Relief Expenditure Burden Facing Western Canada In Debt
After federal elections the Canadian government must address a heavy debt burden on Western provinces and municipalities. The piece argues for a national conference to delineate taxation powers, reform inequities between tax bases, and potentially amend the British North America Act to enable provinces and towns to liquidate past and future expenditures. It calls for federal machinery to tax where money exists and to treat relief as a national issue.
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Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Norway Sparrows Tax Harms Farmers In Ikkylven
In Norway farmers confront a peculiar sparrow levy called Sparrow tax. Each farmer must pay 30 kronor annually to Bergen church officials despite ongoing bird damage. Farmers say the tax yields little relief as sparrows still attack crops.
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Ikkylven
Norway
Europe
Nyriken
Bergen
China sets vast tract for cotton from American seed
China designates 166000 acres for an experimental program to grow cotton using American cotton seed. This initiative aims to test yield and adaptation, involving agricultural officials and local partners in the affected region.
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China
Pessimist Described as Advance Agent of Nonexistent Outcomes
A terse aphorism portrays the pessimist as the advance agent of what never happens, suggesting caution or skepticism as a driver of unrealized plans. The statement frames pessimism as a proactive force leading toward unfulfilled futures.
Dauntless scientists added to honor roll of sleeping sickness tests
Dr J F Carson of Tanganyika and H C Smith along with an African native allowed themselves to be infected with sleeping sickness germs to test transmission and virulence in animals. A drug then proved effective for their recovery.
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J. F. Carson
Tanganyika
Africa
H. C. Smith
Five Years of Marriage Joke
The snippet recalls a marriage exchange about duration and roles. She questions tenure while noting a witty verdict that she did not make him a good wife but did make him an excellent husband. It reads as a humorous reflection on domestic expectations.
Playful exchange on marriage and chores
A mother cautions her daughter about marrying Phil, noting his playboy image. The daughter jokes that she would rather swim than cook, implying independence and humor in choosing her own path.
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Phil
German photographer patents single-frame film removable section
A German photographer has developed a camera film design allowing a single negative to be removed for development without exposing the remaining frames. The invention promises safer handling and selective processing of individual frames.
Beauty In Old London From Ludgate Hill To The Thames
The piece recalls St Pauls as seen from Ludgate Hill and the Fleet Street sightlines, noting modern growth without erasing history. It praises London’s river views from all seven bridges and the Embankment lights, describing trees, alleys, old taverns, and the city’s evolving yet enduring charm.
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Tower
Lambeth
London
Overseas Daily Mail
Making An Empire as Seen in Melbournes Australasian
The Australasian in Melbourne critiques Mussolini's claim to emulate English empire builders noting explorers and settlers expanded empire with limited force. It contrasts early explorers like James Cook with violent acts against Indigenous Australians, arguing empire grew from solitary navigators rather than wars of conquest.
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Signor Mussolini
Australia
James Cook
Melbourne
Australasian
Serum for paralysis shown as promising new treatment
Dr. E C Rosenow of the Mayo Foundation presented a 19 year effort to develop a serum for infantile paralysis at the Kentucky State Medical Association. He said the serum is effective when given within 48 hours of contraction and as positive as the diphtheria serum. Dr A T McCormack called the demonstration pretty conclusive.
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E. C. Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
University of Minnesota
Kentucky State Medical Association
Rosenow
A. T. McCormack
Kentucky State Board of Health
Arabs Change Desert Life With Motor Cars
The London Sunday Express notes Bedouins in Arabia shift from camel caravans to motor vehicles. They grow crops where none before, settle into cities, and redefine regional trade as cars replace camels, reshaping maps and peoples.
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London Sunday Express
Arabia
Smart Dress for Larger Figures
Ellen Worth presents a fall fashion pattern for fuller figures featuring a V-neck jabot collar and bias seams to slim the silhouette. The Model No. 448 fits busts 36 to 48 inches in dark plum or black satin back crepe options, with yardage details for sizes 36. Mail orders via Winnipeg Newspaper Union Pattern Department.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Douglas fir spars shipped for Britannia yacht
Two large spars from Cowichan Lake travel to Great Britain for His Majesty's yacht Britannia. In 1934 the U S aeronautics industry produced aircraft and parts valued at 44 million dollars.
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Cowichan Lake
Great Britain
His Majestys
Yacht Britannia
United States
Londoners Lose 1158 Umbrellas on Wet Weekend Record
Londoners left 1 158 umbrellas on buses tubes and trams during a recent wet weekend setting a new record for umbrella abandonments.
Tokio Subway Ultra-Modern
Passengers returning to Seattle aboard the President Jefferson describe Tokio’s subway as a blend of the New York subways, the Paris metro and the London tube with unique innovations. Coins in slots used by guards help spot counterfeit money. Enamel straps snap back, automatic doors have padded edges, and 200 passenger cars depart every three minutes.
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Seattle
Wash
Jefferson
Tokio
New York
Byrd praises Canadian pilots at Toronto reception
Rear Admiral Byrd lauded Canadian flyers outside Toronto City Hall, telling Mayor Simpson that Canadians know polar flying best after long Arctic and Antarctic experience. He praised their skill for expeditions. He also noted a law requiring a copy of every English book to be supplied on demand to Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library.
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Canada
Toronto
Admiral Byrd
Simpson
City Hall
England
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Cambridge University
Strange City In Arabia Streets Of Lamu Lined With Ruins
Lamu, an ancient Arabian city on a small island near Mombasa in the Kenya Colony, features narrow streets scarcely touched by sun and lined with the ruins of palaces. Its inhabitants trace descent to old Persians who founded the island around AD 700 and are noted for aristocratic traditions and ancient crafts. The community earns a living from coco-palms, fishing, and ambergris collection.
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Lamu
Mombasa
Kenya
Rainbow Snow Storm Dusts Australian Alps With Colorful Layers
Snow fell twice this winter over the Australian Alps transforming landscapes at Hotham Heights, Mt. Buller, and St. Bernard's Hospice. Hotham turned chocolate colored, Mt. Buller found a red tint, and St. Bernard's reported pink snow in two layers with a white sandwiched stripe, all by midday before intensities changed. Then a quip asks why a grandstand is named for sitting down.
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Australian Alps
Hotham Heights
Mt. Buller
St. Bernard's Hospice
Free Vicks Cold Control Plan Free Samples Offered
Local druggists distribute free trial packages of Vicks Plan to control colds. The plan, based on 30 years of research, includes Va tro Nol nasal aids and VapoRub for nightly relief, with Vicks Medicated Cough Drops available in candy form. Free samples contain full Plan details for families to test at home.
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Vicks Vatronol
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Vicks Plan
Vicks VapoRule
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