Canadians Should Be Grateful Grumbling About Living Conditions in Canada
The Montreal Star notes frequent public grumbling in Canada while praising improving finances and welfare. It contrasts Canada’s freedom with Europe’s fear and totalitarian controls, urging Canadians to examine life abroad and stop grumbling, recognizing the ease of border passage and relative security.
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Canada
Montreal Star
Europe
Germany
France
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Buckingham Palace
Reilly
Silver Sea
Lost art of craftsmanship in modern work life
The Glasgow Herald argues that work becomes less satisfying as machines replace human labor. It laments declining pride in craftsmanship and the shift from handmade to mechanized production, noting many prefer retirement by sixty if financially possible.
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Glasgow Herald
Toronto woman Mary Atkinson dies at 102 in Ontario
Mary Atkinson, who celebrated her 102nd birthday last February, died at her Toronto home. Born in Scotland, she moved to Toronto 67 years ago and supported herself by housework until age nine. The article also notes a planned $5,000,000 Tokyo air port project and a linguistic note on the word insect from Latin.
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Mary Atkinson
Toronto
Scotland
Ontario Agricul
Mulhill
Rural College
Guelph
Ontario
OAC
Tokyo Set to Begin TV Broadcasts This Summer
Tokyo plans to start television broadcasts this summer, signaling a new era for local media. The announcement outlines regulatory steps and expected rollout across major stations and audiences.
Canada urged to develop Northland to deter encroaching races
At the AAAS Ottawa convention WD Albright urged Canada to advance northern development to prevent "yellow race" penetration. He warned neglect could invite peaceful then covert conquest as Japanese and others occupy Arctic lands, forests and minerals, urging government action and private effort.
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Albright
Fort McMur
North American
Arctic Archipelago
Northland
Canada
Nazi styled weddings praised in Berlin as ancient ritual gains
Nazi aligned ceremonies are described as semi religious rites held in Berlin halls with swastika flags and a cleansed Bible. Bridegroom and bride pledge German vows and salute the Führer in a celebratory, martial union. A Hitler youth and Hitler girl wedding in Halle features drums trumpets and a marching hymn.
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Berlin
Jawohl
Hitler
Halle
New Telephone Dial Attachment Enables 12 Frequent Numbers
A new telephony accessory lets users dial any of 12 commonly used numbers by setting a pointer to the desired digit and pressing a lever. The device simplifies rapid calling for standard contacts.
Record Wind Gusts On Mount Washington Measured
A 231 mile per hour wind gust was measured on Mount Washington New Hampshire on April 12 1934 confirming a historic weather event.
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Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Canute Tale Reimagined By Bosham Inlets Story
L W Bromley of Farncombe relays Bosham Sussex villagers claim King Canute and the sea diverged in a tale of loss. His daughter supposedly drowned in Bosham creek and remains laid in a stone coffin under the parish church. He notes earthworks called chairs built around the creek to deter tides, still visible between church and water.
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Canute
Bosham
Sussex
Big Bicycle Factories in Britain Highlight Raleigh Output
The Raleigh company dominates British bicycle production with a Nottingham plant serving foreign markets. The factory exports through 10,000 agents in over 100 countries and produces more than 500,000 machines yearly across 18 acres. An eight mile conveyor network connects departments.
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Britain
Raleigh Company
Nottingham
Raleigh
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Obscene Brightness A New Vapor Lamp Astonishes Readers
A Kitchener Record note extols a vapor lamp of extraordinary brightness, describing a tiny column of vapor barely longer than a pencil lead that could light air ports across Canada or the United States. The piece praises scientific progress while lampooning human stubbornness.
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Canada
United States
Canadians spend millions on cut flowers sales rise
A 1937 Canadian report shows indoor grown cut flowers and greens totaling 1 952 128 dollars in value from 51 136 619 items across 32 plant kinds, highlighting the popularity of sending flowers.
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Canada
Strict Warden Ponsford Emphasizes Order and Discipline
J. C. Ponsford of St. Thomas, longtime Kingston Penitentiary warden, recounts his 19 years without a riot while using the strap on incorrigibles. He argues a warden must avoid softness toward prisoners, a view not echoed in the Royal Commission report.
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J. C. Ponsford
St. Thomas
Kingston Penitentiary
Royal Commission
Florence Nightingale Voice Preserved in BBC Record Treasure
A preserved recording captures Florence Nightingale speaking in a brief talk, now counted among the British Broadcasting System's treasured holdings. The artifact highlights Nightingale's historical influence and archival value within the broadcaster's collection.
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Florence Nightingale
British Broadcasting System
Arctic Weather Reports Set From Far North Telegraphed
The Nascopie carries seven broadcasting sets as it patrols the eastern Arctic. Toronto meteorology will begin daily reports from the northwest passage at Boothia peninsula, 500 miles north of the Arctic circle, boosting aviation weather data.
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Montreal
Arctic
Meteorological Office
Toronto
Northwest Passage
Boothia Peninsula
Arctic Circle
Toronto Weather Bureau
Washington
Canada
Farmer Objecting To Vagrants Working On Ontario Farms
A Ontario farmer writes to the Peterborough Examiner objecting to magistrates advising vagrants to work on farms. He argues many transients cannot perform required farm labor, that farming is specialized, and that hired help must meet family standards. He contends proper workers need training and suitability.
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Peterborough
Ont
Education and mistakes from Ford to planetary orbits
The Christian Science Monitor recalls the idea that mistakes are learning steps and quotes Henry Ford on learning from wrong deeds. It notes Pluto’s 248 year orbit taking 20 years per zodiac sign and mentions ships to Sydney being searched for British coins due to their higher value there.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Henry Ford
Ford
Sydney
Australia
Great Britain
Rewards For Good Drivers in View of Higher Auto Rates
The Brantford Expositor notes the rising automobile insurance rates linked to more accidents and proposes rewarding careful drivers with lower premiums. It argues the burden should fall on reckless and intoxicated drivers, urging persistent public support for safer driving and penalty for those who cause accidents.
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Brantford Expositor
Railway Nursery in Melbourne Aids 55000 Babies
Over four years 55000 babies used the Melbourne Railway Nursery while mothers worked in the city. For 25 cents a child can stay up to three hours in supervised cot or play rooms. The railway department reports only four cases of mothers deserting their children.
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Melbourne
Australia
Railway Department
Air-Minded Family Applies for North Atlantic Flight
Major Norman Holden, a London stockbroker and Graf Zeppelin passenger, seeks seats for the first British flying boat on the opening North Atlantic air service, joined by his wife, daughter, and son-in-law.
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Norman Holden
London
Nova Scotian Sees First Baseball Game and Fire Alarm
A Nova Scotian visiting Yarmouth witnessed his first baseball game his first prize fight and the first run of the village fire engines in response to an alarm.
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Canada
Nova
Cow Sweat Glands Limited to Nose
A historical note states that cows possess sweat glands only on their noses. The fact is often cited in discussions of bovine physiology and thermoregulation.
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L. W Bromley
Cuzco
Molyneaux Road
Farncombe
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Kitchener
Arctic Weather Reports
North
Italy
Pluto
Gemini
Railway
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