World Happenings Briefly Told
George C. Cruce 82, world famous botanist, died recently. A high power radio station will be erected at Daventry to broadcast Empire wide programs. The Prince of Wales to unveil memorial to the missing at Thiepval on Whit Sunday May 16. Canadian cattle exports to the UK reach 27 735 head in the year to Nov 1931. Women vote for first time in Greece municipal elections at Piraeus. Canada starts 1931 with 5872 grain elevators capacity 414 660 260 bushels. Britain’s ship output rose but by 976 000 tons less than 1930. Canadian apples score high in Egypt per Dominion Trade rep reports. Austria will not send registered letters abroad until censored. Hudson Bay Junction road link to The Pas by spring now assured. Dunvegan potatoes grown in Peace River district 1810 yield 150 bushels from nine planted May 10. A national ad campaign to promote home grown fruit and vegetables will be launched by the Canadian horticultural council.
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George C. Cruce
Daventry
England
Prince of Wales
Thiepval
Somme
Greece
Piraeus
Athens
Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Cairo
Austria
Hudson Bay Junction
Manitoba
Pas
Dunvegan
Peace River District
Advances in photography reveal infrared imaging dye
Dr. C. E. K. Mees reports xenocyanine a new synthetic dye that records infrared radiation as visible light on photographic plates. The dye allows imaging waves longer than previous limits up to about 11 000 angstroms enabling photos of infrared warmth with familiar appearance to visible light. Watches with lipstick winding mechanism noted as a Paris fashion fad when lipstick is opened.
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Optical Society of America
C. E. K. Mees
Eastman Kodak Company
Japan Sees Foreign Tourism Trade Halve in One Year
Japan reports a 50 percent drop in foreign tourist trade over the past year as travel restrictions and weaker demand reduce arrivals and outbound spending. Officials assess impact on services, exchange earnings, and regional travel sectors.
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Japan
Opportunity School in Denver Aids Diverse Learners
A sixteen year innovation in adult education is highlighted by a report for the Association for Adult Education. Emily Griffith School helps nontraditional students from hobos to illiterate workers gain skills. Graduates learn bookkeeping cobbling showcard class etiquette and social usage, with many success stories.
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Minneapolis Journal
Slimming jacket style takes Paris lines for all sizes
Fashion notice promotes a jacket like line inspired by Paris. It describes a navy checked woollen version with rose red trim and a black rough crepe silk alternative with white trim. Pattern No. 978 covers bust sizes 36 through 48 inches with specified yardage and a 25 cent price.
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Paris
Lawn Care Principles For A Velvet Green Sward
Gardening notes emphasize a durable lawn as key to beauty and play space. Prepare soil thoroughly, weed seeds before seeding, and maintain level ground. Use nitrogen-rich fertilizer, select reputable Canadian seed, and plant one pound per 200 square feet plus protection against birds.
Good Seed Is Foundation For Canadian Gardens
The article argues seed is inexpensive and often overlooked, urging gardeners to choose seeds and plants suited to Canadian conditions and to buy locally from Canadian sources. It notes that varieties successful in England or the southern United States may fail here, stressing careful selection.
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England
Coupons For Money From Le Roy Farmers In Saskatchewan
Farmers in Le Roy Saskatchewan printed coupons worth 50 cents per 100 pounds of milk to finance a cheese making venture after banks refused agricultural loans. They used coupon redemptions from cheese sales to pay an interim dividend of 30 cents and a final 17.9 cents per hundred pounds of milk, with all coupons redeemed within two weeks after the last cheese sold.
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le Roy
Sask
Old Fashioned Candy Making Steps for Week
A recipe describes sugar water and corn syrup boiled to firm ball stage. Eggs are beaten stiff, then the hot syrup is folded in, continued cooking to a hard ball. Nuts and vanilla are added, the mixture is poured into a buttered pan and cut into squares.
Carrots and Cheese Recipe Steam Bake Dish
Mince twelve medium carrots. Add a teaspoon of sugar and steam until tender. Place in a baking dish, top with cheese and season. Beat three eggs and stir into a pint of heated milk. Thicken the mixture and pour over carrots. Add more cheese and bake in a water bath until brown.
