Are We Over-Governed Premier Bracken Proposes Prairie Union
Manitoba Premier Bracken advocates uniting Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta under one Legislature to save administration costs. Supporters include Hon. Turgeon while Premier Brownlee questions feasibility and Premier Anderson calls for referendum before any adoption. The piece outlines capital cities three laws and services that would be merged and notes potential cost shifts and consolidation challenges.
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Bracken
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Canada
W. F. A. Turgeon
Saskatchewan
Court of Appeal
Brownlee
Alberta
Anderson
Justice Turgeon
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Prairie
High Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
West
Ottawa
Privy Council
London
Prairies
Four of Five London Police Are Married
A London newspaper reports that four of every five policemen in London and surrounding areas are married, reflecting a trend in the local police force.
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London
Truck Load Of Petitions At Geneva Peace Rally
A tractor drawn truck loaded with petitions signed by 6 000 000 people arrived at the League of Nations in Geneva. Fifteen women carried blue and white banners reading for peace in multiple languages. Streamers bore the message International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom. The deputation from the truck visited President Henderson.
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League of Nations
Geneva
International Women's League For Peace and Freedom
Henderson
Mrs Juggins Spars with Beach Over Age Insight
A witty exchange reveals Mrs Juggins claiming she is thirty five to Mr Beach who counters she has not looked thirty five for fifteen years. The playful banter underscores a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Mrs. Juggins
Mr. Beach
Eldorado Engages Expert to Lead Great Bear Lake Radium Plant
Eldorado Gold Mines hires M. Pochon a Paris trained expert to head a proposed radium ore treatment plant for pitchblend ore from Great Bear Lake deposits. Site options near Toronto under study with production planned by year end or early 1933. About 30 workers to be hired for Sabine Pointe main property with additional work on Bonanza claims.
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M. Pochon
School of Industrial Physics
Paris
Eldorado Gold Mines
Great Bear Lake
Pochon
Eldorado
Toronto
Sabine Pointe
Bonanza
Fire and Water Erupt From One Pipe at Cleveland Plant
At Ferro Enamel Corp plant in Cleveland Ohio a single pipe from a 500 foot deep well emits both water and a flame. The gas pocket trapped by rising water forces the gas to burn as water is pumped, creating a simultaneous blaze and jet in the same outlet.
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Ferro Enamel Corporation
Cleveland
Ohio
Its Best for You and Baby Too Soap Ad Claims
A vintage pitch extols Baby's Own Soap as ideal for tender baby skin. It highlights soft soothing oils and a clinging rose fragrance reminiscent of France, presenting the product as the best choice for both mother and infant.
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Baby
France
Facing the Facts on Weak Points and Growth
A Canada Lumberman editorial urges individuals firms and nations to face unpleasant truths concentrate on weak points and seek internal overhauls rather than blame outside causes. It cites a 1930 failed firm and an unsuccessful salesman to illustrate the habit of ignoring weaknesses and preferring illusion over reality.
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Canada Lumberman
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Remedies Frost Bite
An 19th century notice extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for frost bite and chilblains caused by cold winds. It promises prompt relief from inflammation and pain with simple application.
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Thomas
Interest Collectors See Six Cent Air Mail Surcharge
Postal officials announce overprinting the first five cent air mail stamp with a six cent surcharge to meet demand. Collectors are urged to send requests with six cent remittance to the Ottawa postal office and postmasters will distribute advance supplies for first day covers across the Dominion.
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Financial Branch
Postage Stamp
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Dominion
Simple Remedy For Bad Stomach Gives Swift Relief
Advice cautions against strong medicines and starvation diets and promotes Bisurated Magnesia tablets to neutralize acidity after meals. A week’s trial via any druggist is suggested to relieve ordinary stomach distress.
Better Market For Honey In Britain Anticipated
In Toronto the Canadian Honey Producers Association held its annual meeting with 150 members present. President Morley Pettit and manager W A Wear reported progress despite world conditions and tariff changes. They anticipated higher demand for Canadian honey in Britain this year, allowing competition on even terms with California honey.
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Britain
Canadian Honey Producers’ Association
Toronto
Morley Pettit
W. A. Wear
California
Twisting the knob of a new front door lock
A brief description explains how turning a door knob activates an electric light that illuminates the keyhole. The mechanism links a modern lock with a built in lighting cue for easier nighttime unlocking.
