Unusual Insurance Policies Across The Arts And Life
Paris reports reveal Kubick the violinist cancelled a $125000 policy on his hands for a larger unseen policy illustrating vast insurable interests. Notable cases include Miss Poulton eyes for 150000 and Miss White dimples for 65000. Celebrities and performers seek policies on hats smiles and body parts.
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Paris
Kubick
St Paul's Cathedral
Tzar
Russia
Mable Poulton
Smile
Ben Turp'n
Alberta Vaughan
Hollywood
Rats Blamed for Typhus Spread at Union College
Jos E Ramsdell director of the conference board of the National Institute of Health announced that three NIH physicians in Washington discovered rats spread typhus, correcting prior belief that lice carried the fever. He urged eliminating rats to end the disease during Union College commencement remarks.
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Jos. E. Ramsdell
Conference Board
United States National Institute of Health
Ramsdell
National Institute of Health
Washington, D.C
Union College
Alexander Winton Sr pioneer automobile maker dies
Alexander Winton Sr a Cleveland based pioneer automobile manufacturer died recently. He is credited as the first to produce an automobile for commercial sale after starting motor car production in 1894 following the Winton Bicycle Company origin. Alberta butter output in 1931 reached 22 957 922 pounds, surpassing prior records by about 600 000 pounds. Oysters remain luxury fare in Europe with old world trade voices.
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Alexander Winton
Cleveland
Winton
Winton Bicycle Company
Alberta
Gardening Notes on Celery Roses and Garden Supports
Gardening tips cover celery as a space efficient crop with July main planting, soil and feeding needs, and simple fall bleaching. It also advises roses care through July with hardening for winter, companion flowers to reduce moisture loss, and practical stake and trellis designs for tall blooms and climbing roses to prevent wind damage.
Gardens Open to Public in England and Wales
A large number of English and Welsh gardens will be open to the public at fixed dates from March to October to benefit the Queen's Institute of District Nursing. Sandringham Gardens will open weekly from May 4 with a 6d admission, Harewood House on Wednesdays with 1s admission, and state rooms shown at times. A Times listing and a general annual directory are available.
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England
Wales
Queen’s Institute of District Nursing
Royal Gardens
Sandringham
Princess Royal
Earl of
Harewood
Harewood House
Georgiana More
Queen's Institute of District Nursing
Victoria Street
London
W. IL
Fire engine pulled by elephants saves Cooch Behar warehouse
Two elephants teamed to pull a fire engine twenty miles to Cooch Behar after roadways proved too sandy for Calcutta brigade. They hauled through rough terrain to extinguish a blaze that threatened an entire rice and jute storehouse, with the district officer directing the effort.
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Cooch Behar
Calcutta
Cooch-Behar
Fish Brought Back To Life After Anaesthetic Collapse
Scientists at the tenth colloid symposium in Ottawa report fish that appeared dead after anaesthesia for two hours revived when placed in sodium thiocyanate solution. Dr. J. E. Rutzler Jr of Cornell presented the phenomenon but offered no explanation.
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Ottawa
J. E. Rutzler, Jr
Cornell University
World economic talks avoid war debts and reparations
The United States agrees to attend a world economic conference only if war debts and reparations are not on the agenda. Some Portia quips that dealing with flesh would spill blood. Australia plans to exhibit extensively at the World Grain Show in Regina, Sask., next year.
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United States
Australia
Regina
Sask
Radio licenses rise to over four million in Parliament reports
Reports to Parliament show British radio receiving licenses total more than 4,250,000, up nearly 1,000,000 in the past year. Net revenue from license sales increased £200,000. Western Canada saw 3,500,000 trees planted by farmers this spring. Children have keener taste sense than adults.
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Parliament
Western
Canada
Dundalk Targets Public Dance Halls in Drive
In Dundalk, Irish Free State officials press a campaign against public dance halls. Authorities cite crowd control and morality concerns as driving the crackdown. Local proprietors respond amid tension over regulations and enforcement actions.
