Scientist predicts possible indefinite human life extension
Dr Alexis Carrel of Rockefeller Institute predicts life could be suspended and restarted, yielding centuries of longevity. He notes reversible death cases and cites experiments with immortal chicken hearts and Lindbergh’s artificial heart work, while cautioning that true mind survival remains unproven. He outlines aging, heredity, diet, and living as longevity drivers, and envisions rejuvenation procedures within centuries, plus remote storage ideas mirroring tardigrade biology.
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Alexis Carrei
Rockefeller Institute
Carrel
Institute
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dr. Carrel
Fcientife
Pacific fisheries show October landings exceed fifty three million pounds
More than fifty three and a half million pounds of fish were landed in October from British Columbia waters. Salmon account for about 72.75 million pounds, herring over 16 million, and pilchard near 9.7 million, illustrating the wealth and scale of Canada’s Pacific coast fisheries. The Big Four fisheries drive British Columbia’s lead in marketed fishery value while secondary fisheries also contribute significant sums.
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British Columbia
Canada
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Pacific
Might Run Into Trouble Touching Opposite Sex Preserves
The London Sunday Pictorial questions equal sharing of cooking and homemaking skills between men and women. It notes that plain and fancy cooking is taught at London Institut Versatility and wonders if men learning to cook or women learning to mend door bells would change traditional admiration.
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London
London Sunday Pictorial
Closest Shave Machine Removes Print From Paper
A grinding machine built in Gloversville New York can shave print off newspaper without cutting or tearing the paper. The device roughens the surface but leaves no holes and is designed for grinding tanned hide surfaces used in gloves.
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Gloversville
New York
Ireland's First Steel Train Makes Cork Dublin Run
The first all steel railway train in the Irish Free State has begun service between Cork and Dublin. It includes five passenger coaches a dining and buffet car a baggage car and a mail car. The coaches are lavishly decorated.
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Ireland
Irish Free State
Cork
Dublin
Record Of Victoria's Voice on Edison Bell Specimen
A catalog note describes a gramophone record of Victoria's voice produced by Edison Bell as a specimen in its library. It also mentions cures for scurvy via lemon juice, noted by physicians as early as 43 2130.
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Victoria
Edison Bell
Chinese peasants flood control act saves farms
The Kiangsu area near Hiachow saw peasants break dykes of the Yellow River to save local farms. The effort spared those farms but flooded vast downstream areas, leaving more than 600,000 homeless. The Vancouver Sun notes similar selfish motives in other nations and industries.
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Hiachow
Kiangsu
Yellow River
Vancouver Sun
Proved Himself Eligible for a Job Offer
A job applicant challenges a magnate about hiring a boy. The magnate dismisses him saying no one wants or needs a boy. After blunt exchanges, the magnate concedes they do need a boy and implies the applicant is suitable.
Explorer reports striking tribe in White River Valley New Guinea
M Hides reports a discovery of a small, light-skinned people in the White River Valley. The explorers described a striking scene of lonely splendor and a population with short stature and floral adornments. Initial friendliness gave way to food refusal, forcing the party to fight for sustenance.
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White River Valley
New Guinea
Australia
M. Hides
Hides
The Western Prairie Fiercely Reveals Its Harsh Climate
In a vivid metaphor from Empire Review E. M. Hinds describes the prairie as a sultry woman whose swift movements lure men to her farms, then crush them with winter frosts and summer hail. She can freeze wheat at summer's end unless forewarned, yet some stay with her despite the peril.
Easy to Cut Easy to Piece Winter's quilting pattern
A vintage patent or advertising note explains a simple winter quilting method using only two materials. It mentions a yardage chart and a quilt diagram, with a diagrammed deck and patch guidance. Readers are invited to send 20 cents in stamps for a coin of a pattern by mail. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Aoa
Aoa Art Bets Wiper Newereer Co
MeDermot Ave
Alice Brooks
Canada Moves Toward Right to Amend Its Constitution
A Dominion province conference endorses steps for Canada to amend the British North America Act without imperial approval. Quebec’s Taschereau shifts from opposition citing French minority rights, while New Brunswick remains dissenting. The plan calls for an enabling statute with federal and provincial consent, two-thirds MLA approval, and a 55 percent population threshold.
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Canada
Quebec
L. A. Taschereau
Dominions
United Kingdom
France
Great Britain
Conferentee
Taschereau
J. B. McNair
New Brunswick
McNair
A. W. Roebuck
Ontario
House of Commons
Senate of Canada
Senate
Legislative Assemblies
Legislative Council
People of
Canad
How Olympics Originated Ancient Greek Games
Ancient Greeks held games on Olympia to honor Mount Olympus deities. The four year interval between games defined the Olympiad, starting from 776 B.C., and the term Olympic later extended to great sports celebrations.
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Olympia
Mount Olympus
Newspaper Advertising Dominates To Bring Buyers To Stores
Ernest C. Hastings of Dry Goods Economist told a New York conference that newspapers are the dominant force in drawing shoppers to retail stores. He cited department stores spending about $150,000 last year on newspaper ads, roughly double other advertising forms. Hastings warned that without local papers, department and dry goods stores would falter as dead as a morgue.
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New York City
Associated Business Papers
Ernest C. Hastings
Dry Goods
Hastings Sai
Auctioneer Sells Old Cars Amid Confusion and Backlash
An auctioneer attempts to clear storage by auctioning old automobiles. A bystander resists, claiming no desire for the car, while the auctioneer threatens force. A child inquiry and a stray joke punctuate a chaotic scene as the exchange ends unresolved.
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Paul Bert
Pacific Fisheries
Manila
California
Edwin C. Musick
Musick
Fox
Fe Ranch
Esummerroe
Dominion Experamenta
Creuantancer
Persit
Eponti
Bends Smith
Publy
Dominion Department of Agricure
Rudy
Clara
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