Leaders Defend Public Duty Against Harsh Criticism
A broad editorial discusses how postwar strain tests leaders in Canada and abroad. Ramsay MacDonald and R B Bennett are cited as aging under pressure while ex presidents Hoover and Roosevelt show signs of fatigue. The piece urges patience, constructive criticism, and unity to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ramsay MacDonald
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Hoover
Roosevelt
Moses
Christ
Pym
Abraham Lincoln
Ottawa
Bennett
King
Hogs Graded in Canada for Weeks Ended May 2 1935
For 18 weeks ending May 2 1935 Canada graded 383,664 hogs alive at stock yards 709,726 alive at packing plants and 21,652 by car cass totaling 1,115,042. The 1934 comparable figure was 1,160,223 hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tall Aurignacian Men Stood Over Six Feet In Europe
Researchers estimate that during the Aurignacian period about 60,000 years ago European men averaged just over six feet in height, indicating notable stature in early modern human populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Dominion government challenges Smith incubator patent in Canada
The Dominion government files a writ in the exchequer court to cancel a patent claimed by Smith Incubator Co of Cleveland that would give exclusive Canadian manufacturing rights for incubators. Ottawa barrister G. C. Gowling signs the action. A stray sentence about toads is noted but not related to the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Exchequer
Smith Incubator Company
Cleveland
Canada
G. C. Gowling
Ottawa
World print media today outnumbers past by vast factor
An estimate places global newspaper and magazine output at about 90 thousand titles currently, a dramatic rise from roughly 4 thousand published a century ago, reflecting vast expansion of periodical publishing worldwide.
King George Receives Silver Jubilee Gift House at Burhill
The King, already owning a palace a castle and two large estates, receives a house as a Silver Jubilee present from the Royal Warrant Holders Association. Architect C Beresford Marshall, 36, designs a colonial style home near Burhill on Lord Iveagh’s Surrey estate. The King may not live there and could grant life tenancy to a royal or official retiree.
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George
Royal Warrant Holders’ Association
C. Beresford Marshall
London
Marshall
Burhil
Surrey
Lord Iveagh
Giles Gilbert Scott
Royal Institute of British Architects
Kruschen Salts Aids Indigestion Says Sufferer
A man reports misery after meals from indigestion and loss of appetite. After taking Kruschen Salts he experiences relief and renewed vitality, claiming the daily dose stimulates gastric juice flow and promotes regular elimination of waste.
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Kruschen
W. B
Saskatchewan Drama League elects new officers in Saskatoon
W. T. Read of Regina was unanimously elected president of the Saskatchewan Drama League for the coming season. Mrs. Stanley Edwards of Saskatoon became first vice president and J. M. Sinclair of Regina second vice president. Doris W. Hopkins and William Reid, both of Regina, were named secretary and treasurer. Mrs. E. R. Myers of Saskatoon retired as president and joined the advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Read
Regina
Saskatchewan Drama League
Saskatoon
Stanley Edwards
J. M. Sinclair
Doris W. Hopkins
William Reid
E. R. Myers
League
Air Passengers to Be Stamped Like Livestock for Health
Hull England conference speaker Mr M Cadman proposes future air travel reform requiring all passengers to present a clean bill of health before departure to prevent international disease spread. He likens passengers to cattle examined and stamped at port of departure.
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M. Cadman
Hull
England
Fruit A Tives Help Veteran With Constipation
Isaac P. Booth of Toronto testifies under oath that Fruit-a-tives gave quick relief from constipation and rheumatism from military service. He says they keep him regular and protect him from symptoms unless he risks wet or cold weather. A complete sworn statement can be requested from Fruitatives Limited Ottawa. FRUIT-A-TIVES 85c end 50c EVERYWHERE.
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Isaac P. Booth
Wayland Ave
Toronto
Booth
Rainmaking Scheme Aims To Lift Rain From Towers
The article reports Bernard J. Dubos of the Meteorological Society of France proposing a 2000 foot steel and concrete funnel to force water vapor upward and create a vacuum core to trigger rains. It would cost about 10 million dollars for materials and construction, a sum few backers are willing to gamble, but scientists continue pursuing rainmaking ideas despite skepticism.
