Rain in the Hills Inspires Old Man on Long Drive
An elderly man traveling with a chauffeur picks up a bright youth who lyrically describes a summer storm in the hills. The journey to Broadhill ends at a secluded hillside house where the old man, moved by the tale, reflects on the rain and landscape.
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Roberts
Broadhill
Muskrat Fur Prices Hit Highs Amid Government Farming Push
The Mines and Resources Department reports Winnipeg buyers paid 3.75 per pelt for 285,000 muskrat furs the strongest price since government farms expanded a decade ago. Some pelts fetched 5.65. About 233,000 pelts came from Manitoba's Summerberry area along the Saskatchewan River to Moose Lake, with the rest from Netleymarsh Fisher River and the Delta near Lake Winnipeg.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Mines and Resources Department
Summerberry
Pas
Saskatchewan River
Moose Lake
Netleymarsh
Fisher River
Lake Winnipeg
Doctors sought for Arctic pioneering work in Canada
Hon. B. Claxton Health Minister calls three doctors to work in the Eastern Arctic with precedence for Chesterfield and Pangnirtung hospitals. A third physician is needed from July 15 to October 15 to serve in settlements along Hudson Bay.
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B. Claxton
Canada
Arctic
Herrea
Chesterfield
Oiete
Pangnirtung
Baffin Island
Hudson
Empire State Building Adds Seven Miles of Elevator Cabling
The New York landmark announces an expansion project adding seven miles of elevator cables to improve service. Officials say the work will enhance passenger flow and reduce wait times at peak hours.
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Empire State Building
New York
Canadian archivists sail to Paris to resume history project
Two Canadian archivists Robert Larocque de Roquebrun and Victor Biegue travel to Paris to restart documentation of Canada’s history under French tenure. Four Canadians already worked in a permanent Paris office set up by the Dominion Public Archives in 1904. They evaded German invaders and will collect broad historical material for Ottawa public archives.
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Robert Larocque de Roquebrun
Victor Biegue
Paris
Canada
Dominion Public Archives
Ottawa
Smile Awhile Snippets Funny Exchanges On Love Work And Light
A nostalgic collage of brief humorous dialogue and wry observations covers marriage pride fashion humor ambition and science. The exchanges mix banter about lions weddings hats jobs and a striking fact about light speed.
Real Education: Pathways Beyond Graduation
A compact reflection on education as a process that shapes sound judgment through training and experience, emphasizing time needed beyond graduation and the roles of books and schools in developing the mind.
Veterans of First Great War to Receive Assistance in Canada
Some men who left Canada to serve with British or Allied forces in the First Great War can obtain pensions under the Canadian Pension Act. Eligibility requires residence in Canada before enlistment and return after service. Second World War veterans already have protection.
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Canada
Veterans Committee of the Commons
Large US-built weed killing sprayer debuts on UK farms
The new machine, the largest of its type, carries a 500 gallon tank with dual openings for liquids, sprays at 300 psi, and 50 gallons per minute. It features a 60 foot boom with 86 nozzles, enabling up to 136 acres sprayed in a single day depending on field size and layout.
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United Kingdom
Pattern 4536 overalls playsuit and jacket
Pattern 4536 offers overalls playsuit and jaunty jacket in sizes 12 through 40. Includes yardage for size 16 and requests 20 cents by mail to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
BBC Early Show Misses Air After Announcer Snooze
Listeners of the BBC program Bright and Early heard only recorded chimes for the first seven minutes before a breathless announcer admitted she slept in. The mishap disrupted the 6.30am start on one morning prompting a brief on-air apology.
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BBC
Private soldiers of feudal lords in private wars
The term private, tied to an army rank, originally described soldiers hired by feudal barons for their own armed conflicts.
Patterns To Holland Weekly Newspapers Appear To Cover A Lot Of Territory
A Dutch reader order shows Pattern No. 4811 for a Pina fore Frock from Roemer Visscher Street Amsterdam. The paper notes continued reader interest and ongoing orders for Home Service Booklets despite past advertising suspensions.
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Roemer Visscher
Essential foods and a meat patty stretching recipe
A guide to essential foods including milk butter eggs meat fish fruit vegetables and whole grain cereals. A simple hamburger patty recipe uses corn flakes ground beef water salt pepper and yields about six patties, with optional onion for added flavor.
Alberta bounty for crow and magpie destruction
Alberta authorities urge reducing crow and magpie numbers by offering five cents per pair of feet. The Alberta Fish and Game Association leads a summer campaign, funded by government allocations, to pay the bounty for predatory birds noted as a threat to migratory and upland birds.
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Alberta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Ancient betrothal rite featured three rings
The historic practice for betrothal included three rings: one for the bride, one for the groom, and one for the witness at the ceremony.
Kidney Aids Rob Your Rest
A fragment suggests health notes on kidney function and toxins, claiming kidneys filter poisons and excess substances, but readable details are limited. The cadence implies a consumer health statement about kidney acids affecting sleep.
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Perenc Gsa
Canada Bank Deposits Rise to Record After War
Savings deposits of chartered Canadian banks climbed to 3.17 billion by March 31 up 305 million in two months after a low of 2.865 billion post Ninth Victory Loan. Total public deposits reached 5.155 billion, more than double the prewar level of 2.407 billion.
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Chartered Banks of Canada
Victory Bells cast for churches across the empire
Foundries in England cast hundreds of Victory bells for United Kingdom churches and imperial churches. Most bells bear the inscription Victory 1939 1945. A 15 ton bell named Great George destined for Liverpool Cathedral is inscribed Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands. Pasteurized milk is the only safe milk.
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United Kingdom
Empire
England
Great George
Liverpool
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