Spirit of Adventure Declines or Adapts in Modern Britain
Sir Edward Grigg argues Britain’s old roving spirit is not dead but altered by modern conditions. He cites Arctic submarine daring, high altitude balloon flights, Canadian aviation feats, and rapid scientific advances as evidence adventure endures in new forms. He rejects pessimism about British grit while urging revival of adventurous energy at home to sustain empire overseas.
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Edward Grigg
Kenya
Britain
England
Queen Victoria
Sir Edward
Empire
Canada
India
Africa
Isles of
Seven Seas
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Arctic
Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Hudson Straits
Canadian Pacific Railway
Insanity rise blamed on stock losses at Toronto convention
Dr. A. H. Desloges of Quebec mental hospitals warned at the American Psychiatry Association meeting in Toronto that insanity increased 14 percent in his province last year, up from 5.5 percent, attributing the rise to investors losing savings and urging government protection as mental health policy.
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American Psychiatry Association
Toronto
A. H. Desloges
Quebec
Desloges
Fish Story Ends with Man Kissed by Muskelonge
A 23 pound muskelonge chased by an English sheep dog in the Rideau River Ottawa swam to shore where a boulder killed it. The tale ends with a quip that a doctor alone can suffer from good health.
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Rideau River
Ottawa
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Heal Heart Trouble Claim
A Glensandfield Ontario writer reports long heart trouble relief after using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. She says a friend with similar issues improved after taking the pills, bought two boxes, and she now recommends the remedy to others. The note mentions general stores or mail order availability.
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Wm. Diotte
Glensandfield
Ont
Milburn
Improved Aerial Survey Method Presented in Canada
Brig. Gen. Sir Charles Delme Radcliffe described a photogrammetric aerial survey at the Royal Society of Canada. The Italian-origin method uses overlapping air photographs to match stereoscopic accuracy with transit speed, offering a major advance over current surveying methods in Canada.
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Royal Society of Canada
Charles Delme-Radcliffe
Italy
Sir Charles
Canada
Wool replaces leather in English artificial material
England adopts wool based artificial leather claimed to resemble real leather and offer durability suitable for substituting leather in many uses. A new automatic timing device for telephones can accurately measure call lengths.
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England
Youths Seek Record Flight Around World
Dave Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, two young men, plan to fly around the world in a single engine monoplane. They discuss risks of flying versus street traffic and aim to complete the journey in under ten days for a new record. Post notes prior oil field work and Gatty's marine navigator background.
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Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Post
Baltmore
New York
Oklahoma
Gatty
Tea Plant Origins From India To Chinese Fame
The article traces the tea plant origins from Assam in India through China origin legends, noting India’s strong claim and the Camelia family. It covers early Chinese use, European adoption, and the rise of tea cultivation in India and especially Ceylon, with plantation growth from 1867 onward and export volumes. It concludes with tips for preparing tea using Salada, fresh water, and proper steeping techniques.
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Assam
India
China
Cha Pu
Europe
Great Britain
Catherine
Charles II
English East India Company
Warren Hastings
Ceylon
Cey
Recipes For This Week By Betty Parclay
Instructions list ingredients for cookies with cake flour soda eggs sugars butter and chocolate or coconut. Method covers sifting flour mixing ingredients adding flour chilling slicing and baking at 400F for five minutes yields about six dozen cookies.
Raspberry Delight Gelatin Mold Dessert
A dessert recipe for raspberry flavored gelatin with raspberry juice canned raspberries and water. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water then add juice and water. Fold in raspberries as the mixture thickens. Chill until firm then unmold and serve with almond flavored whipped cream. Serves 6.
Persian Palms Beauty Elixir Describes Youthful Skin
An advertisement extols Persian Palms as a true elixir of youth. It promises refreshment, rejuvenation, a youthful complexion, soft white hands, subtle distinction, delicate fragrance, and relief for dry skin. It touts as indispensable for discerning women.
British Columbia Apples Grow Popular in Europe
R Robertson of R Robertson Co. Limited reports BC apples gaining traction in the United Kingdom and on the European continent after surveying markets there. He predicts steady demand growth as popularity is assured in Europe.
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United Kingdom
British Columbia
R. Robertson
R. Robertson Co., Limited
Vancouver
B.C
Europe
Italian buys car with ten thousand cups of coffee
An Italian in Rovereto offers ten thousand cups of coffee as payment for a small second hand motor car. payment is to be by instalments at the seller’s convenience, with the car delivered in exchange for a promissory note. The note may be transferred and negotiated.
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Rovereto
Italy
Machine tests drivers reaction to traffic lights
A developed device measures motorists reaction times to visible warnings. Tests show the average interval from warning to braking is fifteen hundredths of a second.
Hemp’s Decline Shifts From Fiber Role to Cheaper Rivals
Hemp once a key fiber for rope and textiles has largely yielded ground to cheaper substitute materials, reshaping its economic importance and usage in industry.
Berlin Opens Europa House the tallest business block in Europe
Berlin unveils Europa House a 180 foot eight story skyscraper boasting 30 shops 450 offices multiple halls a hotel a restaurant a swimming pool and a post office. The roof garden features a dance floor and neon illumination runs along nearly half a mile of its front as express elevators move 3000 passengers per hour.
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Berlin
Europa House
Europe
Alberta Beekeeper Plans Shipments to China
Geo Riedell of Riedell's Honey Taber states large bee shipments to China are planned for next fall after the local honey season ends. He cites strong Chinese demand and notes 1 500 000 yen yearly spent on bees imported from Japan.
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Alberta
China
Geo. Riedell
Riedell’'s Honey, Ltd
Taber
Calgary
Riedell
Japan
Canada’s 1930 Agricultural Revenue by Province
The gross agricultural revenue of Canada in 1930 is estimated at 1 240 470 000 dollars. Ontario accounts for 421 242 000 dollars, Quebec 263 236 000, Saskatchewan 175 546 000, Alberta 150 731 000, Manitoba 88 677 000, British Columbia 49 300 000, Nova Scotia 37 823 000, New Brunswick 34 214 000, and Prince Edward Island 19 701 000.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Labor Minister Seeks Data On Unemployment Survey
Senator G D Robertson Minister of Labor will personally survey unemployment across Canada starting in the West and then the East. He will be accompanied by the unemployment service superintendent and the unemployment relief director. The trip will include discussions with provincial governments and major municipalities.
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Canada
G D. Robertson
Robertson
Factories Opened in Orient Amid Soy Bean Slump
The soy bean price drop in Manchuria aids Japanese and Korean farmers with affordable bean cake fertilizer. Chinese bean oil and cake factories reopen after years of droop. new plants form as demand soars. An ad touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy for infants’ worms.
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Manchura
Diamond found after four years in Southwold yard
A diamond valued at $2,500 was recovered for Mrs. F. Lewis of Southwold England after lying by the roadside for four and a half years. It dropped from her ring on August 8, 1926. A street sweeper who found it and turned it in received a $250 reward.
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Southwold
England
F. Lewis
Blackhead Sufferers Offered At-Home Treatment
Advertisement promotes 2 oz Peroxine Powder to remove blackheads at home. Apply with a face cloth in a circular motion for cleaning results. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
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Lon
Betty Parclay
Duchess of Atholl
London
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Russia
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Labor
Orient
Blackheads
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford
Hamilton
Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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