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Sir Austen Chamberlain 73 dies in London. Crown Prince Michael of Romania to attend the London coronation May 12. Lord Tweedsmuir to award best poem in new Canadian Poetry Magazine. South Africa budgets surplus £5,000,000. Roosevelt curbs Canadian red cedar shingles imports. Rare 1918 inverted U S Airmail stamp sells for 3200. 808 Dominion Housing Act loans worth 5,692,842. US to issue passports to medical relief missions to Spain. Royal Family to cover King George VI civil list. Duke of Windsor payment not made.
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Austen Chamberlain
K.G
London
Austen
Locarno
Michael
Romania
Bucharest
Lord Tweedsmuir
New
N. C. Havenga
House of Assembly
Roosevelt
United States
Air Mail
Dunnings
United States State Department
Spain
Duke of Windsor
George VI
Edward
Canadian heavy insurance figures show 1935 in force and claims
In Canada on December 1 1935 gross in force insurance stood at 6 431 411 000 with 200 157 567 in premiums paid and 41 070 312 in death claims. Lapses reached 411 222 211 in 1932 while loans peaked at 124 982 910 in that year.
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Canada
House of Commons
Finance
C. A. Dunning
W. A. Tucker
Lib
Rosthern
New Orleans Driver Responds To Horse In Idle Banter
An officer admonishes a colored driver to speak to his horse instead of whipping it. The driver replies in a humorous regional exchange claiming origin from New Orleans and asking where the horse is from.
Gentlemen be seated quote marks modern labor strike call
A historic remark contrasts past brutal labor methods with a modern approach where a labor leader signals a strike by saying Gentlemen be seated. The statement highlights a shift in tactics from violence to orderly pause.
How to Overcome Itching Piles
An advertisement urges readers to treat itching piles with Hemroid from a druggist. It claims quick relief from itching and soreness and promotes avoiding surgery by using this physician recommended internal remedy.
The New Reign and the King’s Closest Friends
A transition in British court life shows the smart international set moved from favor under Edward VIII to being distant from George VI. The king’s inner circle now centers on Wing-Commander Sir Louis Greig and Rear-Admiral Sir Basil Brooke, longtime youths and tutors who shaped both monarchs.
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Great Britain
Smart International
Canterbury
Edward VIII
Britain
George VI
Elizabeth
Duchess of York
Piccadilly
Louis Greig
Cambridge University
Sir Louis
Wimbledon
Buckingham Palace
Sir Basil Brooke
Basil
Royal Naval College
Osborne
Isle of Wight
Treasure Trove Discovered By Boys On Mount Olympus Adventure
Two ant boys on Mount Olympus followed a rabbit into a cave and uncovered a long underground passage with iron doors. They found marble statues, ancient helmets, metal boxes, and other relics as Halifax Chronicle reports a planned expedition to explore behind the doors.
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Athens
Mount Olympus
Halifax Chronicle
Joseph Horne Co. Fights Flood Memories and Mockery
Observers recall the 1937 flood that covered Pittsburgh streets and tested the Joseph Horne Co. department store with bulkheads and watertight measures. The excerpt also notes a quip about Naples and a Scots voice lamenting a barber’s lather and an umbrella mix up.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Horne Co
British shipyards busier than at any time since 1929
British shipyards report a peak in activity not seen since 1929, with orders rising across major yards. Shipbuilders credit renewed demand for wartime vessels and commercial transports, signaling a broad revival in heavy industry and employment.
Eight rainbows seen at one time across region
A rare atmospheric display produced eight distinct rainbows visible from multiple vantage points around the valley. Eyewitnesses reported vivid colors arching across the sky during late afternoon light, with many noting the unusual stacked appearance of the arcs.
Trees to save the West require tens of millions planted
W M Neal and W L MacTavish urged massive tree planting in drought struck prairie Canada to restore the region as a granary. They blamed neglect of conservation for drought and a $1 billion five year loss, warning creeping desert and 900 square miles of worthless soil.
