Cause Of Our Economic Ills and World Peace
The piece argues that postwar economic woes stem from World War I debts and wasted resources. It cites Philip Snowden on Britain’s 35 billion dollar debt, daily debt payments, and wartime costs. It urges redirecting taxation to constructive programs and pursuing world peace to revive employment and living standards.
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Philip Snowden
Snowden
Great Britain
Uise
Mr. Snowden
Britain
Canada
Clock that speaks time combines radio phonograph
An inventor develops a talking clock in a grandfather case that announces hours and half hours and can deliver a morning greeting. The unit integrates a talking clock, radio and electric phonograph with a dynamic speaker for voice, radio and playback.
Concrete road network expands in Antrim to seventeen miles
Over five years Ireland lays twenty seven miles of concrete roads in County Antrim. The programme targets worst traffic routes with about five miles rebuilt annually. In 1929 several sections linked, and by year end a seventeen mile continuous concrete stretch will be the longest in the British Isles.
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County Antrim
British Isles
Long-Time Farm Servants Honored at Lincolnshire Show
At Skegness England the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society awarded farm service records. Samuel Benton, 74, of Horncastle, claimed the top prize for 552 years with Messrs Crowder and Sons. Second, 83 year old William Goodwin of Rippingale, South Lincolnshire, logged 53 years of service.
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Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
Skegness
England
Samuel Benton
Horncastle
Messrs
Manitoba Water Power Potential and Winnipeg River Sites
Manitoba's power resources are estimated at 5,000,000 hp with 508,000 hp in use. Winnipeg River sites could supply Winnipeg for 2.5 million people and employ 300,000 industrial workers, yielding products worth about a billion dollars annually.
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Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg River
Winnipeg
Wheat Pool Keeps Morale As Prices Slump
In the Alberta Farmer editorial dated July 10 1930 pool members refuse despondency amid low wheat prices. They recall pre pool days and praise the pool for stabilizing markets and preventing deeper price declines.
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Aberta Farmer
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise New Blood Strength
Ad claims pale people suffer nervousness from low blood and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore rich red blood and vitality. Customer testimonial from Mrs G Cook in Toronto cites prior nervous breakdown and lasting recovery. Pills available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents per box.
Noted Soldier Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James Dies in London
Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James M P died in London in his 59th year ending a varied career. He joined the Egyptian army in 1899 and fought the white Nile expedition against the Khalifa, later administered Wadi Halfa and served in the Great War. He was army and navy boxing champion in 1898 and served as Conservative MP for Bromley since 1920. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a prompt worm remedy for children.
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Cuthbert James
London
England
Col. James
Khalifa
Wadi Halfa
Col
James
House of Commons
Bromley
Vancouver area to host $23 million steel plant project
Announcement claims a $23 000 000 steel plant will be erected near Vancouver in connection with iron deposits on Texada Island. The plan ties Texada Island iron resources to the new facility, signaling major industrial investment for the region.
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Vancouver
Texada Island
Pessimist Chooses Both Evils When Faced with Two
A wry saying notes a pessimist selects both evils when offered a choice between two. It frames pessimism as choosing excess harm over partial steps and reflects a sharp, humorous view on decision making.
First England TV play by Baird system rated experimental
The BBC aired Pirandello's The Man With a Flower in His Mouth as England’s first public television play, reviewed by The London Times critic who called television a science still. The tiny stage, limited image quality, and close filming created an intimate but flawed viewer experience. The critic urged patience for serious criticism of TV plays.
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England
Baird
British Broadcasting Corporation
Luigi Pirandello
London Times
C. R. W. Nevison
L. de G. Sieveking
The
Luxury For the Desert Sydney Australia
Central Australia to gain a new tourist camp by the Commonwealth Railways Department. Mobile camps will move every day or two and feature electric lighting portable showers radio reception sets and gramophones. Cooks will craft elaborate menus rivaling a first class hotel.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth Railways Department
U.S. June Trade Slump Hits Six-Year Low
The United States saw a sharp decline in international trade in June with exports at 229 million dollars and imports at 255 million. Both figures were about 100 million dollars below June of last year, marking the weakest month for six years in overall trade activity.
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United States
Argentine Delegates Invited To Canadian Grain Study Tour
The Canadian Government via its Buenos Aires trade commissioner invites the Agrarian Producers' Union of Argentina to send a delegation to Canada. The visit aims to study modern cereal handling methods and the Canadian grain elevator system at principal production centres.
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Buenos Aires
Agrarian Producers’ Union of the
Canada
Worm Exterminator hailed as boon to children
A quirky fragment praises Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a leading remedy for worm destruction, calling it a boon for afflicted children. The text includes a stray line about an airman and a farmer boasting of a notable climb without prior ascent.
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Farmer
Kaye Don Backers Learn Silver Bullet Lags Golden Arrow
It cost 250000 to discover that a Silver Bullet is not as swift as a Golden Arrow. The wager shows mixed results for Kaye Don and his backers as they weighed speed versus other factors in the racing pursuit.
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Kaye Don
The Smallest American Bird The Calliope Humming Bird
A note on the calliope humming bird describes it as the tiniest species in the United States. Its diminutive size highlights remarkable adaptations and a distinctive green plumage.
Saskatchewan Pool Ballots Vote on 100 Percent Pool Act
Ballots mailed to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool growers ask whether to urge government to pass a Grain Marketing Act mandating marketing through one pool. The measure requires a two thirds referendum support and growers control, insisting non pool producers have equal say. Persian Balm ad text appears but is unrelated to the political item.
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Saskatchewan
Jewels of Victims Scattered Near Kent Air Disaster
Jewels worth £65,000 scattered on ground near Meopham Kent after recent air disaster in which six people died including three nobles. Items belonged to the late Viscountess Ednam and the late Mrs Lieffler who wore pearl necklaces and diamond brooches. A villager found a few gems and police search the area for more.
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The
London Daily Express
Meopham
Kent
Viscountess
Ednam
Lieffler
RCMP strength and a joking classroom exchange
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police comprises about 50 officers and 900 privates. A classroom quip has a teacher asking Johnny about Samson's death and the boy answering with falling arches.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Johnny
Samson
Exhibition grain may be grown any year for show says bulletin
A World Grain Show bulletin clarifies that there is no season restriction for exhibit grain. Exhibits must reach Regina authorities by March 1, 1932, making 1932 growth impossible. grain can be grown in 1931 or the current season.
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Canada
Regina
Water use in wheat production revealed by agriculture experts
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports that producing a single bushel of wheat consumes more than thirty one tons of water. The finding comes from studies on soft moisture and crop production by agricultural experts.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
California scientist crafts slow motion film of bone healing
A California scientist develops a motion picture camera that operates so slowly a film shows bone knitting. The report notes that fifty eight of the ninety known elements have been identified in the sun.
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California
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