Yet he showed immense drive and self confidence with heroes Hannibal Byron and Bottomley shaping his ambitions. A student motto from Homer reads My heart bids me succeed.
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
B. L. Hallward
Hallward
Clifton College
London
Hore-Belisha
Hannibal
Byron
Horatio Bottomley
John Bull
Mr. Hallward
Bottomley
Homer
Mr. Hore-Belisha
War Office
Turkey Encourages Steamship Construction at Home
The government promotes developing a shipbuilding industry within Turkey to expand steamship production and boost maritime capacity, signaling a push for domestic industrial growth and national flag influence.
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John
McQueen
Naskapi
Buil CIA OF Skulls
Penn Publishing Co
W.N.U. Service
George Marsh
China
B.C
The
Penguin Post
Canada
Eveready
Price
Canadian National Carbon Company Limited
Halifax
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Eveready Joe
Turkey
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