Unemployment Policy Debated After Purvis National Commission Report
The Commission’s report on unemployment insurance faces broad support for a long term solution and debate over whether the federal government should assume responsibility for relief. Mrs. Mary Sutherland argues relief should rest with municipalities and provinces with federal contributions only as needed. Critics in the West urge public works as a relief alternative, while observers warn against hastily designed programs, favoring economically sound projects that boost employment without harming private industry.
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Purvis Natonal Commission
House of Commons
Canada
Mary Sutherland
Vancouver
Commission
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Must Be Getting Soft Up at Yellowknife on Great Slave Lake
A Windsor Star note recalls gold strike hardship at Yellowknife where prospectors complain hotel shortages force dressing in public. The piece juxtaposes Trail of 98 lore with oldtimers who kept their pants on as gold was found.
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Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
The
Windsor Star
Crude Oil Yields and Odd Historical Notes Complete
The article lists approximate product yields from 100 gallons of crude oil including 44 gallons gasoline 36 gallons fuel oil 6 gallons kerosene 3 gallons lubricants and 3 gallons lost. It also notes Rutland England as the smallest county with no prison trials or civil cases in 12 years at winter assizes. Other items mention thrift rules for Chinese soldiers hail composition and fish surviving freezing.
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Rutland
England
Reversing Tip Culture Sparked By Early American Ride
A 1830 account by John Fowler notes a diner in upstate New York charging 81 cents with no tips, prompting Alvin F. Harlow in the Forum to call America the land of bigger tipping. The 1930 reprint cites New York City taxi drivers receiving 26 million in tips and argues tips undermine wages and reflect a broader wage and class issue.
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John Fowler
New York
Alvin F. Harlow
America
New York City
Harlow
At Home 20 Weeks With Rheumatism
A wife recounts her husband’s 20 weeks of back rheumatism and a recovery after using Kruschen Salts. She reports him returning to work and calls the change a miracle, noting prior salts failed to help. The ad claims Kruschen salts dissolve uric acid crystals and pass them naturally.
Emergency Grain Reserve urged to tide over Britain
Philip Halpin chairman of the Holt Line calls for an emergency grain reserve lasting at least six months for the British Isles. He argues current low freight rates and wheat prices make immediate government action sensible while warning that too many ships would prevent economical operation. He cautions that restoring 1914 tonnage could push Britain toward state control of shipping.
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British Isles
Philip Halpin
Holt Line
Halpin
Britain
Barley Shown Superior Hog Feed Over Corn
Two year experiments indicate barley outperforms corn as hog feed with oats inferior to both. Professor W. Crampton of MacDonald College notes mixtures of oats with barley or corn yield intermediate results. The findings were presented at the National Barley Committee meeting in Winnipeg.
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W. Crampton
MacDonald College
Quebec
National Barley Committee
Winnipeg
Memorial window for King George V to be unveiled at Winchester
The memorial window honoring the regard and affection of the American people for the late King George V will be unveiled at Winchester Cathedral by United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy on July 12. France faces about one airplane per 15 500 inhabitants one car per 16 people and one bicycle per five people.
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King George V
Winchester Cathedral
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
France
Pause for station announcements on radio
A Regina Leader-Post note ponders why radio still requires pauses to identify the station. The writer recalls early radio curiosity fading in the age of chain programs and known wave bands, arguing listeners now know which station they hear.
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Regina
Absent-Minded Professor Defended by Student Union Aide
George Donovan assistant manager at Pennsylvania State College defends absent minded professors. He tracks lost and found items on campus and notes students have misplaced articles valued at 2400 dollars in the last six months. Only reported loss by a professor in recent years was a pair of spats.
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George Donovan
Pennsylvania State College
Donovan
Warning notice on tarred paper seen by motorists in London
A tarred warning sheet reading Be ware Police trap working was tied to railings in Dartmouth Park Hill Highgate London. Police patrols waited down the road as motorists slowed only after a park keeper mentioned the notice.
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Dartmouth Park Hill
Highgate
London
Selected Recipes for Angel Food and Frozen Custard
Beat egg whites to stiff peaks then fold in sugar corn syrup and starch to form meringue. Spoon onto filled pies and brown slowly. Prepare a soft custard from milk egg yolk sugar cream vanilla, chill strain and freeze. Serve with Crown Brand syrup and nuts.
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Crown Brand
Benson's
Benson
Edwardsburg
Lord Balfour's Prediction on a German State After War
A London Daily Telegraph writer highlights Lord Balfour's November 1916 cabinet memorandum. He warned the war might end with the breakup of the Dual Monarchy and the rise of a single powerful German-speaking state, stressing dangers of a Teutonic reorganization If the Allies had recalled this at Versailles.
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London Daily Telegraph
Lord Balfour
Germany
Versailles
Night watchman in New Orleans claims Louis XIX title
A man in New Orleans asserts he is Louis XIX of France by direct descent, insisting France remains a kingdom in his view while historical record maintains the numbering ends with Louis XVIII.
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France
New Orleans
Louis XIX
Louis XVIII
Wheat Shower Reported Over Andalusia In 1804
Historical note recalls a 1804 event when a shower of wheat reportedly fell from the sky over Andalusia Spain. The account describes unusual hail like grain rain and suggests atmospheric phenomena or strange weather occurrence.
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Andalusia
Spain
Chewing Gum Earns Praise From Dean Mannix
A Stratford Beacon-Herald column praises chewing gum for stress relief and calm study, noting Dean Mabel Mannix of Marquette University and university co-eds support proper chewing. It urges guidance on disposal and safe razor-blade disposal after chewing.
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Mabel Mannix
Marquette University
Marquette
Dean Mannix
Stratford ‘“Beacon-Herald
Seven Young Men Prepare Minimal Everest Attempt
An expedition of seven youths plans a summit bid on Everest without oxygen or radio gear and with scant provisions to test if humans can survive at 29,000 feet unaided. The tactic aims to avoid past failures.
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Mount
Everest
Austrian Ex-Minister Franckenstein Leaves Ambassadorship
Baron Franckenstein, Austrian Minister to Great Britain since 1920, resigns after the Anschluss. He will stay in England at St James Club Piccadilly to pursue golf hunting and tennis. he also collects Oriental art. Viscountess Firbank offered a cottage in Hampshire.
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Baron Franckenstein
Belgrave Square
St. James Club
Piccadilly
Great Britain
Hapsburg Empire
Hapsburgs
Vienna
England
Viscountess Firbank
Hampshire
New York Times
Egypt Plans New Mausoleum For Pharaohs
Egypt intends to rebury the Pharaohs, sealing them beneath the earth in a new mausoleum. After moves involving Zaghloul Pasha and a Cairo museum, a proposal favors a tomb at Giza or Heliopolis amid widespread belief the tombs bring bad luck.
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Egypt
Cairo
Zaghloul Pasha
Zaghloul
Giza
Pyramids
Heliopolis
Sweden develops new spring wheat to cut imports
Sweden reports a new wheat type Diamant Sr developed from 1923 experiments in agriculture, expected to reduce imports of North American grain. Annual Swedish wheat imports average about 1.5 million bushels mainly from the United States and Canada, previously used for high quality flour.
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Washington Agriculture Department
Sweden
United States
Canada
Diamant Sr
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Employment Commission Report
Western
Billingham-on-on-Tees
High Peak
Ottawa
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Mexico
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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