Nancy Nelson Meets Eccentric Cousin in Pine Ridge
Nancy Nelson and her brother Jack travel to Pine Ridge after a market crash. They meet Cousin Columbine Nelson a breezy eccentric with a long family history. Columbine guides them to a safer, simpler life as they start a new chapter with Mark Adam driving them to the ranch.
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Nancy Nelson
Colorado
Trat
Columbine
Nancy
Jack
Pine Ridge
Nance
Bee
Nelson
Massachusetts
Columbine Nelson
Mark
Mark Adam
Cousin Columbine and the Pine Ridge Family Welcome Visitors
In Pine Ridge the unconventional Cousin Columbine arrives with Nancy and Jack Nelson. A bedraggled scene unfolds with Mark Adam driving, Matthew nervously piloting a truck, and Aurora mentioned amid family chatter about tubs, holidays, and a wartime christening. The old lady asserts strength and wit beyond age.
Pine Ridge youths plan outdoor life amid family chatter
Nance and Jack, teased by Cousin Columbine, plan a brief outdoor walk. She remarks on Jack’s growth and cites the doctor's advice for outdoor life, while the group contemplates a short visit to a Cash and Carry. The scene ends with a promise to continue.
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Nance
Jack
Cousin Columbine
Pine Ridge
Tulong
Columbine
The Rhyming Optimist Whispers of Joy
The poem speaks of childhood laughter and fleeting words, contrasting light talk with lasting joy. It ponders how silence yields deeper mysteries and how brief phrases fade while true wonder soars briefly like wings through sight. The piece emphasizes whimsy, ephemeral speech, and the sudden illumination found in awe.
Tree Produces Food In Bermuda With Rare Akee Fruit
A Bermuda resident, George Grant of Somerset Parish, grows a native Africa fruit called the Akee. The tree yields a pomegranate sized fruit that bursts to reveal a large nut. Grant cooks it to a golden color, serving with white sauce as a substitute egg, noting he is the colony’s sole planter of the tree. Other tales include a humor line about shoes and a remark on Canada geese leadership.
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George Grant
Somerset Parish
Bermuda
Mr. Grant
Africa
Alberta Dota Students Graduates Followed Up Survey
Businessmen in Alberta gain access to University of Alberta graduates through Dr. W C Wallace as 97 of 127 commerce school alumni from 1928 onward work across Alberta Toronto Vancouver the United States and Honolulu. Some teach secretarial work trade offices and general commerce. one became a farmer. Only seven of the 127 had married since leaving the school.
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Alberta
Dota
University of Alberta
W. C. Wallace
University
School of Commerce
Toronto
Vancouver
United States
Honolulu
Canadian Trade Commission
Vimy Pilgrimage to Include Lady Haig at Memorial Unveiling
Brigadier General Nex Ross announces Lady Haig will attend Canada's War Memorial unveiling at Vimy Ridge in July 1936. The Canadian Legion reports heavy registration growth, with over a thousand registered and expected to rise to twenty times that as members gather from Britain Europe Canada and the United States for the ceremony.
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Canada
Vimy Ridge
United States
Fortune in will for Qualicum Beach nurse helper
A 15 year old girl in Qualicum Beach BC receives a fortune after nursing an ailing bachelor for five months. He leaves his house two acres and $20,000 to her in a will read after his death, a surprise to the district. The nurse is the eldest of five children.
British Film Stars Leave Hollywood Under Immigration Rules
Two foreign born actors Thomas Clark and Gerry Marco have left Hollywood after declaring they were departing voluntarily to comply with immigration requirements. Clark appeared in The Barrets of Wimpole Street and Marco in Clive of India. They had been accused of overstaying their visitor permits.
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Hollywood
United States
Thomas Clark
Gerry Marco
Clark
Barber Conquers Rheumatism With Kruschen Salts
A barber claims relief from rheumatism after twelve months on Kruschen Salts. He says early years were painful but the treatment freed him from aches and pains, enabling him to continue his trade. The ad notes ingredients as solvents of uric acid and kidney stimulants aiding excretion.
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Havng
W. M
Starry Psalm Reflections For A Week
A devotional weekly meditation on Psalm imagery and the cosmos. The text ponders God’s care for the heart and stars, inviting trust in divine order as stars shine without fear and each is named by the Creator. It contrasts heavenly permanence with human fragility and seeks patient, hopeful faith.
Success In Business Depends On Hard Work and Skill
A noted writer argues that money ability and relentless work drive real business success. The essay asserts hard work is the largest contributor and warns against theorists who never succeed. The piece also notes a gooseberry bush with a rare flower among show exhibits at the Royal Oxford Horticultural Society event.
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Anada
Royal Oxfordhire Horticultural Society
New Needlecraft Patterns Now Available Feature Details
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Patterns introduces new patterns on another page. The feature will include knitting guidance and hot press designs as they develop. Each pattern costs 20 cents and includes full instructions.
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Alice Brooks
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Gean
Wilson
Hamilton
Miss Aladdin
Ristine Whiting Parmenter
Bie
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Europe
Aurora
Otto Weismuller
Cripple Creek
Otto
Tve
Germany
Miss Columbine
Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michaelis
Lady Haig
Vimy Memorial
Mary
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
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