American Smelters Shows Interest In Buchan Mine
The Americas Smelting and Refining Company reports a 1917 net income of 27,970,606 and a surplus of 7,097,929. President Guggenheim notes the firm has acquired a half interest for fifty years in Buchan's mine Newfoundland mainly in lead, to be managed by the company. A mill is under erection and returns are expected by late 1928 with full capacity in 2-3 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Engineering and Mining Journal
Fonial Report
Americas Smelting and Refining Company
Guggenheim
Buchan
Newfoundland
Child's Dinner Meeting Inspires Quirky Prayer Moment
A five year old, visiting a neighbour, witnessed the whale family at dinner saying grace. The hostess explained they thank the Land for Rivine ts sis while the child asked about giving thanks at home. The child replied they pay for their bread.
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Jean
Whale
Grace
Homme
Jeao
Father confronts visitor over time request in strange exit
A young couple sit together until the girl's father enters and forces the youth to flee after asking for the time. The father, puzzled, notes the caller's odd behavior and says his watch has stopped and needed a time check.
Kings on modern courage defy old taunts
A Kingston Standard remark notes that boys no longer face teasing for hiding behind mothers' skirts, reflecting shifting attitudes toward masculinity and boldness.
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Kingston Standard
Admiration and Devotion Phrase a Woman’s Life
The quote presents admiration as a woman's first life and devotion as her final calling, framing virtue as a sequence of enduring personal traits.
New Remedy Promises Relief for Nervous Exhaustion
Night sweats signal nervous exhaustion and fatigue. Asaya Neurall is marketed as a remedy, with a free sample offered via Davis & Lawrence Co. of Montreal for those seeking relief.
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Davis & Lawrence Co
Montreal
Missionary Joke About Cannibals
A humorous exchange quotes a missionary claiming success with cannibals by teaching them to eat with knives and forks, highlighting a satirical clash of cultures.
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Marie
Music Teacher Who can Tell Me the National Air of Italy
A playful exchange features a music teacher asking for Italy’s national air and a bright boy replying with the word Garlic in a humorous misdirection. The brief vignette captures a light classroom moment.
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Italy
Things that never happen
A British Columbia paper comments on an imagined cost of twenty cents for a Scotsman to kiss a bride, reflecting a humorous or satirical tone about social rituals and money.
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British Columbia
Seotcheman
Mineral lands in Newfoundland reserved from Crown Lands Act
By order of the Governor in Council pursuant to the Crown Lands Act the minister recommends and the governor approves that all minerals in Newfoundland and Labrador not held under a license lease or grant and not under active license application are reserved from the Crown Lands Act until further notice.
Testing Paper With Radio Method at Pulp Convention
The article reports at New York's annual paper and pulp convention that radio tech is used to test paper weight and moisture. W D Somerville of Bangor Maine describes a radio apparatus in mills for moisture and weight checks, derived from a radio fan’s tinkering with tuning.
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New York
W. D. Somerville
Bangor
Curious Lifeboat Invented by Veteran Shipwright
A ship's carpenter after 60 years at his trade has devised a novel lifeboat. The craft combines two broad boats back to back so when one hull capsizes the other rights itself. It resists capsizing and sinking with a double bottom featuring valves that vent water, and tanks for fresh water and food accessible from either side.
For Sale Land and Dwelling Near Botwood
For sale at Botwood about sixty acres of uncleared land thirty minutes from Anglo Newfoundland Development Company premises. Public road runs through land. can be sold to suit purchaser on easy terms. Also available a comfortable dwelling with hot water furnace electric lights hot and cold water eleven rooms plus bathroom and basement. For particulars apply to.
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Botwood
Anglo Newfoundland Development Company
Musgrave Harbour Property Listings Offer Land and Businesses
Dwelling house and store attached, plus fish store and wharf, all new. Two acres under cultivation and four acres partly cleared, all at Musgrave Harbour. Apply to J. R. Whitaway, 7 Leslie St., St John’s.
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Musgrave Harbour
J. R. Whitaway
Leslie St
St John’s
Dying Craft Of Cork Cutting In London
A veteran cork cutter in London, who has practiced cork cutting for about sixty years, demonstrates his skill with a chopper to a press reporter. He notes the art is rapidly vanishing and shows a cork replica of Arundel Castle, Sussex, as an example of his craft.
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London
Cork
Arundel Castle
Sussex
For Sale A 28 Foot Motor Boat With Deck Equipment
For sale a 28 foot over all motor boat built 11 months ago and used three months last summer for pleasure. It has a deep keel and juniper planks, galv nails and bolts, bedding for 614 HP, acacia oar, fitted rudder iron frame, two oars, rowlocks, and gear. Bar price and further particulars at this office.
Colonial Secretary J. R. Bennett Located in Department Records
J R Bennett identified as colonial secretary in the department records dated March 24 1928 indicating an official appointment or archival entry pertaining to colonial administration.
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J. R. Bennett
Colnnil
TiMarch
One of all compassion and child of Heavenly Father
A devotional note by Rose Porter on trust in God through every need and desire. The author argues that even small requests reflect dependence on the divine and deepen heavenly lineage.
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Chidren
Rose Porter
New England City Bans Bathtub Use Without Doctor Permit
A mid-20th century city in New England enacted an ordinance prohibiting the use of a bathtub without a physician's prescription, aiming to regulate domestic bathing practices and public health concerns.
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New England
Menthol Salve from Davis & Lawrence Co cures bites
Davis Menthol Salve provides quick relief for bites stings and skin injuries. The preparation by Davis & Lawrence Co Mottreal offers soothing action on skin eruptions and irritation.
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Davis
Davis & Lawrence Co
Mottreal
Fragmentary Clergy Family Verse Teases Wordplay
A garbled piece hints at a clergy man and his child in a rectory setting. The text includes odd phrases about "sighup's children" and "ssids" with an egg motif, and a punchy remark from a Master Bishop about laying a foundation. The fragment lacks clear facts or context.
Family Scene At Busy Emporium Mentioned By Child
In a crowded emporium a mother shops at one counter and the father chats with a bright assistant. Patsy, seeing him, calls out to the mother and exclaims that he does not look married to them.
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Litlie
Patsy
Mother
Father
Daddy
Pocket Bags and Hidden Linings in Early Garments
A fragment recounts a historical habit where people carried valuables in cloth bags tied at the waist. It notes how thieves could cut the cord, while a French innovator 300 years ago sewed the bag into garment lining to deter theft.
Chinese applicant seeks banking position with flawed note
A Chinese applicant presents a letter claiming typing skill and good English but with errors. He says his last job ended due to a large man and asks if he can be of use, noting he will arrive on a date to be guessed.
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Tam Wang
Develor
Georgie Returns Home After Ice Rescue
Georgie reports saving three men and two women from drowning on the ice. He explains he fell through but others were saved, while his mother expresses concern and pride in his actions.
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Georgie
Health Spas of Czecho Slova kia Attract Record Visitors
In nine months the health spas of Czecho-Slovakia welcomed 150000 visitors setting a new record for health resorts.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Confused Advice On Looking Attractive And Self Presentation
A fragmented note discusses girls unaware of how to wake themselves and appear contiguous in presentation. The text presents questions about self image and how to look attractive, reflecting uncertainty about personal grooming and confidence.
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St John's
Mennen
Confederation Liffe
Confederation Life
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Tizzard's
French Morton
Battle Fir
George Blandford
S, Loveridge
Twillingate
David Dove
Aw Chanceparte
Davidson
38Th Ave
Gulf OF
ST Lawrence
Gee
Dodd
Arrose
Els
Gerald S, Doyle
St. John's
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