London Uses Of Overseas Goods Reveal Large 1906 Appetite
Figures show London's 1906 consumption of bread, wheat, meat, dairy and tea. The city imported 275 million two pound loaves weekly, 1,400,326 tons of wheat, 214,000 tons of flour, 145,000 tons of bacon and hams, 73,000 tons of eggs, and 164,000 tons of butter. It imported 669,000 tons of chilled and frozen meat and 111,000 tons of dried fruit. Tea imports reached 491,000,000 pounds, equal to 94.32 billion cups, while 874,000 tons of sugar fed its sweet tooth. Overseas growers depend on London port for about a third of England’s needs. The Times report notes Britain’s appetite and London's reluctance to extend credit.
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Londos
London
Cheddar
Gorgonzola
Australia
New Zealand
South America
England
St. Thomas
Egypt’s Eastern Cemetery City Surprises Travelers
Strangers traveling toward Cairo from the east encounter a sandy valley and a distant opulent city of tombs in the so called Eastern Cemetery or cemetery of the Sahara. The city includes houses streets courts shaded walks and central tomb buildings for the wealthy. The Mosque of Kaitbey under a vast dome is the sultan’s tomb. Poor quarters are nearby with well furnished cemetery homes and tapestries.
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Egypt
Cairo
Sahara
Kaitbey
Duke of Bedford Shuns Modern Lighting at Woburn Abbey
The seventy three year old Duke of Bedford, president of the Zoological Society of London, runs a private zoo at Woburn Abbey and keeps the Abbey lit entirely by candles and oil lamps, resisting newer electric or gas lighting.
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Duke of Bedford
Zoological Society of London
Woburn Abbey
World's Laziest Man Uncle John Cartoon Gag
In a humorous exchange Uncle John demonstrates extreme laziness. Mrs John asks the time and he replies with uncertainty and evasive excuses, insisting the clock is not visible because his chair faces the wrong way. The cartoon style humor centers on stubborn laziness.
Bells of St Mary le Bow Appeal for Repairs
The famous bells of St Mary le Bow in Cheapside cannot ring until the church tower is repaired after damage from the Silvertown explosion of 1917. Rector appeals for 15000 pounds to restore the tower and bells. The piece notes public admiration for a handsome man with sense, referencing a troupe.
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Dick Whittington
Church of Mary-le- Bow
Cheapside
Silvertown
First Canadian Rail Trip Years Ago Sets Stage for Growth
The Toronto Star notes Canada’s railroading centennial approach since the Laprairie to St John’s line began in 1836 with modest equipment and small costs. It contrasts early 15 miles of track and five-ton engine with today’s 325 ton 4-8-4 locomotives, $100,000 each, and vast nationwide rail expansion. It cites 41,500 miles of track, $2.15 billion capital, about 190,000 workers, and a $290 million annual wage bill.
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Canadian National
Laprairie
St. John's
Quebec City
St. Andrew’s
Bay of Fundy
Upper Canada
Coburg
London Gore
Toronto
Bradford
Canada
Toronto Star
Demonstration Trains Boost Farm Methods Across Canada
Across 1930 to early 1931 six lecture and demonstration trains operated by Canadian National Railways reached 45 700 farmers. collaborative efforts with federal and provincial agriculture departments covered Saskatchewan British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec with dozens of stops and thousands of attendees and soil tests. A January Saskatchewan run added 6 800 attendees over 42 stops.
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Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Departments of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
National Railways
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Air Taxis Vision From Hoare In London Address
Sir Samuel Hoare, former British Secretary of State for Air, predicted a future where air taxis shuttle passengers from railroad stations to air liner fields. He centered hope on the autogyro, a windmill type aircraft that rises almost vertically.
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Sir Samuel Hoare
Air
London
England
A Good Trader To Brooklyn Brings Home Essentials
Lester Green, a fruit farmer, traveled to Brooklyn in his horse and cart with ten barrels of apples. Facing poor cash prices, he traded for flour and meat and other goods, then returned home in a Model T Ford with dinner provisions, a coat for his wife, a pipe, tobacco, gasoline, and 30 cents in cash.
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Brooklyn
Lester Green
Lecturer Apologizes for Long Talk as Calendar Remains
The lecturer apologizes for talking long after admitting he left his watch in a room with no clock. A voice retorts there is a calendar behind him. In a quick aside, Jinx boasts about solving a traffic problem and remarks he sold his automobile.
Abolish Lieutenant Governor Posts Urged in Canada
Liberal candidate Captain Elmore Philpott told the Hamilton Kinsmen Club that Canada spends far too much on constitutional machinery. He urged abolishing the lieutenant governor's post and let provincial chief justices handle crown duties. He compared Canada to Britain and New Zealand and called for British North America Act amendments to clarify Dominion provincial powers. He said confederation should be the start of reform, not its end.
