China Offers Voluntary Cure Plan for Opium Smokers
Shanghai report outlines China’s shift from punitive measures to voluntary registration and treatment for opium addicts. About 31 000 smokers in Shanghai are licensed to buy limited opium from legal stores, while over 1 000 facilities provide free care. future moves may include compulsory treatment and crop reduction as addicts’ numbers fluctuate.
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Shanghai
China
America
Chungking
Dachshund Means Badger Dog in German Origin
The dachshund is an ancient breed of dog named from the German term for badger dog. This short-legged hound has a storied lineage and distinctive silhouette.
Australian Simpson Desert Crossed For First Time
Washington reports the first surface crossing of Australia's Simpson Desert by E. A. Colson with a black guide and five camels carrying water. The piece describes the desert's harsh, water-bearing underground reservoir, rare rainfall, native legends, and the surrounding arid regions including Lake Eyre and the Nullarbor plain.
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Simpson
Washington, D. C
Simpson Desert
Australia
Missouri
United States
National Geographic Society
E. A. Colson
Lake Eyre
Macdonnell Ranges
Central Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Great Sandy Desert
Gibson Desert
Great
Victoria Desert
Nullarbor Plain
Sahara
Creamed Eggs And Ham Dinner Menu With Pineapple Jellied Salad
This clipping lists a menu for Mrs Alexander George featuring Creamed Eggs And Ham Buttered Beets and Jellied Pineapple with Sour Cream Loaf Cake. It includes a butter flour milk sauce recipe and a Jellied Cucumber Pineapple Salad using lemon gelatin pineapple cucumbers celery vinegar sugar and optional pimento.
Indian Princes To Honor Edward At Coronation
London plans a coronation procession for King Edward VII on May 12 of next year with 200 Indian princes and about a thousand celebrities. The Gaekwar of Baroda and the Nizam of Hyderabad will attend among other maharajahs, many arriving by air or steamship, bearing costly gifts for the king. Religious leaders will join as part of the ceremonies in London.
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London
INL
India
Edward VII
Gaekwar
Baroda
Nizam
Hyderabad
Gwalior
Kashmir
Travancore
Patiala Bikaner
Alwar
Canada Housing Act modernization eyed for jobs and homes
The Canadian Employment Commission reports slow progress under the Housing Act with loans under two million dollars, mainly in Ontario and Quebec. Remodeling may be added after a parliamentary amendment, widening access to rental and owner housing while targeting monthly rates within the average wage.
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Ottawa
Ont
Employment Commission of Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Social Credit
United States
Canada
Grant's Prize Cuspidor Moved To New Location
Army blankets and personal belongings will be exhibited in Ulysses S. Grant's former home after move to the state fair grounds. The tiny frame house was saved by W. P. A. Fitzsimmons who donated it to the state. Officials plan a trip to Georgetown, C to inspect other relics offered by citizens. The prize relic is Grant's Civil War era cuspidor donated by Frank Wilder.
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Detroit
Ulysses S. Grant
W. P. A. Fitzsimmons
George A. Prescott
State Fair Board
George Willard
Georgetown
Frank Wilder
Comstock Park
Mich
Grant
Turkey Flock Grows Big on Illinois Farm
Mrs Mae Weber Hamilton of Auburn Illinois built a large turkey operation from a 20 bird flock to about 1300 birds. She describes turkeys as stampeding like cattle and recalls an owl spooking the flock. Flares deter foxes and prowlers, and she plans to sell much of the flock to Illinois residents for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners after selling 700 last year.
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Auburn
Ill
Mae Weber Hamilton
Illinois
Hamilton
Oregon Citizens Prefer Fish Caught At Home
Oregon residents consumed ten miles of Chinook salmon and substantial seafood within the state in 1935 according to the state fish commission. The report notes average fish intake rose 33 percent to six pounds per resident, with total value $1,024,755 and large totals for crabs oysters halibut clams and smelt.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
State Fish Commission
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