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Dundalk
Irish Free State
Bernard Shaw Admits Age At Oxford Rally
Bernard Shaw told undergraduates at the October Club in Oxford that his age explains his presence. He warned against old men preserving tradition and said revolutionaries can become old, citing Ramsay MacDonald as an example. He quipped many readers will not be revolutionaries by 1980 or even 1940.
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Bernard Shaw
Oxford
Ramsay MacDonald
Cowboys Waterloo Mechanical Horse Sets Sights on Belle Fourche
South Dakota maker M Frandsen unveils a mechanical horse that mimics wild equestrian action. The device uses an old oil barrel body on an improvised chassis with off center wheels and joint play to toss riders. Frandsen plans to showcase the ride at the upcoming tri state roundup in Belle Fourche.
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Waterloo
M. Frandsen
Quinn
South Dakota
Frandsen
Belle Forche
Water as Key Element in Plant Life and Wheat Growth
A seven year study by Dominion Experimental Farms at Swift Current details water use in agriculture. It finds 1000 to 1974 pounds of water per pound of wheat grain and 30 to 59.4 tons of water per bushel, with one inch of rainfall over an acre equaling 113 tons of water.
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Nature
Dominion Experimental Farms
Swift Current
Waived Hearing in Surprising Courtroom Moment
The accused pleaded guilty and waived the hearing, calmly explaining he did not want further details. The judge expressed astonishment as the proceedings moved quickly to sentencing. The text also notes a separate remark about a woman opening a bottle by pushing the cork in.
Deplorable Situation at Canadian Homemakers Convention
Mrs. N. F. Cameron president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada decries price declines in staples like butter and eggs while mortgage and loan interest stay intact. She spoke during an Homemakers' Convention evening session in Saskatoon, noting the reduced purchasing power for households despite steady food values.
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N. F. Cameron
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Homemakers’ Convention
Saskatoon
Tracking Sea Currents via Float Bottles
A bottle dropped by a British vessel October 7, 1927, about 1,000 miles north of the Fiji Islands, floated 2,500 miles in 434 days before a message was recovered near North Queensland. The note asked to be returned to the Meteorological Office of the British Air Ministry, which has 494 ships dropping similar bottles daily to collect data for mapping sea currents.
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British Meteorological Office
North Queensland
Pacific Ocean
Fiji Islands
Meteorological Office
British Air Ministry
Seven Seas
Where Wind Always Blows Port Elizabeth Claim
Port Elizabeth South Africa asserts it is the windiest place in the world. Algoa Bay lighthouse records show wind from varying directions almost daily last year. Velocities ranged from nine to 68 miles per hour with most days between 35 and 40 mph and an average daily wind of 33 mph.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Algoa Bay
Town Builder Thomas Adams Honored by New York University
Thomas Adams of Edinburgh born master town builder receives the Honorary Doctor of Engineering from NYU. Adams, active in Canada from 1914 to 1921, advised on town planning under the Canadian Commission on Conservation and prepared Halifax’s rebuilding plan after the 1917 explosion.
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Thomas Adams
Edinburgh
Atlantic
New York University
Adams
Canada
Commission On Conservation For
Halifax
Lightning Like Hammering Woman Sets a Glance
A man praises his wife calling her hammering nails like lightning while a chuckle arrives about lightning not striking twice. A cold storage plant is under construction at Kaleden BC to improve handling of fruit. Western Canada produced 16,036,175 lbs honey last year with 7,367,379 lbs in Manitoba. A new hotel is planned for St Andrew's Locks near Winnipeg. Scotland experiences slight earthquakes.
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British Columbia
Kaleden
B.C
Western
Canada
Manitoba
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East Boston
Parrish Council
Mortimer
Berkshire
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Japan
George Bernard Shaw
The
New York
St. Andrew's Locks
Winnipeg
Scotland
Filegende Blaetter
Munich
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