Canada Guards Against Spread of Livestock Disease Measures
Canada enforces strict Health of Animals Service protocols at ports and borders to prevent foot and mouth disease and other infections. cargo manifests are checked, second hand bags may require affidavits or fumigation, and cars carrying raw cotton are disinfected. The service also tackles Bang’s disease hog cholera mange rabies and bovine tuberculosis and inspects meats in abattoirs for interprovincial and export trade.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Iaports
International Boundary
Pornia
United States
Health of Animals Service
Dominion
Veteran Engineer Praises Civil War Engine William Crooks
John Maher a 76 year old engineer recalls driving the Civil War era locomotive William Crooks from St Paul to New York for a World's Fair exhibit. He notes top speeds of 35 to 38 mph in 1861 and defends the engine's simplicity and sturdiness despite being small and older than modern diesels.
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John Maher
William Crooks
St. Paul
New York
Maher
Purchases Of A Prince Hire to the Nizam in London
The Prince of Berar, heir to the Nizam of Hyderabad and reputedly the world’s richest man, travels to London to buy polo ponies and luxury cars. One London order featured a bespoke car with sycamore cabinet, crystal glass, gold stoppers, ivory fittings, an air conditioned interior, and a radiogram. Purchase price for ponies runs to several thousand pounds as the Nizam’s private gold vault is said to hold about £1,000,000.
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Nizam of
Hyderabad
Prince of
Berar
London
Overseas Daily Mail
No More Sandwich Men Ban Takes Effect in City Streets
A long standing sandwich man who carried advertising signs on front and back is banned under police action that prohibits such street advertising. The prohibition took effect April 1 as officers enforce street vendor rules and curb sidewalk clutter.
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New York
London Lord Mayor Sees 1000 Public Engagements
The London Lord Mayor completes a year in office with one thousand public engagements and an equal number of speeches. The tally highlights a busy program of civic duties and formal addresses.
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London
Adolf and the German Kings A Thirteenth Century Parallel
A brief reflection notes that Germany once had a king named Adolf a son of a Nassau count who thrived as a mercenary and feudal fighter in the thirteenth century. He was elected for battlefield skill but failed to expand borders and was deposed after six years ending his career in disaster. The piece cautions the modern Adolf not to repeat that fate.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Adof
Adolf
Nassau
New air sterilization method from Westminster doctors
Pure Air Doctors of Westminster Hospital Medical School disclose a method to render air germ free. An electrically driven spray creates a fine mist that passes through a fan and baffle plates, producing extremely tenuous droplets. In unventilated rooms traces may linger for two days, with potential use in operating theatres cinemas restaurants and public halls.
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Westminster Hospital Medical School
Boy Scouts Run La Porte Juvenile Traffic Court
In La Porte Indiana a weekly juvenile traffic court was started with Joseph Daley 14 acting as judge and Fred Dunham 13 as prosecuting attorney. They rule on bicycle violations mirroring auto traffic rules with penalties from essay writing to bicycle impoundment for up to a week and small fines. Mayor Alban M. Smith selected two outstanding Boy Scouts to oversee the court amid a bicycle congestion issue.
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Joseph Daley
Fred Dunham
la Porte
Ind
Alban M. Smith
Reader's Digest
Condor Runs Up Runway to Take Flight
A South American condor, noted as the largest flying bird, is linked to feared raids on livestock and children by ranchers. The report mentions the need for a long runway to achieve takeoff.
Arctic Explorer Doubts Iceland Spies Claim
Richard Finnie, Arctic explorer and Canadian Geographical Society fellow, questions charges of Nazi spies posing as missionaries mapping the Arctic. He warns Iceland’s German annexation could give a base for air force passages to Canada, but says spies in missionary guise are unlikely and Canada’s maps are publicly available.
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Iceland
Germany
Canada
Arctic
Richard Finnie
Arctic Circle
R.C.M.P
Finnie
Canadian Geographical Society
Sub-Arctic
Ottawa
Alaska
Siberia
May Explain Puzzle Experiments Links Eyes to Pigeon Homing
Yale University psychologist reports experiments suggesting human and animal eyes carry positive and negative electricity. The finding may explain why pigeons lose homing ability when released near radio stations.
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Yale University
Turning Away From Fights Women Use Nose Tif for Grudge
A note suggests women avoid physical combat by scornful avoidance rather than fists, implying social power and reputation as a weapon in disputes. The remark frames indirect confrontation as a strategic method among women.
Inside a Plane Build How Many Parts Make a Lockheed 14
A Business Week piece surveys airplane construction detailing 229274 parts in a Lockheed Model 14, plus 5000 to 6000 engines, 2056 feet of wire, 425 in radio, and 163000 rivets. It emphasizes careful assembly, inspection, and the young talent needed for a future in the industry.
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Business Week
New York
Widows Will Lose Pension Rights After May 1 1933
Officials say no widow married after May 1 1933 is entitled to receive her husband's pension after his death. Government plans legislation this session to curb pension benefits. Minister Power states widows of disability pensioners will receive pensions in future, changing the 80 per cent rule to 50 per cent.
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Pensions Department
C. G. Power
Training period for hunting eagles mirrors falconry
The text states that training eagles for hunting requires about one month of preliminary schooling before the bird is prepared to pursue living game. This parallels the process used for other falconry birds.
Muskrat cuisine and future gadgetry in era of new industries
The Port Arthur News Chronicle notes muskrat as a culinary delicacy valued by Ontario and Louisiana officials while contrasting it with traditional game. It surveys post 1879 industrial growth, new home comfort devices, eye comfort meters, robot speech, auto filing drawers, and compact air liquefying turbine tech.
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Port Arthur News Chronicle
Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries
Louisiana Department of Conservation
Ontario
Chinese Volunteers Strive to Stop Japanese Tanks
Reports from Chinese newspapers describe 500 soldiers volunteering to strap explosives to their bodies and charge invading tanks at Nanchang. The account says the volunteers bound dynamite, hurled themselves before tanks, and destroyed all tanks as Japanese forces advanced.
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Nanchang
Government radio halts Kenya elephant prank line
For fifty years elephants in British East Africa used a telegraph line as a scratching post, knocking over poles and cutting off villages. The government has now installed a radio station inland, but the elephants find little use for it.
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Kenya Colony
British East Africa
Affinity Between Belfast Twins Ends in Shared Death
Richard and Thomas Henderson, 42 year old twins from Belfast, fell ill together and were treated by different surgeons. Thomas died soon after surgery and Richard, kept unaware for a period, died within months of his brother.
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Richard
Thomas Henderson
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Thomas
Ill Fortune Phrase Reflected in Cautious Advice
A proverb-like note urges patience with a muddy situation. It warns against stirring the water, promising clarity if left undisturbed. It uses a maritime metaphor to stress restraint amid uncertainty.
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Mike
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