Reprieves, embassy move and foreign news brief
Reliable sources say the British embassy in Madrid will move to Valencia soon. Three death sentenced men were reprieved by King George during Christmas, the first reprieves of his reign. A Moscow State Museum section on Indian culture opens with 14th and 18th century miniatures. A 20 year old rider travels 2169 miles from Niagara Falls to Houston seeking warmth and work. Canada and the U S still cover war risks. Lloyds excludes global property policies except those two nations. The Duke of Kent reads a King George message for South Australia’s centenary. A large South African diamond weighing 53 4 ounces is valued above five thousand dollars. Nine spiders webs displayed at London’s Natural History Museum. Le Matin claims Russia plans five submarines in the Mediterranean to escort freighters and attack insurgent boats.
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George
State Museum of Oriental Culture
Moscow
Fred R. Schack
Niagara Falls
New York
Houston
Texas
Lloyds
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Ireland
Duke of Kent
South Australia
Ventersdorp
South Africa
Bruidegemdrift
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
London
le Matin
Russia
Mediterranean
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Through Generations
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound remains a standard proprietary product run by descendants in Lynn Massachusetts. The article notes its kitchen origins, modern laboratories, global herb sourcing, and a long history of acclaim from women and scientific authorities alike.
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Lydia EF. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Massachusetts
New Breed Of Sheep Promises Fashion Fur From Crossbred Stock
United States Agriculture Department experts report a crossing of Russian caracal sheep with common breeds could yield treadtail Persian lamb and caracul fur. Importations of these three furs totaled about 3 000 000 dollars in five years. Printed sermons from Benjamin Franklin’s print shop were turned into musket cartridge ridges for Monmouth battle.
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The
Montreal Star
United States Agriculture Department
Benjamin Franklin
Monmouth
Birds Respond to Light Shifts in Daily Cycles
Birds sense dawn and dusk cues, waking at first light of dawn and returning to nests at dusk, showing strong adaptation to changing light.
Record wool harvest tops four billion pounds in 1932
The 1932 global wool clip reached more than 3.44 billion pounds, the largest on record, reflecting a peak in global production and demand for wool.
Ford Granted Patent for Rear Mounted Eight Cylinder Car
Henry Ford receives a patent for a rear mounted eight cylinder V type engine placed behind the rear axle. The design shifts the center of gravity toward the passenger area to improve ride and may enable new streamlining ideas. Officials note the chassis integrates axle gearing and differential on a resilient support with body shape potentially freeing from a front engine hood.
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Ford
H. H. Ford
Campaign to free French married women from legal restraints
Feminists launch a campaign highlighting the lack of rights for married women in France. They note wives cannot vote or sign legal documents without a husband and cannot independently run a business, rent, bank, obtain a passport, or insure life.
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Madame Kraemer Black
King George's Budgerigar Hobby Revealed in Death Notice
The late King George of England pursued a hobby rearing budgerigars, the bright Australian love birds, as a personal pastime. This detail appears in recent obituaries noting his leisure interests alongside royal duties.
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King George of
England
Gay frock for girls pattern 4283 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4283 offers a button front coat style frock for Susan Ann with up to date princess lines soft collar puffed sleeves and round pockets. Matching panties optional. sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with size 6 needing 21 36 inch yards. Order by mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Susan-Ann
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Nicodemus Visits Jesus in the Night and Birth Theme
The lesson examines Nicodemus a Jewish Sanhedrin member who visits Jesus by night. It notes his cautious motive and defines the concept of being born again through water and the Spirit as entry into the Kingdom of God. The discussion cites John 2 1 3 and quotes Charles R Brown on baptism and spiritual rebirth.
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Nicodemus
Jesus
Court of Justice
Sanhedrin
Jerusalem
God
Charles R. Brown
Novel Artificial Sunrise Display at Hayden Planetarium
The Hayden Planetarium in New York unveils a new feature for the first time an artificial sun rise in color. An invention attaches to the giant stereopticon projector using over 120 magic lanterns to show daily the changing appearances of stars and planets for New Yorkers.
