World's Grain Exhibition to Be Held in Regina 1932
The World’s Grain Exhibition and Conference will take place in Regina Saskatchewan in 1932 with over 200000 in cash prizes. Canada seeks broad international participation and aims to showcase Western agriculture to roughly 50 countries by 1932. Western Canada is urged to prepare now to defend the title of world's Wheat King.
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Crystal Palace
London
England
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Regina
Saskatchewan
Peru
New Zealand
Guatemala
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Netherlands
United States
Great Britain
France
Australia
Ministries of Agriculture
Europe
Toronto
Chicago
Western Canada
Mustard Gas Seen as Cancer Aid in Empire Campaign
In the British Empire Cancer Campaign annual report, mustard gas is described as the first true anticancer agent. The gas acts locally to the treated area with a time-limited cure, yielding a remarkable result according to the council.
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Grand Council of the
Baker Lake Named by Captain in 1762 Discovery
Records of the Geographic Board of Canada state Baker Lake was named in 1762 by Capt. Christopher aboard the Churchill after discovering the lake while ascending Chesterfield inlet from Hudson Bay.
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Geographic Board of Canada
Baker Lake
Christopher
Churchill
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Fifty-Year Return Sparks Book Recall at Library
A borrower returned a book after fifty years with the lending record noted in a Kansas City Star report. The tale highlights institutional memory and long overdue items in a midcentury borrowing incident.
Unusual Graduation Night at Cleveland High Schools
The audience of children applauded as parents marched to the platform to receive diplomas at John Hay High School in Cleveland. The ceremony marked the annual commencement of the Cleveland Extension High School with graduates aged 17 to well past middle age. The class included a golf professional, an assistant sales manager, a chief auditor, a credit manager, an assistant treasurer and an oil company field manager.
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Cleveland
John Hay High School
Cleveland Extension High School
World wool prices hit New Zealand exports
New Zealand faces a severe blow from the world decline in wool prices. This year’s wool sales grossed about 35 million dollars less than last year. Wool remains the dominant export, with 1923 exports valued at over 80 million dollars.
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New Zealand
Australia
Light speed beam could traverse New York to San Francisco in under a second
A beam of light travels so fast that a round trip from New York to San Francisco would take about a seventy-fifth of a second. This illustrates the extraordinary speed of light and its implications for long distance communication and measurement.
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New York
San Francisco
China Plans $4 Million Upgrade of Telegraph Lines
China announces a government program to invest about 4 million dollars to improve telegraph lines across the country. The plan aims to enhance communication capacity and reliability for official networks and public administration.
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China
Archbishop Opposed To Death Penalty
The Archbishop of York, William Temple, opposes capital punishment arguing it lowers the sanctity of life. He says punishment should not be vengeance and that no person is wholly evil enough to justify death. He cites social imitation reducing respect for life.
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William Temple
York
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat summer ailments in children with Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. It claims early dosing prevents or relieves summer complaints and emphasizes safety and home use, selling for 25 cents per box via local druggists or mail order from Brockville, Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
May Purchase Canadian Land
Lord Middleton of Yorkshire tours Canada to buy large farm tracts for ranching. He runs a 3000 acre English beef operation and plans to acquire thousands of acres in Canada. He noted heavy postwar taxation on British landowners and hosted fifty Yorkshire youths for Ontario farm placements. Toothache and neuralgia relief from Douglas Egyptian Liniment.
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Saskatchewan
Lord Middleton
Canada
England
Brandon
Ontario
Father Of Many Inventions The Concertina Inventor
The article lauds Sir Charles Wheatstone, noting he patented the concertina and built a string of inventions since 1829. It highlights his stereoscope, polar clock, and bringing the electric telegraph to public use, portraying him as a prolific, world changing figure.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
Charles
Jenary
Charles—Wheatstone
Sir Charles
Wax Figures Portraits Lit London Windows
Wax figures are being crafted for London shop windows to depict famous people including Helen Wills, Princess Elizabeth, and Prime Minister MacDonald, among others. The display aims to attract shoppers with lifelike likenesses of notable figures.
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London
Helen Wills
Princess Elizabeth
MacDonald
Illumined Cap Badges Worn by London Messenger Boys
In London, messenger boys for a wireless telegraph company wear illuminated cap badges. The badges glow to identify the messengers and aid rapid signaling across the city.
