Braly Announces Large Bicycle and Motorcycle Orders
Braly reports orders for at least half a million bicycles and 90 000 motorcycles placed at Olympia. Edmonton learns that N E Tanner will be speaker of the Alberta Legislature for Cardston. Italy allows again The New York Times and Chicago Tribune. Royal Air Force works on a silent airplane at Farnborough. Canon Shatford library donated to King's College. Prince Albert taxes rise by 20 000 dollars. BC loggers get pay increases 7 50 to 15 50 monthly. several thousand men affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Olympia
Alberta
N. E. ‘Tanner
Mila
Cardston
Edmonton
New York Times
The
Chicago Tribune
Italy
Walter A. Riddell
International Labor Office of
Geneva
Santiago
Chile
Royal Air Force
Farnborough
Eng
Canon A. P. Shatford
Montreal
University of King's College
Halifax
Shatford
Prince Albert
H. J. Fraser
Giovanna
Bulgaria
Legation
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
British Columbia
Swedish Folk Celebrate Christmas Morning 1520 Tale
Folklore recounts Gustaf Vasa's early leadership bid and exile from Mora. Ski runners from Dalecarlia later welcomed him near Salem as Sweden resumes a grand winter sports season, likened to the 1912 Olympic program in Scandinavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mora
Sweden
Dalecarlia
Gustaf Vasa
Salem
Northland
Scandinavia
Railway Crossing Accidents Rise in Canada in 1935
Canada saw a rise in motor accidents at railway crossings in 1935 with 242 incidents, up from 214 in 1934. A total of 114 people were killed and 304 injured, higher than 1934 totals of 81 deaths and 262 injuries. August September and November were the worst months due to slick roads and bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
British expedition seeks temple remains of Cleopatra in quest
Oliver Myers leads the Sir Robert Mond expedition for the Egypt Exploration Society to trace Cleopatra s temple honoring her son and to uncover more about Armant s ancient civilization linked to South Sahara peoples. The piece notes US hosts a quarter of world volcanoes and mentions the underground tuber of the old man of the earth weighing 10 to 15 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Myers
Robert Mond
Egypt Exploration Society
Armant
Sahara
Timbuctoo
Royal Bank calendar marks Canada's first rail line opening
The Royal Bank of Canada calendar portrays the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad opening at Laprairie on July 21, 1836. The Dorchester locomotive hauled the inaugural train, was about 13 feet long, and the line carried 15,929 passengers in its first year over 6,400 miles. A centenary celebration is planned for next July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geyal Bank
Canada
Fist
Royal Bank of Canada
Sherri Scott
Laprairie
Champlain
Lake Champlain
Royal Bank
Dorchester
Robert Stephenson & Company of Great Britain
Montreal “Courier
Gazette
Earl of
Gosford
George Gipps
Charles Grey
Court of
Madras
Peter McGill
Montreal
Dorchater
Austin
Ford
Canadian Railways
Basic Sponge Lets Bakers Build Many Rolls and Cakes
A simple base recipe named Basic Sponge uses Royal Yeast water milk sugar and flour to create a batter that rises overnight. Start at 9 to 10 pm and it should be ready by 7 or 8 am. Salt can be added in warm weather to curb excess fermentation.
