Diverse 1930s notes span ships plans to local finds
Brief items describe a plane flight from Great Bear Lake to Edmonton, rising coastal traffic in Manchuria, 300 pounds ambergris found in a stranded whale near Ponts Delgads, Eckener-Brazil Zeppelin accord, a Casper Wyoming suicide, U S treaty talks, Scott-Paine aiming for Gar Wood trophy, and Kitsilano Boys’ Band returning to Vancouver with a welcome at the station and Canada Pacific exhibition.
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Great Bear Lake
Ellmonton
John Bytheail
Kwantung
Manchuria
Capelan
Ponts Delgads
Hugo Eckener
Europe
Brasil
Brazil
Sten
William Cody Bradford
Witton F
Buffalo Bu) Cody
Casper
Wyoming
U.S
Congress
Canada
Latin-America
Hubert Scott-Paine
Gar Wood
Sarnia
Kitsilano Boys
Vancouver
International Sunshine Highway Connects Canada to California
A new international Sunshine Highway linking Alberta to Montana Nevada and California is nearly complete. The 2500 mile scenic route runs from Peace River District in Alberta to San Diego California with all weather gravel sections and major segments near Lethbridge and Salt Lake City.
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Canada
United States
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Montana
Nevada
California
Rockies
Peace River District
San Diego
Lethbridge
Peace River
Holmontom
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain
Australia to issue new currency with Prince of Wales image
The new Australian notes will feature the Prince of Wales in profile replacing the Commonwealth coat of arms watermark. When held to light, the heir to the throne faces the King. The option to pay in gold has been deleted.
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Prince of Wales
Australia
Advances In Television Berlin Signals by Radio Show
The Berlin radio program showcases new television devices doubling image lines from 90 to 180 and transmitting 25 pictures per second. A 15 by 15 centimeter display yields nearly perfect reproduction with 1,000,000 points flashed. This speed and detail promise high quality television images.
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Berlin
Clock Made Bang Tripe Trepiece of Pacific Laney New to Radio
The story recalls Bert Hooper of CKCK Regina who began as a wireless operator on the Empress of Japan after years with the Marconi Company. Hooper later visited Vancouver, was honored by L S Hawkins with the Empress timepiece from the ship's wireless room.
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Pacific Ocean
China
Japan
Vancouver
Rade
CKCK
Regina
Saskatchewan
Bert Hooper
Star
Canadian Marconi Company
Bia
Empress
Wireless Pioneer Rejoices Over Signal Hill Station
Guglielmo Marconi, the modern wireless station on Signal Hill, site of his earliest trans Atlantic experiments, expresses extreme gratification and recalls Canada’s support to his tests. He notes the new installation embodies latest developments and honors the historic site.
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Bignor
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclary
A vintage style fruit jam recipe set explains steps to prepare ripe grapes and other berries with sugar pectin and water. It covers simmering the fruit pulp, sieving, adding citrus, boiling, and setting the jam with hot paraffin to yield about 11 glasses.
Fruit Raisin Salad Per Plate with Orange Circles
A simple fruit raisin salad recipe serves 6. Arrange shredded lettuce on plates, place orange segments in circles atop, fill centers with plump steamed raisins, and serve with Sweet French dressing or orange juice mixed with honey or jelly.
Eighty-Year-Old Real Globe-Trotter Recurring Journeys
Mrs. Jane Lee of Kansas City, eighty, with snow white hair, keeps yearly travel alive visiting Paris, Yukon, Antarctic Circle, and Balkans. She has journeyed for forty years preferring movement over staying put. A British report claims fifty year coal mine fatalities. a playful line notes rope for catching cows and a Yenderfoot exchange about bait.
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Jane Lee
Kansas City
Paris
Lee
Yukon
Antarctic
Balkans
Novelty rayon print pattern for dresses and shirts
Pattern No. 526 offers a powder blue rayon frock with navy bindings and a white pique collar in sizes 16 to 42 inches bust. Material estimates include 3 1/2 yards of 88 inch fabric and 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch contrasting plus 2 yards binding. Price 25 cents in stamps or coins.
Byrd Antarctic Expedition to Start from Boston in October
Labrador huskies from Quebec and New Hampshire will accompany the Byrd expedition. Two supply ships, the S.8. Pacific Fir and the barquentine Bear of Oakland, will carry dogs and equipment. Arthur Walden and Baldy the lead dog figure in the preflight preparations as the team departs Boston for a two year scientific voyage toward New Zealand.
