Radium Rush Sparks Northern Canada Prospecting Boom
Calgary reports a new gold rush in the Far North as radium discoveries near Great Bear Lake attract investors and prospectors. About 2000 tons of pitchblende may yield 130 milligrams of radium per ton, with planes ferrying onto lakes and rail shipping costs around 400 dollars a ton. More than 1000 claims have been staked as exploration intensifies amid plans for improved transport and possible government involvement.
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Calgary
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
Great Bear Lake
A. E. Cameron
University of Alberta
Great Bear River
Norman
Mackenzie River
Waterways
Alberta
Spence
Fort Norman
la Bine Point
Second Marriages And Society’s Viewpoint
A columnist muses on the dynamics of multiple marriages, noting some individuals grow wiser with each union. The piece contrasts personal choice with social embarrassment among frequent remarrying circles, and ends with a vignette about Nancy complimenting a mantelpiece statue, misunderstanding its owner.
Second Marriages Spark Social Embarrassment in 1930s Reflections
Colton and Peters discuss the awkwardness of announcing second marriages among close acquaintances. The excerpt notes how prior marriages complicate social choices and how writers struggle to craft felicitous notices. The piece, sourced from 1932 era notes, reflects on etiquette and renewed unions without sensationalism.
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Colton
Mr. Colton
Carrie
Frank
Peters
Western Newspaper Union
Boy Hit by Bounding Bullet In Yakima Incident
In Yakima Washington Charles Meilliron aged fifteen fired at a rock when a bounding bullet rebounded and struck him between the eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima, Wash
Charles Méilliron
Smoky Mountains Plan Passion Play
Boone North Carolina educators and cultural advocates propose a mountain passion play inspired by Appalachian ballads. Professor I G Greer envisions an amphitheater staging the long narratives with native singers as actors while National Park Service officials express interest and support.
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Greer
National Park Service
Lamar Stringfield
University of North Carolina
Bascombe Lamar Lumnsford
Asheville
N. C
Three-Piece Bedford Cord Ensemble in Nile Green
A youthful three piece bedford cord wool crepe costume in soft nile green features a short jacket and a straighter shorter skirt. Inverted side pleats add fullness to the skirt, creating style interest for spring and early summer.
Chocolate Jelly Mold Dessert for Six Servings
Recipe for a chocolate jelly dessert using milk sugar salt gelatin and cream. Melt chocolate with milk, soak gelatin in remaining milk, blend until smooth then add gelatin sugar salt and cream and chill. Whip thick paste into molds and serve with whipped cream. Serves six.
Household Squirbs And Cooking Tips In Brief
A teaspoonful of mixed pickled spices tied in a bag adds flavor when boiling fish ham or tongue. Soak nut meats in hot water overnight to ease shell removal. Pastry should use just enough water to bind ingredients. mix quickly and handle lightly.
Stamp Collection Fetches $10,000 for Stanwood Man
Stanwood Washington resident C. T. Richardson sold a postage stamp collection for ten thousand dollars. He was persuaded by his sons to assemble the collection to help pay their tuition in college. The sale proceeds funded the boys' college costs.
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Stanwood
Wash
C. T. Richardson
Widespread Belief in Unicorn Across Ages and Lands
The article surveys a persistent belief in unicorns from ancient times to today, noting reports by Ctesias of horned wild asses in India and the medieval idea that unicorn horns could counter poison. It questions the animal’s existence, cites lack of physical evidence, and contrasts the mythical unicorn with heraldic symbols in Britain.
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China
Japan
Ctesias
India
Town That Died Gretna’s wartime boom and ruin
Gretna Scotland once famed as a marriage center surged to prominence as a munitions hub in World War I. It cost at least 45 million dollars to build and equip and produced 75 million dollars worth of cordite, but now the plain is ruined. The town’s 6,000 residents have largely vanished as crumbling halls cinemas institutes and playing fields lie weeds and ruin.
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Gretna
Scotland
Early Use of Carpets in England’s Turky Trade
In the earliest days of Turkish carpet importation to England, carpets were deemed too precious for floors and, being small, were repurposed as table covers rather than floor coverings.
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Turkey
England
Kruschen Salts Claim Safe Weight Loss
A Cincinnati man reports losing 26 pounds in three months using Kruschen Salts, saying he feels stronger and breathes easier. The ad urges starting each morning with one half teaspoon in hot water, reducing fatty foods, and notes a four week bottle costs little at any drugstore.
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F. J. Fritz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs Newwed Mother Sends Polish Recipe for Furniture
London Tit Bits notes a Mrs Newwed Mother sending a recipe for a furniture polish. The item humorously references Mr Newwed tasting soup and asks if jokes were among cooking recipes.
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Ad
Cooling soothing blue star ointment melts at body heat delivering medicines that penetrate pores to kill stubborn itch. Eliminates rash tetter ringworm foot itch eczema and related troubles faster than ordinary remedies. Odor is clean and pleasant Money back if it fails Sold by all drug stores. We should avoid excess purchases.
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Hugh A. Spence
Dominion Department of Mines
Ottawa
Gilbert la Bine
Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Illinois
Nancy
Coltons
American Meteorological Society
William Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Doctor Humphreys
Washington
Geneva
Robert Spencer Whitlow
Tulsa
Okla
League of Nations
League of Nations Association
Smoky Mountains
Who
Roy Henshaw
University of Chicago
Roy
Lame Bode
Doug Mavison
White House
Andrew
Guinea
Jack Armstrong
Auburn
N.Y
I Ant
WNU
F.e.rollins CO
Spurlock
Nashville
Europe
W. A. Pratt
Canadian Pacific S.S. Company
Straus Building
Chicago, Illinois
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