Prizes Awarded in Magic Mystery Cake Contest
Sixty three Canadian homes won prizes from the February Magic Mystery Cake Contest. First prize of 250 dollars went to Mrs Joe Kent of Till serburg Ontario for the name Chocolate Economystic. Second prize of 100 dollars to Miss Fiotida Tessier of Garthby Station Quebec. Third prize of 50 dollars to Mrs R Strang of Winnipeg Manitoba. The remaining sixty prizes of ten dollars were spread across every province.
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Joe Kent
R.R. Ho
Tillserburg
Onot
Secont
Fiotida Tessier
Garthby Station
P.Q
R. Strang
Winnipeg
Man
Dominion
Scotland Yard Uses Movies to Aid Man Hunt Across England
Scotland Yard employs motion pictures to trace criminals. A major man hunt in Great Britain used films depicting a police description and a murder suspect to mobilize theatres nationwide and invite public help in the search.
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Scotland Yard
Great Britain
England
Policeman Questions Man Lazily Standing In Street
A policeman asks a loafer why he stands in one place as a crowd would be blocked from passing if everyone stood still. The exchange highlights a casual street encounter and the humor of a busy public space.
Fourth Magic Mystery Cake Contest Promises Grand Prize
The community submitted 60 000 entries to judges with a $250 top prize for naming the featured cake. Details appeared two weeks ago on page three, inviting Twillingate households to bake the mystery cake and submit a name to win cash prizes.
Local Man Challenges Witness in Chicken Theft Case
A colored man in a courtroom urged the chief witness to speak up and identify where he and others allegedly stole chickens. He pressed the question to Joshua, asking where he was during the alleged theft to defend his own case.
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Joshua
Quip on Rem brandt Reubens Varndyke and Peals cars
Mr Richman lists several car names in a playful exchange with Miss Stowne. She questions the need for four cars as the conversation hints at domestic or social repartee. The fragment shows names and a light banter tone.
The Test of Democracy and its Listening Capacity
The Christian Science Monitor argues that democracy hinges on the public's capacity to listen to reason and understand policies. It stresses intergovernmental understanding, shared world interests, and the difficulty of cross national dialogue amid differing circumstances and opinions.
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Ramsay MacDonald
England
America
Christian Science Monitor
The Last Word Traveler Joke in a Railway Carriage
An American and a Jewish traveler share a railway carriage conversation about a village lacking Jews. The exchange ends with a quip on origins and place, followed by a note that India’s foreign trade is rising again.
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India
France Building World’s Largest Gun in 1134 Mile Reach
The report describes France’s 52 centimeter howitzer the largest gun. It fires a 3 080 pound shell up to 1134 miles and sits on a railway mounting 98 feet long weighing 265 tons. It surpasses Britain’s 18 inch naval piece and the HMS Furious era weapons in size and range.
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France
Britain
H. M.S. Furious
Lord Clive
Banks at Sudbury Refuse to Cash Teachers’ Cheques
Banks at Sudbury Ontario refused to cash teachers salary cheques until the estimates for the year were reduced by an additional fifty thousand dollars.
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Sudbury
Ontario
Riddle of Flies and Helpers from a Cyclone
A quirky line explains how different workers and settings conjure various flies. The narrator lists the cyclone, blacksmith, carpenter, driver, racer, and lodger as sources for different insect appearances with playful imagery.
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Tommy
Parlor Puzzle Delays Luncheon Biscuits
A housemaid postpones baking biscuits as she explains a jigsaw puzzle on the bread board. The exchange reveals a light domestic moment centered on Mrs. Jones and her household task.
Ferrozone the blood food rebuilds strength and vigor
Tired girls and women suffer from thin weak blood. Ferrozone is a blood-food that nourishes the blood, improves appetite and digestion, and quickly restores strength, vigor, and pep. Cast away weariness and depression with Ferrozone, the sure way to change weakness into health. 50 cents at all Druggists.
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J. W. Bulger
R.R. No
Brampton
Ont
Eagle Brand
the Borden Co
Yardley House
Toronto
Confederation Life
Gillett
Helf Gillett
Gillett’s Lye
Standard Brands Limited
Fraser Avenue
Liberty Street
Japan
Superior
St. John’s
Turons
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