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Messenger Boys
Wireless Telegraph Company
London
Prince and Peasant Wed in Italian Aristocracy
Signorina Maria Rizzati a Roman laundry girl has just married Prince Danioli, heir to a venerable and wealthy Italian family. The prince visited the laundry to praise the ironing of his shirts when meeting his bride.
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Signorina Maria Rizzati
Prince Danioli
Ice-breaker N B MacLean to Make Maiden Arctic Voyage
The government vessel N. B. MacLean, launched at Halifax, will begin Arctic operations in August. Named for Major MacLean, a chief authority on ice and ice-breakers, the ship will deliver supplies to four wireless stations on Hudson Bay and protect shipping as ice forms.
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N. B. MacLean
Arctic
Halifax
Major MacLean
Hudson's Straits
Ministry of Marine
Hudson Bay
Cape Hope
Resolution Island
Nottingham Island
Fort Churchill
Hudson’s Bay
Britain Hails Franco Italian Talks On Naval Limits
Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons that Britain welcomes Franco Italian efforts to resume naval talks. He expects the discussions to advance the London Naval Conference principles and extend naval limitation to all conference parties. He noted Britain need not act on its 1930 naval program beyond replacements within treaty limits.
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MacDonald
House of Commons
France
Italy
Persian Balm Promises Smooth Lovely Complexion
A Victorian style endorsement praises Persian Balm as a cooling soothing lotion that pleases delicate skin. It claims it smooths roughness from weather and leaves skin feeling velvety and rosy while softening and whitening the hands.
Centenary of the Phosphorus Match Celebration
France plans 1931 events marking the 100th anniversary of the phosphorus match. The invention dates back 99 years to Charles Saurin of Dole who dipped wood slivers into liquid phosphorus and lit a match by striking it on a file.
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France
Charles Saurin
Dole
Freshman banter on a dramatic vow and exit cue
A freshman questions how to respond when a girl loudly rejects him. His friend suggests standing up and leaving, then letting her fall silent as he walks away. The exchange probes pride and abrupt endings in youth interactions.
Exceptional cocoanut tree may yield 500 nuts yearly
A remarkable cocoanut tree is described as capable of producing up to 500 coconuts in a single year. The claim highlights extraordinary fruiting potential observed in this specimen.
Railplane Tested In Scotland By Bennie System
The world’s first experimental railplane, backed by the LNER, is inaugurated at Milngavie Scotland. A torpedo shaped coach, propelled by two aeroplane propellers and suspended from an overhead rail, carried 25 passengers and could reach 150 miles an hour on a test track.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Milngavie
Scotland
George Bennie
England
Transport Congress
Glasgow
Blackpool
Southport
London
Alberta Creameries Show Growth in Early Year Totals
Decided increase in Alberta creameries during the first four months of the year. The rise is 4.4 percent over the same period in 1929 and 35 percent above 1928. Southern creameries up 1 percent, central region similar, northern zone up 19 percent.
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Alberta
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Promises Standalone Efficacy
A short promotional note asserts that Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator works without aid from other medicines and reliably accomplishes its task without failing.
Nanking Plans Ambitious Urban Rebuild in China
Nanking, China unveils an ambitious city reconstruction plan with 77 proposals adopted. Projects include a river port waterworks system a metropolitan park the Grand Metropolitan Museum three clinics industrial growth factories afforestation and a new beautiful residential district.
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Nanking
China
Aspirin Supports Quick Relief for Headache Pain
Readers learn that headaches and related pains are quickly relieved by Aspirin tablets. The ad urges carrying a pocket tin for immediate use and keeping a larger supply at home, with directions on proper usage and applications for pain, neuralgia, and similar conditions.
Artificial wool may be grown from sheep skin vats
The British Research Association for the Woollen and Worsted Industry predicts artificial wool may grow indefinitely after experiments in hair growth. By slicing live sheepskins and placing pieces in a chemical solution, the fragments are nourished to produce hair wear. cowhide could be treated similarly.
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British Research Association
Association
Morning eggs weigh more in forenoon tests
Tests by C Howard King of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets show forenoon eggs weighing 24 115 ounces a dozen compared with 23 539 ounces for afternoon eggs. The result suggests a challenge for commercial egg producers to induce hens to lay in the forenoon and produce larger eggs.
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C. Howard King
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets
Madison
Wisconsin
Canada’s Vast Landscapes Host Wide Native Game
The physical features of Canada including its lakes forests and prairies shape a distinct faunal region. This region contains nearly every North American game species in native habitats across the country.
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Canada
North American
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