Russia Seeks Second Place in World Gold Output Disputed
Soviet claims of overtaking Canada in gold production draw skepticism from Canadian miners and South African experts. Analysts note Russia’s overall progress has notable gains in heavy industries, but gold output comparisons to South Africa and Canada lack substantiation. Dr Nazaroff says Russian goldfields are unlikely to rival the Rand without immense time and effort.
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Moscow
Russia
Canada
Lenin
Stalin
Britain
America
Alan Monkhouse
England
South Africa
P. S. Nazaroff
Rebuilt Viking Boat Unearthed In Poland After Century
Workmen near Oliva uncover a thirty foot long Viking boat buried five feet underground. Oak planks and iron nails survive along with gunwales rowlocks moss and other parts. The vessel housed space for eighteen oarsmen and is undergoing reconstruction in Danzig after a thousand years submerged.
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Danzig
Oliva
Gun- Wales
New Razor Sharpness Meter Tracks Wear and Sharpening
A novel device measures blade sharpness, dulling from use, and resharpening effectiveness. It also notes that true champagne must originate from a restricted French region.
Medicinal Power Hidden in Garden Flowers
The article explains garden plants yield valuable medicines beyond beauty. Foxglove leaves provide digitalin for heart disease and dropsy, crocus aids goat ailments, lobelia helps whooping cough, and monkshood contains aconitum a deadly poison used under control to treat fevers and neuralgia.
Car owners urged to lock vehicles and confess irony
Automobile owners will leave their vehicles unlocked with keys at hand and then complain to the police when someone borrows or steals them. The St. Thomas Times-Journal quotes this remark while the Wood Stock Sentinel-Review asks why cars must be locked but not a horse and buggy.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Mail Coach Recall Of Alberta Rebellions In Frontier Years
Charles F. Stewart recalls two Alberta rebellions from the late 19th century while describing his mail stage route. He rode during the 1885 Saskatchewan uprising and the 1891 highway robbery era, detailing routes between Saddle Lake Fort Pitt and the era’s lumber wagon coaches.
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Alberta
First Northwest Mounted Police
Charles F. Stewart
Edmonton
Prairies
Hudson's Bay Co
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Proposed Tax On Noise In UK Aims To Curb Nuisance
Leslie Hore-Belisha writes at an Anti-Noise League conference in Oxford proposing a noise tax to curb nuisance. He notes heavy vehicles with solid tires, horn use on stationary vehicles, and new regulations to limit noise while urging industry cooperation and scientific study.
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United Kingdom
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Anti-Noise League
Oxford
Hore-Belisha
The Late Golfer and the Chimney Sweep
A golfer in old clothes heads to the course with clubs on his shoulder. A woman at a garden gate accuses him of being late because he promised to sweep her chimneys at eight and it is past nine.
Franconia to Sail On 1935 Around the World Cruise Route
The Cunard White Star liner Franconia will depart New York January 12 for a southern hemisphere circuit. Stops include Kingston Jamaica Panama City San Pedro California Tahiti Sydney Melbourne Auckland Port Moresby Ceylon Madras Colombo Kilindini Mombasa Zanzibar Madagascar Durban Montevideo Buenos Aires and more with extensive tours and native performances planned at many ports.
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Cunard
America
New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Spanish Town
Franconia
Panama
Cristobal
Panama Canal
Colon
Ancon
Panama City
Old Panama
San Pedro
California
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Beverley Hills
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Honolulu
Lave Tubes
Kilauea
Fern Forest
Diamond Head
Waikiki Beach
Society Islands
Papeete
Tahiti
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
Avarua
Louis Stevenson
Vailima
Apia
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
Australasia
New Zealand
Auckland
Rotorua
Thermal
Australia
Sydney
New Bridge
Koala Bear Farm
Zoo
la Peruse
Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria
Jenolan
Port Moresby
Papua
New Guinea
Hanabanda
Lesser Sunda Islands
Kalabahai
Bali
Telok Padang
Java
Semarang
Batavia
Buitenzorg
Botanical Gardens
Singapore
Malay Straits
Penang Hill
South India
Madras
Ceylon
Colombo
Mt. Lavinia
Kandy
Port Victoria
Seychelle Islands
Mahe
Kenya
Mombasa
Kilindini
Zanzibar
Madagascar
Majunga
Indian Ocean
Union of South Africa
Durban
Pietermaritzburg
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
South Atlantic
River Plate
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Franconia Cruise Ships Through South American Ports
The Franconia arrives at Santos and Rio de Janeiro for visits to a snake farm and scenic points, then heads to Barbados for the last port call before returning to New York on Friday May 31. The 139 day voyage covers 37 070 miles with calls at three South American ports. The liner is currently on cruises between New York and the St Lawrence visiting Newfoundland the Saguenay and Quebec.
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Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Barbados
New York
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Saguenay
Quebec
Chimney soot yields gold for US Assay Office plan
The New York Assay Office in a modern building at Old Slip and South Street uses a fame precipitator to reclaim gold from chimney soot. Electric chains dash soot particles from the air and the recovered residue is collected periodically. The process reportedly earns $10,000 to $15,000 per sale, with even wall dust gathered for gold.
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U.S
Assay Office
New York
Assay
Old Slip
South Street
Between You and I Debated But Correct Form Is You and Me
The article argues that the commonly misused phrase between you and I should use between you and me. It notes that many speakers, including surprising sources, mistakenly employ I in this prepositional phrase.
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Canapar
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