One For All and One For All Lord Mayor Dinner Speech
Premier Ramsay MacDonald argues at the Guildhall banquet that national and personal self sufficiency is broken down by interdependence. He cites World War lessons, democratic victory, and the need for international cooperation over nationalism, warning that trade and employment tie nations together.
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Guildhall
Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsey MacDonald
United States
Moe
Canada
Owers
Ugo
Fist of
Whee Recovery and the Global Economy Pace
The statement links world recovery to easing trade barriers and canceling war debts. It argues funds from melting US gold reserves should bolster France and then flow to other nations in need, enabling general economic revival.
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United States
France
First UK Glass Wool Factory Marks Insulation Push
The article notes the UK's first factory for glass wool production, mainly for heat insulation in locomotives and engine rooms. It also mentions Canada expanding bird sanctuaries to 40 across the Dominion and a 1930 census showing a 19 percent rise in bird varieties since 1925 in ten St. Lawrence River reservations. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as safe for children, with taste appeal and minor vomiting as a sign of effectiveness.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion
St. Lawrence River
Stands Several Rebestings Chemists Note Bread Freshness
Chemists studying stale bread conclude reheating restores freshness temporarily and may be repeated up to seven times before moisture loss prevents further revival.
Canadian dollar weakness sparks calls for Wall Street support
The New York Herald-Tribune reports that U S banking and business interests consider supporting the Canadian dollar as its decline raises costs for cross border trade. It notes possible mutual benefits and calls for coordinated actions by banks and parent firms with Canadian subsidiaries.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Wall Street
Dominion
Canada
New York
The
Herald-Tribune
Bible Printing Limited In England To Three Firms
English law restricts Bible printing to Oxford and Cambridge presses and the King's Printer. They control production as the Bible remains lucrative with millions of copies circulated annually. In the United States, publishing is open, and an Americanized Bible edition is forthcoming. The American Bible Society says 34 million copies or parts were sold or given in 1930.
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England
Oxford
Cambridge
King’s Printer
United States
American Bible Society
Plantation Marble Cake Recipe by Betty Barclay
Recipe for a two egg plantation marble cake with cake flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar and eggs. Includes milk spices cinnamon cloves nutmeg and molasses. Bake 50 minutes at 350 degrees and frost with boiled frosting, decorate with raisins and walnut halves.
Colonization Push Sends Thousands to Canadian Farms
Government policy to encourage colonization in Canada has moved 42,882 people back to land. Returns to November 30, 1931 show 6,040 families and 12,682 single men placed on farms since October 1, 1930, with settlers and farm laborers alike.
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Canada
W. A. Gordon
Ottawa
Prune Souffle and Ancient Coins Reported
Prune souffle recipe with coconut and prunes appears beside a report that coins over 900 years old were found in a Szeged cemetery near Budapest. The coins bear King Stephen I’s effigy from 1001 AD and were uncovered near a bronze age burial site. A stray line notes slot machines selling ices in a busy Los Angeles suburb.
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Szeged
Budapest
Hungary
St. Stephen of
Los Angeles
Cultural value zero Mencken critique of US colleges
H L Mencken answers a New York college organ questionnaire stating US university students focus on mean trivial matters and that few professors are civilized. He argues college culture tends toward zero in value. The piece notes Britain’s candy consumption and exports.
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New York
H. L. Mencken
United States
Canadians Urged to Favor Home Products in Building Trade
A Montreal study criticizes the building industry for importing millions of dollars in materials yearly, arguing Canadian factories could reclaim at least half the 27 million dollars in business if public-financed buildings used domestic goods. Norman Holland chairs the unemployment commission report. It will be mailed to Royal Architectural Institute of Canada members.
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Canada
Montreal Industrial Commission
Norman Holland
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
United States
Unemployment Commission
N Ray Reveals Ancient Health Secrets From Egypt
Field Museum researchers in Chicago used X rays on 2000 year old mummies to study ancient health issues. They report high rates of pyorrhea and discuss arthritis and arteriosclerosis as common topics among elders. The piece also promotes Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a decisive treatment.
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Egypt
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Had To Be Satisfied with His Wife and a Doctor
A doctor remarks on Blunt that he dislikes his wife but concedes she is a good wife who tends the home and children. J W Street, engineer of the Cheltenham Flyer, reportedly flew above the train on a trip between Swinton and Reading while his wife arranged an air taxi. An ordinary hen's egg endures about 500 psi before breaking.
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Mr. Blunt
Blunt
J. W. Street
Cheltenham Fier
Swinton
Reading
England
Street
Indians in Canada Prosperous in 1929 Census
The 1929 Canadian Indian census reports 108,012 people including men women and children. They worked as farmers hunters trappers lumbermen fisherfolk and in transportation. They sold 1 101 175 acres of land and 236 028 acres under cultivation with 9442 brick or frame dwellings 11880 other homes 358 churches 124 council houses 260 schoolhouses and 78 residential schools.
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Canada
Department of Indian Affairs
Canadian Shoppers Increase Luxury Purchases
The Department of Trade and Commerce reviews a boost in Canadian retail activity with October sales higher than any month since last December. Radio and musical instrument sales rose, candy store sales increased, and furniture and general department stores posted larger retail totals signaling growing consumer confidence.
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Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
General Department
Manitoba Schools Scrap Entrance Exams for Teacher Recommendations
Manitoba education moves away from entrance tests toward teacher judgments of pupil work for high school graduation. Former year exams used for public to high school entry are discontinued and graduation rests on teacher recommendations. Also notes on Worm Exterminator ad and Alberta settler history claims tied to A E Corbett and Peter Pond.
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Manitoba
Alberta
A. E. Corbett
University of Alberta
Saskatchewan
Peter Pond
Athabasca River
Fort Chipewyan
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Regina
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