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Bernard J. Dubos
Meteorological Society of France
Dubos
Canadian Handicrafts Guild Exhibition Afloat on Ascania
The Hon. William J. P McMillan will open the special Handicrafts Guild exhibition aboard the Cunard White Star liner Ascania in port beside Shed No. 2. Colonel Wilfred A. Bovey announces the show featuring textiles ironwork and Canadian furniture copies from Montreal locals. Two old country chairs with leather thong and twisted bark seats are highlighted.
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William Joseph Parnell McMillan
C.M
F.A.C.S
L.M. C.c
Prince Edward Island
Canadian Handicrafts Guild
Cunard
Ascania
Wilfred A. Bovey
Guild
McMillan
Montreal
McGill University
Shed No. 2
Four Dollar Bill Display Highlights Rarity
A Port Arthur display shows a Canadian four dollar bill once issued with the wrong picture. The misprint used the Michigan Soo Locks image, prompting Ottawa to halt that design. The error, quickly noticed, made the bill a rarity after about 30 years in circulation.
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Port Arthur
Ottawa
Directory Names Dominate Listings in Shanghai and Canada
In Canada the Smiths and the Joneses lead telephone directory listings. In China the Chens and the Wongs top Shanghai, with 636 Chens and 574 Wongs. Other common Chinese names include Woo, Koo, Ding, Dong, and also Ah and Oo.
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Canada
Smiths
the Joneses
China
Chens
Wongs
Shanghai
Woo
Koo
Ding
Dong
Woman writer urges equal treatment of maids in marriage
A female author counsels women to treat their maids with the same respect as their husbands, arguing for fair treatment even when hiring new help. The remark appears in a column promoting domestic etiquette and gender roles.
Japanese clocks fear loss of Daimyo no Tokei collection
Japanese newspapers warn that the Takabayashi Daimyo no Tokei timepieces and related clock books may leave Japan as an American bidder offered 15000. The Tokyo Museum of Science collection, long held there, could be sold if rumors spread, risking European and American buyers driving up offers.
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Japan
Takabayashi
Tokyo Museum of Science
Kobe
Europe
America
Ethiopia Ends Serfdom Under Emperor Selassie Decree
Emperor Haile Selassie issued a decree abolishing serfdom across Ethiopia and equalizing land taxation. The announcement says the move advances civilization by a thousand years and ends the long history of slave trade practices tied to land labor and debt peonage.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Scouts From Many Lands Gather For Poland Anniversary
Five thousand Boy Scouts from around the world travel to Apala Poland this summer to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Polish Scout movement. Delegations include the United States Great Britain France Belgium Holland and Scandinavian and Slavonic nations. General Baden Powell will be represented by his deputy.
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Apala
Poland
Boy Scout Movement
United States
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Baden-Powell
Scout
Lookout Point Golf Club Prepares for General Brock Open
President Allan Brooks outlines plans for the General Brock Hotel Open to be held in Fonthill Ontario July 11 12 and 13. Improvements include longer tees aproned greens bunkers renovated with sand and 6 foot fringe a reinforced 18th bridge added entrance gate and expanded catering overseen by Vernon G Cardy Hotel president.
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Allan Brooks
K.C
Lookout Point Golf Club
Fonthill
Ont
America
B. L. Anderson
Vernon G. Cardy
General Brock Hotel
McGill Dentistry Honors Announced for Three Years
Nathan Frank Gropper of Saskatoon captured the top standing in the third year and won the lieutenant-governor's medal for the highest percentage in dental pathology and dental therapeutics as Western Student Honors were listed at the dean's office.
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Faculty of Dentistry
McGill University
Nathan Frank Gropper
Saskatoon
Jackpine Role in Michigan Reforestation
The lowly jackpine is a valuable tree in Michigan, growing where other conifers fail and aiding reforestation of burned areas.
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Michigan
Cheerfulness as contagion and social influence
A concise observation notes that cheerful attitudes spread when people are exposed to them, suggesting mood contagion and social learning effects within groups. The idea implies that positive emotion can transfer across interactions and contexts.
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Orange
Atll Healing
English Air Lines
Big Ben the
Main Street
Winnipeg
Saliin Ng Ota
Plymout Havre
Belfast
Liverpool
Glasgow
White Star
Donaldson
Fonthill, Ont
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