Hidden Wealth in Western Canada Boosted by Modern Science
A broad survey traces vast untapped mineral riches across the prairie provinces from Manitoba to Saskatchewan and Alberta. It notes aeroplane aided mapping and new geology by Major Howard and Dorsey Hager, but warns that unlocking the wealth requires large capital due to complex sub terrains and glacial drift.
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Prairie Provinces
Focky Mountains
Manitoba
International
Arctic Circle
Turner Valley
Alberta
Athabasca Lake
Saskatchewan
Major Howard
Winnipeg
Dorsey Hager
New York
Hager
Canada
Dominion reps attend coronation commission at St James Palace
For the first time dominion representatives attended a coronation commission meeting at St James Palace. The delegates discussed their role in the coronation ceremony next May. Prime ministers and high commissioners appointed July 20 include Stanley Bruce of Australia and Charles Water of South Africa.
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Dominions
St. James’ Palace
Stanley Bruce
Charles Water
London
Australia
South Africa
Monks Erect Modern Church at Mirfield
Monks of the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield England begin building a modern community church on their grounds aided by college students. The design emphasizes early Cistercian simplicity with a great nave sacristy rose window aisle and a crypt beneath the nave. Galleries chapels and a tower with a large dome are planned.
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Community of the Resurrection
Mirfield
England
Drought Pronunciation Quirk Noted by The Globe
The Toronto Globe notes English pronunciation quirks as illustrated by the sentence Though the drought be thought thorough enough it is not through. The example highlights how a single spelling can mask diverse sounds for foreigners.
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The
Toronto Globe
Three Hours to Tell All He Knows Feels Interesting
A witty adage notes that a man speaks for three hours before revealing everything, after which his words gain intrigue and appeal, capturing attention and curiosity.
Special Stamps Mark Vimy Ridge Memorial Dedication
French government issues two stamps to mark the Vimy Ridge memorial dedication. A dedicated postal service operated at Vimy on July 26 1936 for letters and postcards bearing a special Vimy inscription. Albin de Possesse presented a Vimy memorial medal to the Canadian Legion party in gold silver and bronze for the King Hon. Ernest Lapointe and Marshal Petain.
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Canada
Vimy Ridge
Vimy
France
Albin de Possesse
Canadian Legion
Ernest Lapointe
Marshal Henri Petain
Mayor's herb drive to employ unemployed in Rhone Mountains
A Leipzig report states the city aims to expand the plan so all district schoolchildren will be required to gather medicinal herbs one hour weekly. The unemployed are already busy, with the goal of developing a regional medicinal industry.
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Rhone Mountains
Germany
Leipzig
Fish Respond to Radio Broadcasts, Hungarian Study Finds
Dr Bela Farkas of Szeged University Hungary reports experiments with fish in an aquarium. He placed food in a corner and played a radio broadcast to coincide with church bells. Each time the bells rang the fish moved to feed at the corner.
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Bela Farkas
Szeged University
Hungary
Budapest
Swiss Watchmaker Spins Electric Timepiece
Georges Pellaton of Switzerland has perfected an electric watch powered by a tiny storage battery. The device marks a breakthrough in portable timekeeping.
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Georges Pellaton
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertising Copy
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming two pounds of squid bile flow daily to aid digestion. It promises gentle relief without mercury calomel and urges readers to ask for the product by name, warning against substitutes.
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Carter
Lottie
Pill
Quiet Japanese takeover of Hopei and Chahar provinces
A long suppressed claim shows Hopei province of China, with 39 million people, now autonomous under Japan after a peaceful transfer. Japan controls key offices in the Hopei Chahar council and provincial bureaus, with advisers in place across the administration.
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Japan
Hopei
China
Ethiopia
United States
Tangku
Lytton
Hopei and
Chahar
Yellow River
Hopei-Chahar
British restraint after assassination attempt on Edward
The New York Post notes Britain’s calm handling of the Edwards assassination attempt. McMahon’s gun was knocked from his hand and he was quietly removed with little disturbance. Edward downplayed the incident to minimize treason charges. Police caution that the revolver’s firing chamber was empty.
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Edward
Europe
London
McMahon
New York Post
Coronation to Create Jobs Across Empire
London Daily Mail reports thousands are booked for passages to London and seats along the procession route for the May Coronation. Reuters estimates at least 1,500 seats reserved for Australians and New Zealanders with hundreds of British and colonial figures seeking opportunity. In Yorkshire, locals secure work making commemorative mugs and jugs as part of the coronation preparations.
