No royal road to riches warns against quick wealth
The article argues experience exposes the vanity of quick riches and warns against frauds like the Drake estate scheme. It cites 70,000 Midwest residents who invested 1.35 million dollars and a long jail term for the ringleader, urging steady work, thrift, and sound securities as the only safe path to wealth.
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Walved
Sir Francis Drake
Great Britain
United States
England
Roosevelt
Bank of England
Prairies
Drake
Butt
Birthplace of King Found at White Lodge Richmond Park
The Glasgow Herald clarifies that the King was born at White Lodge in Richmond Park, not Sandringham as some accounts state. After his christening the family moved to York Lodge, later home to his siblings.
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Richmond Park
Sandringham
York Lodge
White Lodge
Dukes and Duchess of York
Glasgow Herald
Unusual Sale of Tobique Valley Railway in 1897
The Tobique Valley railway running 26 miles from Perth Junction to Plaster Rock sold for 100000 dollars to S Ronald Jones and B Harley of Saint John at a public auction. In 1897 the line was leased to the Canadian Pacific railway for nine years and rent from CPR will be the sole revenue for the purchasers for sixty years.
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Tobique Valley
Perth Junction
Plaster Rock
S. Ronald Jones
B. Harley
Saint John
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Prince of Wales says he got even with photographers
Rt Hon Raoul Dandurand recounted a 1927 meeting with the Prince of Wales, who blamed photographers for horse racing falls. The Prince recalled blunting stories and claimed a polo injury left him with an eye wound and three stitches, saying reporters would have said he was dead.
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Raoul Dandurand
Teader
Senate
Red Chamber
Edward
Prince of Wales
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad With Bile Theme
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills promising to wake the liver and stimulate bile flow to aid digestion. It claims harmless, mercury free relief, contrasts with calomel, and urges readers to ask for the product by name.
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Carter
London Smoke Drift Observed Across Europe
Dr A G Ruston of Leeds University reported at the National Smoke Abatement Society conference in Bristol that smoke from industrial England has been seen as far west as Valentia Island Ireland. The drift is visible to air pilots over the Channel and Northern France and a soot fringe near Coniston Water was photographed. It is claimed sheep on the Isle of Man darken when an east wind comes from Lancashire.
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England
Europe
National
Bristol
A. G. Ruston
Leeds University
Valentia Island
Ireland
London
Channel
France
Coniston Water
Lancashire
West Riding of Yorkshire
Isle of Man
Russia's communal kitchens feed millions daily
Russia's communal kitchens feed twenty one million people daily and served ten billion dishes last year. Over six years the number served has surged twenty fold, with ongoing growth. A kitchen under construction will be able to prepare 450000 dishes per day, and the food is prepared by highly mechanised processes without human hands touching it at any stage.
Gift for Paderewski Watch Completed in Warsaw
A watch created in Warsaw honors the noted pianist Paderewski. Its dial shows I J Paderewski as the hour, a piano keyboard for minutes, an hour hand as a pen, a baton shaped minute hand, and a second dial with Paderewski birth district. The dial is ringed by notes from 12 Paderewski compositions and the piece is said to keep perfect time.
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Padereaski
Warsaw
I. J. Paderewski
Paderewski
Snow, bloom, Bible sales span German region
Snow falls near the Zugspitze enabling eking. Chestnuts and apple trees bloom again this year. The Prussian Bible Society reports nearly doubled Bible sales last year, reflecting religious disputes in Germany. Barbados shows the highest population density per acre in the western hemisphere.
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Zugspitze
Upper
Bavaria
Germany
Prussian Bible Society
Salt refinery planned for McMurray Alberta
A new company led by F T Batchelor of Cornwall Ontario plans to erect a $70 000 salt refinery at McMurray in spring. A diamond drill crew will test drill the salt beds and production of 30 000 tons a year is projected with about 40 men employed. Refinery near the railway will begin next September after brine is pumped and evaporated.
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McMurray
Alberta
F. T. Batchelor
Cornwall
Ontario
Calgary Bank
Batchelor
Locomotives On Deck In Indian Ocean Storm
Captain H Nyegaard of the Othander recalled a monsoon ordeal as four 72 ton locomotives strapped to the tramp steamer’s deck broke their ties and danced atop waves near Singapore. The ship fought to stay above water for hours before Bombay where bindings were renewed.
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Indian Ocean
H. Nyegaard
Othander
Singapore
Malaya
Alsace-Lorraine
China
Nyegaard
Bombay
Alloy withstands temperatures up to 2000 degrees
A nickel chromium tungsten silicon copper alloy demonstrates stable performance at temperatures reaching 2000 degrees. Researchers report strong oxidation resistance and structural integrity under extreme heat conditions.
Vicks Plan Cuts School Absences From Colds
School absences due to colds fell about forty percent after adopting Wicks Plan for Better Control of Colds in a study of 5 118 children. Mothers and teachers praise the plan as simple and practical with three steps to build resistance, prevent colds, and end colds sooner using Vicks Vatronol and VapoRub.
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Vicks Plan
Vicks Vatrono
Vicks VapoRub
Varied career Canadian VC holder promotes to Parliament attender
Corporal Filip Konowal VC, once a battlefield hero who bayonetted Germans at Hill 70 and Lens, has been promoted from cleaning staff to a uniformed attendant in charge of room 16 in the House of Commons. Born in Russia, he later spent years in hospital before joining Parliament staff.
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Filip Konowal
V.C
House of Commons
Konowa
Russia
Ottawa
Hill 70
Lens
King George
Konowal
Parliament Buildings
Hall of Fame
Canada
Selected Recipes Card Delivers Caramel Custard with Meringue
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for a caramel custard with brown sugar corn syrup and spices. Steps include caramelizing sugar, thickening milk with cornstarch, and folding in egg yolks. The dish is finished with a meringue and nut topping, then browned and served.
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Benson's
Benson
Safety-At-Sea Service Reports Successful Weather Maps
Four liners on the Atlantic reported receipt of complete weather maps by radio facsimile as the new safety at sea service begins. Charles Pannill of Radiomarina Corp of America announced the development. Odds and even numbers are described with gendered power in ancient lore.
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Atlantic
Charles Pannill
Radiomarina Corporation of America
Queen Mary’s 1804 Spa Visit Triggers Linen Cot Recall
Walter J. Price recalls selling Queen Mary a linen cot outfit for the infant Prince of Wales during her 1804 summer visit to Malvern Worcestershire. The Queen arrived as a ordinary customer and exchanged friendly chat while choosing pillow cages sheets and a cot spread.
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Queen Mary
Walter J. Price
Edmonton
Malvern
Worcestershire
Prince of Wales
Price
Learned Too Quickly Robot Accident at San Diego Expo
Henry C. May inventor nearly died when a mechanical man taught himself to shoot a revolver at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The robot fired and struck May in the head but he is expected to recover.
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San Diego
California
Henry C. May
May
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New Brunswick
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Barbados
May Beild Sekt Refnery
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Big Ben
Ben
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Queen
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