Inventor Claims Vertical Flying Becomes Reality in London
Senor Juan de la Cierva told the Royal Aeronautical Society that autogyro flights have achieved ground contact without a run and may soon allow vertical takeoffs from small platforms. He noted current tests use a non helicopter rotor system with variable pitch blades and that further work could enable safe roof landings and limited indoor use.
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Senor
Juan de la Cierva
Royal Aeronautical Society
Yomdon
Senor de la Cierva
Grasshopper Pest Threat Shrinks as Federal Efforts Expand
Entomologists and officials forecast the grasshopper plague to end its five year reign. A coordinated defense will deploy poison bait across prairie provinces with federal funds previously set at about $750000. Truck delivery and strip farming aided control as infestations remain limited to 38 points, far below last year.
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Prairie
Battle Against Flu Germ Moves to Point Barrow
Medical science targets the flu germ with a new field study at Point Barrow Alaska as a sudden epidemic claims several lives among natives. Two Philadelphia doctors Dr Horace Pettit and Dr Sergeant Pepper fly from Newark to the ice bound Arctic coast to gather information for a potential cure.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Philadelphia
Horace Pettit
Sergeant Pepper
Newark
N.J
Arctic
Questions For Drivers and Market Notice
Questions test driver behavior and road safety habits. The item notes drivers should concentrate on conditions. speed. yielding to pedestrians. staying in lane. handling emergencies. car maintenance. passing etiquette. and obeying traffic laws. A separate line mentions a new product: dry onion powder for cat soup and similar products.
New Zealand Dominates Butter Output and Exports
The New Zealander calls himself world champion butter eater with high per capita consumption. NZ dairy exports to the United Kingdom rise, butter production hits record at year end July 31 1934, and butterfat per cow climbs from 214 to 220 lbs. Cheese production shows a slight uptick as NZ and Australia supply about half UK butter imports.
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New
New Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom
Rain Returns to Central States After Severe Drought
Forecaster W. P. Day of Chicago says a fortunate collision of polar and tropical air currents over Canada altered the spring weather pattern. May storms return, ending the historic drought as the Mississippi runs high and cautious boat rulings protect levees.
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Central States
W. P. Day
Chicago
Canada
Mississippi
Day
Middle West
Prince of Wales Receives Funds for Jubilee Memorial Fund
Small subscriptions pour in to the King’s Royal Jubilee Memorial Fund at St James Palace. The Prince of Wales, sponsor, says the money will aid children’s welfare. An early contributor explains earning a shilling by washing his face and sending it in.
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Prince of Wales
St. James’ Palace
Police Recruits to Take Optional Swimming Lessons in Toronto
Toronto police recruits will receive swimming lessons as part of their curriculum after the drowning of P C Knox when his patrol car plunged into a bay. The program is optional and not mandatory for recruits.
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Toronto
P. C. Knox
Bay
Drought Strains Beef Pork Stocks Lift Lamb Demand
Widespread drought tightens beef and pork supplies in the United States pushing lamb into a bargain category. Canada sees similar trends with beef prices rising, bacon exports, and year round lamb availability due to a strong sheep policy and improved Canadian lamb quality.
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United States
South
Canada
Great Britain
Training that builds oratory in youth gains value
The St Marys Journal Argus notes that high school oral composition teaching and community drama groups help youths develop public speaking skills. It urges earlier training to improve expression before audiences, calling it a valuable accomplishment many lack today.
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St. Marys
Subset of High Earners Pay 30 Percent of Income Tax
A report notes that 307 individuals each earning over 50 000 dollars annually accounted for 30 percent of Canada's income tax. The statement uses a simile about envelopes and addresses to illustrate identity and distance.
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Canada
Egg Grading Regulations Coordinated Across Dominion and Manitoba
Dominion minister Robert Weir and Manitoba minister D G McKenzie announced agreement on more effective egg grading. They support higher graded returns to producers and plan licensing of egg-handlers with bonding requirements. The Dominion egg inspection service will ensure accurate grading and uniform application across trade channels.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Robert Weir
D. G. McKenzie
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Department
A Clever Machinist Harolds Beehives And Becomes Self Taught
Harold Webb a 33 year old blind resident of Barrie Ontario runs his own machine shop and manages 145 bee colonies. He repairs clocks tunes pianos builds beehives and frames and extracts honey alone. His shop includes a steam boiler and two electric bench saws with safety hoods and he has never cut himself.
