World Grain Exhibition Opens at Regina July 24
The World Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina will showcase wheat and other grains from many nations. It features a massive grain building with colorful displays, expert-led conferences on storage transport and markets, and a combined Saskatchewan Provincial Fair on the grounds with ample accommodations for visitors.
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Joseph
London
England
Regina
Canada
Saskatchewan
Globe
Prairie Provinces
Armories
Exhibition Grounds
Regina College
Romance of a People gains Chicago audience with 3500 cast
A large pageant titled The Romance of a People presented by a 3500 strong cast in Chicago used chant song and dance to depict Jewry’s history and hopes for the future with Palestine rebuilt. An estimated 150000 attendees viewed the production.
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Chicago
Palestine
Severe training deaths plague Japanese division near Fuji
During a weekend exercise on the plains at the foot of Mount Fuji the first division faced extreme heat with temperatures around 90 degrees and high humidity. Seven soldiers died thirty collapsed and more than one hundred were hospitalized amid the forceful training methods.
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Mount Fuji
Canada set to feed US as wheat imports loom
Ottawa Journal reports US may import substantial wheat from Canada before the 1974 harvest if forecasts hold. US production is put at 603 million bushels with 620 million needed, winter and spring crops falling short. Canada touts better Saskatchewan Manitoba prospects and large carryover, suggesting US export drought and a stronger Canadian market ahead.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa Journal
New Hampshire farmers back crows against new seed treatment
Concord growers reject coal tar seed soaking for corn and peas arguing crows mostly eat insects and help fields. Commissioner Andrew Felker notes farmers aren’t upset, preferring scarecrows and old remedies to protect crops.
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Sam
Massachusetts
Maryland
New Hampshire
Granite State
Jim Crow
Crow
Andrew L. Felker
Influence Of Women Speech At Ontario Conference
C P Howard of Indianapolis told the Ontario and Quebec Conference of Typographical unions in Toronto that women would curb unemployment and hunger if they controlled unions and politics. He praised Franklin Roosevelt as the greatest dictator and contrasted him with Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.
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Sai C. P. Howard
Indianapolis
Ontario
Quebec
Toronto
Franklin Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
United States
New TB Infection Diagnostic Substance Nears Release
The Toronto Telegram reports that National Tuberculosis Association researchers are perfecting a new diagnostic substance to detect tuberculosis in humans. It will contain no foreign elements beyond the indicator and is not yet named or ready for commercial distribution.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Toronto Telegram
Church Clock In Lullington Keeps Time With No Dial
A church clock at Lullington Staffordshire England has no dial nor hands yet is said to have kept good time for almost four centuries. It strikes the hours only and is powered by two heavy stones on ropes over pulleys in the belfry thirty feet up.
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Lullington
Staffordshire
England
New Clock Claimed Most Accurate Timepiece
O H Caldwell described a new government built master clock before the Physics Club of New York. The crystal quartz clock, housed at the Naval Observatory, uses acoustic feedback and constant temperature to regulate all official clocks and radio stations, claiming one part in 100 million accuracy.
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Physics Club of
New York
O. H. Caldwell
Washington
United States
Naval Observatory
Caldwell
Moon
Earth
Great Boon To Outfitters Brown in Germany Sparks Fashion Rush
The rise of Nazi brown shirts drives German menswear boom as shops display brown cloth and leather goods with calls to conformity. A Berlin shoe store boasts browns as trumps in window displays. The note mentions Canada’s parliament possibly convening this fall due to World Economic Conference developments.
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Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
Parliament of
Canada
Prince Opens Thames Bridges and Gala at Hampton Court
The Prince of Wales opened three new bridges over the Thames driving over each span at Chiswick Twickenham and Hampton Court. Gala ceremonies ended with tea on the Hampton Court Bridge and at Hampton Court Palace attended by nearly 1000 guests.
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Prince of Wales
Thames
Chiswick
Twickenham
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Bridge
Hampton Court Palace
Foresight Of British Soldier Plans A Unusual Flight
A century ago Garnet Wolseley aided rapid mobilization and the 1914 expeditionary force. Famous Sir Alan Cobham and Squadron Leader Helmore test a single engine plane planned to fly 10 000 miles with midair refueling to Australia and a 26 hour endurance with 280 gallons of fuel.
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Dublin
Ireland
Garnet Wolseley
France
Mons
Marne
New York Times
Alan Cobham
Helmore
Australia
Cobham
Australian
England
Prepare For Immigration Look For Resumption Of Immigration
The Canadian provinces expect a return of immigration from the United Kingdom. Brig. General M. L. Hornby of Lethbridge Alberta will sail to England to present plans to UK authorities. He says no call for increased numbers, only a definite plan with land acquisition and ready farm homes.
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Canada
United Kingdom
M. L. Hornby
Lethbridge
Alberta
England
General Hornby
Montreal
Evolution Of Electric Lamps And Sugar Beets Growth
The piece notes Edison’s tungsten lamp as a 1893 fair marvel and introduces the sodium vapor lamp as a future scientific breakthrough with higher brightness and yellow light. It also reports Manitoba sugar beets expanding from a 1931 experimental crop to 30 acres planned for 1933 with 1687 tons shipped to Grand Forks and potential factory development.
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New York
Emerson
Province of
Manitoba
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Rations For Fifteen Years At San Quentin
The San Quentin Bulletin reports a prisoner who tracked all meals during 15 years in custody. He logged 2,157 hamburgers, 32,850 slices of bread, 4,975 cups of tea, 9,500 cups of coffee and 270,000 beans averaging 50 beans daily.
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San Quentin Bulletin
California
Canada Exports to United Kingdom Rise Sharply
Exports of leading commodities from Canada to Great Britain rose in the 12 months ending May 31 1933, totaling 108 076 742 dollars, up from 78 961 244 dollars four years prior. Wheat led gains at 65 744 808 dollars, bacon rose to 2 855 028 dollars, barley to 2 810 242, and hams to 2 272 862. timber exports increased by nearly 1 000 06 dollars.
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United Kingdom
Canada
H. H. Stevens
Sweet Young June Bride and the Slumps Market Joke
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young bride asks for a “mess of slumps” to surprise her husband at dinner while a grocer repeats the odd term. The scene shifts to a note on global motor road distances ranging from 1 to 6 665 800 miles.
Minards Liniment Remains Handy for Horses and Cattle
A Manitoba reader praises Minards Liniment for barbed wire injuries on horses and swollen udders in cows. The letter notes a family doctor prepared Minards Liniment years ago and asserts it is invaluable in every stable and home.
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Dowd
Glesboro
Manitoba
Minard
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Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Concord
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Outfitters
Prince
Wionder Papers
Ripples Our
Hamilton
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