Prosperity View Urges Deflation and Policy Action
Vancouver Sun editor Robert Cromie argues in Washington that sixty cent wheat and other low prices damage the financial structure built in Canada and the United States. He calls for deflationary moves to align prices with debt levels and urges governments to inform investors that producer money will be deflated to restore security and prosperity.
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Canada
United States
Washington
Robert Cromie
Vancouver Sun
Ottawa
Penny Luck Drives Queens House Purchase
A young couple in search of an upscale home settle for a modest semi detached two family brick in Queens after a penny found in the dining room is touted as luck. The bride recalls the penny tale as they move in weeks later to visit Brooklyn friends and hear a similar Penny tale from a past buyer. Realtors reportedly plant pennies to aid sales. A Scotsman asks about a single spur leading to a joke about driving a horse with linked steps. London operators start pay raises after training.
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Queens
Brooklyn
Mr. Robinson
War on Insect Menace Widened by Science and Cooperation
A Hamilton Spectator summary notes that insect depredations cost the U.S. over 1500 million dollars yearly and threaten diverse materials from oil to metal. It cites L. O Howard’s research, stresses the need for scientific control, and praises growing farmer reliance on government experts and cooperative public action.
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L. O Howard
United States
Canada
Hamilton Spectator
Canada 1931 Population Totals by Dominion Bureau of Statistics
The 1931 census places Canada's population at 10 374 196, up from 8 787 949 a decade earlier. British Columbia shows the largest gain 32.35 percent followed by Alberta Quebec and Saskatchewan. Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories are listed with exact provincial counts.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Alberta
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
North-West Territories
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Yukon
North West Territories
Britain faces emigration woes urge revival of settlement
The Midland Bank monthly review in London urges a strong revival of emigration to suitable world areas as soon as conditions improve for British settlers. It notes 1930 had a small net outward movement, while the previous year showed a net inward flow with 37 000 more arrivals than departures.
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the Midland Bank
London
England
Portugal to Build Its First Broadcasting Station
The article asserts that news originates from newspapers and press services, not radio, and notes Portugal plans to erect its first broadcasting station as part of this shift in media infrastructure. It emphasizes newspapers remain the primary source for news diffusion.
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Press Association
Portugal
Canadian reparations receipts vs payments under Versailles terms
The Canadian government reports total reparations from Germany totaling 26,672,246 dollars received, while payments for services related to reparations reach 704,912,472 dollars. Details show 8,084,069 dollars on reports by Canadian reparations commissioners, 563,178,569 dollars in pensions and similar compensations, and 134,641,834 dollars for dependents of military and naval personnel. The return notes criticism by veterans groups that these reparations cover less than four percent of the gov ernment's total reparations related expenditures under the Versailles framework.
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Canada
Germany
House of Commons
C. H. Cahan
Ian Mackenzie
Lib
Vancouver
Government of
Lost Jewels Found in Madrid Vault Linked to Infanta Eulalie
A trunk of jewels worth 1,000,000 belonging to Infanta Eulalie, aunt of ex King Alfonso, was found in a forgotten Madrid palace vault. Sent to Madrid in 1918 during fear of a German invasion, the jewels were later confirmed safe and held by authorities at her disposal through a communication with the Spanish Republican Government.
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Infanta
Eulalie
Alfonso
Royal
Madrid
Paris
Swiss Expert Warns Of Over Thirty Five Poison Gas Types
A Swiss expert states more than 35 poisonous gases could be deployed in the next war. Parts of Spain report orange crop damage due to unseasonal frosts.
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Spain
Device Perfected Heats and Cools Home Year Round
A recently perfected device provides heating for winter and cooling for summer, enabling year round climate control in residences.
Library Serves Three States in Remote Arkansas Corner
In northwest Arkansas a free public library at a backwoods crossroads serves Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri within 100 miles. It has no librarian or hours, but hosts about 500 books loaned monthly with a ledger system and welcomes patrons arriving on foot horse wagon and cars. The library was created by Mr and Mrs X S Check who moved from Minnesota 40 years ago bringing books and funding from wool products.
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Arkansas
States
Oklahoma
Missouri
X. S. Check
Minnesota
Check
Christian Science Monitor
Formidable German Bullet Aims To Crush Armour
Military experts note a new German engineered bullet claimed to reach 5800 feet per second and pierce half an inch of armour plate. If true, it could be a powerful addition to land warfare, paralleling the pocket battleship at sea. It combines speed and fighting strength, able to outpace and overpower targets it can strike.
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Germany
Early Comedy credited to Two Creeks in 660 BC
The record assigns the first comedy play to two individuals from the Creeks, dated around 660 BC. The claim highlights ancient Greek theater origins and attributes authorship to those two figures.
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Two Creeks
Indians Are and Farmers Indians Are and Farmers Prairie Provinces 1931 crop progress
The Department of Indian Affairs reports continued progress for prairie Indigenous farmers in 1931 despite wet and drought conditions. Indians on western reserves seeded 74 868 acres to grains and roots, broke 3 154 acres for new land, and summer followed 36 213 acres, totaling 114 235 acres under cultivation with 2 425 farming heads. Wheat led crops, with oats barley and rye also sown. harvest totaled 668 601 bushels.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Department of Indian Fairs
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Department of Indian Affairs
Town Vanishes as Cave-In Swallows Villa Santa Stefano
Ten thousand residents fled after the town slid into ancient Roman caves beneath it near Naples and Rome. A river-water seepage caused roof collapse as buildings slowly sank along Via Leoni, but all inhabitants escaped without casualties.
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Villa Santa Stefano
Naples
Rome
Via Leonine
Revised Kississing map sheet highlights Sherridon mining area
The Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior released a revised Kississing map sheet in the National Topographic series to meet demand for maps of Northern Manitoba mining regions. It notes Sherridon’s rise due to the Sherritt-Gordon property.
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Manitoba
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
National Topographic Series
Sherridan
Sherritt-Gordon
Early Babylonian mathematics progressions and equations
As far back as 1900 B C scholars in Babylonia handled arithmetic progressions quadratic equations and equations with two unknown factors.
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B.C
Babylonia
Abstract things versus concrete instances
The quote contrasts intangible ideas with a tangible example described as a bar of hot iron. It invokes a playful misdirection between abstract concepts and physical objects, highlighting how perception shifts when naming a concrete item.
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