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Harold Webb
Barrie
Ont
How Happiness Comes and a Doctor's Humor
A compact reflection on happiness and duty from Thackeray about how earnest thinking occupies the mind with sublime realities. A humorous exchange has a doctor noting a master’s irritability and a butler’s quip about humor to avoid thwarting him.
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W. M. Thackeray
Doctor
Thompson
Eye for Pictures Grows While Traveler Goes Camera-Free
A Snapshot Guild member returns from a long trip and discovers she has developed an eye for photographs without owning a camera. She notes the value of spring light and offers practical exposure tips for bright days, urging readiness for instant shooting at home or on the road.
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Snapshot Guild
Jean
Canada Expands Tourist Access Cuts Red Tape For Visitors
Canada and the Dominion Bureau of Immigration ease travel for U S tourists. A 24 hour stay now requires no permits for two days and no bond for visits up to six months. Omnibus permits replace declare at entry and baggage restrictions loosen. Smokers may import fifty cigars and two hundred cigarettes.
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Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau
Automatic high speed train unveiled in Moscow exhibit
Inventor O Polinian presents an automatic train at the Institute of Transport Inventors in Moscow Russia. The model targets the Moscow Leningrad 450 mile run in four hours. A 500 horsepower diesel motor powers the train with stabilizers to prevent derailment. Three coaches accommodate 236 passengers.
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O. Polinian
Institute of Transport Inventors
Moscow
Russia
Moscow-Leningrad
Treasured Victoria Jubilee Jug From 1887 Circulated
A Victoria B C resident Harry Davis possesses a tiny brown beer jug made for Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee in 1887. The limited gift to royal navy officers features raised white figures of the queen and empire sectors. the mould is now destroyed.
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Empire
Harry Davis
Victoria
B.C
Queen Victoria
Royal Navy
Exhibition of Waste Material Crafts by Brooklyn Children
A Brooklyn store hosts a week long display of objects made from waste materials by settlement house children under homecraft supervision from the recreation department of the emergency relief bureau. The show features screens, skits, letter openers, fruit dishers, belts and wall plaques.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Recreation Department
emergency _ relief bureau
All-Silver Piano Declared World’s Largest
An all silver piano measuring 11 feet 8 inches in length was first played on a London broadcast. Built for the King's Jubilee celebrations, it cost $3,000 and took a year to construct. It requires 12 men to move the instrument.
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London
Frenchman’s 1800 plan for endless paper web
A French inventor in 1800 proposed creating an endless paper web by pouring a pulp suspension onto a moving wire belt. The method aimed to produce a continuous sheet through a water assisted process.
BC apples import patterns in 1934 by region and variety
The report lists regional import totals for British Columbia apples in 1934. South America ranks third with 40,286 boxes led by Delicious, Brazil and Argentina favoring large Deficious. Great Britain is top, while France and South Africa import substantial counts of Delicious, Yellow Newtowns, McIntosh, and Jonathans. Scandinavia purchases include 14,169 Jonathans.
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South America
B.C
Great Britain
Egypt
Brazil
France
South Africa
Scandinavia
Alberta Tops Canadian Hog Production For First Time
Official grading reports show Alberta produced 338 427 hogs in the first 18 weeks of 1935 surpassing Ontario which fell behind as Alberta leads the country. The period compares with 342 945 last year and 333 271 in 1933. Ontario slumped, leaving Alberta in first place for the year.
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Alberta
Ontario
Twin of diabetes reported to physicians in Philadelphia
Seale Harris M D professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Alabama delivered the report to the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia describing a twin disease to diabetes marked by excessive hunger and a body's demand for sugar. The discovery follows a note that more than 1500 people have written biographies of Lincoln.
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American College of Physicians
Philadelphia
Seale Harr S, M.D
University of Alabama
Lincoln
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