Remembering the Dead Through Flower Funds and Simple Farewells
The writer reflects on funeral customs from quiet home services to lavish church ceremonies, questioning costly flower tributes. It cites Marian Castle and Alma Hedin advocating simpler memorials, and explains Sweden’s Flower Fund which funds homes for the elderly via memorial gifts. The piece suggests such lasting tributes honor the living as well as the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian J. Castle
Alma Hedin
Sven Hedin
Sweden
Flower Fund
Stockholm
Kiss of Death Warns Against Farm Kissers
Dr H E Kleinschmidt notes the kiss of a tubercular mother can transmit TB and urges health checks. Ottawa statistics bureau seeks western farmer cooperation to supply yearly data on acreage livestock and poultry, with surveys sent via rural teachers in most provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Departments of Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Alberta
British Columbia
It Is Better to Have an Open Mind Than an Open Mouth
This proverb emphasizes restraint in speech and value of thoughtful consideration before talking. It contrasts the wisdom of listening with the folly of speaking without reflection.
Perished In The Desert Near Agadez Four Missing Seekers Declared
A search party recovered the bodies of Mrs Knight and an English man on the Sahara after a trek from Agadez on May 22 toward Tamanrasset. Two French men were found near death from thirst beside the truck, while Mrs Knight had cut her wrist, believed to end her torture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Knight
Agadez
French West Africa
Why His Headaches Ceased
A man aged 62 recalls suffering severe headaches since childhood but notes they stopped after using Kruschen Salts in his coffee for two years. He credits the product with cleansing the body of stagnating waste and preventing headaches by aiding natural elimination.
Lord Weir Named Aviation Adviser to Expand RAF
The British government appointed Special Adviser Lord Weir, a noted aeronautics expert, to guide expansion of the Royal Air Force. Stanley Baldwin announced the plan to triple RAF strength over two years, with Weir serving as the official counsellor of aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Weir
Royal Air Force
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Coats Elected President Of Canadian Political Science Assn
R H Coats Dominion statistician Ottawa was elected president of the Canadian Political Science Association at Kingston meeting. He succeeds D A MacGibbon Winnipeg. Other officers include H Laureys Montreal J C Hemmeon McGill W C Keirstead UNB and W I Mackintosh Queen's. Speaker R McQueen Saskatchewan spoke on Economic Aspects of Federalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Coats
Dominion Statistician
Ottawa
Canadian Political Science Association
Kingston
D. A. MacGibbon
Board of Grain Commissioners
Winnipeg
H. Laureys
School of Higher Commercial Studies
Montreal
J. C. Hemmeon
McGill University
W. C. Keirstead
University of New Brunswick
W. I. Mackintosh
Queen's University
R. McQueen
University of Saskatchewan
Saskaton Men Elected to League of Nations Society
League of Nations Society in Canada elected Saskatchewan members L C Brouillette Regina Brigadier General Alex Ross Yorkton and Sir Robert Falconer to leadership in Ottawa. Irene Parlby of Edmonton was also chosen, succeeding Ernest Lapointe as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Brouillette
Regina
Alex Ross
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
League of Nations Society
Canada
Ottawa
Robert Falconer
Toronto University
Ernest Lapointe
Irene Parlby
Edmonton
Smokestack Home Converted for Portland Man
Charles Rebert of Portland Oregon has repurposed a scrapped oceangoing vessel smokestack into a house. He outfitted it with a kitchen and bedroom to create a compact shipshape living space for housekeeping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rebert
Portland
Ore
Rebert
London widow Frederica Cook alters vast will dispute
Anxious families contest the late Mrs. Frederica Cook's estate of about 100000 pounds. The London widow reportedly left a complex will of 95000 words triggering possible legal challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederica Cook
London
England
Dublin Officials Hint Press Control And Police Inquiries
Irish government spokesmen claim no fair shake from the press while officials deny bias. Dublin letters to provincial papers draw government ire as police probe correspondents. Advertisements are withheld from opposition papers, with Cork Examiner cited for declining to publish a wheat plan release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Department of Justice
Eamon de Valera
William T. Cosgrace
de Valera
Cork Examiner
Munster
Farm on Wheels Delights City Schoolchildren in Barnyard Tour
A Parks Department project by James V. Mulholland brings a traveling farm to New York City parks. Hundreds of Manhattan students visit Central Park for a preview as a red Jersey cow, calves, sheep, goats, piglets, a turkey, a hen and chicks travel with the farm on wheels in a land ark on a trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Broadway
James V. Mulholland
Parks Department
Central Park
Advanced Registry hog feed ing station at Saskatoon testing
The Wests first Advanced Registry hog feed ing station at the University of Saskatchewan is in full use and taxed to capacity this year. It will accommodate 25 litter tests and rapid progress fears exceed capacity as applications rise. The first three litter representatives arrived for testing in early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
West
Grant McEwen
A.R
Saskatchewan
Exterminate Mosquitoes Campaign Returns in Winnipeg
Winnipeg battles a renewed war on mosquitoes as residents kill pests to earn a place in the city hall of honor. The effort has spent about $55,000 over nine years spreading 75,000 gallons of oil to destroy eggs, with eight thousand more gallons planned this year. The note about Ayathia in Siam appears unrelated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Mussolini Orders Coastal Highway Linking Tunis to Egypt
A coastal highway project connecting Tunis and Egypt has been ordered by Mussolini. The instruction aims to create a strategic route along the North African coast, potentially affecting trade and military movement in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Egypt
Mussolini
When a man is down his enemies stop kicking and his friends begin
A pithy proverb notes that adversity reveals loyalty as foes withdraw while allies offer support and aid when someone is in need. The saying emphasizes true friendship over opportunistic cruelty.
