River of Skulls marked by Aleck Drummond memory
John McCord reaches the River of Skulls after a perilous journey along the Koksoak valley. He traps a fine landlocked salmon and fends off Naskapi attack, recalling Aleck Drummond’s legendary tale as the group closes on iron-rich cliffs and a river mouth. A broken paddle hints at earlier gunfire from the Naskapi.
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Peterboro
Oine
Poole
John McCord
Alan. McCord
McCord
John
Dominion
Koksoak
Aleck Drummond
Aleck
Noel
Alan
McQueen
Gar
River of Skulls Threat Looms Over Gold Hunters
Alan shouts a bold vow as the Peterboro moves down the river while Heather faces fear after a gorge incident. The Naskap attacks on white settlers heighten danger for gold seekers through summer and fall on the treacherous river route.
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Heather
Recorder of Canada’s war effort named
Leonard W. Brockington of Winnipeg is appointed recorder of Canada’s war effort and counsellor to the war cabinet. He will be attached to the prime minister’s office and begin duties at the new year. Brockington, born in 1888 in Cardiff, Wales, has been general counsel to the Northwest Grain Dealers' Association and former Calgary city solicitor.
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Leonard W. Brockington
K.C
Winnipeg
Canada
Brockington
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
United Kingdom
Cardiff
Wales
University of Wales
England
Edmonton
Land Titles
Calgary
Northwest Grain Dealers' Association
Board of Governors
Selected Recipes for Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Wash and parboil medium sweet potatoes then cut in halves or slices. Layer in a casserole with butter salt and pepper. Place lemon slices on the first layer and pour corn syrup when half full. Bake at 350 degrees F until tender and browned, basting often.
Chocolate Sauce and Ancient Greek Coin Note
A recipe for quick chocolate sauce uses corn syrup chocolate butter vanilla and salt. A note mentions Greece issuing its first coin bearing Athena and an owl on the reverse. A tortoise digs holes with its tail.
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Greece
Athena
Boundary Line Tightened as War Rages Across North
Canada and the United States intensified work on the international boundary with clear cut strips 25 to 40 feet wide along waterways and land borders Maine New Brunswick Maine Quebec. Canadian and U S engineers observe each other as border patrols curb smuggling while the line remains militarily undefended. Ohio is larger than Bulgaria in both population and area.
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Canada-U.s
Canada
United States
Dominion
Europe
Maine
New Brunswick
Quebec
New York Sun
Noteworthy Etiquette At Spithead 1937 Spee Incident
An officer aboard the British battleship Drake recalls 1927 coronation events at Spithead comparing the Graf Spee with Russian ships. In 1937 the German Spee and Soviet vessel did not exchange gestures or play national anthems, and the Spee departed the anchorage exactly on the hour after royal leaving, prompting British curiosity.
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Graf Spee
Montevideo
Drake
Spithead
Spee
Spe
Moalc
Canada shifts from farming image to diverse economy
Census reveals only 2.25 percent of Canadians work in forestry fishing and trapping while 7.73 percent are in agriculture and 23.60 percent in manufacturing. Urban residents outnumber rural with 5,572,058 in towns versus 4,804,728 on farms. A humorous quip and an Omaha birdhouse insured for 400 dollars are noted.
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U.S
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
A Ready Excuse Man Explained Quite Easily Why Ho Game In Late
A Winnipeg Tribune item recounts a man returning home late after a night of golf in the dark using the excuse of night clubs. His wife challenges the story as implausible, prompting a humorous exchange about the supposed game.
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Winnipeg Tribune
Wolf
Imperial War Museum safeguards relics amid war risks
The Imperial War Museum has taken elaborate precautions to protect its thousands of World War II relics since its September closure. A German Fokker plane and a British torpedo, both historically noted, are now sandbagged to shield them from potential damage by their country of origin.
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Imperial War Museum
Saya
Daily Sketch
Fokker
From Section Hand to Railroad Head in Erie Story
The Christian Science Monitor notes the new Erie Railroad chief began as a section hand and rose to leadership after becoming a graduate engineer. It contrasts this career path with the wider claim that the U S uses nearly a billion electric bulbs annually, surpassing global usage.
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Storiea
Erie Railroad
The
Christian Science Monitor
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Grraf Spee
Joseph Thompson
Omaha
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Inplayen
Ledeb
Durham Storch
Eddress
Parasani
Appleford. Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Arehoubes
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
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