Scientist Predicts Possible Indefinite Human Life Extension
Dr Alexis Carrel, at the Rockefeller Institute, outlined reversible and irreversible death and the remote chance of suspending life. He described revived organs, rejuvenation concepts, and storage ideas as potential paths to extended lifespans across centuries, noting ethical and spiritual debates.
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Alexis Carrel
Roackefeller Lostitute
Thementie Maci
Carrel
Charles A. Lindbergh Yast Gumamer
Vfe
Dr. Carrel
Academy
Pacific Fisheries Puts Tremendous October Totals On Record
British Columbia October landings show 53.5 million pounds of fish across salmon herring and pilchard with 27.73 million salmon 16.16 million herring and 9.70 million pilchard. The Big Four dominate Canada’s Pacific fisheries with others contributing notable sums to the yearly value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Pacific
Culinary Versatility Sparks Skit on Gender Roles
A London Institute teaches both cooking and handyman skills to men and women. The piece from London Sunday Pictorial jokes that cross training in kitchen and repair duties might threaten traditional gender prestige. It notes men and women may value distinct talents differently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Sunday Pictorial
Closest Shave Machine Slices Print Without Damage
A grinding machine in a Gloversville New York factory can shave print from a newspaper without tearing the paper. The device roughens the surface but avoids holes, and is used to grind surfaces of tanned hides for gloves.
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Gloversville
New York
Ireland’s first steel train opens Cork to Dublin run
The first all steel railway train in the Irish Free State begins service between Cork and Dublin. It includes five passenger coaches a dining and buffet car a baggage car and a mail car. The coaches are described as beautifully decorated.
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Irish Free State
Cork
Dublin
Victoria's Voice record may not be released for public hearing
The gramophone record of Victoria by the Edison Bell Company may be kept in the British Broadcasting Corporation library as a specimen. Physicians noted cure of scurvy by temco juice as early as 1745.
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Gramophone
Victoria
Edison Bell Company
British Broadcasting Corporation
Peasant Dyke Breach Sparks Mass Homelessness in Kiangsu
The Vancouver Sun notes peasants near Hiachow Kiangsu province sacrificed dykes to save farms from flooding. Their action preserved local fields but caused downstream inundation displacing over 600000 people. The piece compares such self preservation to wider global economic behavior.
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Hiachow
Kiangsu
Yellow River
Vancouver Sun
Proved Himself Eligible for Office Role
A dialogue shows an applicant challenging the magnate over hiring bias. The magnate insists no one wants a boy or needs a boy until pressed. Finally he concedes they do require a boy, acknowledging the applicant may fit.
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Nowise Gbashed
Tribe in White River Valley Reported in New Guinea
Explorer M Hides reports a previously unknown tribe in the White River Valley New Guinea. He describes small, light skinned people with brown hair and floral adornments who were initially friendly but later refused food, forcing the expedition to struggle for sustenance.
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White River Valley
New Guinea
Government of
Australia
M. Hides
Hides
The Western Prairie Like a Seductive, Ruthless Woman
A prairie metaphor compares the Western prairie to a beautiful seductress who lures men with fertile soil then crushes them. It warns of harsh winters frost and blizzards and scorching summers hail and sun, and notes farmers must adapt to survive despite her moods.
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E. M. Hinds
Empire Review
Colonial Pavement Quilt Pattern Promotes Simple Winter Craft
Easy to cut easy to piece quilting pattern inspired by Washington era mosaics. Pattern 5501 includes Block Chart yardage diagram and block placement guide for single or double bed sizes. Send 20 cents to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union Arts Dept for pattern 5501.
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Washington
Amie Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Steps Toward Amending Canada’s Constitution and Fox Ranch Progress
A report outlines five main fox research groups at the Experimental Fox Ranch Summerside PEI with dietary, parasite, heritable, physiological, and husbandry studies. Separately the Dominion conference advances steps to amend the British North America Act with Premier Taschereau easing opposition in Quebec, while New Brunswick remains dissenting. The plan envisions imperial statute or Dominion provincial cooperation for constitutional changes, balancing federal and provincial powers.
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Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Dominion
Canada
G. Ennis Smith
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Quebec
L. A. Tuschereau
New Brunswick
Conference
Dominions
United Kingdom
France
Great Britain
Taschereau
J. B. McNair
McNair
A. W. Roebuck
Ontario
House of Commons
Senate of Canada
Senate
How Olympics Originated Ancient Greek Games
The article explains the word Olympic comes from Olympia the plain where the ancient Greek games were held. It notes the games honored Mount Olympus deities and occurred every four years, marking time from 778 B.C. as the Olympiad, shaping modern use of the term for great sports festivals.
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Olympia
Mount
Olympus
Newspaper Advertising Dominates Store Traffic Says Hastings
Ernest C. Hastings editor of Dry Goods Economist told a New York conference that newspapers are the dominant force in drawing buyers to retail stores. He noted department stores spent about 150 million dollars last year on newspaper ads, about double other media.
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New York City
Associated Business Papers
Ernest CG. Hastings
Dry Goods Economist
Hastings
Auctioneer Sells Car Amid Joking Bid Stir
An auctioneer attempts to clear storage by auctioning old cars. A bystander questions bids, protests the sale, and the auctioneer warns of legal action, declaring the bidder has made a bid and must take the car.
Kea Sparks Bold Compliment Exchange
A playful dialogue features a man praising beauty and asking where the woman got her kea indicating a clever compliment. The exchange hinges on flirtatious humor and mutual curiosity in a light social moment.
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Edward Musick
Manila
California
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Musick
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