Ancient Rock Carvings on Vancouver Island Puzzle to Archaeologists
Ancient petroglyphs near Becher Bay west of Victoria perplex archaeologists. Whale and sea serpent carvings show signs of age, with Asiatic faces on stones, chisel marks, and legends linking to Iakim. Protected by History Objects Preservation Act.
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Victoria
B.C
Amy Cadborosaurus
Vancouver Island
Becher Bay
Henry Kellett
HMS. Herald
Wolf
Lamb
Cub
Nootka
Quadra
Vancouver
Cook
George Vancouver
Iakim
Lakim
Chin Ping Yen recalls Chop Suey hailed by Prince of Wales
Chin Ping Yen, a Rush hour cook in downtown Toronto, recalls making a chop suey dish for the Prince of Wales at Calgary’s Lady Lougheed home in 1922. He notes the prince enjoyed the dish, requested it again, and was treated as a plain man by all guests. He also recounts a kitchen detail about chicken and mushroom chop suey served in place of turkey.
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Toronto
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Prince
Lady Lougheed
Man
Chin Ping Yen
Sir James
Calgary
Smoking Ban Tightened for Minors in Mecklenburg
A police decree in Mecklenburg forbids anyone under 18 from smoking in restaurants cafes parks streets and other public places. Offenders face two weeks in prison or a $62.50 fine.
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Mecklenberg
Germany
Long Canal From Leningrad To Frontier Of China
A historic description notes a vast canal running 4,500 miles from Leningrad toward the Chinese frontier. The text mentions it as among the world’s longest waterways linking major regions.
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Leningrad
China
Railways Increase Business Through Sleeping and Dining Cars
A A Gardner of Canadian National Railways told the American Association of Superintendents of Dining Cars in Toronto that rising passenger traffic makes train travel unfamiliar to many, elevating the role of sleeping and dining car staff in shaping traveler choices. He noted fare legislation popularizing rail travel and praised crews for boosting train-conscious travel and aiding passenger departments in retaining new traffic.
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A. A. Gardner
Canadian National Railways
American Association of Superintendents
Toronto
Canada
United States
Gardiner
A Modern World Pestilence on the Highway
The Toronto Telegram laments a new mortality from automobile accidents replacing historic plagues. It argues science and sanitation solved old diseases while highway deaths persist, urging public opinion and coordinated action to end the fatal toll.
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Toronto Telegram
Man says word of a man trusted in Ireland
Paddy Carver, whose goods were lost when the freighter Avon River foundered in Hudson Bay, shows confidence in securing an insurance settlement. He notes that in southern Ireland a man’s word is always taken and intends to register a £10 claim.
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Paddy Carver
Hudson Bay
Ireland
Paddy
Jovian Moons Defy East West Orbiting Pattern
The two outermost moons of Jupiter do not orbit from east to west like the others. Instead they move from north to south and south to north, indicating a vertical orbital component relative to the planet's equator. This contrasts with the standard prograde motion of most Galilean satellites.
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Jupiter
Mustard weed control and Manitou lore in Manitoba lake region
A historic account details effective methods to eradicate mustard from fields using hand pulling and iron sulphate sprays, then shifts to Manitoba's Manitou strait legends. It describes the island’s sacred status to Cree, Ojibway, and Saulteaux tribes, the origin of Manitowapah, and Cree legends of the Great Spirit, including a postmaster's tale of invoking Manitou for wind on a Hudson's Bay voyage.
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Amouunts
Manitoba Island
Narrows
Manitoba
Manitou
Western
Prairies
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes
Sieur de la Verandre
Manitowapah
Wapah
Hebron Moor
Hudson's Bay
Alexis
Moor
Phrenologist Chooses Cooks for Sydney Boarding House
A proprietress in Sydney hires a phrenologist to scan the “pump of cooking” for 50 applicants. The specialist selects two cooks whose characters, as read from their skulls, are deemed satisfactory. The proprietor asserts this method is the only proper way to pick help.
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Sydney
Australia
Dahlia Display Shipments Headed London to Newcastle Show
A batch of 40 prize dahlias from the National Dahlia Society show will be shipped from London to Newcastle Australia for display next March. The move highlights the society's international exhibition reach and the plants’ anticipated reception in Australia.
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National Dahlia Society
London
Newcastle
Australia
Exclusive Alice Brooks Rug Square Pattern
A simple square repeated and joined forms a smart rug with colorful squares. Pattern 5699 provides complete instructions charts and material lists. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Germantown
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Trade With Britain Remains U S Biggest Foreign Buyer
The US chamber of commerce analyzes half year foreign trade showing the British Empire absorbed 41 percent of American exports and supplied 35 percent of foreign goods entering the United States. UK purchases reached 1877. - South dollars, up 17 percent from the prior year. Canada ranked second with 15 percent more than 1935 and total purchases of 182.8 million dollars.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce
United Kingdom
Canada
Carrier Pigeon Saves 130 Lives in Japanese Storm Rescue
A carrier pigeon in Fukuoka, Japan, saved 130 lives when a small ship struck a storm and could not signal for help. Passenger Risaburo Ishibashi released the bird with a request for aid.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Risaburo Ishibashi
Palm Crab Feeds Mostly On Coconuts
The palm or coconut crab lives almost entirely on coconuts. The creature is a native of the East Indies.
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East Indies
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Igh
Admiral Byrd
B. F. Forward
Calgary Seed Laboratory
Dominion Department of Agriculture
King
Canadian West
Alice Brooks
Britain
British Empire
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