Douglas Egyptian Liniment for hoof and teat care
Product notice promotes Douglas Egyptian Liniment to treat proud flesh inflammation thrush and hoof rot in horses and cows. Includes casual proverb about eating and drinking today and marriage tomorrow, reflecting period advertising tone.
Merchant Letter Warns Against Bilyards on Road
In a gloomy note from a German descent merchant to his traveling salesmen, dated the 13th, he rejects weather reports and Ohio male lists and scolds expenses noting a bill for billiards. He orders no more billiards and demands adherence to route lists and expenses.
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Ohio
Uss
Asthma Remedy Gains Enduring Fame Says User
A grateful patient credits Dr. J. D. Kellogg's asthma remedy with lasting relief after a decade of asthma. The advertisement touts it as the market's only recognized and never failing solution and the greatest asthma specific accessible to sufferers.
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J. D. Kellogg
Antarctic expedition led by Watkins to cross Weddell to Ross Sea
It was announced that H. G. Watkins, youthful leader of last year's Greenland exploration party, would head an expedition into the Antarctic next Fall. The voyage will sail in the early Autumn to cross the Antarctic from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea and map the southwest coast of the Weddell Sea.
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H. G. Watkins
Antarctic
Weddell Sea
Ross Sea
Mohammed Dies With Multiple Wives At Time Of Death
Mohammed, who preached monogamy yet practiced polygyny, died while having imine wives. The note contrasts his injunction on others with his personal marriages at death.
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Mohammed
Wheat bonus payout climbs toward ten million dollars
The Dominion treasury has paid $9,325.27 to western Canada wheat farmers for the five cent bonus relief plan. Through the Grain Commissioners office, about 186.5 million bushels of the 1931 crop were counted toward the bonus as of February 5, with more than 3,000,000 certificates cashed. Undelivered wheat and unredeemed certificates could push total payments past ten million dollars, though the scheme ends July 31 next year.
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Dominion Treasury
Canada
Prairie Provinces
The
Board of Grain Commissioners
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba Free Press
Dominion losses on grain adjustments in 1931
The Dominion Government sustained a loss of 250367 during 1931 in seed grain adjustments and relief indebtedness across the three prairie provinces. Principal loss amounted to 140100 while interest loss totaled 110266.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Persian Balm Promises Soft Skin and Beauty Aid
Persian Balm is praised as irresistible and invigorating. It softens and whitens hands, enhances complexions, and serves as a powder base. Men use it as a hair fixative or shaving lotion, while children benefit from its soothing protection for tender skin.
Tobacco named from Nicot who brought it to France
The botanical name Nicotiana derives from Nicot, the French ambassador to Portugal, who introduced tobacco to France around 1560.
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Nicot
Portugal
France
Shoes Use Vast Variety of Materials Exceeding 500 Kinds
A report notes that more than 500 distinct materials are used in shoe production. It highlights leather, fabric, rubber, and synthetic compounds as major categories. Industry experts discuss how material choices influence durability, comfort, and cost.
Chinese Library Destroyed in Shanghai Cultural Loss
Prof Kiang Kang Hu of McGill says the destruction of the Han Fen Shu Library and Commercial Press in Shanghai causes irreparable cultural damage. The Han Fen Shu Library once housed 360000 Chinese volumes and 100000 in other languages, with 700 Sung editions and 10000 unpublished manuscripts. The Commercial Press, a major Chinese business with 15000 employees, publishes millions of volumes yearly.
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Oriental Library
Shanghai
Kiang Kang-Hu
McGill University
Han Fen Shu
Kiang
British Columbia Considers Health Insurance for Low Incomes
Dr. Clarence M. Hincks of the national mental hygiene committee said British Columbia is seriously considering health insurance applied to individuals earning under 2500 dollars annually. He noted Dr. H. E. Young, provincial health officer, had detailed plans for operating the scheme after Hincks returned from a western tour.
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Clarence M. Hincks
National Committee For Mental Hygiene of
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Hincks
H. E. Young
Platform Speaker Challenge Sparks Row Over Credit
A speaker shouts a challenge about giving wives credit as a man in the front row retorts that wives want cash, reflecting tense audience exchange during the platform remarks.
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