The human factor and the path to progress
A reflective essay argues that human behavior, not machines or systems, causes failures in roads, cars, and institutions. It urges improving the human factor through honesty, restraint, and shared ideals, warning that replacing machines or governments won't solve troubles without better humanity guiding them.
Deuce Talk On Ball Gown Cutter Sparks Banter
A light exchange explains a gown cut as the deuce the lowest. The husband clarifies in card terms, turning a fashion remark into playful wordplay.
One Tree Orchard Grafts Many Varieties on One Tree
F E Jorden cultivates a single pear tree to bear 90 apple varieties 14 pear varieties and four quince varieties. Another tree in the same orchard yields peaches plums prunes apricots plumcots and nectarines, showing remarkable grafting diversity.
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F. E. Jorden
Automobile transport expands faster than roads in Sudan
Automobile transport has increased so extensively in Anglo Egyptian Sudan that it is outrunning the expansion of roads. Machines can traverse almost any section of the country in dry weather.
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Sudan
Camera Perfected Device Checks Mistakes Of Witnesses In Street Accidents
An evidence camera demonstrated to the International Association for Identification helps courts reconstruct serious automobile crashes. Invented by Rochester New York Chief of Police Andrew Kavanaugh, it records witness testimony by photographing a miniature street diagram with moving cars and signals, filed for use if a witness later disagrees in court.
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Andrew Kavanaugh
Rochester
N.Y
Weight Loss Letter Promotes Kruschen Remedy
A dieter reports dropping from 186 to 162 pounds in three months using Kruschen a half-teaspoonful daily. She notes bust waist and hip reductions and improved energy, claiming a 75 cent bottle lasts a month and praising the remedy’s mineral salts and spa-like benefits.
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Kruschen
Turner Valley Gas Life Estimates Revised
Turner Valley gas conservation board held sessions to rate the life of the Turner Valley field between five and 21 years. Chairman A. A. Carpenter said the estimate was reduced from nine to seven years and that daily flow projections were cut from 400 million to 206 million cubic feet.
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Turner Valley
Carpenter
People Misunderstand Their Likes and Dislikes
The quote argues that half the world’s evil stems from not knowing true preferences. People enjoy giving away money but fear keeping it, and many believe they like doing good though few realize it. Ruskin suggests humans misjudge their own enjoyments and intentions.
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John Ruskin
Neil Crawford
Hamilton, Ont
Milburn
Dog license payments in Rhos by four cents weekly
In Rhos England residents may now pay dog license fees in installments of four cents per week. The change offers an accessible option for dog owners to meet annual licensing requirements with small weekly payments.
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Rhos
England
Shipping industry braces for world economic conference
Britain faces idle fleets and rising maintenance as 20 percent of world shipping sits idle. Substantial subsidies abroad and restrictive rules at home squeeze British lines, threaten dividends, and shed thousands of seamen while shipyards hold spare capacity awaiting policy action.
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Britain
British Isles
Dark prophecies on a London handbill misread by time
A historic wartime style handbill lists pessimistic quotes from Pitt Wilberforce Grey Wellington Disraeli Queen Adelaide and Shaftesbury about ruin convulsions and revolution in Britain. It closes with a defiant note that Britain will endure, cited by Sir Wilfred Grenfell in The Christian World.
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London
William Pitt
Wilberforce
Lord Grey
Duke of Wellington
Disraeli
Adelaide
Marie Antoinette
England
Lord Shaftesbury
Wilfred Grenfell
Royal Bank of Canada Strong Statement At 1932 Meeting
The Sixty fourth annual meeting of the Royal Bank of Canada closed a successful year with total assets of 765,512,920 and liquid assets of 355,929,915. Sir Herbert Holt and Morris W. Wilson addressed shareholders on domestic issues, Canadian railways, government spending, and potential amalgamation. Wilson cited cash balances of 164,630,000 and noted government bond gains while urging careful central banking consideration and optimism for 1933 amid deflation concerns.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Herbert Holt
Morris W. Wilson
Canada
Royal Commission On Transportation
Sir Herbert
M. W. Wilson
Percmit
Florence Likely Holds Richest Collection Of Artworks
Florence, Italy appears to contain more works of art than any comparable area, suggesting a vast abundance of masterpieces across its galleries and historic sites. The observation points to the city’s enduring role as a premier repository of cultural treasures.
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Florence
Italy
World’s Largest Watch Displayed at National Museum
A giant diameter timepiece is showcased in Washington at the National Museum, claimed to be the largest watch in the world. The exhibit draws visitors curious about its immense scale and historic significance.
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National Museum
Washington
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