Mass bombing raids for quick victory planned for future war
The article explains European belief in air power to force quick victory. It notes Britain and France buy American bombers and pursuit planes to strike vital targets and defend raids. It cites Douhet and Balbo on city destruction in early war and argues civilian loss is expected in strategic bombing.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Europe
London
Gulio Douhet
Douhet
Italo Balbo
Curious British Habit in Isandlwana Celebration
The Baltimore Sun notes a photo at an Evening Sun event showing Englishmen and Zulus chatting during a celebration of the Isandlwana battle’s sixtieth anniversary. The piece argues Britain savors past defeats while projecting strength, contrasting past humiliation with later victory and imperial memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isandhiwana
Europe
Baltimore Sun
Australia's Helen Keller Who Is Alice Bettridge
Thirty year old Alice Bettridge is referred to as Australia's Helen Keller. Deaf, dumb and blind she leads an active life as editor of the Braille Australian Magazine, a professional knitter, and an expert typist. She writes the leading article and various stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bettridge
Australia
Helen Keller
Tea lover from Calcutta drinks over 300000 cups in 30 years
Nepal Chandra Bhattacharji of Calcutta has consumed more than 300000 cups of tea in the last three decades, averaging about 30 cups daily. The other note claims equatorial sunlight could melt a 424 foot ice layer in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nepal
Chandra Bhattacharji
Calcutta
India
Canadian stamp cancellation quirks draw royal portrait critique
The Regina Leader-Post notes that Canadian cancels sometimes mar the king’s image on stamps resembling cork or crude tools from the past. It suggests funding clean devices to ensure a tidier royal portrait in mail, and imagines the King commenting to his daughter about the cover image.
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Siberia
Russia
Canada
Regina
Canadian Diet Awareness Then and Now
The woman's editor of Overseas recalls five years in Canada where fruit breakfasts and salads were common and orange juice served automatically. She notes Canadians, better cooks and housewives, and links diet progress to labor-saving devices. Britain later closed the gap as government action expanded diet science use.
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Canada
North American
Great Britain
High Paying Dominion Job For Woman Soon Filled
One of the highest paying jobs for women in the Dominion government service, chief of the agriculture department consumer service, will be filled soon. The successful applicant will begin at 3750 dollars a year, with possible increase to 4140. She will advise on Canadian food products and speak to women's clubs about government grading rules.
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Dominion Government Service
Agriculture Department
Consumer Service
Cyprus Copper Derivation and Ancient Supply
The metal copper derives its name from cyprum, shortened from aes cyprium meaning metal of Cyprus. The island supplied almost the entire ancient copper supply.
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Cyprus
Great dragon lizards found on island near Java
Researchers report discovering a population of large dragon lizards on a small island near Java. The find expands knowledge of regional reptile diversity and suggests the habitat supports a sizeable nocturnal predator. Further study will map their ecology and potential conservation needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Royal Visit Trains Undergo Complete Refits Ahead of Canada Tour
A royal party train convoy preparing for next summer’s visit across Canada is being vividly prepared. The 12 coach main royal train receives fresh royal blue exterior paint while a pilot journalist train leads the advance, with Montreal workshops revarnishing interiors and installing new draperies. Car One houses the King, Queen, and lady in waiting, with bedrooms and baths undergoing upgrades, and Car Two will serve meals with dining and living areas being updated along with steward quarters. The two private cars will feature air conditioning and modern amenities, including updated bathrooms, closets, and a newly equipped radio on Car Two.
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Canada
Montreal
Earth's yearly orbit travels 584600000 miles
The Earth completes its annual voyage around the sun covering approximately 584.6 million miles. This measurement reflects the planet's orbital circumference and highlights the vast scale of celestial motion.
Started Career At Eight A Printer From Toronto To Detroit
Mrs. Jeannie M. Winder Carkeek began setting type as a child in Toronto and continues at 78 in Detroit. A guest of honor at the Women’s Advertising Club dinner, she recalls a family printing legacy started by her father Rev. Daniel K. Winder and mother Mary Jane.
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Toronto
Detroit
Jeannie M. Winder Carkeek
Carbeck
Women's Advertising Club
Daniel K. Winder
Mary Jane
Owners Blamed In Theft Case At Ottawa Court
Judge J F McKinley of the Ottawa juvenile court urged theft policy reform placing onus on owners to prove cars were locked at theft. He remanded three youths for one week on a charge of taking a car without the owner's consent.
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J. F. McKinley
Ottawa
Tickling the Feet as Early Chinese Torture Origin
The article traces an ancient practice in China where tickling the soles served as torture, suggesting this custom gave rise to the modern expression tickled to death. It notes the historical link between corporal torment and linguistic phrases.
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China
Lotus as Food Plant in Asiatic Cultures
The passage notes that Asiatic people prize the lotus for its beauty and rely on its seeds and thick rhizomes as food sources. It highlights cultural appreciation and practical use of the plant in cuisine and sustenance.
Pattern 6297 for cross stitch transfer in Winnipeg
A brief notice describes a transfer pattern 6297 for cross stitch and outline work aimed at embroidering towels and other items. It lists seven stitch illustrations and color schemes, notes the pattern requires eight to the inch, and requests 20 cents by mail to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Unemployment Insurance Plan Faces Province Holdout
The federal plan remains ready for introduction but awaits provincial consent. Ministers argue cooperation is needed for constitutional authority and urge Quebec, Alberta and New Brunswick to join. A Geneva expert helped draft the measure. debates reference U S Social Security Act as a model.
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Norman Rogers
House of Commons
Rogers
Duplessis
Quebec
Canada
Alberta
New Brunswick
Dominion
Ontario
Geneva
Neill
United States
Manion
Public Speaking Etiquette Across Europe and the Netherlands
An examination of speech lengths in Britain Europe and The Hague contrasts English punctuality and brevity with longer American and cabinet speeches. Dutch practice favors a two‑part 40 and 20 minute structure with a coffee break and return, a humane method for all.
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Atlantic
Europe
British Isles
Harold Nicholson
M.P
The
Hague
St. Thomas
Immigration shifts highlight cross border movement in 1938
About 5 833 of 17 244 immigrants to Canada in 1938 came from the United States while 4 059 Canadians returned from the United States. The trend marks a reversal of previous patterns. In Somerset England police study bird protection to fulfill their duties.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Somerset
England
No Visit To Callander To See Dionne Quintuplets Declined
A government official said the king and queen will not travel to Callander during their Canada visit next summer. The quints would travel 80 miles to Sudbury on June 5 if they were to meet, but their guardian Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe opposes this. There will be no Callander stop or June 6 motor trip to Muskoka for rest.
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Callander
Canada
Sudbury
Allan Roy Dafoe
Muskoka
Malignani Pioneer of Vacuum Bulbs Dies in Italy
Arturo Malignani, 65, an electrical engineer credited with the first practical method to create a vacuum in electric bulbs, died in Undine Italy. Thomas Edison reportedly learned of his work and sent technicians to assist. Englishmen spend about 750 million annually on summer sports goods.
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Arturo Malignani
Undine
Italy
Thomas Edison
Malignani
First coal discovery in North America on Cape Breton Island
In 1672 coal was discovered on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia marking the earliest known coal find in North America, a discovery attributed to colonial prospecting and early resource exploration efforts.
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North America
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
Baseball Size and Weight Rules Set in 1872 Persist
The article notes that the official baseball specifications established in 1872 remain unchanged. It highlights the enduring standard for baseballs used in professional play and the sport's adherence to the historical measure, underscoring consistency across eras.
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Consumer Service Department
Brooks
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dionne
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