Bought and Paid For Idea Persists in Eastern Canada
The piece criticizes the West’s portrayal as a drain while highlighting prairie contributions to Canada’s wealth and infrastructure. It traces the so called right of purchase to Hudson’s Bay Company rights from 1670, notes the 1867 purchase, and argues the West’s economic role disproves eastern ownership claims.
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Canada
Confederation
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Ottawa
Dominion
Prairie
Prairies
Charles II
England
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson Bay
Rupert's Land
Ocean
London
Atlantic Littoral
Pacific Seaboard
Italy Plans Three Large Battleships by 1940
Italy will build three battleships similar to the French Dunquerque design. They will be completed by 1940 at an estimated cost of about 85 million dollars. Premier Mussolini outlined the plan to use the 70,000 ton per Washington treaty allowance, with total expenditure around 1 billion lire, in a chamber address.
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Italy
Mussolini
Life-Saving Ducks Rescue Drowned by Mud Turtle
A Minnesota farmer recalls ducks on a small lake forming a huddle to save a duck dragged under by a large mud turtle. The clustered birds held the creature above water and called for help until a rescue was completed and the group dispersed.
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Minnesota
Household Drudgery The Bane of a Woman's Life
An ad-style piece claims women suffer from household drudgery causing nervousness irritation and physical fatigue. It promotes Milburns H N Pills as a remedy to strengthen the system and restore health. The text emphasizes weakness and sleep problems and targets female readers with health concerns.
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Milburn’s
World’s Largest Flying Boats Raise Global Aviation Standards
Russia claims the largest flying boat the Maxin Korki near Moscow. It seats 10 passengers with a six man crew and features a cinema auditorium and photo development room. Britain follows with the Sylla carrying 39 passengers and five crew with a smoking compartment. The United States Sikorsky S-42, built in Bridgeport, carries 32 passengers and five crew with 1250 mile range and extra freight capacity.
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Moscow
Maxin Korki
Great Britain
United States
Bridgeport
Not Fat People Live Longer Says Doctor
A lecture before the American Academy of Medicine asserts that persons who aren’t fat live the longest. The speaker links excess weight to higher insurance costs and multiple health risks, then promotes Kruschen Salts as a daily fat‑loss remedy with energetic activity and gradual weight loss.
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American Academy of Medicine
Tuberculosis Vaccine Trials for Cattle Under Way
The Spahlinger vaccine for bovine tuberculosis is being tested in several regions with Northern Ireland leading under official auspices. Vaccinated calves resist heavy tubercle doses and thrive, while untreated calves die. The UK begins a national dairy herd cleansing drive, and Ulster trial results may prove economical and practical for immunising dairy cattle and reducing public health costs.
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Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Ulster
Dwarfs Form Global Dwarf Congress in Hungary
Hungary based dwarfs form a National Union of Hungarian Dwarfs and invite dwarfs worldwide to a Dwarf Congress likely in Budapest next year. The movement pledges racial purity, bans marriages with normal-sized people, and seeks lower fares and smaller housing for tiny folk. Leader described as 30 inches tall.
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Dwarfs
Hungary
Budapest
Hitler
Invention Aims to Revolutionize Radio Broadcasts
New York University’s Dr. Nevil M. Hopkins unveils the televotes device. By pressing a button a listener can instantly transmit reaction to a program directly to the station, promising a new level of audience participation in radio broadcasts.
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Nevil M. Hopkins
New York University
Peter Scott Fulfills Father's Hopes with Bird Life Paintings
Captain Scott's son Peter Scott, now 24, has opened a second Bond Street exhibition of bird life paintings. The piece recalls the Antarctic explorer's last letter urging interest in natural history and depicts dawn light over mudflats, creeks, and marshes where he works in winter.
