Ancient Rock Carvings on Vancouver Island Baffle Archaeologists
Archaeologists study petroglyphs at Becher Bay at the northern Becher Bay extremity near Wolf, Lamb and Cub Islands. A whale silhouette, a sea serpent, and Asiatic-faced carvings are described on rock, with legends of ancient inhabitants and a protective brass plate. Experts note erosion over centuries and link the site to broader Vancouver Island mysteries.
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Amy Cadborossurus
Vericouver Island
Jlichtamem
Becherbey
Henry Kellett
Indiana
Vancouver Island
Becher Bay
Quadra
Vancouver
Cook
George Vancouver
Iakim
Phrenology Used to Choose Chefs for Sydney Boarding House
A Sydney boarding house proprietor hired a phrenologist to judge 50 applicants by the bump of cooking. The expert selected two chefs and the proprietor says the method has proved highly satisfactory and should be used to select staff.
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Sydney
Australia
Igloo the dog who joined Byrd on polar expeditions
Igloo, a constant companion of Admiral Byrd, stands as the only dog to have traveled to both of the earth's poles, a remarkable record of endurance and loyalty across polar exploration.
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Igioo
Admiral Byrd
Prince of Wales enjoys Chin Ping Yen chop suey in Calgary
Chin Ping Yen, a Toronto rush hour cook, recalls serving a chop suey with 20 Chinese ingredients to the Prince of Wales during a 1922 luncheon at Sir James and Lady Lougheed’s Calgary home. He describes the royal reaction as warm and plain, noting Lady Lougheed’s request for a different dish.
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Toronto
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Prince
Lady Lougheed
Chin Ping Yen
Sir James
Calgary
Chia Ping Yen
Bright forecast for West as drought fails to slow growth
J M Davidson of Winnipeg, secretary of the Industrial Development Board, told reporters in Montreal that Western Canada is on track for a robust recovery. He predicted a growth period in the west that would surpass the past decade.
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Western Canada
J. M. Davidson
Winnipeg
Industrial Development Board of Winnipeg
Montreal
West
Mecklenberg Curbs Underage Smoking in Public Places
A police decree in Mecklenberg bans smoking by boys and girls under 18 in restaurants cafes parks streets and other public places. Offenders face two weeks in prison or a $62.00 fine.
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Mecklenberg
Germany
Canal Link From Leningrad To Far East
A vast waterway extending about 4500 miles connects Leningrad with the Chinese frontier, one of the longest canals described in the era.
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Leningrad
China
Railways Increase Resinees
A. A. Gardiner of Canadian National Railways addressed the American Association of Superintendents of Dining Cars in Toronto. He urged that rising passenger traffic heightens the role of sleeping and dining car staff in shaping travel experience and noted how recent fare laws boosted rail travel and the push to make travelers train-conscious.
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A. A. Gardiner
Canadian National Railways
American Association of Superintendents
Toronto
Canada
United States
Gardiner
Noisy People Classified as Imbeciles Says Psychiatrist
Dr Clarence A Neumann of Northwestern University told the City Council that unnecessary noise in traffic reveals low intellect. He proposed a medical campaign slogan Be an imbecile and you can be noisy noting that many noisy individuals seek to intimidate others to feel superior and overcome insecurity.
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Clarence A. Neumann
Northwestern University
Chuir
A Modern World Pestilence on the Highway Plague
The Toronto Telegram laments modern mortality from automobile accidents replacing historic plagues. It argues science, sanitation, and public opinion must unite with authorities to end the highway death toll, noting dramatic shifts in public health challenges in this century.
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Toronto Telegram
Defies All Scourges Ellabery O'Hair Claims DroughtResistant Crop
Ellabery O'Hair of the Illinois State Department of Agriculture and his father H Z O'Hair of Rushton Michigan report a drought and pest resistant grain and forage crop. The hybrid arises from three crow pollinations of kaffir corn and ribbon cane, tested with Fred Groff of Oklahoma. The claim notes this is the first such crop in the midwestern corn belt.