Remedy Elusive Virus Behind Common Cold Says Expert
Dr. E. C. Sewall of San Francisco told the American Laryngological Association in Toronto that while cold germs are known, a still unknown virus may be the root cause. He notes a six month immunity after a cold and that chronic sinus trouble can harbor the infection and spread it to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Sewall
San Francisco
American Laryngological Association
Toronto
Long Service Medal Presented to Prince Albert Constable
The Northwest Mounted Police honors long serving special Constable Gentleman Joe McKay at Prince Albert with the long service medal. The award comes from RCMP Ottawa headquarters and was presented by Inspector F W Schutz. McKay, who retired years ago, is famed for firing the first shot in the 1885 Duck Lake battle during the Riel Rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Mounted Police
West
Joe’) McKay
Prince Albert
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
McKay
F. W. Schutz
Joe
Riel
Duck Lake
Exemption Rule Clarifies German Expatriates in Dominion
Berlin issued an official declaration interpreting Hitler's Reichstag speech on conscription. Germans who are naturalized or have permanent homes in foreign countries will not be compelled to return to Germany to serve in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Berlin
Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Belgian Radio Pioneer Damas Unveils Color TV Invention
News reports from Le Peuple describe Leon Damas a radio amateur in Belgium achieving color television projection with sound. The device reportedly uses a special screened lamp and production costs were said not to exceed 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Damas
Belgium
le Peuple
Damas
Railway Pigeon Section to Start in Japan
The Nagoya Railway Bureau plans a pigeon section costing about 1000 dollars. Ninety five birds will be bought initially and bred before distributing to all Railway Bureaus. The aim is an emergency communication system usable if all other methods fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya Railway Bureau
Japan
Soviet Expedition Discovers New Kamchatka Volcano
A Soviet scientific expedition in Kamchatka reports a hitherto unknown volcano rising over 5900 feet with an additional 40 smaller volcanic features identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamchatka
RCMP to Retire Three Assistant Commissioners
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the impending retirement of three assistant commissioners. Junger of Halifax, Phillips of Vancouver, and Cawdron of Ottawa will receive leave from July 1 and retire on January 1. Junger joined the North West Mounted Police in 1899, rose through the ranks, and became assistant commissioner in 1932. Phillips began in 1898, became assistant commissioner in 1934, and commanded E division in Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J. Cawdron
Ottawa
C. Junger
Halifax
J. W. Phillips
Vancouver
Junger
North West Mounted Police
Phillips
London straw vote backs abolition of military aviation
The League of Nations union in Greater London reported clear support for abolishing or limiting armaments. In their straw vote 1,400,000 favored abolition or limits, while 100,000 opposed. London backed economic sanctions 1,375,061 to 88,521 and military sanctions 872,275 to 386,664 if needed.
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League of Nations Union
Greater London
Union
League
Young lambs make long move to summer pasture
The University of Saskatchewan moved its ewe flock with lambs to Beaver Creek summer range near Saskatoon. Ewes with newborn lambs traveled 10 miles the first day and completed the journey easily the second, remaining fresh despite the four day old lambs. Dean A.M. Shaw notes cooler weather aided the move, an observation benefiting ranchers and B.C. sheepmen relocating stock seasonally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Beaver Creek
Dean A. M. Shaw
B.C
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H. E. Kleinschmidt
National Tuberculosis Association
Kleinschmidt
Shakespeare
Minard
King OF
Pain
Reas
Kruschen
Political Science Association
Siam
Ayathia
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. A.kelly
Woodstock
New Brunswick
Iccraait Pere
Medical World
Mounted Police
R.c.mlp
ASA
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