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Empire
London
Reuter
India
Yorkshire
London Daily Mail
Just A Slight Error
William E. Merchant of Winston-Salem North Carolina received a dividend check for 1 000 014 50 dollars instead of 14 50 dollars. He returned the cheque. An underwater depth reference mentions Mt Everest being over six thousand feet underwater between the Philippines and Japan.
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William E. Merchant
Winston- Salem
N.C
Merchant
Philippines
Japan
Battleship backbone questioned by bomber report
A government committee on battleships versus bombers is due to publish findings soon. Tests show ships may not be sunk by planes. battleship construction will continue with tenders for two 7.5 million pound super-dreadnoughts and four more later, with builds centered in Barrow, the Clyde, the Tyne and Belfast.
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Barrow-in-Furness
Clyde
Tyne
Belfast
Naval Air Arm
Dominion Reinstates Wolf Bounty in Northwest Territories
The government brings back a bounty on wolf pelts due to rising numbers and menace. Previous payments ranged from 30 dollars to 20 during 1932 and 1933. New rules pay five dollars per pelt with trappers retaining skins for sale, aligning with provincial practice.
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Dominion
Northwest Territories
Provinces
Wanted A Companion Elmer Koch Sentenced In Chicago Jail
Elmer Koch a 24 year old man was jailed in Chicago on a theft charge after attempting to steal a cuckoo clock from a curiosity shop on Milwaukee Avenue. He told the court he felt lonely at home while his wife worked and sought the clock for companionship. The judge sentenced him to 30 days.
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Elmer Koch
Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue
Elmer
Quebec safety group backs truck rear sound device
The Province of Quebec Safety League plans to propose a sound absorbing rear gadget for trucks that transmits the approach of cars to drivers via a microphone. The device aims to help motorists pass trucks more safely on highways.
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Province of Quebec Safety League
Edmonton forges new feat at ninety shoeing horse
Charles Gibbs of Edmonton, a longtime blacksmith, returned from retirement to shoe a 30 year old mare named Nelly for 100 year old Joseph Haire. This unusual milestone shows Gibbs achieving his lifelong goal to shoe a horse at age ninety.
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Charles Gibbs
Edmonton
Joseph Haire
Nelly
Will and Willing Burial Instructions Set in Sudbury Ontario
Celina Charbonneau a Sudbury school teacher dies in February and her 1928 will directs burial without embalming or silk and with a wood shavings pillow covered by white cloth, estate valued at 16000 mostly for church. Provisions divide furniture among funeral attendees. Dr Alfred Leahey of Edmonton appointed Soil Specialist succeeding Sidney Barnes to lead Western Canada soil investigations and new Swift Current lab work.
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Alfred Leahey
Edmonton
Sudbury
Ont
Celina Charbonneau
Alberta
Sidney Barnes
Western Canada
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Mr. Barnes
Prairie Provinces
Leahey
New Soil Research Laboratory
Swift Current
Sask
University of Alberta
University of Wisconsin
The
Research Council of Alberta
Selected Recipes for Cake or Bread Batter
Cream butter, add sugar gradually, then beaten egg yolks with flavoring. Fold in flour and baking powder, alternating with milk. Bake in greased leaf pan at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes, or in shallow pan 25 minutes. Top with desired icing.
Clergyman Panels Young Man Over Darwin Dinner Talk
A dinner conversation pits a talkative youth against a clergyman about Darwin and family lineage. The youth questions if his grandfather was an ape, and the clergyman quips about the grandmother. Nearby notes report large imports of American toilet soaps into the Philippines and Tarpon Springs as a sponge capital.
Trifles Make Perfection
The great Italian sculptor Michelangelo explained that small adjustments matter, convincing a visitor that trifles contribute to perfection. He noted he had softened expressions and refined projections since the last visit. Perfection rests on minor refinements rather than grand changes.
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Michelangelo
Meek Diner Patron Asks for Extra Sardine
A modest boardinghouse diner spoke up for another sardine on his toast, illustrating how fish like sardines are said to boost courage in timid souls. The anecdote frames a bold moment from an otherwise quiet meal scene.
Louisiana Leads In Fur Pelts Harvest More Than Canada and Alaska
The report states Louisiana harvests more fur pelts annually than the combined total of Canada and Alaska, highlighting a surprising regional difference in peltry production and trapping activity across North America.
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Louisiana
Canada
Alaska
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