Canadian Relief Totals Seen Rising in End 1934
The Canadian Welfare Council reports relief dependence rose by year end 1934 with unemployment total to about 1.2 million including growth areas and works projects. It cites improved business and job creation yet notes many on relief have held on through steadier employment. The council warns the high relief burden remains a major national issue and calls for stronger public employment service and reform of relief programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Anada
Canan
Theif
Eigeanada
British Columbia
Grouth
Council
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Welfare Council
Invisible knots found in muscle fibers under microscope
A high powered microscope study reported by AAAS shows knots in fine muscle fibers after bruises, sprains, starvation, poor diet, alcohol irritation, salt or sugar excess, cuts, burns and electricity. Dr. Carl C. Speidel of the University of Virginia spent three years examining frogs, crabs and rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carl C. Speidel
University of Virginia
Christmas Turkey Prank That Found A Lost Parcel
A country squire usually sends a turkey each Christmas. One year the neighbor did not receive it and, after visiting the post office, identified a large unlabeled parcel. He claimed it as the squire's gift, saying it was a fine bird and the squire would be angry if not delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Fay
Young Stanley to Study Canadian Farming Next Summer
Lyulph Stanley, 23, son of Lady Stanley and the late Lord Stanley of Alderley, plans a Canada visit to study farming. Returning from New York aboard the Alaunia with his mother and sister Hon. Victoria V. Stanley, he hopes Canadian insights will aid his 11,000 acre Welsh estate. The elder Stanley served as governor general of Victoria, Australia from 1914 to 1919.
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Hos
Lyulph Stanley
Lady Stanley
Lord Stanley
Alderley
Canada
England
New York
Victoria V. Stanley
Wales
Victoria
Australia
Sword of Captain Luard Donated by Victoria Archives
The provincial archives at Victoria received the sword of Capt. H. R. Luard who left for British Columbia with the Royal Engineers in 1859 and helped shape early provincial development. Miss E. N. Luard, now in England, sent the sword with Lord Mayor Sir Percy Vincent during his coast visit in August 2185.
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Victoria
H. R. Luard
British Columbia
Royal Engineers
E. N. Luard
England
Percy Vincent
London
Brighter Farm Prospects For Canadian Agriculture In 1937
The piece notes improved world trade in 1936 and rising demand in Canada for agricultural products. It highlights drought relief in parts of Canada and better prospects for 1937, with price variability and policy factors shaping production choices. The Agricultural Situation and Outlook for 1937 will be released free by the Department of Agriculture.
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Canada
Ontario
United Kingdom
United States
Department of Agriculture
Old-time grocer and boy exchange wages query
A grocer tells a new boy that good wages require experience, while the boy asks how he can earn more if he does not know how. The exchange highlights early labor dynamics and learning on the job.
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Grocer
London licenses drivers and taxis rise in ratio
The city reports 11,304 licensed drivers serving 8,013 taxicabs in London, highlighting a high driver to cab availability and the scale of urban taxi operations.
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London
Desensitizer for Dental Pain Gains Conditional NY Approval
Dr. Leroy Hartman developed a dental desensitizer described as ether ethyl alcohol and thymos and given free to the world. A New York Dental Society investigation found 36 percent complete success 35 percent partial success and 29 percent failure across 476 cases.
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Leroy Hartman
Columbia University
First District Dental Society
State of
New York
Hartman
Victoria
New York City
Waite Cotton
Alfred Walker
Benjamin Horn
James Dunning
Seed Treatment Gains Ground at New York Elevators
Grain elevators and mills in New York State promote treating seed against smut and plant diseases. Done wholesale the cost to elevators is small and it saves growers time. Cornell pathologists advocated it for years, but mills only recently adopted the practice led by a Waverly, New York company.
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New York State
Cornell University
Waverly
New York
Country Home Magazine
St Petersburg Mayor John S. Smith Pledges Steps
The article notes St Petersburg appoints Mayor John S. Smith and outlines his plan to pursue reforms. It mentions Smith’s intent to improve city services and engage residents in local governance.
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St. Petersburg
John S. Smith
Pattern 5685 Kitchenware Fest patterns and towels
Pattern 5685 offers a cross stitch transfer pattern for kitchen towels with eight motifs in black and color garlands. Includes material requirements and color suggestions. Request 20 cents in stamps from Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Alice Brooks
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Radical Changes In Refrigerator Car Heating Widen Markets
The Dominion Department of Agriculture notes new refrigerator car heating will expand Canadian exports. Ten cars using a charcoal heater under the door keep even temperatures, reducing losses from uneven heating and enabling bacon and apples shipments to the United Kingdom in better condition.
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Ator
Dominion
United Kingdom
National Research Council
J. L. Townsend
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Townsend
C. B. Niven
Ottawa
Edmonton
Halifax
Townsend
Saint John
Canada
Montreal
United States Department of Agriculture
England
New Osmose Process Extends Life of Timber Poles and Beams
Winnipeg lumberman T. A. Sparks describes an osmose method that permeates freshly cut timber with a toxic fluid to resist insects moisture and fungi. The treatment, using sodium ferride and dinitrophenol, coats timber after bark removal and can extend life 15 to 20 times despite environmental changes.
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T. A. Sparks
Winnipeg
Lincoln and wife prepare for inauguration with new clothes
The president elect Abraham Lincoln and his wife travel to Chicago where Mrs. Lincoln buys her first silk gown for the inauguration. Lincoln jokes that the trip will yield some new clothes for them both.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Chicago
Lincoln
Christian Science Monitor
Woman joins engineering honors at University of Wisconsin
Miss Mary Anderson, a chemical engineering student, earns a place on an honor roll that lists 51 men, becoming the sole woman among the honorees in a field viewed as a male profession.
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University of Wisconsin
Mary Anderson
Diner and waiter exchange blunt weather and commodity note
A diner quips about sausage ends as a storm heads toward winter conditions while China launches a campaign to curb speculation in commodities. The remarks mix light banter with a note on economic controls.
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China
Seven Shakers Remain at Watervliet Near Albany
The discovery finds seven Shaker members still living at Watervliet near Albany New York, the last remnant of a community that once numbered nearly five thousand. The Shakers, an American religious sect, originated in England about 1760. Founder Ann Lee, daughter of a Manchester blacksmith, was born about two centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervnlet
Albany
N.Y
England
Ann Lee
Manchester
Learning Is Personal Says Beecher on Self-Rought Knowledge
This quotation emphasizes individual learning through trial and error. It asserts that personal effort, from arithmetic blunders to writing, swimming, and voting, builds true skill and understanding.
Invisible laundry marks and a hidden real estate listing
A British report notes invisible laundry marks that appear only under a special lamp, with symbols five-eighths inch deep and three-eighths wide. Separately a Philadelphia parcel behind the Ritz Carlton is listed as an Indian reservation in official records.
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Britain
Philadelphia
Ritz-Carlton
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Drouth
West
Pacific
Imperial Shipping Committee
Runciman
British Board of Trade
News of the World
Turkey
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Shakers
Henry Ward Beecher
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