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...dismal drizzle last week 17,000 people entered Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, newest and largest auditorium in Canada. Outside and in nearby streets, traffic was tied up; anxious to get in, 20,000 to 25,000 more milled about for two hours. With streamer headlines the Toronto Daily Mail & Empire reported the exciting event as "the largest indoor gathering ever held in Canada." Editorially it asked, "Does This Mean Coming Religious Revival?" For in Maple Leaf Gardens was no hockey game, no prize fight or revival meeting but a Bible Class-one which had, six years ago, only...
...most important leelandic poets of the late eighteenth century. The author of many poems, his most notable work was probably this translation, which was carried back to England by a member of a British religious organization. Mr. E. Henderson, whose name appears on the fly leaf of the second volume...
...15th of August, 1931. So much dust and such heavy smoke and dense fogs each morning, staying so gloomy all day, and so unpleasant to breathe natural, especially at night. Forest fires have raged continually in all sections of the country, in dry swamps destroying millions of lovely long leaf pines. The Forest Rangers had water hauled from deep wells in cities, trying to stop some of these fires, but found that their work was too feeble to battle with the flames. So there have been in the near counties of Clinch and Lanier 10,000 sq. mi. burned over...
Discontented murmurs rose to muttered threats, curses. Prominent beside the auctioneers stood W. G. Crabtree, 50, vice president and general manager of Owensboro Loose Leaf Tobacco Co., operator of six of the seven '"floors" in the town. Farmers rejected bids right & left, began to mill about excitedly shouting. "You can't take our tobacco that way!" In the confusion someone began throwing apples at six-foot Mr. Crabtree, who dodged handily, but the auction, now a riot, was called off. Only 78,000 lb. of dark leaf tobacco, mostly for export to Europe for making cheap cigars, have...
Largest pet on display was Clover Leaf. a cow. Oldest were two tortoises claimed to be 350-500 years old. Smallest was an unidentified fish. Loudest was Susie, the Sebastopol goose. Most desperate were 462 squeaking canaries lodged in a crate exhibit. Most indifferent were two Llamas, who chewed cud quietly for five days. Most valuable per pound were two lion-headed goldfish valued at $500 each. Youngest were a litter of white mice born just as the show closed. Most popular was a baby elephant known variously as Bozo, Buddy and Buck. Least popular was a timid young skunk...