Universal fingerprinting gains civil support in Canada
Proposals for voluntary universal fingerprinting as a public ID tool face indifference in Canada, seen as a shift from criminal use. Proponents cite benefits from election and insurance fraud reduction to auto safety, with support growing in Canada and the U S through clubs and police leadership urging public adoption.
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United States
Canada
Toto
Ontario
John Tenbroeck
Thorold
Ont
Tenbroeck
United States of America
Rotary
Lions
Kiwanis
Crown Of Conquered Ruler Kept Title And Decorations
The encrusted crown of conquered Ethiopia was presented to Premier Mussolini and placed on display in Rome. Illustrious items once belonged to Haile Selassie and were captured when Addis Ababa fell in May 1936. Graziani praised for victory on the Ethiopian front.
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Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Rodolfo Graziani
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Rome
Il Duce
Graziani
Black diamonds found only in Bahia Brazil claim
Bahia province in Brazil is noted as the sole location where black diamonds have ever been discovered. The report also mentions South Africa's government railways testing dry ice in refrigerator cars for potential use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahia
Brazil
Government Railways
South Africa
New Dehydration Advances Open Markets For Veggies
The Canadian Horticultural Council reports a new dehydrator improves quality and cuts costs. By removing water, dried vegetables store longer and travel lighter, enabling supply to distant markets such as mining camps and potential wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Horticultural Council
Ottawa
Rheumatism Relief With Kruschen Salts Report
A reader shares relief from years of rheumatic pain, especially in wet weather, after using Kruschen Salts. The letter claims the product dissolves uric acid crystals and aids natural expulsion, ending with a strong recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruschen
N.M
Gracefully Flared Frock Pattern for Spring and Summer
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4735 a dainty afternoon frock with V neck and bow, yokes, puffed sleeves, and a flared skirt. Available in misses and women sizes 14 through 42, fabric option includes soft triple sheer and chiffon. Send 20 cents with size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
ABC
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Hoover Visits Paderewski in Geneva Reunion Of Old Friends
Former President Hoover meets Ignace Jan Paderewski in a Geneva villa overlooking Lake Geneva. Despite retirement at 78, Paderewski is brilliant and ill. they reminisce about Versailles and the war era, recalling Paderewski leading 100000 Poles in France and donating 2 million dollars to the Polish cause.
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Lake Geneva
Hoover
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Paderewski
France
Clemenceau
New York Times
New Style In Uniforms For Tommy Atkins
The war office considers two experimental service outfits featuring overall style uniforms with loose collars. Denim replaces serge with ski-slack trousers and two mannequins display versions. one uses a turkey forage cap, the other a deer stalker cap. Hidden buttons in one design and zip-fasteners in the other are noted. Packs are lightened with small hand cases for motor transport on marches.
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Tommy Atkins
War Office
Butter and Cheese: Early Foods and Flavor Demands
The article traces early discovery of butter from cream and its preservation by salting. It discusses evolving taste for delicate flavor, the high food value of butter, vitamin A content, and compares fats like hardened vegetable fats and lard as shortenings with butter’s energy content.
A Matter Of Opinion From The Street Conversation
Two friends meet in the street. One man with a broken arm in a sling says his doctor expects two weeks of healing while his lawyer pushes for twelve, highlighting a conflict between medical and legal timelines.
Montreal hunter leads Africa expedition for fun
Just Wants Some Fun organizer Harry Snyder of Montreal plans an April departure for an African expedition aimed at photography and elephant hunting. The party includes Col A J Mac Nab Jim Hunter and George Goodwin with two months of trail clearing and two specially built high clearace vehicles prepared for the Eastern Central Africa trek.
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Harry Snyder
Montreal
Africa
Snyder
Col
A. J. MacNab
United States Army
Jim Hunter
Kenya
George Goodwin
New York Museum of Natural History
Eight Day Victoria Spring Garden Week Attracts Enthusiasts
May 4 to 11 marks Victoria garden week with eight day run and a chosen committee reviewing local estates. Notables include Lady Barnard Esquimalt Mrs W C Nichol Senator and Mrs G H Barnard and Mrs Biggerstaff Wilson among active gardeners who will showcase designs plants and ideas, inviting debate and admiration.
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Victoria
Pacific Coast
Barnard
Esquimault
W. C. Nichol
G. H. Barnard
Lost mining stocks found at Calgary auction
E J Prescott a Great War pensioner bought a mattress at a Calgary auction and dropped an envelope containing mining shares worth 300 dollars. He alerted police and the owner Mrs C E Kilner was located and the stocks were returned two hours before she boarded a train to England.
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E. J. Prescott
Calgary
C. E. Kilner
England
Fast Work installs car washing plant in Britain
Britain’s only car washing machine of its kind and the second in the world has been installed in a newly opened Sheffield garage by Viscount Nuffield. A chain driven system employs thirty men to wash and lubricate cars at a rate of one every eight minutes.
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Britain
Great Britain
Sheffield
Viscount Nuffield
Fresh Eggs Test at Grocers
A grocer asks an assistant to feel the eggs and judge if they are cool enough to sell, implying a check for freshness before display.
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George
Noted Artist Kathleen Shackleton Praises Canada
In an interview at Vancouver Miss Kathleen Shackleton sister of the late Sir Ernest Shackleton expressed strong admiration for Canada noting its culture in older cities and pioneer life in the north. She prefers Canadian life to London calling it closer to the earth and people of the pioneer type. She has recently sketched northern and native subjects for Hudsons Bay Company in London.
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Canada
Kathleen Shackleton
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Van
London
Encouraging Bird Dwellings In Neighborhoods
The passage extols the economic and ethical value of birds and urges children to build bird dwellings in yards. It notes that birds help by eating harmful insects and weed seeds and that even summer birds can be attracted by simple nest-building offerings such as feathers wool and twine.
Sensible Advice From Doctor On Medicine Do’s and Don’ts
A doctor lists practical medicine guidance including not increasing prescribed doses, avoiding taking medicines in the dark, discarding stale drugs, reading labels carefully, and shaking bottles well before use.
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Lawrence
Arabia
Slatin Pasha
Sudan
Richard Viner
Daily Sketch
Edward
Austria
Gordon
Khartoum
Baroness Winterstein-Gillespie
Matt
Eddrorsns
Emrelape
von Goth
Dex Aden Raymer
Alon Stas
Ted
Awm
Tosonto
Amanda
Ignace Paderewski
Geneva
Mattress
Bayer Company, Limited
Windsor
Bayer
the National Wall Coating
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