Has Become Linguist in Rail Route Tales
Toronto news agent Harry Hill, a 28 year veteran of Canadian National Railway, travels Windsor to Toronto selling pop and peanuts while speaking six languages French Russian Ukrainian Polish Chinese and Iroquois. He memorizes sentences after hearing them once and hopes to retire to study languages formally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hill
Toronto
Hill
Canadian National
Windsor
Maritimes
Winnipeg
Largest Radium Deposit Found by Dr Otto Von Sickingen
Dr Otto Vogt Von Sickingen of Haverford Pennsylvania reports the discovery of what he claims is the world's largest radium deposit along the Corentyn river in South America near Dutch and British Guiana. He refuses to reveal the exact site until a government agreement is reached. He also mentions a potential cure for infantile paralysis from a drug made by boiling South American reptile skin. Additionally he notes the poulaine shoe of the 14th century with excessively long toes tied to the knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Vogt von Sickingen
Haverford
Corentyn River
South America
Boston
British Guiana
van Sickingen
Milan shuts famous indoor pool to save energy
Milan closes a premier indoor swimming pool opened in 1934 to cut light, power, and heating costs during the national crisis. The facility spans a former railway site, features an electric sliding roof, a concrete gallery, and about 1000 dressing rooms with an elaborate year round heating system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Tennyson Home for Rent at Farringford Isle of Wight
The home of Alfred Lord Tennyson at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, known as Farringford, is up for rent. The house long served as a shrine to the poet, who resided there for the last four decades, renting in November 1853 and purchasing the estate three years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Farringford
Alum Bay
Court adjourned after Bible stolen from clerk desk
A Bible was stolen from the police court clerk in Peterborough Ontario causing an adjournment until a substitute could be borrowed from the city clerk. Witnesses were sworn with the city clerk’s Bible and court business continued. Also noted is a mink coat made from more than sixty skins and a remark that London faced its worst day for fatal street accidents on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
Ont
London
Crocheting tomorrow's Heirloom Afghan Pattern
A simple lacy afghan pattern offers warmth and decorative stripes resembling tiny daisies. Three shade options or varied color stripes enhance any room. Pattern 5254 includes directions, illustration, stitches, and material needs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Miinminee
No Safe Gas Mask Defense in Commons Question
Under-secretary G. Lloyd stated in the British House of Commons that no gas mask offers complete protection against every known poisonous gas. A note on birds claims the North American grebe eats its own feathers as a behavior. The message ends with a proverb about happiness and the number 2133.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Lloyd
Home Office
House of Commons
Baptism of Jesus and His Preparation for Ministry
Lutheran Sunday School lesson recalls Luke s account of John the Baptist and Jesus baptism in the Jordan, noting that Jesus begins his public ministry at this moment. The piece emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s descent and the declaration of Jesus as the sinless Son of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
John
Nazareth
Luke
C. R. Erdman
Potatoes In Five Colors At Charlottetown Market
Island farmers market five colored potatoes red white blue green and black in Charlottetown. Blues and blacks appeal mainly to Maritime provinces and Newfoundland while Green Mountains remain main Island revenue. Red varieties yield 50 to 60 cents per four bushels, cobblers whites and seed potatoes in strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
United States
Maritime Provinces
Newfoundland
West Indies
Gift Wrapping Expert Delivers At-Home Service
A skilled gift wrapper offered mobile service last season, visiting homes with wrapping supplies, color choices, boxes, and cards. She prepared presents for local families and remote sendings, leveraging efficient packing to save postage while ensuring attractive, secure packaging.
Underground oil storage near Plymouth Sound for navy
The London Daily Herald notes construction of underground storage facilities for 1,000,000 gallons of oil to supply the navy. Steel tanks will be embedded in reinforced concrete with a coastal pipeline, replacing above ground tanks that serve as aerial landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Herald
Plymouth Sound
Dionne quintuplets drew four months of Ontario traffic
The Dionne quintuplets attracted visitors to Callander Ontario from June through September, with 95,076 cars and 380,304 people stopping to view the famed siblings. Ontario highway and tourism revenue totaled about 805 thousand dollars, with U.S. visitors comprising roughly 85 percent of total arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Dafoe ‘Hospital
Ontario Tourist Bureau
Ontario Department of Highways
United States
Canada
Callander
Highway Department
Steeplejack Frank Quigley Risks High Altitude Work
Halifax insurers shun Frank Quigley a 25 year old steeplejack who climbs 100 to 500 feet above ground. He began at eight and argues higher is safer though no company will write a policy. He has never had an accident despite climbs up to 500 feet in Sudbury Saint John and Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
Frank Quigley
Montreal
Sudbury
Ont
Saint John
N.B
Trenton
Quigley
Under the Rose Emblem of Silence in Ancient Greece
The passage notes that in 447 B C Pausanias and Xerxes planned to subjugate Greece in a rose sheltered garden. Athenians later wore roses in their hair to signal secret communications. Myth says Cupid gave Harpocrates a rose for a bride not to betray Venus, making the rose an emblem of silence and sub rosa secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pausanias
Xerxes
Greece
Cupid
Harpocrates
Venus
Verhoyansk Records Heat Waves Amid Cold Repels Old Image
Reports from Verhoyansk in Siberia note extreme cold while recent heat waves push temperatures above 90 degrees. In Moran Kansas a local Herald ad proclaims The boss eats here so does the help. A science note mentions mushrooms contain vitamin D per a German physiologist. The nearest star distance is given as 25,506,000,00, 000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verhoyansk
Siberia
Moran
Kas
The
Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Braly
Scaey
Fem Pound
Thomas
Detroit News
Toronto Newsie
Emall
Cee Famens
Alice Brooks
Great Britain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!