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Boston
Oakland
Abe
United States Explorer
Quebec
Wonalancet
Boston Harbor
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
New Zealand
How To Order Patterns Address In Winnipeg Pattern Notice
Winnipeg Pattern No. eens details ordering methods and the address at 216 McDermot Ave. The notice lists Winnipeg Newspaper Union as the issuing body and provides a channel for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Indian man heads south after selling claim for 33000 dollars
Joe Dillon a full blooded Slavey Indian travels from Fort Smith NWT to San Francisco on holiday after selling a large sliver claim for 33000 dollars. He plans to buy gold teeth to broadcast his wealth, joking about showing off the money. He notes others cannot be fooled twice, implying more schemes ahead.
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Joe Dillon
Fort Smith
N.W.T
San Francisco
Joe
The Great Procession With The Ark And The Tabernacle
Sunday school lesson reviews the Feast of Tabernacles and two processions bringing the ark to Solomon's temple. It details the ritual, sacrifices, and imagery of worship, plus reflections on the contents of the Ark and the call to obedience.
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Tabernacles
Elders of
R. C. Gillie
Gibeon
Mount Zion
Jerusalem
David
Temple
Solomon
Josephus
Stanley
God
Asron
Christ
Export Of Meats Tops Million in July for Canada
Canada’s meat exports in July surpassed one million dollars with a total of $1,089,184. Bacon and hams led at 74,805 cwt valued $854,627, while United Kingdom shipments reached 75,003 cwt worth $827,428. Canned meats show rapid growth, with July canning up to 113,512 pounds valued at $20,841. Britain received 106,893 pounds for $19,893.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Nature's Nitrogen Store Humus in Soil
Humus, the semi-decomposed plant matter in soil, stores nitrogen and improves soil texture for crops. As humus increases, nitrogen availability rises, supporting soil micro organisms and ongoing release of minerals useful to plant roots.
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Dominion Chemlat
Quong Lee’s Name Fades From San Francisco Directory
The world’s first Chinese telephone subscriber Quong Lee, long deceased, appears regularly in the city directory for 55 years. Telephone officials say his sons and grandsons likely retain the name due to Chinese reverence for ancestors. Irish Free State sees rising kidnapping activity.
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Quong Lee
San Francisco
Quong
Grand‘gong
Unusual Town Person Meets Cigarette Gutter Find
A visitor recollects local stories and recalls an odd scene on Fifth Avenue where a well dressed man searches a gutter for discarded cigarettes. A trim woman offers a full pack, but he declines, saying he does not smoke that kind. Both blush and move on.
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Fifth Avenue
The
New Yorker
Mysterious Poison Rescued By Methylene Blue Treatment
Doctors at Heally wood hospital saved 44 year old Arthur Mortenson from a near fatal poisoning after he ingested a drug whose rapid action once left him with odds as high as 100000 to 1 against survival.
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Medical
Heallywood Hospital
Arthur Mortenson
Exchange Over Deaf Dumb Remark Revealed
A heated exchange unfolds as she accuses her partner of labeling her deaf and dumb while another woman clarifies that the remark was not uttered. The confrontation highlights tensions in their strained relationship.
Britain’s Pilgrim Of Peace Arthur Henderson’s Disarmament Mission
The traveller for peace Arthur Henderson, former British cabinet member, arrives in Rome after Paris as he tours Europe promoting disarmament. Representing the League of Nations in Geneva, he speaks with leaders and aims to persuade governments to pursue peace despite a stalled conference and past setbacks.
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Arthur Henderson
Traveller For Peace
Rome
Paris
Pilgrim of Peace
Europe
Berlin
Prague
Budapest
Warsaw
Vienna
London
Frm
Henderson
League of Nations
Geneva
Uncle Arthur
Burnley
League Assembly
Mr. Henderson
Arthur
Income Tax Department Enforces Returns With Penalties
A resident in an eastern community was fined $25 by a police magistrate after failing to file a income declaration for 1931, despite income falling below the taxable figure. The case, arising from a July 1932 summons, underscores that ignoring tax requests can lead to penalties.
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Income Tax Department
Scotland Laughs as Banockburn Flag Flap Meets Law
A Scottish official warns 46 city councils about flying the royal standard to mark Bannockburn. He cites old laws making death the penalty for displaying the flag without consent, prompting a nationwide ripple of laughter.
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Scotland
Funt
Bannockburn
National Ramblers Federation Sets Ramblers Sunday
The National Council of Ramblers Federation of Great Britain designates the third Sunday of each year as a national Rambler Sunday for ramblers to observe.
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National Council of Ramblers’ Federation of Great Britain
Ramblera
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Brefly
W. N. UW
Pacific Laney New
Radio Moem
Marconi
Betty Barclary
Real Globe-Trotter
Yenderfoot
Uniea
By Ruth Rogere
Reedy
Advent
Nature
Irish Free State
Humorist
Britain
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