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Elmore Philpott
West Hamilton
Hamilton
Canada
Britain
New Zealand
Irish Free State
Ship Launching Problems Delay Cunard Giant
Britain faces launching issues as rivers lack width and depth for larger ships. The Cunard giant planned at Clydebank would cost about £75,000 to widen and deepen the Clyde before launch.
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Britain
Cunard
Clydebank
Clyde
Burnt Sugar Cake Recipe Steps
A recipe describes burning one cup of white sugar until brown then adding four percent cup boiling water. Cool and split the mixture with half folded into the cake batter while the remaining portion is mixed with icing sugar and spread on top.
Dumfries children favor love films by boys and war tales by girls
School children in Dumfries showed surprising tastes after being asked about preferred films. Ninety eight percent of boys chose love films while ninety four percent of girls picked war, murder and fighting, all in Scotland.
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Dumfries
Scotland
Fish as valuable food for health and strength
The article notes that fish contain essential health elements not found in many foods and highlight vitamins A and D iodine and calcium. It points out fish provide nutrient richness for growing children and that Canadian fish foods are available year round in fresh frozen smoked dried pickled or canned forms with varied preparation options to avoid monotony.
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Fisheries New Bulletin
What Could You Expect Women in Automobile Driving
A magazine survey suggests women are responsible for fewer accident mistakes than their share of driving. Public opinion often credits men with greater driving skill, while women are described as safer and more cautious drivers who focus on detail.
Noise Nuisance and Divorce in City Living
French expert Dr. Robert Marche argues constant high pitched talk by a wife may justify divorce. He warns city noise will force reliance on artificial hearing within 50 to 100 years unless noise is abated.
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Robert Marche
Vacation Shortens Imagination In A Collegiate Essay
A college student’s vacation tale ends abruptly with an accident and death. A baseball essay mirrors the same bleak humor with a dismissive rainout line. The exchange includes a playful banter about a baby’s gender.
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Hamilton
Ontario minister defends juvenile delinquency reform stance
Former Ontario health minister Dr Forbes Godfrey criticized the new industrial schools bill in the legislature. He urged common sense in handling delinquent youths, noting the proposal for an advisory board to review cases with psychiatrist reports before placement. He recalled past incidents jokingly to illustrate public figures’ scrutiny.
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Nick
Forbes Godfrey
Ontario
A. G. Martin
Godfrey
Martin
Ferguson
Betty Barclay's Helpful Hints Lemon Pie Supreme
Hundreds of women seek lemon pie guidance for a superior dessert. The recipe uses sugar, boiling water, cornstarch, flour, salt, lemon juice, and grated rind. Cook until thick in a double boiler, fold in yolks, then mix in juice and rind and bake in a shell, topped with a meringue baked to brown.
Essentials of Public Speaking Emphasized by R S White
R S White M P told Montreal's Central Y M C A Spoke Club that a good voice presence of mind and subject familiarity are essential. He said the hardest part is feeling at home on your feet and thinking on your feet to avoid losing an audience.
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R. S. White
M.P
Central Y.M.C.A
Montreal
English Language Standardization Across Anglo Worlds
Efforts from Craige and others argue that American English is blending with British English. population growth in the Americas, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand acts as a uniting force. American variants appear in new dictionaries and pronunciation shifts reduce regional separation. English is increasingly used with foreigners, slowing prior separations between American and British speech.
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England
William A. Craigie
Oxford
University of Chicago
Saturday Review of Literature
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Craigie
Great Britain
British Dominions
Turn Slack Hours Into Food
Advice on turning idle work hours into garden time to grow vegetables. Encourages using backyard plots for potatoes tomatoes beans and peas while staying fit and ensuring fresh produce for family. Recommends planning planting dates with a calendar and setting aside periods of hard work.
Canada vegetable canning grows 1930 with big gains
Vegetable canning in Canada rose 64.8 percent in 1930 from 1929. Tomato packs jumped about 104 percent and peas nearly 165 percent. The total pack reached 10,066,614 cans, about one per person, versus 6,182,837 cans in 1929.
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Canada
Dominion
Seemed Like Hard Luck Over Lost Travel Bag
Dialogue shows Bromley recovering a travelling bag after a misfortune. One character claims the bag is not worth ten dollars and appears during a moment the railway company would have paid fifty dollars, illustrating a run of bad luck.
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Bromley
Crowned mummy tomb found near Cairo by Prof Hassan
Archaeologists report a tomb near Cairo unearthed by Prof Selim Hassan containing a mummy wearing a gold crown and full jewelry set. The 24 inch circumference crown sits atop the head, secured by two gold lotus leaves joined with chalcedony, suggesting it was untouched by thieves.
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Selim Hassan
Cairo
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