Intimate portrait of the early years of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
The piece traces the births of Albert and Mary Bowes Lyon and the paths that led to their roles as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. It notes Albert's modest royal ascent, Victoria's diaries on his birth, and family figures at Sandringham, Glamis, and Strathmore, highlighting royal lineage and early impressions from relatives.
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Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York
Sandringham
George VI
Great Britain
Ireland
Bowes Lyon
Canada
Prince Albert
Edward
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Albert
Victoria
George
Queen Victoria
King George
Queen Mary
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Prince Consort
Georgie
George V
May
York Cottage
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Prince Edward
Bertie
David
Lord Esher
Windsor Castle
Elizabeth Bowes Lyon
Claude George
Nina Bowes Lyon
Claude
Earl of
Robert II
Scotland
Glamis
Formarshire
St. Paul's Waldenbury
Hertfordshire
England
Shakespeare
Duncan
Macbeth
Elizabeth
Claverhouse
Calcutta Barber Conference Denounces Safety Razors
About 600 barbers in Calcutta met to condemn safety razors as harming their trade. They urged the public to stop using them and pressed for government representation in the Legislature and free education for barbers' children. They also called for uniform shaving charges to stabilize prices.
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Calcutta
Calcutta Statesman
Coins As Souvenirs For Royal Visit To Canada
The Timmins Advance argues for minting silver coins as keepsakes of the King and Queen’s forthcoming Canadian visit. It suggests gold coins and nickel coins as additional commemoratives due to Canada’s world leading mining regions, while noting possible legal and church objections.
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Canada
Timmins
Strange Hiding Place Leads to Hidden Diamond Rings
An excited San Francisco Salvation Army shopper discovered two platinum diamond rings sewn into discarded drapes her husband donated. Brigadier Joseph Sturm relayed the find to a prospector buyer, with the woman valuing the rings at over $1,000. A German law prohibits paper wrapping for customer boxes to conserve paper.
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Salvation Army
San Francisco
Joseph Sturm
Sturm
Hudson's Bay Fur Trade Trainees Learn Broad Skills
Fourteen young men at Winnipeg’s Fur Trade Training School prepare for posts up to the Arctic circle. In nine weeks they study fur grading merchandising post accounting first aid wireless telegraphy radio mechanics carpentry and cooking. Experts note need for self sufficiency and versatile training including dress and display of goods for Eskimo and Indian customers.
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Winnipeg
Arctic Circle
R. H. G. Bonnycastle
Temple of Religion at New York World's Fair planned
The World’s Fair will include a Temple of Religion funded by about eighty thousand dollars with non sectarian services and a quiet meditation space for visitors. A contrast with Glasgow’s two churches at the Empire Exhibition is noted as a new idea in fair planning. The piece underlines recognizing God amid wonders of nature and human achievement at the fair. The Isle of Man remark notes its geographic vantage point.
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Glasgow
New York
God
St. Thomas
Pattern 6246 Madonna and Child Embroidery Prospect
Pattern 6246 offers a transfer diagram of a Madonna and Child from old masters with a 14 by 18 inch image, color key, chart, and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for this pattern at 175 McDermot Ave. E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Wodehouse on Canada’s health system and narcotic controls
Dr. R. E. Wodehouse outlines a broad view of Canada’s health and social services. He describes licensing and enforcement for narcotics, international cooperation, sanitation, and medical inspections. He also notes divisions for maternal care industrial hygiene and public education, plus current ex service pensioner statistics and long term support.
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Toronto
R. E. Wodehouse
Pensions and National Health
Wodehouse
Royal Canadian Institute
Canada
Department of Pensions and National Health
Public Health Service
Paris
Antwerp
Hamburg
London
Maternal and Child Hygiene
Road to Perfection: Aviation Safety and Progress
Felix Riesenberg argues rugged simplicity gave way to complex radios in air travel. He cites the Point Reyes wreck as a warning, but says modern planes are safer and progress costs are justified in pursuit of safer, higher mileage air travel.
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Felix Riesenberg
Point Reyes
California
Riesenberg
Christian Science Monitor
Manitoba Announces Longest Scenic Route No 10
The Winnipeg Tribune reports Manitoba motorists and tourists will access route No 10 next summer a 427 mile highway from Peace Gardens to The Pas. It traverses Turtle Mountains Souris and Assiniboine valleys Riding Mountain Clear Lake and Duck and Porcupine mountains along Lake Winnipegosis shores. A plow left leaning against a tree on the Leffingwell farm near Extra Iowa for over 50 years remains embedded in the trunk.
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The
Winnipeg Tribune
Manitoba
Peace Gardens
Pas
Turtle Mountains
Souris
Assiniboine
Riding Mountain
Clear Lake
Duck and Porcupine Mountains
Lake Winnipegosis
Leffingwell Farm
Extra
Iowa
Portugal Upholds Historic Alliance With Britain
A report by A H W King of the British embassy in Lisbon states Portugal clings to its alliance with Great Britain amid misunderstandings over Portugal’s relations with other powers. The document notes deep popular support for the alliance and shared interests, with UK and Germany leading trade with Portugal.
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Portugal
Great Britain
Overseas Trade Department
A. H. W. King
Lisbon
King
Britain
United Kingdom
Germany
Good Neighbors: Students Rank Nations as Preferences
The article notes New Jersey women college students prefer Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, and France in that order if US citizenship is unavailable. Canadians rank second for potential citizenship. A Kingston Whig Standard aside questions Americans’ neighborly stance. A separate line states the human eye at five feet can see 2.9 miles at sea or on level ground.
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Women's College
New Jersey
Great Britain
Canada
Ireland
France
United States
Kingston Whig
Owner who reopens and slams car door after you shut it
A car owner is described as someone who after you pull the door shut always opens it again and then slams it shut harder, indicating a habit of rechecking and forceful closure.
Bolivia Natives Craft Hats From Bark Soaked and Beaten
In Bolivia native artisans make hats from tree bark by soaking the bark in water and beating it until pliable, forming durable headwear tied to traditional crafts and daily use.
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Bolivia
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Andrew Pettigrew
Joan Cottam
South Africa
St. Marylebone Presbyterian Church
Anne Livingstone
Elizabeth Pickersgil
North Country
S. G. L Horner
Model Trading
New Zealand
Isle of Man
British Isles
Inter
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