Britain May Have State Farms Plan Raises Unemployment Hope
Parliament backs Dr Christopher Addison in a proposed state farming program to overhaul England agriculture. Aimed at mechanized farming land restoration and housing unemployed workers on small plots, the scheme envisions demonstration farms, land reclamation powers, loans, and about 33 million dollars to fund the plan.
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Jon Bull
John
Christopher Ad Gison
England
Addison
America
Narrow escapes haunt Earl Jellicoe at Jutland era
Commander-in-Chief Earl Jellicoe, aged 71, survived three near fatal episodes early in his career. A middy vessel capsized near Gibraltar requiring miles of swimming to reach shore. He survived being aboard the Victoria when rammed by Camperdown, saved by a fellow officer. During the Boxer Rebellion he was shot through the lungs yet led his men in a five day running fight to safety.
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Earl Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
Jutland
Middy
Gibraltar
Camperdown
China
Exhibits Open At Regina Grain Show For Agricultural Links
Space for commercial exhibits at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina 1932 will be reserved for displays connected with agriculture especially field crops. The notice emphasizes exhibits must reflect their relation to the industry. Norway now has 300 movie theatres. The President of Mexico is to receive salary in silver. Mexico registered over 74,000 automobiles in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Mexico
Quote analogy on women by Nagel from Lustige Welt
The remark compares women to collars and suggests true size is only known once worn. Originating in Nagel's Lustige Welt from Berlin, it reflects a provocative, objectifying view embedded in the periodical.
What Is a Cow a Descriptive Essay
A humorous descriptive essay titled What Is a Cow attributed to Wilfrid Lodowese from St Johns Record mocks bovine biology with playful misstatements. It lists traits such as an alto voice, a two stomach system, a rear tail tassel with educational value, and bits about milk, hash, veal, and biting while satirically misapprehending anatomy.
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St. Johns
Collegeville
Minn
Wilfrid Lodowese
Seed extraction totals large pine and spruce crops in B C
At New Westminster seed plant, 3.5 tons of yellow pine seed and 1.5 tons of Sitka spruce seed were processed by the U S Forest Service. This yields about 56 million yellow pine seeds and 800 million Sitka spruce seeds. Additional Douglas fir and other species were gathered. Most seed goes to the British Forestry Commission for UK afforestation and to New Zealand for its plantations.
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New Westminster
B.C
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
British Forestry Commission
Great Britain
Government of
New Zealand
Sun Rays For Hens Boost Egg Size In Germany
A German experiment using artificial sunlight and ultraviolet rays exposed a nest of eggs for short periods twice daily. The results showed chicks emerging early and growing quickly. Young birds proved vigorous, while even cockerels gained weight, weighing nearly five pounds after four months and yielding profit.
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Germany
Homecomings and Humble Roads in a Droll Irish Tale
A vicar’s wife teases a parishioner about her film-star son’s summers home and a wife, while an Aberdeen couple jokes about a motor car. The mother recalls five summers with his wife in tow and a boast of five pretty daughters.
Fur Coat Not Always Warm for Heart
A brief item notes that a fur coat does not guarantee warmth for the heart, suggesting寒 a wider point about comfort and sentiment beyond luxury items.
Law Should Be Changed In Canada Citizenship for British-born residents debated
An Ottawa despatch reports that Dominion Parliament may examine and likely legislate on Canadian citizenship for British born people. Debates stem from deportation cases showing residence length does not affect status for English Irish or Scottish born individuals. A Galicia native naturalized after five years keeps Canadian citizenship. reform would gain broad support.
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Ottawa
Dominion
British Isles
Galicia
Canada
Regina
Ugliness and Beauty Lecture Sparks Riots in England
Dr Josiah Oldfield declares that all ugly women should be drowned during a lecture at the Women's Institute in Newbury Berkshire England. He argues beauty is within individual control and laments male lords who should face harsh judgment, provoking no riot.
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Josiah Oldfield
Women’s Institute
Newbury
Berkshire
England
Dr. Oldfield
Creation
Lord High Marine
Scotsman in Well Declares Swim Until Noon
A Scotsman who fell into his own well tells his wife not to bother servants as she asks the time. She replies eleven thirty. He responds that he will swim around until noon. Plus a note that only one gold mine operates in Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua
Proverbial Spanish Humor About a Fortune Teller
A Madrid quip from Buen Humor jokes about a fortune teller predicting a wife’s death. The punchline reveals the speaker’s sadness stems from fearing truth more than lies. The exchange highlights bleak wit and cultural humor.
Clean Teeth and Diet Across Generations
A health feature argues teeth cleanliness rivals dishwashing in importance. It links mouth health to heart and kidney disease, stresses prenatal diet, and cites Yale professor Parks on preventing dental care issues through milk, greens, sun, and outdoor activity.
