The limits of planning in human affairs and politics
A reflections on planning in economics and governance. The text argues that broad schemes to control production and society fail due to human factors, urging individual responsibility and personal planning guided by the Golden Rule. It cites Roosevelt’s New Deal era attempts, world planners after World War I, and the enduring truth that only personal governance within ethical bounds achieves lasting order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Hoosevelt
Brain Trust
United States
Hole
Europe
Paria
Count Sey
Con. Oand
Grament Africa
Conte
Uber
coBir
Song
Queen Marys Tea Chest Exhibit At Canadian Exhibition
Visitors at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto will view a tea chest presented to Queen Mary at Christmas by the Empire Tea Growers. The chest features rosewood from India and inlays of satinwood ebony from Ceylon and purselheart from British Guiana, with the Queen's cypher on the lid. The original gift held fifteen pounds of Empire tea valued at over three dollars per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Coston
Toronto
Ceylon
Empire Tea
India
British Guiana
Canadian Made Medium Quality Gauntlets For UK Motorists
Motorists and motorcyclists in the United Kingdom wear leather gauntlets in winter and at night even in summer. A large portion of medium quality gauntlets are Canadian made, per the Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways. While Britain excels in sheepskin gloves, heavier leather gauntlets such as cow mule and horse hide are to be imported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mminion
United Kingdom
Canadian National Railways
Not a Rheumatic Pain for Four Years
A man who suffered rheumatism for years credits Kruschen for relief. He recalls a long illness with weeks laid up, then tried Kruschen daily dose and has had no rheumatic pain for over four years. He is nearly 70, able to work, and thanks the product. He mentions uric acid no longer forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruschen
Holding to Chemistry Comes To Aid With Many New Materials
Artificial stones are already made in various colors and hardness. Wood rot and metal rust are halted by new chemistry. Bricks and other light weight materials promise safer skyscrapers and lighter construction methods. Prof James R. Withrow predicts rapid adoption from chemists’ work at the American Chemical Society tercentenary in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Matey Fiew Construction
American Chemical Society
New York
ST Porn
Alaceveriea
James R. Withrow
Obi State University
Dangerous cod liver oil warned against forced giving
Bellevue hospital pathologist Dr Irving Graef told the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists that mineral oils and animal fats aspirated into infants' lungs caused fatal pneumonia. He cited a case of oil entering the lungs when a child was forced to swallow it by holding the nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Graef
Bellevue Hospital
New York
American Association of Pathologists
Graef
Spare Pennies Grow Post Office Savings in Britain
Britain sees record Post Office Savings Bank deposits of £355 million, up £28 million in the last year and £50 million over two years. Savings are built from small, spare coins with stamps in savings books and home safes issued to 250,000 people. The bank now has over 9.5 million depositors, increasing about 12 percent annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irftish Post Office
Post Office
Britain
Post Office Savings Bank
Surgical Find A Suffering Reduced By Operation
A review by Francis C. Grant, MD, of Philadelphia, discusses operations on pain nerves to lessen human suffering. Cutting pain fibres in the spinal cord can stop pain reaching legs and pelvis while preserving movement in other fibres. The latest method aims to block pain pathways and has shown success for pelvis cancers and angina pectoris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Grant
Philadelphia
American College of Physicians
Tonel
Camels Supplied to Soviet Russia Farms This Year
Soviet farmers will receive 257 camels to establish new camel farms in the remiarid Yedich district of Western Kazakstan. The region's desert herd stands at 2,335 ships of the desert, marking a 24 percent increase in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Remiarid Yedich
Kazakstan
British War Debt Stance Sparks Ratcheting Letters
The New York Daily News relays reader letters reacting to its editorial supporting England’s refusal to repay war debts. Citizens attack the stance as unpatriotic while noting Roosevelt’s 40 cent per dollar cut and the Supreme Court’s support for default amid broad repudiation of wartime obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
New York Daily News
England
Sam
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Bible Distribution Reaches Thirty Thousand Bibles Monthly
The Canadian branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society reports colporteurs distribute an average 30 000 Bibles per month using dog teams and on foot through Canada. An increase in demand for English Bibles is noted from foreign mission workers in Western regions. After expenses, 399 copies were sent to London for world work, versus 23 000 dollars previously. Bibles distributed rose by 22 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
British and Foreign Bible Society
Cop
London
Morning Chest Slap as Crowd Gathers in Street
A person in pajamas slaps their chest for several minutes at an open window, prompting a crowd to slowly gather in the street below. The brief scene documents a curious morning moment and its local attention.
Russian Railroad Worker Charcoal?
Unclear fragment suggests organized action involving railroad workers in Russia. No clear names, dates, or places to specify further details.
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Russia
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