Relief Expenditure Burden Faces Western Canada
The piece argues Western Canada must address mounting municipal and provincial debt. It cites drought and unemployment, strained finances, inequitable tax distribution, and calls for a nationwide conference with provinces and Dominion to redefine taxation powers. It urges federal action or enabling legislation to allow provinces and municipalities to liquidate past and future expenditures.
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Parliament of
Canada
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Totas Az
West
China Sets 166000 Acres for Cotton Seed Experiment
An ethnologist notes that the idea and the name of lemons spread from India to distant regions. The article references China reserving 166000 acres to test growing cotton from American cotton seed, illustrating cross cultural and agricultural exchange.
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China
India
Beaty’s London Pictures of Infinite Variety from Bridges
A vivid Overseas Daily Mail piece extols London’s views from seven bridges from the Tower to Lambeth. It praises St Paul’s seen from Ludgate Hill, the greenery in the Strand, and riverfront night lights along the Embankment, celebrating enduring old taverns and churches amid modern skyline.
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St. Paul's
Ludgate Hall
Fleet Street
London
Strand
Tower
Lambeth
Embankment
Whistler Nocturne
Overseas Daily Mail
Serum For Paralysis Demonstration Sparks Debate
Dr EC Rosenow of Mayo Foundation presented a 19 year effort claiming a serum could be effective against infantile paralysis when used within 48 hours of onset, comparable to diphtheria serum. Dr McCormack called the demonstration pretty conclusive before the Kentucky State Medical Association.
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EC. Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
University of Minnesota
Kentucky State Medical Association
Rosenow
A. T. McCormack
Kentucky State Board of Health
Strange City in Arabia Lamu’s Narrow Ruins
Lamu on a small island near Mombasa in the Kenya Colony features sunless narrow streets lined with palace ruins. Its people descend from Persians who founded a 700s colony and still honor aristocratic traditions. They live by coco-palms, fishing, and ambergris collection.
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Lamu
Mombasa
Kenya
Rainbow Snow Storm Delights Australian Alps Trails
A vivid winter spectacle spread across the Australian Alps with colored snow at Hotham Heights turning from white to chocolate within hours while Mt Buller saw a bright red layer half an inch thick. By noon the red was obscured by new snowfall. At St Bernard's Hospice pink snow fell in two layers an inch and a half thick with a white strip glittering between. A German photographer unveiled a camera film design allowing a single negative to be developed without exposing other sections.
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Australian Alps
Hotham Heights
Mt Buller
St. Bernard's Hospice
Tokio Subway Ultra Modern Sets World City Pace
Passengers returning to Seattle report Tokio's President Jefferson line as superior to New York Paris and London systems with innovations like magnified coin slots, auto doors with soft edges, and 200 passenger cars departing every three minutes. Also notes English book copyright demand to Bodleian and Cambridge libraries and US aeronautics output of 44 million dollars in 1934.
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Seattle
Wach
Jefferson
Tokio
New York
Byrd praises Canadian flyers for Arctic exploration
Rear Admiral Byrd complimented Canadian pilots at a Toronto civic reception outside City Hall. He said Canadian aviators knew more about polar flying than any others, noting their long experience over snow and ice and in sub zero weather makes them excellent for Arctic or Antarctic expeditions.
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Byrd
Dominion
Canada
Toronto
United States
Douglas spars shipped for Britannia yacht
Two large spars of Douglas wood, 103 feet and 90 feet long, dressed, have been shipped from Cowichan Lake to Great Britain for His Majesty's yacht Britannia. Londoners left a record 1,158 umbrellas in buses tubes or trams during a recent wet weekend, reflecting a weather change.
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Douglas
Cowichan Lake
Great Britain
Britannia
Free Samples of Vick Aids To Better Control of Colds
Thousands of Canadian families gain relief from colds via the Vicks Plan for Better Control of Colds. Druggists distribute free trial packages detailing Va tro nol nasal aid and Vapo Rub guidance. The plan, based on 30 years of research, promises fewer colds and quicker relief, with free samples available to readers through local druggists.
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Vicks
Vicks Plan
Vicks v
Vicks Vatronol
FapoRub Acta
Vick
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Ultra
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Bodleian Library
Oxford
Cambridge University
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Royal Yacht
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