Relief For The Land In Tax Reform Need
The piece argues landowners face rising public service costs and shrinking private incomes. It urges realignment of taxation bases across federal, provincial, and municipal levels to relieve land from bearing the social service burden and prevent confiscation. It cites Rowell Commission expectations and rising land taxes in North America as context.
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Western
Canada
Rowell Commission On
J. J. Smith
Saskatchewan
United States
World record harvest on 700 acres in Victoria belt
Three men using an auto header harvesting 3,300 bushels in one day across 700 acres in the Wimmera wheat belt, yielding 43 percent. They worked from 5 45 a m to 8 45 p m with few stops for bagging and oiling. Lord Lister, famed for antiseptics, is buried in Hampstead.
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Wimmera Wheat
Victoria
Australia
Lord Lister
Lord Moynihan
Hampstead
Fortune Green Road
London
John Weir
St. Mary's Hospital
Plaistow
Upton Lane
West Ham
St. Peter’s Vicarage
Doctor George Hammond Runs Four Miles on 80th Birthday
In New York Dr. George H. Hammond marks his 80th birthday by running four miles. He notes he could have gone further but chose not to tire himself. Hammond has maintained a routine of three miles three times weekly for 63 years, crediting it with his fitness.
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George H. Hammond
New York
Dr. Hammond
Cornell odorless cabbage to reach market in two years
Cornell University researchers say an odorless cabbage variety will be commercialized in about two years. The breakthrough aims to reduce cabbage odors for consumers and may expand varieties available to shoppers.
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Cornell University
Tobacco Name Derives From To Bago Indian Pipe
The article explains that tobacco takes its name from to bago an Indigenous term for a pipe used to smoke. It notes historical usage and linguistic origins without embellishment.
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Tobago
Britain’s Difficult Position in a Global Standstill
Walter Lippmann argues Britain cannot defend all interests across the Atlantic, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the East with three hostile fronts. He suggests British policy reflects grim necessity to pick allies or concessions, urging sympathetic understanding rather than quick judgment.
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Britain
North Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Orient
Walter Lippmann
Detroit Free Press
Pact With Ulster Viscount Craigaveen Plans British Aid
Northern Ireland premier Viscount Craigavon announced new financial arrangements with Great Britain to offset treaty losses. Northern Ireland would receive British armament orders and agricultural subsidies plus unemployment insurance, with general exchequer ties between London and Belfast.
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Viscount Craigaveen
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Britain
Ireland
Lord Craigavon
London
Belfast
Baron Rothschild Loses Estates in Austrian Court
Baron Alfons Rothschild forfeits three large estates after a Fanning Lower Austria court ruling declaring them property of the Reich to repair damages he caused to the former Austrian state treasury. The baron reportedly fled the country.
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Alfons Rothschild
Fanning
Lower Austria
Reich
Rothschild
Canada’s Modern Fur Industry Gains Ground
Canada's fur farming now accounts for about forty percent of national raw fur production with 8,140 farms by 1936. Silver fox dominates revenue, pelts now supply about 87 percent of fur farm income, while live animals fade in importance as farms expand nationwide.
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Canada
Dominion
Mongolian Purge Mirrors Soviet Extermination Drive
Belated reports say Outer Mongolia carried out a purge to crush a supposed Japanese inspired plot to overthrow the government. Bezbozhnik cited the People’s Right that arms and cannons were seized. the first evidence surfaced at a January 1937 trial. The purge, ongoing, reportedly rivaled the Soviet Union’s 2,000 executions.
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Russia
Outer Mongolia
Bezbozhnik
People’s Right
Soviet Union
Freight to Move 35000 Tons Down North River Season Opens
Col James K Cornwall veteran contractor spoke in Edmonton about a river season opening soon. He estimated at least 35000 tons of freight will be moved down north by boat from Water ways Alta during the short season.
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Waterways
Alta
James K. Cornwall
Edmonton
A Simple Explanation of Hen Egg Laying Signals
Hens cackle after laying eggs to signal their whereabouts to the flock. The habit traces to jungle fowls, which did so after laying, prompting domestic hens to keep the group informed during wandering.
