Germany withdraws from disarmament talks and calls general vote
A contemporary column analyzes Germany's October 14 move withdrawing from the disarmament conference and leaving the League of Nations, dissolving the Reichstag, and pursuing a general election. It discusses Canada’s role in shaping peace, urges backing the League, and stresses unity to avert war. The piece quotes Arthur Henderson urging renewed disarmament and commitment to collective peace, framing peace as essential to end the world’s low mood.
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Germany
League of Nations
Reichstag
Canada
Acta
Arthur Henderson
Geneva
Han Acrop
League
Mr. Henderson
Winter Not As Cold In North Says Scientist
Dr M Stagg head of British polar year scientists reports warmer northern winter data than sensational low readings. He cites faulty thermometers as skewing records at Fort Rae North West Territories and says ground temperatures stayed higher than widely claimed. Fort Rae read minus 40 when true readings were higher due to instrument inaccuracy.
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North
M. Stagg
Fort Rae
North West Terones
Stagg
Bran Don Sun reports bizarre horse misadventure
A Bran Don Sun item notes a horse in a buggy that did not leave the road and rolled over three times after a bee entered the buggy. Separately, day-old chicks are being imported into St Lucia in the British West Indies from Florida via the Pan-American Airways.
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Bee
Brandon Sun
St Lucia
British West Indies
Florida
Pan-American Airwa
Wake up your liver with Iver Rite health claim
Fragmented ad style text promotes Iver Rite as a liver health product. The readable bits suggest a remedy claim, but the exact instructions, efficacy, or authorities are unclear in the damaged OCR. No verifiable facts or sources are present.
Holbein Masterpiece Allegedly Revealed Behind Paint on Henry VII Portrait
Restoration of four coats of paint on a Henry VII portrait uncovers a painting claimed to be by Hans Holbein the Younger. The half length image, dated around 1542, portrays the king in a notably gay demeanor. Geoffrey Howard of Castle Howard near York owns the work.
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Henry VII
Hans Holbein
Geoffrey Howard
Castle Howard
York
Engand
Not Fat People Live Longer Says Medical Advocate
An American Academy of Medicine physician asserts that persons who aren’t fat live the longest, supported by common sense. Insurance firms often penalize overweight individuals. The ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a daily remedy to trim fat, improve body function, and restore energy.
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American’ Academy of Medicine
Milk price drive leads to plan for One Big Union
Fraser Valley milk producers clamp down on pricing at a valley meeting. A resolution passed to form a One Big Union to control fluid milk prices and stabilize at 55 cents per pound butter fat in Vancouver New Westminster and TB free centers.
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Fraser Valley
Vancouver
New Westminster
Five years of lab work yield sulfur from waste gases
Two University of Toronto chemists, Dr M C Boswell and G P Beal, have developed chemical methods from intensive lab research that enable production of sulfur from waste gases and plan patents on the methods. Perfect models of flying machines from the last two centuries are now on display at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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University of Toronto
M. C. Boswell
G. P. Beal
Fare
Royal Museum
Edinburgh
Scotland
Progress Slow as TV Lags Behind Sound Development
In New York Chevalier Marconi says micro waves may boost television while prioritizing sound conveyance over images. He notes little progress in television compared with rapid sound transmission, and predicts radio listeners may become viewers despite public craving new thrills and inevitable crooners.
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Chevalier Guglielmo Marconi
New York
St. Thomas
League Warns Open Economies Key to Recovery
A League of Nations committee on economic questions heard a report noting signs of easing repression, rising production, falling unemployment, and improving agricultural exports in some nations. It warns that lasting gains require abandoning closed economies to restore global trade, as presented by Auguste Schmidt, Estonian Minister to Rome.
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League of Nations Committee
League of Nations
Ausguste Schmidt
Rome
Gas In The Stomach Relief Advice Sparks Quick Aid
A short health note recommends Bisurated Magnesia mixed in water after meals to relieve belching sour water stomach pain and indigestion within minutes. It claims the ordinary Magnesia from drugstores corrects acid stomach and stops digestion problems immediately. Try it.
Egg Grading Change Plans Simplify Future Grades
The Agriculture Department announces a new egg grading system using AL YA BO and C designations replacing Specials Extras Firsts and Seconds. A grades may be sold regardless of size and stored eggs cannot be upgraded to B. A dialogue about a river boat joke follows.
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Department of Agriculture
Old People Feel Young Through Wincarnine Tonic
A 1920s style advertisement claims aging can be reversed by Wincarnie five, marketed as the highest grade tonic. It asserts the product nourishes nerves, blood, and the whole body to restore youthful buoyancy, endorsed by medical men, and credits F. Ritchie & Co. Ld.
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F. Ritchie & Co. Ld
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