Unemployment Cure Sought as Relief Burden Grows
A commentator warns that government debts rose sharply from 1930 to 1935 due to unemployment relief, echoing Ottawa reports. He urges a thorough investigation to weed out relief fraud, while stressing the need to absorb all who can work through industry for lasting relief.
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Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Regina Star
C.N.R. Harborommissions
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Croll
Ontario
The
Toronto Mail and Empire
Federal
Portable viewing machine weighs little enough to carry
A German invention offers electric power from any source for a compact viewing device that fits in a handbag with the user's clothing. Hot cross buns honor Diana the moon goddess, created by ancient Roman priests. The bun symbolizes the moon and is divided into four by a cross.
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Germany
Diana
Newspapers Keep Going Amid Low Mood and Wary Optimism
The Kingston Whig Standard notes enduring efforts to maintain service despite falling revenues and depleted reserves. It cites wage stability, non newspaper investments, and a hopeful forecast that Canada will improve over the next year with higher employment and stronger business activity.
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Bard
Canada
Kingston
Whig-Standard
German Police Warn Merchants Over Price Rises
Germany's police president Helldorf issues a final warning to shopkeepers not to inflate food prices amid a temporary shortage. A shop at 43 Petersburgerstrasse owned by Philip Greiff was closed and he was placed in protective custody for repeated price violations. The Baden governor issues a similar district warning.
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Herr Helldorf
Petersburgerstrasse
Philip Greiff
Baden
Fruit Cake Recipe With Bananas Oranges And Raisins
A mid century recipe outlines creaming butter with sugar then beating in eggs. It directs sifting flour with baking powder and salt, then folding in crushed bananas orange rind pulp and raisins. Batter is alternately mixed with milk, flavored with vanilla, and baked in a greased pan at moderate heat for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Romans Burned Cinnamon In Ceremonial Fire For Rites
Romans used cinnamon in ointments balms and cooking. They burned it as incense to appease gods and honor spirits. Nero reportedly crafted a vast cinnamon fire for Poppaea's funeral burning more than a year's supply.
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Nero
Poppaea
The China Cupper Lays Claim To Fast Passenger Run
The China Cupper weighs 51 000 pounds and develops 3 200 horsepower. It carries 46 passengers with a seven person crew and 18 sleeping berths. Length 89 feet six inches and height 24 feet. Top speed 179 mph and cruising 157 mph. Range for mail service 4 000 miles and 3 000 miles for passenger mail runs.
Seagate drives into public notice era with new device claims
A fragmented OCR passage references Seagate and a 1950s era device tied to pest control and domestic trades. It notes journal mentions and public notices around new technology labeled by a Verge of innovation, with uncertain product details and company attribution.
Monocle Stays Brassey in Flight and Fall Tales
The Windsor Daily Star recounts Englishmen who never shift their monocle. Major Herbert Musker forced lands a private plane with the monocle fixed in his eye. A Montreal visit ends with the visor still securely in place during a windy descent.
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Herbert Musker
Montreal
Windsor Daily Star
Begging Slavery in Calidrea China Tied to Trade Talk
Captain R G Cavel, former resident of China and GM of Canadian Phones and Supplies, described to Toronto’s board of trade club a land where four to six year olds worked 18 hours daily in candlelit cells. He said blinded children as young as 12 were sold to wealthy Chinese merchants who profited from begging.
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Calidrea
China
Cina
Board of Trade Club
Toronto
R. G. Cavel
Canadian TelePhones and Supplies, Limited
Bearded Japanese Hardware Dealer Wins Nationwide Crown
Elderly merchant Maojiro Kato, a 72 year old hardware dealer, is named Japan’s longest beard holder. His beard measures five feet six inches, forcing him to tuck the end in a handbag to prevent tripping. He stands five feet one inch tall and has earned the national title amid quirky notes on fashion and business.
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Japan
Maojiro Kato
Kate
Health Means Charm and Happiness
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound as a tonic to boost energy and charm. It claims the product tones the body, increases pep, and that 98 of 100 women report benefit, urging readers to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
British Citizenship and the British Empire Value
The Hon. Wesley Gordon explains that citizenship signals unity within the British family of nations while earning respect abroad. He cites showing a British passport when asked about Canadian identity in Balkan states as proof of wider esteem for the alliance. The note adds a separate blurb: Japan spends $1,000,000 monthly on global spy activities and a quip about two arguing fools.
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Wesley Gordon
Balkan States
Gordon
North Bay Nugget
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Eller
Edwaidsbur
Crown Brand Corn
Halifax
Vancouver
Crisbrown
Christie's
Gsecay Apucauns
Rene Sara Aed
Journal of the Frank- Sune Soem
Ieeeape Teria
Weringhouse
Frasier Bare
Eric Oan
Seagate Iter
Uae
Lloyd's
London
Ihs
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