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Hayden Planetarium
New York
Counting bolts and curious alphabets in old prose
A worker miscounts bolts by counting in threes and says there are a boxful of threes and two over. A note mentions the Japanese alphabet with two character sets named katanaka and hir ange and references wealthy Indian families using rose or jasmine scented water.
Bellringer for fifty years honored at St Mary’s Richmond
In Richmond England Alderman Albert Morton marks a half century as a bellringer. He rang for the Jubilee of 1887 the Diamond Jubilee of 1897 Edward VII’s coronation and the Silver Jubilee and plans to ring again for King George’s coronation next May.
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St. Mary's
Richmond
England
Albert Morton
Edward the Seventh
George
Letter About Debt Sparks Tense Exchange Between Couple
A dialogue shows a wife drafting a long 16 page letter requesting ten dollars. The husband acknowledges the request and jokes a harsher reply will come if he fails to send the money.
Coroner Sir Samuel Brighouse Returns From Inquests
Sir Samuel Brighouse of Lancashire England, aged 87, long serving coroner, has presided over 23 000 inquests in his career.
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Samuel Brighouse
Lancashire
England
Royal Bank of Canada reports higher profits and assets
The Royal Bank of Canada releases its annual statement showing total assets at 855 million dollars and public deposits up 71 million, the third straight year with deposits rising over 50 million. Net profits amount to 3.504 million, with an increased balance in the Profit and Loss account, and the annual meeting is set for January 14, 1937 at the head office.
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Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Bank of Canada
Free State Pushes Wheat Slogan Amid Trade War
The Free State marks five years in a trade war with Great Britain as President Eamonn de Valera’s government relentlessly promotes the slogan Grow more wheat. Radio Athlone and government speakers plaster the message on billboards and neon signs in Dublin.
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Eamonn de Valera
Free State
Great Britain
Athlone
Dublin
Prospector William Nance Dies in Alturas Claiming Gold Sea Machine
William David Nance 63 a California prospector inventor and artist died in Alturas after rushing to finish a machine he claimed could extract gold from sea water. He demonstrated the device October 19 1935 before six witnesses swearing them to secrecy and warned the machine would die with him to prevent misuse.
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William David Nance
Alturas
California
Nance
Judas Hunter Gifts Beads to Governor General
Judas Hunter of the Stoney tribe stripped beads from his clothing and headdress last summer and gave them to Baron Tweedsmuir when the governor general was made honorary chief. He received a Christmas present, a $100 cheque, in recognition of his sacrifice. Owners of dogs in a Balkan town face fines if their dogs bark after 9 pm with doubling fines for each new offense.
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Judas Hunter
Baron Tweedsmuir
Cedar posts from 1860 sold as sound material in Texas
A load of cedar posts cut in 1860 was recently sold in Texas as sound material. Researchers note men historically remembered their mothers long before Mothers Day was invented.
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Texas
Dutch oil magnate aids farmers to ease distress in bid for exports
Sir Henri Deterding mobilizes about 10 million guilders to aid Dutch farmers. An organization named by Deterding will buy green stuffs fruit and cattle for sale to Germany. German marks will fund purchases while the plan is non political and humanitarian.
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Henri Deterding
Germany
Baron Nuffield
British Isles
Wales
Scotland
Sir Henri
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
Amsterdam
First Blood Transfusion Tale From 1492
London Sunday Express reports a story that the first blood transfusion occurred in 1492 with Pope Innocent VIII dying and three boys paid ducats for blood. The tale claims the Pope recovered briefly then died and expresses indignation at the treatment.
Dialogue Exchange Between Gul and Boy
A playful exchange unfolds as Gul compliments the boy and the boy retorts with a wink that the idea of worth likely came from nowhere. The girl then prompts the humor with a sly question about sources of reassurance.
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Gul
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