Converted Paddle Canoe. After a ‘Thyroid Gland Injection’ a Lazy Boat Attains Some Speed

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1003

Date Released

1 Nov 1920

Stories in this Issue:

1. Funeral of Lord Mayor of Cork. Enormous Crowds at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, Where the Memorial Service was Held.
2. Converted Paddle Canoe. After a ‘Thyroid Gland Injection’ a Lazy Boat Attains Some Speed
3. Prince Arthur of Connaught Leaves for South Africa to Take Up His New Post of Governor General
4. Sport at Oxford. The Coxwainless Fours

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 2 / 4
Summary: 2 girls using paddles in boat. Engine gains speed and they capsize. Boat with water skier.
Keywords: Ships and boats
Library number GR: 4183
Length of story (in feet): 50

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'Converted Paddle Canoe. After a ‘Thyroid Gland Injection’ a Lazy Boat Attains Some Speed', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1003, 1 Nov 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/78149 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)

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