Japanese temple bell returned after fifty years abroad
A large temple bell cast in Kyoto about three centuries ago by Buddhist donors was secretly sold by a temple official and exhibited in Sweden for decades before T Ishimaru of the education ministry arranged its return to Tokyo's Shinagawa Temple.
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Temple Bell
Japan
Tokyo
Sanjo
Kyoto
Canada Pulp and Paper Industry Leading 1929
The pulp and paper sector is Canada’s top manufacturing industry in 1929, leading gross and net values of manufactured products and topping wage and salary distributions across the sector.
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Canada
Pulp and Paper Industry
Birds Derived From Reptilian Scales, Authorities Say
Competent authorities accept the view that birds' feathers originated from reptilian scales, reflecting a long debated evolutionary link. The assertion aligns with paleontological findings and comparative anatomy studies.
Progress in British Columbia shows broad expansion in 1923
The interior reports substantial growth with Prince Rupert Massett Pouce Coupe Vanderhoof Powell River expanding more than ever. Okanagan business holds 1929 levels. tax receipts rise. Vernon’s dehydrating plant doubles payroll Kelowna tops Canada in canning Penticton steady Oliver advances. Cariboo new settlers near Prince George Cree and Revelstoke Cranbrook advance Kamloops steady. Ashcroft records record canning year.
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British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Massett
Pouce Coupe
Vanderhoof
Powell River
Okanagan Valley
Vernon
Kelowna
Canada
Penticton
Oliver
Kootenays
Prince George
Cariboo
Revelstoke
Cranbrook
Kamloops
Ashcroft
Changing Face of Canadian Farming Over Fifty Years
Dr J F Booth Ottawa Commissioner of Agricultural Economics notes a shift from self sufficient farming to market oriented agriculture. Farmers now act as business people needing knowledge of production, trade, and the processes of assembling grading transporting storing financing and marketing of products.
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Canada
J. F. Booth
Ottawa
New Wheat Variety Tested by Experts in Kansas City
Dr. John Parker of the USDA submitted a 14 year research wheat variety to a 30 expert jury in Kansas City. They tested flour and bread from the new hard wheat. No seed is yet available for distribution. Observers included Dr. C O Swanson and H M Bainer.
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John Parker
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Larger Type Pays Better in Dairy Cattle Study
A study of about 220000 yearly records from dairy herd improvement associations finds heavier cows within a breed generally outperform lighter cows of the same age in production and net income above feed cost. Larger cows use more feed but yield enough extra milk to cover the higher costs. Size alone should not determine purchases, though a larger cow may produce more if all other factors are equal.
Ancient Invention: Self-Operating Slot Machine Idea
The text traces an early form of a self operating device to 200 BC in Egypt where temple worshippers dropped money into a box and received purified water automatically in return. It frames the concept as an ancient precursor to modern slot machines.
Fox pelt fetches 1000 dollar price at HBC sale
In historic Hudson Bay Company records a silver fox pelt sold for a round thousand dollars. The sale highlights the value of exotic fur traded in the era and reflects the market demand for premium pelts among early colonial traders.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Breakfast as an event the way of Mr Baldwin
The Vancouver Sun quotes Stanley Baldwin praising breakfast as the finest meal while contrasting city and farmer routines. It notes the farmer rises early, works hard, enjoys a hearty meal, and faces the day with vigor, while urban readers rush breakfast and miss its hopeful spirit.
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Stanley Baldwin
England
Mr. Baldwin
Morpheus
Vancouver Sun
Predicts Canadian butter exports to Britain within two years
E N Robinson president of the National Dairy Council told the Dairymen's Association of Nova Scotia in Halifax that Canada should be exporting butter to Britain within two years. He urged a uniform creamery grading system and a national Canadian butter trademark. He credited higher New Zealand butter tariffs with boosting Canada's dairy sector, calling it "Canada's 300,000,000 industry."
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Canada
E. N. Robinson
National Dairy Council
Dairymen’s Association of
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Robinson
New Zealand
Mr. Robinson
Witty Exchange Highlights Aged Discretion Banter
In a playful dialog from The Explanation, Sweet Thing questions love while Old Bachelor jokes about intelligence and timing. The exchange notes a woman’s age of discretion and hints at marriage prospects with irony and humor.
Sugar beet industry praised in Southern Alberta
Brig. Gen. J. S. Stewart, M.P., says 35 000 acres are prepared for the next sugar beet season. He cites soil and climate as ideal for a strong future of the industry in Southern Alberta.
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J. S. Stewart
M.P
Alberta
Five marks in Vienna
A brief note records a negotiation phrase: "What do you want for it?" answered with five marks, set in Vienna, capturing a compact exchange likely from a historical source.
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Minnesota
Lord Sankey
Indian Round Table Conference
India
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Aberdeen
Buen Humor
Madrid
John Burke Ingram
Sir William Hunter
Charing Cross Hospital
London
Parks
Yale
Thing
Vienna
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