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Canada
Prairie West
W. M. Neal
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnpeg
Canadian Forestry Association
W. L. MacTavish
Winnipeg Evening Tribune
Prairies
MacTavish
Arctic submarine expedition plans from Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins visited Ottawa to enlist the Canadian Geographical Society in a polar submarine project. The craft will be built on the River Thames and depart in May 1938 for Spitzbergen to gather supplies. The plan aims to start under the ice 200 miles north of Spitzbergen, traverse about 2000 miles with 25 percent in open water, cross the north pole, and reach Behring Sea to locate Crocker Land, potentially Canadian territory if it exists.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Ottawa
Canadian Geographical Society
North Pole
River Thames
Sir Hubert
Spitzbergen
Behring Sea
Cute pantie frock pattern for little girls by Anne Adams
Pattern 4340 offers a simple flutter sleeve capelet yoke and large button accent for ages two to ten. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 require 24 34 yards of 36 inch fabric in bright cottons. Includes illustrated sewing directions and costs 20 cents carry order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Canada.
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Anne Adams
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Worried by Pimples and Eczema Clears with Kruschen
A woman reports two years of facial pimples red blotches and eczema on the neck and forearms. After using Kruschen Salts for six weeks her complexion clears and eczema symptoms vanish.
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Kruschen
Gardening Through Seed Catalogues and Varieties
Seed catalogues serve as reliable guides for gardeners detailing planting times frost resistance plant height color blooming season and cut flower suitability. The article advises choosing new and unfamiliar varieties each season including uncommon edibles like leek chicory salsify and oyster plant to add interest and variety to Canadian gardens.
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Canada
Royal Research Ship under construction for magnetic observations
The Admiralty builds the non-magnetic Royal Research Ship in the Dart estuary to check compass errors caused by magnetism. The wooden vessel will carry limited iron and mostly non magnetic metal, operating to forecast compass corrections for all ships. The project funds come from Navy Estimates and the ship will be designated R.R.S. rather than HMS.
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Admiralty
Dart
Carnegie Institution
Washington
HMS
R.R.S
Royal
Manchester Guardian
Disciples Meet the Risen Jesus On Easter Evening
Sunday School lesson summarizes John 20 1 21 25 about Jesus appearing to the disciples behind locked doors and later to Thomas The narrative shows peace be unto you authority to send and Thomas confession My Lord and my God ends with faith in the living Christ and the Easter message of hope.
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Christ
Thomas
John
J. W. Dawson
Jesus
God
J. D. Jones
BC Longshore Groups Oppose Outside Unions Influence
Canadian chartered waterfront bodies on British Columbia lower coast ports report full satisfaction with current longshore employer employee relations. They oppose foreign unions intruding on the industry and urge Prime Minister Mackenzie King to block outside interference. A separate note mentions King George V flax used for artists canvases. The text also cites the Pacific coast line length of 1,366 miles and a historical claim about Celts marching unclad into battle.
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British Columbia
Mackenzie King
Dominion Department of Labor
Parliament’s Rising Costs Highlight Government as Big Business
The Ottawa Journal notes Parliament opened with main estimates of 410 million dollars and supplementary totals of 96 and 13 million. It argues that the coming fiscal year will require over half a billion dollars for ordinary and capital expenditures, railways, relief, and projects, roughly ten million per week, signaling a government that has grown into Canada’s largest enterprise. Phoenix, Ariz imposes bicycle license rules.
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Dunning
Canada
Parliament Hill
Ottawa Journal
Old Latin Professor and Road Fund Tally
A dialogue notes the Latin professor’s age as likely quite old. It states British motorists have paid into the Road Fund since 1931, totaling no less than 968 million dollars in license fees and fines.
Bank of England Vaults Enclosed by Deep Walls
Walls 50 feet deep and eight feet thick enclose the Bank of England's 50 vaults, emphasizing the fortress-like security and scale of the historic financial institution.
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Bank of England
Sumatra Claims Vast Animal and Plant Life Diversity
A historical account notes Sumatra boasting the greatest variety of animal and vegetable life on earth. The claim highlights the island as a premier hotspot for biodiversity according to observers.
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Sumatra
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