Christmas Peace Mood Favors League of Nations Support
A Christmas reflection urges a will to peace and steadfast backing for the League of Nations. It argues the League averts war, though imperfect, and calls on Canadians to actively support its moral, intellectual, and financial aid this season and beyond.
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League of Nations
China
Japan
Manchuria
League
Asia
Europe
Great Clearing House
Arbitration Court
Ancient Swedish brain surgery 3000 years ago
Professor Otto Rydbeck of Lund, Sweden, cites 14 to 15 skulls with trepanation marks from Stone Age site soils. A 3000 year old Skivard skeleton shows brain infection removal by scraping bone, not boring, with long later survival indicating a successful outcome.
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Otto Rydbeck
Lund
Sweden
Skivard
Wheat policy talks end at McGill chaired by Currie
Western Canada experts Dominion Government representatives and local authorities concluded a day of intensive discussions at an informal conference at McGill University chaired by Sir Arthur W Currie. California bakers introduce bread made from seaweed.
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Canada
Western Canada
Dominion
McGill University
Arthur W. Currie
Practical Wonderland Revealed by Radiology Experts
About 200 radiology specialists gathered in St. Louis for a five day Radiological Society of North America meeting. They described X-ray insights into early disease detection and internal processes including fetal life indicators and gas poison sources along with potential medical uses for radiation in children nerves cancer and heart. Douglas Egyptian Liniment is recommended for spider bite cow teat infections and leg sprains.
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Radiological Society of North America
St. Louis
United States Bureau of Standards
Washington
Quote on resilience and integrity amid loss
A reflective remark states a man may lose business home stocks bonds real estate automobile and golf club membership yet keeping integrity courage and determination lets him carry on and prevail.
Winter transport priorities in Canada noted by St. Catharines Standard
The Standard reports Sleigh and Auto Ontario spends half a million dollars to keep roads clear in winter while Quebec spends one tenth as much. It notes the sleigh remains the main winter transport in Quebec.
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Ontario
Quebec
St. Catharines
Germany to See Record 430 Million Spent on Home Building This Year
Authorities project nearly 430 million dollars will be invested in constructing residential housing across Germany this year. The plan targets urban development and expands access to new homes amid ongoing economic activity and housing demand.
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Germany
New Study Of Cancer Cooks Live Cells At Labs
A report to the Biological Society of North America in St. Louis describes two men and a woman handling living cancer cells grown in tubes. The researchers at Crocker Institute and Johns Hopkins feed these delicate cells every 48 hours in a glass tunnel, testing responses to X rays and radium to gauge potential treatments.
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Biological Society of North Ame
St. Louis
Crocker Cancer Research Institute
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins University
Miss Agnes MacPhail Urges Canada to Stand Firm
The Vancouver Sun notes Agnes MacPhail MP bluntly states Canadians have boycotted US goods and will not tolerate condescension from London or Washington. She warns Canada will not join the Pan American Union if it means playing second fiddle, praising plain speaking as a woman's contribution to public life.
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Agnes MacPhail
Pan-American Institute
United States
Canada
Dominion
London
Washington
Pan-American Union
Agnes
Vancouver Sun
Eclipse Aided Columbus On March 4 1504
The moon eclipse near Jamaica helped Christopher Columbus secure supplies for his fleet. Facing islander refusals, Columbus warned he would darken the moon, and when the eclipse began the natives panicked and began provisioning the fleet.
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Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Advice From Mrs Gladue On Living To A Century
Mrs Joseph Gladue a Portage la Prairie district pioneer is qualified to lecture on how to live to be over 100. She will celebrate her 196th birthday at Christmas born in 1826 in British Columbia and has seen a century of life in Canada’s northwest. She came to Manitoba 59 years ago and settled in the Raeburn district as buffalo roamed the plains.
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Joseph Gladue
Portage la Prairie
Gladue
British Columbia
Canada
Northwest
Manitoba
Raeburn
Buffalo
Prairies
Married life linked to longer lifespan says German study
Dr. Anne Marie Niemeyer of Berlin reports German Women's University data showing married men and women live longer than single counterparts. The study notes that since 1910 men marry earlier and women marry later.