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Captain Scott
Antarctic
Peter
Peter Scott
Bond Street
London
Grasshopper Campaigns Oppose Insect Outbreaks in Prairie Provinces
The 1933 summary notes poisoned bait campaigns reduced grasshopper numbers and saved crops amid widespread dispersal flights in July and August. Open prairie lands across the three Prairie provinces faced extensive infestation, with Eastern Manitoba showing some reduction. Officials plan a broader 1934 campaign to curb the outbreak.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Still Works At Ninety Inks Dissolved Partnership
Worlington England reports that Kemp and Son blacksmiths dissolved by mutual consent due to Samuel Kemp turning ninety. Samuel Kemp, who has worked 78 years at the forge, will not retire and believes James is ready to lead. He continues to forge and solder despite the dissolution.
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Kemp and Son
Worlingtonworth
England
Samuel Kemp
James
Canada’s Agricultural Revenue Drops Slightly in 1933
The total gross agricultural revenue in Canada for 1933 is estimated at 762,302,000 dollars, down 4,492,000 or 0.6 percent from 1932. Increases occur in farm animals, wool, dairy, fur farming, honey, clover, and grass seed, while field crops, fruits and vegetables, poultry and eggs, maple products, tobacco, and flax fibre decline. The largest gains are from farm animals and dairy, with the biggest drops in field crops and poultry.
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Canada
Dredging For Gold On Pek River Frontier
Modern miners plan to dredge the Pek River on the Jugo slav Rum border where gold has accumulated for over two millennia. The river valley peasants wash sheep fleeces to extract gold said to derive from mountain runoff. Ancient legend meets contemporary bids from firms worldwide as dredging plans expand.
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Pek
Jason
Black Sea
Alexander
B.C
Germany Tests Radio Controlled Airplanes In Secrecy
Germany guards its experiments with radio controlled aircraft claiming successful mannedless flights steered entirely by radio. Tests conducted under strict secrecy with officials denying disclosure of details.
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Germany
No good match for Jane and fiancé, families disagree
A terse remark notes that Jane and her fiancé are not well suited. The speaker claims to have consulted both families, signaling ongoing conflict or disapproval in a romantic arrangement.
Narrow People Fill A Wide World
A playful remark notes that although the world is vast, many people adopt a narrow view or mindset. It reflects on perspectives and the variety of personalities encountered.
Tree Squirrels Build Nests Among Branches
All tree squirrels construct leafy twig nests high in branches. The behavior shows they select elevated sites for protection and rearing young.
Greatly Increased Riches of Indian Prince Linked to Roosevelt
The Nizam of Hyderabad, long taxed by world markets, is now estimated to possess a gold hoard in strong rooms valued at about 800 million dollars. A year earlier experts pegged its value at 500 million, with a 60 percent rise driven by the U S action to set a higher gold price.
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Roosevelt
Nizam of
Hyderabad
United States
Prowler Breaks Into Kenneth Johnson's Dorm Room
Kenneth Johnson a University of California student aspiring to be a zoo keeper keeps eight snakes a black widow spider and a Gila monster in his bedroom. The pets roam freely as Johnson studies how to keep them happy and train them through mazes to boost their intelligence.
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Kenneth Johnson
University of California
Johnson
Good Friend To Horses: Policeman Elwood Prosecutes Cruelty
Policeman M. Elwood, a 20 year London officer known as a horse lover, prosecuted John Hill a grocer for cruelty to a pony. The case marked the 1013th equine he had befriended in court and showcases his vigilance against cruelty.
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M. Elwood
John Hill
Elwood
London
Dreams Of A Startling Future From Tesla Inventions
The Buffalo Courier reports Nicola Tesla claims four new inventions will stun the world and bring vast wealth if commercialized. Wireless power transmission could enable unlimited range for future flying machines and transform daily life with widespread electric power applications.
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Nicola Tesla
Tesla
Buffalo Courier
Belgium shifts to national defence policy
Belgium abandons disarmament talk and focuses on defence. Within 18 months it has spent about 50 million dollars on guarding its German border as Europe trends toward bigger arms. The move supports armament production and could have grave consequences.
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Belgium
Europe
Islands in a River Forming and Moving Downstream
The text notes that islands in a river travel downstream as the current erodes the upstream end and deposits material at the downstream end, while asserting that no sermon can surpass a good example.
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