The Prairie Debut Of Nancy In A Snowbound Ride
Nancy and Jack Adam chase a simpler life at Pine Ridge after a market crash. A blizzard traps them on the prairie when a detour to reach a distant schoolhouse collides with a stopped school bus, ending in a dangerous roadside crash.
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Nancy Nelson
Colorado
Golumbine
Nancy
Jack
Pine Ridge
Aurora Tubbs
Adams
Adam
Luke
Jack Nelson
Nance
Matthew Adam
Columbine
Matthew
Boston
Father Adam
Matthew Adan
Mathews
Ride to Prairie Ranch Warms to Nelsons Farewell
Chapter XVI recounts the drive to Prairie Ranch described as a joyful new experience for the Nelsons. Uncle Tom and Aunt Emily welcome them, and Jack urges an early return to keep Mark safe while Matt and Mark recover. He notes Mr. Adam needs him and suggests leaving soon rather than delaying.
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Prairie Ranch
Nelsons
Tom
Emily
Tony Say
Mark
Jack
Matt
Adam
Matthew
Uncle Tom
Snowbound Bus Rescue Breaks Into Quick Reflexes
Nancy and Jack seek ways to comfort fifteen freezing children in a stalled bus after a sudden Denver storm. They improvise games to distract the kids while searching for emergency supplies Clem Johnson has gone for help, leaving behind a broken wheel, a missing canteen, and a risk of the brutal cold.
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Nancy
Jack
Nance
Clem
Kip
Clem Johnson
Ack
Denver
Bartlett's
Jack Nelson
Tom Osgood
Joe
England Firm Deluged With Orders For Jews Harps
Industrial Britain notes Birmingham is the world’s sole Jews harp producer and is swamped with orders from America and elsewhere. The boom hinges on skilled tongue setters who train for years to tune the vibrating metal strip. One Birmingham firm makes 100,000 harps weekly and holds three months of orders. The head recently returned from the United States with a large order.
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England
Britain
Birmingham
America
United States
Brockville Recorder and Times
Britain as destination for European districts and Iceland’s future ties
The article notes Europeans with German-inhabited districts seeking to join Germany while no region in Europe desires British accession. It predicts Iceland will reconsider its ties with Denmark in five years and observes growing interest in joining the British Empire, though it asserts such a move will not occur, as discussed in the Sunday Express.
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Europe
Germany
Britain
Iceland
Denmark
Sunday Express
Copenhagen plans glassy exterior office complex
A Copenhagen project outlines an office building with outer walls nearly entirely of glass. Details specify modern design aims and urban integration while highlighting transparency and light as core features.
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Copenhagen
Valdlag
Napier's Bones rod set advertised in 1617 London paper
A London ad lists Napier's Bones for sale, a rare instrument of small rods inscribed with figures. Invented by John Napier of Edinburgh in 1617, the bones perform multiplication and division, a mathematical method long noted by scholars though few complete sets survive, per the Vancouver Province account.
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London
Napier
Jeremy Benham
John Napier
Edinburgh
Plan to join two provinces and two states for tourism
Publicizing drive proposed by 3 F C Pousette to link northwestern Ontario Manitoba eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota into a single “circle tour” region from Winnipeg to Detroit Lakes and back. A civic envoy meeting in Detroit Lakes established a committee to study the plan and its cross border linkages.
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F. C. Pousette
Winnpeg Tourist and Convention Bureau
Pousette
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Ontario
Manitoba
North Dakota
Minnesota
Circle
Winnipeg
Kenora
Ont
Fort Frances
Alexandria
Twin Cities
Fargo
Grand Forks
Crookston
New York Statutes Ban Odd City Dangers
New York statutes list unusual prohibitions such as riding bicycles with hands off handlebars flying ties in streets and firing a cannon in the city only with mayoral permission the cannon limited to a four-pounder size reflecting quirky urban regulation from historical statute books.
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New York
Formosa Earthquake Largest Disaster Since 1906
Formosa's recent earthquake proved the deadliest since the 1906 disaster, claiming nearly 1,500 lives.
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Formosa
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional reflection cites Mark 11 25 28 about forgiveness. It urges readers to forgive trespasses and love others, noting that kindness to fellow humans brings personal forgiveness and lightening of burdens.
Viewpoint on Youth and Rugby Balls in Ontario School
A Financial Post column notes Ontario high school boys sought rugby balls from relief funds after last year’s balls vanished and the board refused public funding. Fifteen-year-old Canadians view rugby as tied to the nation’s largest single business, reflecting youth perspectives amid resource limits.
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Ontario
Dominion
Financial Post
Hughes Sought For World Speed Record Credit
W H Hutenman of the NAA announced that the Federation of Aeronautique Internationale in Paris will be asked to credit Howard Hughes with a world speed record for land planes of 347 mph. Hughes achieved this speed in tests near Santa Ana California in a 14 cylinder 1000 horsepower monoplane. The current record of 314.319 mph was set by Raymond Delmotte of France in 1994.
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W. H. Hutenman
National Aeronautics Association
Federation of Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Santa Ana
Calif
Raymond Delmotte
France
Population estimate reported by League of Nations institute
The Statistical Institute of the League of Nations estimates world population at about two billion. This figure reflects early 20th century demographic assessments and underscores global growth considerations noted by the organization.
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The
Statistical Institute of
League of Nations
Mountain Sheep Near Extinction in Washington and Oregon
A brief report notes mountain sheep are nearly extinct in Washington and Oregon due to long term habitat loss and escalating pressures. Authorities urge monitoring and conservation actions to protect remaining populations.
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Washington
Oregon
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Montreal Star
London Advertiser
Perro 273 Bank Sr
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Regina
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