Drift and Hope On A Stormy Sea
Nick and Gay endure a brutal sea voyage with the Myer family and Colonel Nowell as their craft fights gale and wreck. The boat drifts toward an island as dawn reveals potential safety, while Gay endures fear for Nick. Three weeks pass with no word, Gay clings to hope and the doctor consoles them, hoping for Nick’s return.
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Angela
Ewan
Myer
Nick
Amy Meyer
Myers
Colonel Nowell
Amy
Gay
Simeon
Dr. Bennett
Mary Maxwell
Mary
Simeon Bartlett
Island Awakening on a Deserted Atoll
In a perilous voyage scene Myer and Angela react to an unplanned island stop. A hopeful moment for Marjorie shifts to tension as Angela flouts camp comfort while the captain sternly reminds them of survival and divine mercy amid dangerous surf and sharks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Nick
Angela
Myer
Fairy Island
Island Patrol and Tramp Talk on a Far Island
Angela and Nick debate danger and duty as they plan to signal for help while exploring a remote island. He insists on knowing exact location and potential risks, while she questions his plans and the captain’s competence. The scene ends with a tepid cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela
Nick
High Seas
Fifty Mile Stratosphere Travel Compared With Safe Flight
The piece discusses Professor Piccard’s claim that stratosphere travel for intercontinental journeys could be safe at around 400 miles per hour. It notes only two people have been near ten miles up and questions public readiness. Caution remains about the dangers of high altitude falls and nonstop operation.
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Professor Piccard
Piccard
Maintains Fliers Circle North Pole and Flat Earth Theories
Wilbur Glenn Volvia, overseer of a church, promotes around the world flyers claiming a North Pole route. Zion Winois backs a flat earth view and discusses circular journeys around the pole. A farm joke about wool and cotton appears alongside a note that over 2,200 tons of artificial pearls were exported from Czecho Slovakia in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Glenn Volvia
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Zion Winois
North Pole
Czecho- Slovakia
Drowning Dangers Highlighted in Lakes and Rivers
Manitoba Free Press urges a nationwide campaign of prevention as drownings rise. Eight drownings in Manitoba last weekend, twenty-two deaths in Ontario boating and bathing incidents, and one hundred thirty-nine in the United States on the Fourth of July. The piece stresses youth fatalities and the need for education to curb careless use of water.
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Manitoba
Ontario
United States
Manitoba Free Press
The Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelis
Yesterday is a shadow that fades, a brave heart moving on toward a hopeful tomorrow. Leave sorrow behind and trust in a brighter future as truth endures despite the ache of yesterday.
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Rhyming
Aline Michaelis
Fortitude and Prosperity in Adversity
The piece urges preparing during low mood to foster prosperity. It argues that keeping the mind occupied eases troubles and builds a foundation of policy to prevent future losses. It stresses fortitude, learning from adversity, and character as core values for worth.
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Lfe
Mountain Hotel guestroom cue and odd antique note
A hotel proprietor directs a new guest to a room view with a coin slot and five minutes of shutter view. A mock Q A exchange about a crying baby and teething is included. The text notes Mayan weapons made of chorul wood, described as extremely hard.
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Mountain Hotel
Yucatan
Before the Raid in the Chinese Enclave
Captain Jimmy crash lands behind enemy lines in China and plans a raid on a military camp to seize gas oil and supplies. He captures General Fong with a pistol and ring proof of authority, forces his cooperation, and escorts him to the plane after securing fuel and provisions. The General is released to return to his camp as the crew departs. Note invites readers to write for a signed photo from Captain Jimmy.
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China
Jimmy
Meney
Stone
Seattie
Futsu
Fong
Fu Hiu
Fu Hau
Soinsey
Fnally
Cain
Plana
Star Bldg
Toronto
Little Helps For This Week On Noble Daily Acts
A devotional urging daily virtue. life’s ordinary moments offer nobler work than grand quests. God assigns daily tasks in homes and firesides where restraint, gentleness, patience, and acts of kindness write in the great book of account.
Coal Survey Under Provincial Railways Department
Under directives from the Provincial Department of Railways Labor and Industries a survey of coal and clay deposits north of the Saskatchewan River is being conducted by Professor W G Worcester of the University of Saskatchewan Ceramics Department and Walter Hastings developing engineer. The deposits have long been known but not thoroughly studied for extent quality or commercial value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincial Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
Saskatchewan River
W. G. Worcester
Ceramics Department
University of Saskatchewan
Walter Hasting
Great Lakes tonnage surpasses major canals
The article reports last year’s tonnage on the Great Lakes greatly exceeded combined traffic through the Panama and Suez Canals. Panama Canal 33,633,859 tons. Suez Canal 31,932,320 tons. Sault Canal 72,897,752 tons. Detroit River 94,155,889 tons. St. Lawrence Canals 6,179,023 tons.
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Panama
Suez Canals
Great Lakes
Suez
Panama Canals
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Detroit River
St. Lawrence Canals
Sheep raisers report healthy stock in Kamloops district
British Columbia sheep raisers in the Kamloops Ashcroft and Nicola districts report their flocks in good condition and anticipate shipments to the Vancouver market will equal or exceed last year. A quoted exchange about drawing conversational guests ends with a suggestion of a musicale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Kamloops
Ashcroft
Nicola
Vancouver
Sonic sounding altimeter tests for aircraft rise
A London newspaper describes a new depth tester for aviators that gauges water depth below a ship and introduces a sound altimeter for aeroplanes. It not only shows altitude on a dial but emits a shrill whistle to indicate approaching hills in foggy weather.
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London
Asthma remedy promise offered by Dr Kelloge
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kelloge's asthma remedy claiming it relieves misery by inhaling smoke or vapor to soothe bronchial passages and restore easy breathing. It urges readers to purchase a package tonight, citing thousands of grateful users.
Seed grain plant to be added to Edmonton terminal elevator
A registered seed grain plant will be added to the Edmonton Terminal Elevator at a cost of 25000 dollars. The attached building will be erected this summer and ready for handling grain from the next crop, to be used for cleaning and storing seed grain. Oslo plans skylines with new skyscrapers.
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Edmonton
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