Exhibition of Childhood Relics Promises Historic Display
A London charity exhibit opens April detailing childcare through the ages from a 600 BC Chinese doll to Queen Victoria era garments. It features Tudor cradles, Napoleon memorabilia, wax tableaux, and royal relics plus a 1750 pewter feeding bottle. The event highlights childhood democracy and offers moral lessons on generosity.
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Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Holbein
Charles T 8
Oliver Cromwell
Napoleon
Rome
Madame Tussaud
Kate Greenaway
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Harry Lander's New Mansion at Strathaven
Sir Harry Lander’s new residence, Lander Hall, Strathaven Scotland, nears completion with finishing touches and plans for occupancy in a few weeks. The building blends historic features with unique design elements in keeping with Lander’s careful planning.
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Harry Lander
Lander
Weary Days Sleepless Nights Rack the Nervous System
Weary days and sleepless nights wrack the nervous system with men and women unable to sleep. Milburn's H. and N. Pits advertised as the remedy to restore health, refreshing sleep, and renewed vigor.
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Milburn
H. & N. Pits
Strange Accidents At Sea During War Time Collisions
ARSpY officers recount two eerie sea crashes involving the steamer Beghpark and the Montpark near Tyne mouths. Chief Engineer David Thomson describes ramming a stocky trawler and shearing its hull in a broadside collision. Captain Will Masson recalls the Montpark being lost in fog while another ship loomed ahead the crew abandoned ship and rescue efforts saved only a few liferaft occupants.
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Beghpark
Saint Joan
David Thomson
Volumnia
Eri
Admiralty
Thomson
Will Masson
Montpark
Tyne
Masson
British Flight Squadron Proposal To Show The Flag In Canada
In the House of Commons a proposal arose to send detachments of Royal Air Force planes to Canada aboard a naval carrier to display British air power. Oliver E. Simmonds noted Canada had never seen a squadron of British planes while U S squadrons visited annually. Sir Philip Sassoon called the idea very interesting.
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House of Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion
Oliver E. Simmonds
Duddeston
United States
Simmonds
Ottawa
Hope
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Philip Sassoon
Progress For Persia reshaping old handicraft industries
A Persian modernization plan aims to mechanize century old rug and carpet crafts. Looms will replace patient hand labor as dyes and patterns become uniform, risking loss of distinctive authentic qualities cherished by collectors. Separately in Bulgaria, builders uncover an excavated aqueduct whose removable top pipes ease maintenance.
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Persia
Passenger Train Pooling to Save 1 Million Miles Annually
In a March 11 rollout covering Montreal Toronto Ottawa Toronto and Montreal Quebec routes, passenger train pooling is projected to save about 1,000,000 train miles per year. The cut, split roughly evenly between CNR and CPR, should yield about 500,000 dollars yearly per company, based on a telegram from CNR chairman C. P. Fullerton cited by Hon. R. J. Manion in the House of Commons.
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Montreal
C. P. Fullerton
CNR
Board of Trustees
Worlds Largest TV Machine For Century of Progress
The world’s largest television machine, built at Horton Steel Works in Fort Erie, will be demonstrated at the Chicago Century of Progress opening May 1. A. A. Sanabria of Chicago builders the device, featuring a 30 foot screen and a transmitter over 5000 pounds, with definition large enough to show an entire scene at once.
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Horton Steel Works
Fort Erie
Chicago
A. A. Sanabria
Brandon Sun reports mixed charity yard displays at year end
In a brief note, Brandon Sun cites a social comment about sending 62 Christmas yards but receiving only 41 in return, highlighting a shortfall in community generosity and potential charity shortfalls.
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Brandon Sun
Budapest Radio Station Aims World Reach
Hungary plans a giant international broadcasting station on an island south of Budapest. A 952 foot trellis steel tower will support a telescopic shaft, bringing total height to 1022 feet to spread Hungarian culture and keep nationals connected with the homeland.
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Hungary
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