Depreciated In Value The Last Slave Survivor Speaks
A centenarian former slave in South Carolina recalls his dawn as a bought slave. He explains a pensioner for a white family is now deemed worthless after emancipation. He notes his owner paid 1200 dollars for him and laments Lincoln's emancipation proclamation altered his worth.
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United States
Dan
South Carolina
Mexico Surpasses 173 Rayon Textile Factories
Mexico now has more than 173 factories and mills that use rayon to manufacture textiles and related articles, reflecting growth in the rayon industry.
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Mexico
Scottish Trade Mission Man Sees Strong Canadian Backing
Graham Donaldson of Anchor-Donaldson Line sails from New York aboard the Berengaria after arranging for the Letitia to reach Montreal May 5 and exhibit Scottish wares May 16 to 20. He cites warm Canadian support from Montreal Ottawa and Toronto and expects the event to boost Scotland-Canada trade. Officials including H H Stevens and Prime Minister Bennett back the plan, with Glasgow Corporation preparing the Letitia for the display and public and buyer sessions. Scotland anticipates heightened Dominion interest in Scottish products and related imports.
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Graham Donaldson
Anchor- Donaldson Line
Glasgow
New York
Montreal
Letitia
Donaldson
Scotland
Canada
Ottawa
Toronto
Department of Trade and Commerce
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Bennett
Corporation of Glasgow
Trebles Operation Cost and Speed Findings
The Chicago Motor Club reports that driving at 60 mph is 3 to 4 times more costly than at 40 to 45 mph. Oil use at 55 mph is seven times that at 30 mph, wear at 50 mph is twice that at 40 mph, and gasoline use at 55 mph is 25 percent higher than at 30 mph.
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Chicago Motor Club
Bathing Pool Found in Iraqi Desert Excavations
Professor Stephen Langton of Oxford University reports the discovery of a hydraulically operated bathing pool dating to 400 A.D. in the palace ruins of Bahram Gor in the Iraqi desert. The pool measures 45 by 36 feet. A separate odd anecdote notes a defendant asking Joshua where he was during a chicken theft. A ruby throated hummingbird is described as flying 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico during migrations.
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Stephen Langton
Oxford University
Irak
Bahram Gor
Gulf of Mexico
Cauliflower Weighs 26 Percent in Con Wallis Australia
A cauliflower grown in Con Wallis Australia has a 26 percent weight reading.
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Conwallis
Australia
Egotist Believes World Honors Him As He Honors Himself
A pithy aphorism notes that a conceited person assumes others share his high regard for his own worth. It frames self-regard as a mirror of imagined public esteem.
Death of Trooper Mulloy Becomes Inspiring Canadian Tale
Ontario reports the death of Lieut.-Col Lorne W. Mulloy of the Strathcona Horse, a blind hero who refused to call blindness a handicap. A barrister by trade, he educated at Queen's, Oxford, and Osgoode Hall, and practiced at Iroquois. He spoke for recruits in WWI and urged self mastery and self direction in disabled soldiers.
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Ontario
Mulloy
Canada
Lorne W. Mulloy
Strathcona Horse
London
Queen's University
Oxford
Osgoode Hall
Iroquois
Col Mulloy
Regina Leader-Post
Wheat market not surplus says Sask. economist in Regina
Dr W W Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan argues there has never been a global wheat surplus and the market collapse stemmed from other factors. He notes price links to other commodities and warns exchange rates like the pound influence future prices amid uncertainty.
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W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Regina
Sask
Swanson
Skeleton unearthed near Tathoa in New Zealand
Archaeologists excavating near Tathoa in New Zealand uncovered a bone fragment said to be hundreds of years old. The find suggests a long historical timeline for the area and potential insights into ancient habitation.
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Tathoa, N.Z
French Federation pushes eight hour day for women
The Federation of Women's Trade Unions in France calls for an eight hour workday for women, advocating shorter hours and improved working conditions for female laborers.
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The
Federation of Women’s Trade Unions
France
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Scottish Trade Mission
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