Unemployment and Relief Burden Grows Across Canada
A writer presents figures showing Ottawa and provinces plus municipal debt rising from 1930 to 1935 nearly to Great War levels, linking relief spending to unemployment. Calls for a federal inquiry into relief abuse and a push to absorb all able to work through industry as the lasting cure.
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Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Regina Star
C.N.R
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Croll
Ontario
The
Toronto Mail and Empire
Federal
Unemployment Commission
How Romans Used Cinnamon and Nero’s Funeral Fire
Romans used cinnamon in ointments and balms and in cooking. They burned cinnamon as incense in ceremonial fires to appease gods and honor spirits. Nero allegedly built a vast cinnamon fire for Poppaea’s funeral, burning more than a year’s import. The British army saw 397 desertions in 1933 versus 565 in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Poppaea
Bearded Japanese Champion Stuns Nation With Longest Chin Hair
Maojiro Kato, a 72 year old hardware dealer from Japan, wins the national championship for the longest beard. His beard measures five feet six inches, though at only five feet one inch tall he must manage it carefully. He stores the tip in a custom handbag to avoid tripping. The excerpt notes the word traffic derives from Arabic tarifa meaning notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maojiro Kato
Japan
Kato
Ultraviolet Rays in Industry Boosts Food Safety
Ultraviolet rays kill bacteria and algae once pure science now applied in industry. The Steinlamp by Westinghouse is praised for blue light tubes that reduce bacterial growth on meat displays with moderate refrigeration. Bakers irradiate bread and cake to kill mold spores, extending shelf life, while meat packers age meat under violet light for faster tendering.
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Electric Journal
Journal of the
Franklin Institute
Westinghouse
Newspapers Kept Going Despite Low Mood and Wages
The Kingston Whig Standard discusses the press facing austerity as revenues fall and reserves are used. many journalists endured wage stability while investors funded operations. Optimism returns as Canada edges up, with expectations of improved business and likely job growth over the next year.
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Canada
Kingston
Whig-Standard
Germany Exacts Price Warning On Food Shortage
German police president Helldorf issues a final warning to shopkeepers not to raise food prices during a temporary shortage. A Petersburgerstrasse shop at 43 was closed for good after repeated penalties for price gouging and the owner placed in protective custody. The warning labels price manipulation an act against the community. Baden governor also issues a similar caution in his district.
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Herr Helldorf
Petersburgerstrasse
Philip Greiff
Baden
Lion Follows Swami Krishanandji as Bodyguard at Simla Visit
The Jogeshwari based Swami Krishanandji travels to Simla with his lion as protector. A rickshaw procession of children messengers and servants accompanies him and his dog while Lord Linlithgow's family greets the group. The Swami notes that even great powers may require such protection. The lion travels with him in all public settings.
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Swami Krishanandji
Jogeshwari
Bombay
Simla
Swami
Lord Linlithgow
China Clipper details reveal stats and capabilities
The China Clipper weighs 51 000 pounds with 3 200 horsepower. It can carry 46 passengers and seven crew on daylight flights. Sleeping accommodations hold 18. Overall length is 89 ft 6 in height 24 ft. High speed 179 mph cruising 157 mph. Range as mail transport 4 000 miles, passenger mail 3 000 miles.
Relics Recall Wood Mountain Mounted Police Era
Interesting relics at Wood Mountain Saskatchewan commemorate the 1878 establishment of the North West Mounted Police post. An oak desk from the first westbound post, a Union Jack flag pole, and the original aged flag symbolize the era. The annual Wood Mountain rodeo, with Indigenous participation, has drawn crowds for 53 years, while the old detachment, once up to 50 men, now numbers two after disbandment in 1916.
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Wood Mountain
Sask
R.N.W.M.P
Mounted Police
W. J. Moore
Wood Moun
Montana
South
Wood Mountain Reserve
Old Post
Monocle Stays Fixed as Englishman Lands in Field
The Windsor Daily Star recalls Major Herbert Musker’s forced landing where his monocle remained in place in his eye. An English aviation official also surprised crowds in Montreal by descending a mooring mast with his monocle intact.
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Herbert Musker
Montreal
Windsor Daily Star
Pan Pacific Women Association to Meet in Vancouver
The Pan Pacific Women’s Association plans its triennial conference in Vancouver from July 12 to 24, with tentative dates. Topics include Youth Movements for Peace, Traffic in Arms, Public Opinion Development, Labor Standards, and Population Pressure led by noted international figures.
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Pan-Pacific Women's Association
Pan-Pacific Womens Association
Pacific Ocean
Vancouver
Honolulu
Pacific
Katherine Furse
London
Rachel Crowdy
Emily Newell Blair
Washington
Monterey
Philadelphia
Marie Keissing
New Zealand
Mary L. Bollert
University of British Columbia
National Council of Women
Selected Banana Nut Bread
Cream butter with sugar then beat in eggs until light. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Alternate adding dry and wet ingredients with bananas raisins orange pulp and vanilla. Bake in greased pans at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes.
Try This Amazing Fast Way The Phillips Way
Urges readers to alkalize the stomach to ease acid indigestion nausea and stomach upsets. Take two teaspoons of Phillips Milk of Magnesia or two Phillips Milk of Magnesia Tablets after meals for quick relief. The liquid equals a teaspoon per dose and a box costs 254 at drug stores.
British Citizenship Value in Empire Cited by Gordon
Hon Wesley Gordon explains that British citizenship carries world respect beyond the British Isles. He notes that declaring Canadian status while abroad and showing a British passport evokes surprise yet respect, highlighting the empire’s global alliance. North Bay Nugget.
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Wesley Gordon
Balkan States
Gordon
North Bay
Begging Purposes in China Brought to Toronto Board of Trade
Captain R G Cavell, former China resident and head of Canadian Telephones and Supplies, spoke of children aged four to six and thirteen to sixteen forced to work up to 18 hours daily in candle lit rooms. He described blindness by age 12 and sale to wealthy merchants for begging. A separate note mentions German airships Hindenburg and Graf meeting over the South Atlantic near Cape Verde, with 300 miles west reported by Grass radio.
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China
Board of Trade Club
Toronto
R. G. Cavell
Canadian Telephones and Supplies, Limited
Germany
South Atlantic
Hindenburg
Graf
Condor
Cape Verde Islands
Unemployment in Fourteen Chinese Cities Tops 2.5 Million
Government statistics show 2,565,813 unemployed in fourteen leading Chinese cities. Canton leads with 630,223, followed by Shanghai at 610,710.
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China
Canton
Shanghai
Knight of the Atlantic Sir Edgar Britten Dies at Sea
Sir Edgar T Britten known as the knight of the Atlantic died two hours before the Queen Mary sailed from Southampton after a stroke in his cabin. He commanded seventeen Cunard liners including the Queen Mary and helped secure the ship’s blue ribbon crossing. He valued the merchant marine and earlier greeted the Queen Mary with modest remarks. Buffalo Courier-Express.
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Edgar T. Britten
Cunard
Southampton
Edgar
George V
New York
Sir Kedgar
Sir Edgar
Clydesbank
Cunard-White Star Line
Buffalo Courier-Ex
Health Means Charm And Happiness
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women. It claims the product increases energy and charm, noting that 98 out of 100 women report benefit and urging use after work to enjoy better vitality and social life.
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SoMa Ee
Lydia E. Pinkham
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