Unreformed Burglar's Talking Court and a Western Lawyer
A detective memoir recounts a prisoner’s tale of burglary in Moose Jaw and a plan to start anew in Quebec. It honors Major General Sam Steele and his role with the Northwest Mounted Police, and reflects on Western Canada’s language debates and a Saskatoon lawyer with ties to the sea and Halifax sailing lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Steele
Canada
Shetlands
New Jail
Moose Jaw
Quebec
Western Canada
Grey
French
McLeod
N.W.M.P
Great Lone Land
Strathcona
South Africa
West
Great Western
Kipling
Gloucester
Halifax
Krupps Submit Large Patch of Patent Applications
The London Daily Mail reports a patent office boom with Krupps. In a single day the German armament firm filed more than fifty applications covering guns and range finders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Daily Mail
Krupps
Harvest of the Prairie and its World Impact
A children's note reflects on harvest time across the prairie and explains how crop yields affect poverty and plenty. It describes how surplus can help distant nations while hunger would worsen if crops fail, inviting young readers to consider global consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Paris
Aunt Betty appeals for letters and club entries from children
A letter from Aunt Betty invites boys and girls to write about home school and play for a prize. She recalls city poverty, praises prairie life, and asks for full name address age to join a Secret Service club with details to follow.
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Secret Service Club
Betty
Earn Money at Home Writing Show Cards
Advertisement offers $15 to $35 weekly for spare time work writing show cards. Instructions provided and steady work guaranteed. Contact BRENNAN SHOW CARD SY5 College St Toronto.
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Camyo
Brennan
College St
Toronto
Robinson Crusoe Life in His Island Home
A fragment from a serialized tale describes Robinson Crusoe waking after a tree sleep to discover the wrecked ship, continuing on page 6 with further adventures and survival scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Crusoe
Island
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Toba
Bill Syks
South Africa Constabulary
Patrick
Yorkton
Regina
Shetland Islands
Cape Wrath
Orkney
Muness- Ness
Unst
Saskatchewan
Cape Horn
North Atlantic
Lawrence Bruce
Bruce
Scotland
Baird
Manessa
Marjorie
Malcolm
Muness Castle
Marjorie Bruce
Muness
Children's Corner
C. D. Batchelor
Magic Baking P
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