Obstacles to World Disarmament Conference Progress
The article discusses obstacles to international agreement amid diverse national interests at world conferences. It highlights the League of Nations, disarmament efforts, and the difficulty of aligning Britain Italy France and Germany. It notes bilateral talks often succeed where multilateral talks fail and cites the London Wheat Agreement as a parallel challenge.
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League of Nations
League
Britain
Italy
France
Germany
United States
Rome
Canada
London Grain Exchange
London
Deaf Sign Language Concert by Western Canada Association in Saskatoon
Members of the Western Canada Association of the Deaf presented a unique concert in Saskatoon using sign language. A short school pupil led play depicted early deaf education in Canada and “O Canada” was performed in sign language.
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Western Canada Association of the Deaf
Saskatoon
O Canada
Phones at Grosvenor House Dinner Guests Talk Across Hall
At a Grosvenor House dinner a telephone service lets guests talk to friends across the dining hall without leaving their seats with telephones installed on the tables. Ordinary printers ink is used to make fingerprints.
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Grosvenor House
Milburn's H. N. Pills Restore Health and Energy
Thousands of women grow tired run down and pale with weakness and discouragement. Nervous headaches sleeplessness dizziness and languor vanish after using Milburn's H. N. Pills. The formula tones nerves enriches blood and returns health to normal.
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Milburn
Britain Of The East Story Of Japan Progress Reads Like Romance
Brantford Expositor lauds Japan as the Britain of the East noting unprecedented strides in government reform education science industry and military strength. The piece emphasizes democratic evolution and high regard for Japan's institutions and technical prowess.
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Japan
Orient
Britain
East
Brantford
Kruschen Salts Relieves Longstanding Acidity and Low Mood
A testimonial describes a woman who suffered years with acidity and morning pain plus low spirits. After using Kruschen Salts daily for about five years she reports permanent relief, with pain and mood improved and no relapse. Kruschen is said to neutralise acid and stimulate elimination to prevent recurrence.
Canada Dominates Global Metal Output Says Blaylock
S G Blaylock president of the Canadian Institute of mining and metallurgy told a Grand Forks banquet that Canada now produces nearly all Empire copper most of its lead and zinc and all nickel. He noted gold prices unlikely to fall for years and said Trail’s Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. would welcome taxes on metals if prices rose.
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Canada
Dominion
Empire
S. G. Blaylock
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Grand Forks
Blaylock
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of
Trail
Japan Buying Scrap Iron From Australia Cargo
Japan has been purchasing scrap iron worldwide, with a recent shipment from Australia featuring rusted steel rails sewing machines and automobile fenders. A battered trombone sits atop a heap among drums worn machinery car wheels cooking stoves and vast numbers of old horseshoes and even obsolete cannon.
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Japan
Australia
Definition of Crooning By Boston University Dean
Dean John Patten Marshall of Boston University College of Music defines crooning as an exaggerated and distorted expression of emotion, a semi musical noise from the throat. He notes it attracts some as something new and calls it appealing to those of low intelligence.
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John Patten Marshall
Boston University College of Music
Mussolini Sets Expansion Aims in Africa Asia and Navy
In Rome Mussolini tells Daily Telegraph editor Hector Bywater Britain’s power should grow by natural expansion into Asia and Africa. He cites geography and history and rejects territorial conquest while urging cooperation with African and Far East nations. He says disarmament talks may fail and League reforms depend on this outcome.
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Mussolini
Hector Bywater
Daily Telegraph
Rome
Africa
Asia
Far East
League of Nations
Paris Hotels Face Ruin as Taxes Hit Tourism
Paris hotels struggle as tax burdens slice 25 to 50 percent of receipts, hotel profits vanish with American tourism evaporating. Plaza-Allianee closes. Etoile district managers warn closures if trends continue. Taxes include luxury tax six percent, four percent city tax, social insurance, apprenticeship, mutilated soldiers, operation, and property levies.
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Paris
Plaza-Allianee
Etoile District
New Reading Series Adopted for Western Public Schools
Four western provinces approve seven new school readers titled High roads to Reading to be used in public schools starting fall term 1935. Representatives have met for two years to judge content. Books will be uniform in style with colored illustrations and will be printed in Toronto.
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Toronto
Desert Candlestick Fox-tail Lily Shines in Border Beds
The fox-tail lily known as the desert candlestick stands out in large border plantings with its long strap-shaped leaves and tall flower spikes resembling a candle column.
Radio Signals For Aviators
W E Jackson and L M Harding of the U S commerce department aeronautics branch developed a device to interpret aeronautical radio range beacons. Rex Martin notes pilots wear headphones to read signals for guidance in low visibility, with a two needle panel indicating course and signal volume.
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W. E. Jackson
L. M. Harding
U.S. Commerce Department
Aeronautics Branch
Rex Martin
Aeronautics
Martin
Egg grading rules assign 36 hour window for complaints
Canadian regulations require cases to be marked properly and limit complaints to 36 hours after delivery. If eggs are below grade within this window, the seller bears responsibility. after 36 hours, responsibility shifts to the holder of the eggs.
Civil Service Federation Pushes Permanent Status for 316 Long-Term Employees
V. C. Phelan, president of the Civil Service Federation of Canada, told the commons civil service committee that 316 long temporary employees across government departments should be granted permanent appointment under the Civil Service Act due to prior inaction.
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V. C. Phelan
Civil Service Federation of Canada
Commons Civil Service Committee
Phelan
Civil Service Act
Public School Costs in Canada Reported
The Canadian government reports education costs 63.63 dollars per pupil annually, with total yearly expenditure around 165 million dollars. In 1922 the system employed 86,216 teachers and educated 2,593,116 pupils.
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Canada
Payroll Increases Aim To Improve British Columbia Labor
Hon. George S. Pearson states payrolls in British Columbia have risen by about $200 000 monthly since the labor drive began. In the sawmill sector the increase is roughly $85 000 per month. The board of industrial relations seeks to set minimum wage scales high enough to improve conditions without halting operations.
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British Columbia
Department of Labor
Board of Industrial Relations
Georges. Pearson
Pearson
Secret to ancient steel columns studied by European makers
European steel manufacturers visit India to study four Asoka era columns carved with the emperor's laws that have stood for two millennia. They seek to learn the craft from descendants of the original makers, hoping for insights into stainless steel production.
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India
Asoka
Indian
Soybeans Prove Profitable For Livestock Farmers
The Farmers Advocate reports many livestock men and dairymen find soybeans a profitable crop to grow. The beans boost protein in meat mixtures and provide productive, palatable hay.
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Mining Institute
New School Readers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Egg Trade Responsibility
CuOa
Dr Piu RA Lam Vol
Cppleford Paper Products
Hamilton
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