Sapphire Lake camp dramas unfold in bootleg talk and gold
On Sapphire Lake a tense group faces bootlegging talk and a risky gold rush mood. Timmy Moon admits liquor import, Kay and Jeanne probe pasts while Hammond guides Timmy toward a bunkhouse and a growing claim near Loon Creek. Olson's clean-up stirs hope.
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Mounties
Kay
Timmy
Canada
Hammond
Jeanne Towers
McKenzie Joe
Timmy Moon
McKenzie
Jeanne
Sapphire Lake
World Famous Scientist Ettore Majorana Vanishes
A renowned physicist Ettore Majorana who helped split atoms disappeared after declaring science had gone far enough. Rumors place him in Italian monasteries as searches continue, with only friends believing he will not return to the lab.
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Monastries
Italy
Ettore Majorana
Lord Rutherford
Ettore
Gadget Turns Water to Steam in 15 Seconds
A small glass globe with an electric coil heats water to boiling in 12 seconds and converts it to steam in 15 seconds. India seeks to stop salt dumping by outsiders. In Kenya, British East Africa, wild animal shooting is strictly regulated.
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Science Service
India
Kenya
East Africa
Noted Naturalist Jack Miner Guards The Future Of Hunting
The article profiles Jack Miner, famed naturalist and sanctuary founder, noting his influence on wildlife conservation across Canada. It highlights his reach from Vancouver to Halifax, growing sanctuaries and government refuges, and his role in promoting preservation over extermination. Governments back his work as hunters acknowledge long-term benefits to North American hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Connery
Kingsville
Jack Miner
Dominion of Canada
Vancouver
Halifax
Possessions Of Famous People Awe and Intrigue
A reflection on what becomes of famous figures personal items such as Sir Hesketh Bells eyeglass and Lords relics. The piece muses on heirlooms from Haldene Balfour and Gladstone collars and wonders who now holds these storied artifacts and what fate awaits them.
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Sir Hesketh Bell
Bahamas
Uganda
Chamberlains
Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Haldane
M.p.’S
Earl Balfour
G.O.M
Madame Tussaud’s
Purge word praised for its political pedigree in opinion
A New York reader argues against objections to the term purge noting its historical usage from ancient Rome to Shakespeare and Pride's Purge of 1648. The Detroit Free Press defends adopting the word into American political vocabulary.
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New York
Germany
Soviet Union
China
Thomas Pride
House of Commons
Cromwell
Detroit Free Press
Changing Shore Line Around Iconic Ships
The piece jokes about shipbuilding on the Clyde with the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, noting how the banks must be blasted to let sterns turn. Cunard continues to build, causing tension as shorelines shift and locals fear being unable to fish or settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wilder
New York Sun
Clyde
John Brown
Cunard
Request Market Survey on Canada Livestock Industry
A conference at Regina with representatives from Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan approved a motion for a complete market survey of Canada's livestock sector. Led by Manitoba Agriculture Minister D L Campbell and Alberta Agriculture Minister D B Mullen, the aim is to curb extreme price swings and ease transport and production problems. Dr J A Munn MLA for Dufferin chairs the related Manitoba committee study, with prior work reviewing marketing in St Paul and Minneapolis.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Regina
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
D. B. Mullen
Alberta
St. Paul
Minneapolis
J. A. Munn
M.L.A
Dufferin
Mystery Sign At NYC Soda Fountain Sparks Wonder
A girl in a Liggett store in New York sees a sign reading 350,000 Chocolate Served Here and asks for meaning. The clerk says the sign was sent no explanation. A British medical expert says crying is healthy because tears are powerful germ killers.
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Liggett
New York
Australian farmer claims world wheat-sowing record in Victoria
An Australian farmer in Victoria reportedly planted 920 acres of wheat in 129 hours, claiming a world record. He worked six days, day and night, with a tractor at seven to eight miles per hour, aided by four men in six-hour shifts.
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Victoria
Unusual Freezing and Sea Cucumber Adaptations
Pure water can stay liquid below 32 degrees in calm lab conditions until touched, then instantly freezes. The sea cucumber, related to starfishes, sheds body parts during food scarcity and regrows them when conditions improve.
The Hoarding Habit and How to Clear It
A reflection on hoarding habits born from material scarcity. The piece urges sorting through cupboards attics and closets to discard impedimenta and clutter. It stresses hygiene order and practicality over sentiment, suggesting a thorough house cleansing.
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Lydia EL Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Lear
Philadelphia donor vows 1,000 free transfusions
Edward Howard, a 60 year old Philadelphian, seeks to perform 1,000 free blood transfusions before death and has already given 882. He is a 15 year donor who claims feats of strength and a broad knowledge from stargazing.
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Edward Howard
Philadelphia
Howard
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