Fishing jobs hinge on Hull port livelihoods
Between 50 and 60 thousand persons depend on fishing for their livelihoods in Hull England s greatest fishing port. Ireland now has about 105 000 registered unemployed.
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Hull
Ireland
11ft robot to show human body at Glasgow Empire Exhibition
A Richard Huws designed 11 foot robot torso to illustrate human anatomy will be exhibited at the Glasgow Empire Exhibition in May. Mechanisms replace organs with pumps cameras and gears while sections flash words and symbols for mind memory and emotion. The model will be powered by a small electric motor and driven by cog wheels and dials.
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Glasgow
Richard Huws
Mystery Watering of Quints By Little Marie
Little Marie Dafoe delighted quints at the nursery by offering five hobby horses water from a beach pail. The scene puzzled caregivers until Dr. Dafoe explained the child remembered a teamster watering his horse nearby a year ago. Marie kissed each horse after the offered drink.
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Marie Dionne
Dafoe
Oliva
Marie
Dafoe Nursery
Nora Rouselle
Sigrid Ulrichson
Molly O'Shaughnessy
Dr. Dafoe
Quints
Coffee Cake Recipe with Crown Brand Syrup Crumbs
A home style batter blends bread flour sugar baking powder and salt with shortening eggs milk and Crown Brand Corn Syrup. The batter bakes in a nine inch pan with a butter glaze and a crumb topping of butter Crown Brand syrup Benson's Corn Starch cracker crumbs and cinnamon.
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Crown
Mazda
Benson's
Queen Mary Chooses Classical Tie for Hospital Ceremony
Before laying the foundation stone of the new St Helher hospital in Surrey, Queen Mary reviewed the music program for the ceremony. She expressed a dislike for modern music and jazz, preferring light opera and Viennese waltzes. The approved program featured waltzes and a gavotte.
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St. Helher Hospital
Surrey
Foreman and Bill Discuss Injured Boot
A brief exchange shows the foreman asking about an injury to Bill who answers he hurt his boot and wonders why he should remove it during dinner hour.
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Foreman
Bill
Debtor Chases Creditor Echoes Old Proverb
A short quirky note sketches a debtor pursuing a creditor, contrasting with familiar older tales of a man biting a dog and another chasing a wolf, alluding to financial disputes and unresolved debts.
Canada’s War History First Volume Released
First volume of Canada’s official war history by Col. A Fortescue Duguid has appeared. The nearly 1000 page tome covers mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force from Aug 4 1914 to Sept 13 1915, with 25 maps and charts and extensive appendices.
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Canada
Col. A. Fortescue Duguid
National Defence Department
Assembly of Canada
Valcartier
Que
Salisbury Plain
France
F E. H Alderson
Rust Resistant Wheat Varieties Apex and Coronation
Professor J B Harrington of the University of Saskatchewan says Apex and Coronation wheat varieties are not closely related. Apex, developed at the university from H-44X double cross with Marquis, would grade with Marquis, while Coronation’s milling and baking qualities keep it out of top hard red spring grades. The rumor of close relation in Battleford district is denied and Apex has been recommended in many districts.
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Apex
Coronation
J. B. Harrington
University of Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Department
Harrington
University of Saskatchewan
Marquis
Hope
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Spies Pouring into Britain Alarm Raised by Star
The London Star reports increased espionage activity in Great Britain since rearmament began. Spies have swarmed from around the world, with aircraft factory sabotage prompting expanded counter espionage. The article notes the spy population has doubled. A separate note states the Venus de Milo statue stands just over six feet three inches.
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Great Britain
London Star
Britain
The
Star
Venus de Milo
Onions and Union Etymology Linked to Unio Strength
The terms onions and union trace their roots to the Latin unio meaning unity or strength. Linguistic note highlights how shared origin underscores connection between word forms and collective power.
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Ogden
Chantecler
Vogue
Ulster
Austria
Silver Fox
Sydney Bulletin
Queen Mary
Ypres
Festubert
Givenchy
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