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Ellabery O'Hair
Illinois State Department of Agriculture
H. Z. O'Hair
Rushton
Fred Groff
Oklahoma
Exclusive Alice Brooks design square rug pattern
A brief notice describes a simple square pattern by Alice Brooks for a rug made from joined squares. It promises varied color squares, rags or rag wool as suitable materials, offers instructions and charts in pattern 5699, and notes a 20 cent request plus mailing address in Winnipeg for the pattern.
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Germantown
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Mustard weed control and Manitou island lore
The article details methods to eradicate mustard in fields using hand-pulling and iron sulphate sprays, with instructions on preparation and timing. It then shifts to a cultural piece on Manitoba Island, its indigenous name origins, sacred status, and legends about Manitou, including a postmaster recounting a wind miracle from a crew tale.
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Manitoba Island
Narrows
Lake Manitoba
Manitou
Western
Prairies
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes
Sieur de la Verandrye
Manitowapah
Wapsh
Manitoba
Hebron Moar
Hudson's Bay
Lake
Atralts
Alexis
Moor
Pills Cannot Replace Full Meals Say Columbia Expert
Dr Milton A Bridges of Columbia University declares that humans will not eat meals in pill form. He notes calories must come from eating foods and that vitamins and minerals could fit in pills but not the caloric volume required for a meal.
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Milton A. Bridges
Columbia University and Dietics Authority
Dr. Bridges
Scourge of nagging spouses spurs medical note
The Manchester Sunday Chronicle cites the Medical Research Council report suggesting nagging can literally wear down nerves and cause resistance to disease to sink. It warns that constant quarrelling in private life harms both the arguer and the arguee, labeling it a menace.
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Manchester Sunday Chronicle
Medical Research Council
The
Sunday Chronicle
Kitchener
Eskimo Learns Quick Language From Hospital Stay
An Eskimo patient named Inwokshoo, brought from the sub Arctic to a hospital at Halifax aboard the Hudson’s Bay Company steamer Nascopie, quickly learns to count to ten and play cards with help from fellow patients. He greets visitors with a cheerful HL yah pese of limited English.
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Halifax
Inwokshoo
Arctic
Hudson Bay Company
Hlyah
Dahlias to Travel London Show to Newcastle Australia
Fee funded dahlias from the National Dahlia Society will be shipped from London to Newcastle Australia for display next March. The transport follows a prize pool, with the flowers set to arrive in time for the exhibition season.
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National Dahlia Society
London
Newcastle
Australia
Trade With Britain Seen As Key U S Partner
The t.8 chamber of commerce reports the British Empire remains the top customer for the United States in the first half of the year. It absorbed 41 percent of exports and supplied 35 percent of foreign goods entering the U S, with Britain purchasing 187.872 million dollars, up 17 percent from last year. Canada ranked second with 182.773 million dollars, up 15 percent.
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United States
T.8. Chamber of Commerce
United Kingdom
Ufting Ite
Canada
Man’s Word Is Good in Insurance Claim
Paddy Carver, whose goods were lost when the freighter Avon River founders in Hudson Bay, expects an easy insurance settlement. He notes that in southern Ireland a man’s word is always taken, adding that doubt would be a grave insult as he files a £10 claim.
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Paddy Carver
Hudson Bay
Ireland
Paddy
Carrier Pigeon Saved Lives in Japanese Storm Rescue
In Fukuoka Japan a carrier pigeon saved 130 lives by delivering a distress message when a small ship, without wireless, met a fierce storm. Passenger Risaburo Ishibashi released the bird seeking aid and responders arrived to avert a sinking.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Risaburo Ishibashi
Palm Crab Moves Across Coconuts in East Indies
A palm or coconut crab is described as spending most of its time on coconuts and being a creature characteristic of the East Indies.
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East Indies
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B. F. Forward
Calgary Seed Laboratory
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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der Lustige
Sachse
Leipzig
U.S
Jupiter
New York City
Alice Brooks
Province
Canadian West
Britain
British Empire
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