The Purchaser Power Key To Western Farm Prosperity
Analyzes how farmer well being mirrors urban prosperity in Western Canada. Low income in dry years reduced seedings and forced shifts to livestock and local markets. The author urges expanding local markets and boosting purchasing power, noting tourism and mineral wealth may create new markets and that wage increases could lift consumer buying power quickly.
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Canada
Western
United States
British Columbia
No Time For Number Bystander
A bystander recalls a hit and run where the victim cannot recall the car’s number. The driver is described in vivid attire a three piece tweed suit Canton crepe and a periwinkle hat with artificial cherries. The passage preserves colorful local color and gossip tone from the era.
Just Wishing for Things to Happen Never Gets Results
A compact musing on action versus wishful thinking. The phrase underscores that planning and effort are needed to achieve outcomes rather than relying on passive desire.
Riddle of Rice and Time Across China
A fragment notes regional rice habits in China and a flippant remark on aging. It also hints that luck pieces require action to work, tying culture to personal fate in a concise, quirky passage.
Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting backs mor den view in Quebec
Delegates lent approbation to W S Morden of Toronto who urged Canada to face the coming years with confidence using common sense and old fashioned methods. He warned against excess government spending and noted banks hold rising government debt while urging debt management and lower interest refinancing. The review cites world economic improvement and cautious optimism amid postwar trade upheavals.
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Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Quebec
W. S. Morden
Toronto
Canada
Morden
Steam light bulb lights cigarette with jet of steam
A new steam bulb from General Electric at Nela Park East Cleveland shows a copper coil over the tungsten filament that emits a jet of steam almost instantly when switched on. The steam can curl paper, smoke, then ash, reaching about 1100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Nela Park Laboratory
General Electric Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Mussolini Relives Courtesy at Court Function
Premier Mussolini picked up a handkerchief dropped by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy and Ethiopia and was thanked warmly. The Windsor Daily Star notes that it's about the only thing left the king can stick his nose into.
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Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Ethiopia
Windsor Daily Star
Mongol Prince Shocks Town by Cycling in Kweihua
Mongol dignitary Prince Khang appears on the main street of Kweihua Inner Mongolia riding a bicycle to surprise his countrymen. The move marks a departure from traditional steeds as a modern travel choice.
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Kweihua
Inner Mongolia
Khang
Absent-minded professor at unwelcome dinner tale
Windsor Daily Star reports a humorous incident about a professor who suddenly finds himself at a dinner he did not intend to attend. He rambles in a muddled way about forgetting to attend and forgetting to forget, creating a lighthearted moment.
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Windsor Daily Star
Coronation Date Proclaimed for King Edward VIII
In London the proclamation of King Edward VIII's coronation set May 12 1937. The Earl Marshal and Garter King of Arms unveiled a wide scroll on St James's Palace walls while a microphone system carried the kingly message to the crowd.
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Edward VIII
London
Earl Marshal
Duke of Norfolk
St James's Palace
London Gazette
Horse Guards
Garter
King’s Guard of Grenadiers
Gerald
Air Race Prize Aims to Link England and South Africa
Sir Alan Cobham announced I. W. Schlesinger, South African millionaire, has put up a £10000 prize for an England to South Africa air race aligned with the Johannesburg British empire exhibition opening September 15. The Royal Aero Club will run the event for British empire pilots only with government backing.
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Alan Cobham
I. W. Schlesinger
England
South Africa
Johannesburg
Schlesinger
Cobham
British
Air Ministry
Royal Aero Club of
Great Britain
Melbourne
Feather In Your Cap Phrase Explained In History
The expression signifies an honor or badge of achievement. It traces to multiple cultures where feathers marked success in conflict or sport, including Asia and American Indigenous cultures. Historical examples include English sportsmen adding a feather for a woodcock, and rulers honoring generals with feathers and symbols.
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Asia
Hungary
Gordon
New Comet Peltier Set to Brighten for July Visitation
The Peltier Comet, first found this year and the first visible to the unaided eye since 1927, will enter the sight range late in July per Harvard College Observatory. At 120 million miles away it has brightened from ninth to eighth magnitude in four days and will reach brighter than sixth magnitude and within 20 million miles before it begins to recede.
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Harvard College Observatory
Shortcake Biscuits With Strawberries Recipe Note
Sift flour baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening add sugar and milk to form soft dough. Roll to 1 inch thick bake 250F for 15 to 20 minutes. Split spread with creamed butter fill with crushed strawberries and whipped cream optional juice served. Also contains a brief joke and a note on a Moscow theatre for the deaf and dumb.
Famous Canadian Artist Homer Watson Dies in Ontario
Canadian artist Homer Watson died at his home near Kitchener Ontario in his 81st year after months of illness. Born in the same rural community in 1853 he educated himself in art and rose to prominence with works such as The Pioneer Mill and Last of the Drought. His panorama Valcartier Camp was completed in 1914 under Canadian government assignments. A train ferry will soon link London to Paris without changing trains.
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Homer Watson
Ontario
Canada
Kitchener
Ont
Marquis of Lorne
Pioneer Mill
Watson
Royal Canadian Academy
Queen Victoria
England
Valcartier Camp
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