Self-Reliance Urged To Combat Morale Decline
A broad appeal warns that five years of global downturn erodes work discipline and fuels dependence on relief. It urges clergy, teachers, and families to restore self-reliance, teaching courage over despair, and to minimize reliance on aid while youths learn to persevere.
Carillon Expansion Makes World’s Largest Bell Tower
The Bournville village school tower now houses the world’s largest carillon after a local distinguished family funded additions. Original 22 bells have grown to 48, with the largest bell weighing over three tons and the smallest about 12 pounds.
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Bournville
England
Idle advice on work and patience in a proverb
A wry remark contrasts Job's patience with the claim that waiting six years is unnecessary. It suggests that idle people preach what should be done rather than doing it themselves.
Early Irish Copyright Principle Emerges at Tara
The principle arose in ancient Tara when a monastery copied a psalter from a rival to boost tourism. Sir Edward German notes the king ordered the infringing copy destroyed to protect intellectual property.
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Kingdom
Tara
Sir Edward German
Imperial Airways to Build 70 Passenger Airliner
Will Maintain Lead reports Imperial Airways plans a 70 passenger airliner to advance speed utility safety and comfort, signaling Britain’s intent to retain lead in commercial flying.
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Imperial Airways
Britain
Treasures at Windsor Castle Reveal Historic Relics
The Windsor Castle corridors unveil valuable artifacts including General Gordon’s worn Bible and Queen Victoria’s gift, a Lord Kitchener Bible, and Nelson’s lead wound bullet with a bust mounted on part of the Victory’s mainmast. Each item ties to historic sieges and naval triumphs.
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Windsor Castle
Gordon
Khartoum
Queen Victoria
Lord Kitchener
Berkshire
Nelson
Trafalgar
Britain
Canadian Scientist Elected President of Phyto Pathological Society
Ottawa's Dr H T Gussow Dominion Botanist at Dominion Experimental Farms has been unanimously elected president of the American Phyto Pathological Society. The annual Pittsburgh meeting marked the societys 1909 founding with about 900 members across Canada and the United States. Gussow, a charter member, is praised for his writings and lectures and cited as a leading botanical authority.
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H. T. Gussow
Ottawa
Dominion
Dominion Experimental Farms
American Phyto-Pathological Society
Pittsburgh
Canada
United States
North America
Gussow
Powdered Whey Reported to Aid Blood Pressure Tuberculosis
San Quentin physician Dr. L L Stanley and Dr. Jay Don Ball of San Francisco traced a poultrymen's use of powdered whey to treat flocks at Petaluma. They report powdered whey lowered high blood pressure in prisoners and helped tuberculosis patients, with gratifying results.
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L. L. Stanley
San Quentin
Stanley
Jay Don Ball
San Francisco
Petaluma
Marconi Announces A TV Experiment Between Italy And U S
Signor Marconi announces a television experiment linking Italy and the United States to be conducted in a few months. He spoke at the inauguration of a new Italian radio station and promised to show listeners the apparatus used in his wireless sea navigation experiments.
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Italy
United States
Signor Marconi
Daily Dog Walking Service Proposed in New York
News from New York reports the formation of a Daily Dog Walking Service Company. Proposed rates are five dollars for one walk per day per month, eight dollars for two walks, and twelve dollars for three, with Sundays excluded. The plan aims to offer relief for many harassed husbands, particularly those in apartments.
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New York
Reprove Faults Different From Our Own
A reflective aphorism notes that people judge others by their own faults while ignoring their own. It argues virtue lies in economy over extravagance and encourages self awareness over hypocrisy.
Longest African Railway Bridge Opens Over Zambesi
The Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa link brings rail service from Lake Nyasa to Beira. The 12 064 foot bridge cost 10 million dollars, took 2 1/2 years, and rests on concrete piers 120 feet below the river. A fleet of river steamers moves passengers and freight across the Zambesi with some delays.
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Africa
Victoria Falls
Niagara
Zambesi River
Nyasaland
Portuguese East Africa
Lake Nyasa
Beira
Zambesi
New York
George Washington Bridge
St. Thomas
Marvels of miniature engraving demonstrate precision limits
A discussion of machine work versus hand engraving notes the Lord's Prayer engraved on a five cent piece and on a steel punch with a one sixth inch square end. Letters measure .006 inch tall and .0008 inch above the base, illustrating remarkable accuracy. Examples from the Prince of Wales Museum in Bombay show donor names engraved on rice.
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Prince of Wales Museum
Bombay
Reichssportfeld Renamed West Berlin Olympic Arena
West Berlin prepares for the next Olympic Games by naming the vast sports ground Reichssportfeld replacing Olympia Town. Streets leading to the arena are renamed, with some residents stunned by Fighting Arena Avenue and other dignified routes reflecting the new site’s importance.
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West Berlin
Olympia Town
Veiled Flushing recluse dies after vow of 30 years
Andrew Connorton an 80 year old resident of Flushing Long Island died true to a vow made after his sweetheart left him thirty years earlier to never again appear on Flushing Main Street He lived within two blocks of the street The piece also notes radium as the world’s most expensive mineral with a standard value of 90000 dollars per gram.
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Andrew Connorton
Flushing
Long Island
Leitch Accepts Dominion Marketing Board Chairmanship
Prof A A Leitch former economics professor at Ontario Agricultural College Guelph accepts the chairmanship of the Dominion Marketing Board subject to cabinet ratification. He is also a tobacco grower. Dr George S H Barton deputy minister of agriculture and chairman since formation requests relief from duties. The board regulates marketing under the Natural Products Marketing Act.
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A. A. Leitch
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Dominion Marketing Board
Dominion Cabinet
Leitch
George S. H. Barton
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