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Anne Marie Niemeyer
Berlin
Demand for Graded Beef Surges in Canada
Canadian government branding program for red and blue indelible marks on beef sold by retail butchers has seen demand exceed expectations. Since 1931 the branded beef has sold in millions of pounds, with packers facing occasional shortages and producers aligning with branding goals to stimulate better feeding and future market demand.
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Department of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion
National Research Council Wool Committee Concludes Toronto Meeting
Representatives from wool producers manufacturers and Canadian universities attended the National Research Council associate committee on wool in Toronto. The meeting approved continuing plans to improve Canadian wool and noted satisfactory results from range-adapted sheep experiments. Wool from three provinces will be compared with foreign fleeces before advancing to Canadian manufactured products.
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National Research Council
Toronto
Christmas Seal Sale Support From Government House Ottawa
Government House in Ottawa appeals to citizens to back the Canadian Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seal Sale. The message praises the association’s work in preventing and curing tuberculosis and urges contributions to surpass last year’s results.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Dominion
Value of Fish Meal in Livestock Rations
Dominion chemist Dr Frank T Shutt notes rising use of fish meals in rations for all livestock, especially pigs and poultry. He cites fish meals as protein sources with valuable fat mineral content and iodine, emphasising they must be made from fresh fish. The flesh provides the main protein while minerals add stock feeding value.
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Frank T. Shutt
Dominion
Recipes For This Week By Betty Parclay
Gelatin dessert recipe using lemon flavored gelatin and stock. Dissolve in boiling water then add stock vinegar salt and paprika. Fold in diced carrots and peas before chilling and molding. Serve chilled on crisp lettuce with mayonnaise garnish. Serves eight.
Ribbon Sandwiches Technique From Simple Pantry Larder
This vintage recipe describes assembling a three layer sandwich with buttered bread and a relish mayo mix, then a pimento cream cheese filling. After layering the bread slices remove crusts and weight in the refrigerator before slicing very thin to serve.
U.S Leads Global Civil Aircraft Figures
New figures from the Society of British Aircraft Constructors show over 17 000 civil aeroplanes in operation worldwide. The United States has the largest fleet, the British Empire as a unit is second, France and its empire third, and Germany fourth.
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Society of British Aircraft Constructors
United States
British Empire
France
Her Empire
Germany
Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Proclaimed Effective
An advertisement proclaims Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven treatment for asthmatic breathing difficulties. It is described as a longstanding, reliable product not an experiment and available through local dealers.
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J. D. Kellogg
Canada Produces Nails and Spikes in 1930 Exports Rise
In 1930 eleven plants in Canada produced over 95.5 million pounds of wire nails and spikes. The Dominion exported 3.593 million pounds and imported 1.062 million pounds during the year.
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Canada
The
Dominion
Stamp Mixup Sparks Letter Mix Up at Post Office
A pair of letters caused a comic mix up when a 2-cent stamp was placed on a foreign letter and a 5-cent stamp on a city letter. The letters were corrected at the post office by changing the addresses on the envelopes.
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Norah
Romance of Gold and British Columbia Mining History
Dale L. Pitt spoke at the annual meeting recounting mining’s role in opening British Columbia, from nugget legends on Queen Charlotte Islands to Thompson River placers, lode mining, mills, smelters, railroads, and modern ore processing driving provincial and national growth.
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British Columbia
Dale L. Pitt
Mining Association of
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Mining Association of
Mr. Dale
Dominion
Queen Charlotte Islands
Thompson River
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Protection for Children
An herbal remedy claim describes Miller's Worm Powders as excellent protection against worms. It states the powder makes the stomach and intestines untenable to parasites, heals inflamed surfaces, and restores strength weakened by worm-induced draughts, presenting a healthful result.
Superstition among lumber jacks about riverbed direction
An old timer recalls a superstition of lumber jacks: beds must not face the river but be at right angles to it. If a bed ran parallel to the river, the sleeper was believed to be drowned within the year.
British scientist cites heat from average quake surpassing coal burn
A British scientist estimates that an average size earthquake releases heat equivalent to burning over 3,000 tons of coal. This striking comparison highlights the immense energy involved in seismic events and underscores the scale of Earth's geophysical processes.
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Betty Parclay
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