Royal Scot visits Chicago and Canadian Dominion tour begins
The Royal Scot will arrive in Vancouver for a Dominion tour starting October 26 after visiting the Chicago World's Fair. A Franco Russian commercial agreement for interchange of products was reportedly reached locally after long negotiations. A boy named Mike Sharg ee aged three died in an accident when a binder rolled over him as his father slept in Carvel Alberta. Archibald Manterg a prominent figure in Canadian lumber circles collapsed in hospital in Toronto after a long illness. The third plane bought by Saskatchewan’s government for air service has arrived in Ottawa with Flight Lieutenant FM Carter at the controls. Boys win more cookery prizes than girls at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Moving freight across the 16 mile FitzGerald Fort Smith portage by airplane tow is under way, delivering one ton per hour. Canada’s new conversion loan may launch around October 1 rather than October 15 due to favorable conditions in London and the money market.
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Royal Scot
Chicago
London
England
Toronto
Government of
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
FM. Carter
Sailors Prefer Staying On Ship At Seaport
Skippers arriving at the harbor report dull prospects for the townsite and camp construction, noting the port is the most lackluster among 57 ports visited. Sailors ashore play billiards, sip orangeade, buy postcards of akimos, then long for wine, women and song and wander amid gravel heaps before venturing elsewhere.
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Churchill
Bootblack Pietro Ierardi Left Estate After Thirty Five Years
Pietro A Ierardi of Elmsford owned bootblacking concessions in Grand Central Terminal New York for 35 years. He died July 7 1932 leaving a gross estate of 150815 and net 121001 with real estate 98900 and 11 bank accounts totaling 21000 mortgages 1289 and only 17 in stocks and bonds.
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Pietro A. Ierardi
Elmsford
Ierardi
Grand Central ‘Terminal
New York
Naples
America
Westchester
Canadian fruit trade envoy named in Ottawa assignment
Ottawa announced the appointment of a Canadian representative to Britain with duties to develop fruit trade in the United Kingdom. The position carries a starting salary of 4380 dollars plus a full living allowance. The Department of Trade and Commerce aims to hire a fruit growing expert. Vacuum cleaners replace wet scrubbing on British war vessels as deck cleaners.
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Canada
Britain
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Commerce
Petrol From Coal a New British Industry Stimulus
Regina Daily Star reports a breakthrough in converting coal to petrol. Britain plans multiple plants costing about 35 million dollars each, starting Billingham on Tees, with 70 million gallons annually and 2,000 workers, absorbing 560,000 tons of coal yearly. Doncaster and other sites to follow, creating tens of thousands of jobs and boosting iron and steel. The venture aims for seven pence per gallon, amid high costs of early trials.
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Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Imperial ‘Chemical Industries
Billingham-on-Tees
Doncaster
South Wales
Northumberland
Lancashire
Forest and Dean
Kent
Regina
Parsnip Bake From Betty Barclay Recipe
Four medium parsnips boiled until tender then pureed with salt pepper sugar and butter. A butter flour milk sauce enriched with two egg yolks added and folded in with stiff egg whites. Bake in a buttered dish twenty five minutes until set and serve hot.
Blueberry and Apple Conserve Recipe Notes
A compact fruit conserve recipe combines 2 cups blueberries with 2 cups tart apples and 3 cups sugar. Add 1 lemon juice and zest, 4 cups chopped nut meats, cook until thick and clear, then fold in nuts before removing from heat. Pour while hot into clean glasses and seal tightly.
Milan Plans 70 Volt Slaughter Test for Animals
An experimental method in Milan uses a 70-volt current to render animals insensible for slaughter while scientists assess meat safety. Officials note current cannot exceed levels causing instant death, and the final meat quality remains under study.
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Milan
Italy
Modish Grey Wool Dress with Tweed Accents
A stylish dress pattern described in thin grey woollen weave with a tweedy striped grey overlay. The design offers sizes 3 38 and 10, with size 16 needing 24 yards of 35 inch material for skirt and collar and 11 yards for the waist. Price is 20 cents in stamps or coin, coin preferred.
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Oata
Sunday School Lesson On Jonathan and David Friendship
Devotional outline for September 10 covers 1 Samuel chapters 18 to 20 and Romans 12 1 10. It highlights the covenant between Jonathan and David, Jonathan's disinterested friendship, and David's loyalty as expressed through biblical verses and quotes.
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Samuel
Biologist Links Heredity to Child Brilliance at Oxford
D Ward Cutler argues children of brilliant parents stay above average but lower than their parents while a supportive environment and education are needed for true scientists. Mrs Franklin urges nurturing the child’s heart amid debate on modern education at Dublin meeting.
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D. Ward Cutler
British Social Hygiene Council
Oxford
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
The Winnipeg Pattern Bureau at 175 McDermot Ave publishes pattern orders through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Interested customers request pattern number and confirmation details by mail or in person.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Destruction Week Targets Dutch Flower Bulbs Trade
In Haarlem and across Holland a week of bulb destruction aims to curb supply and lift prices. Tulips, hyacinths, and narcissuses were dumped into garbage and refuse piles. hundreds of thousands were destroyed. The effort, called creed by the adjustment committee for rehabilitation of the industry, mirrors Brazilian coffee destruction.
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Haarlem
Holland
Railway accidents in Canada mount in June totals
A June report from the board of railway commissioners shows 152 railway accidents in Canada, with 16 deaths and 157 injuries. Of these, 415 occurred at highway crossings and 11 at unprotected crossings, Ontario recording seven highway crossing incidents. An ounce of tungsten yields 17.7 miles of wire for three watt lamps.
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Mayway
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ontario
Japanese friendship symbol gifted to Canadian institute
A silk framed painting by noted Japanese artist Juppo Araki was presented to the Canadian Institute of International Affairs by a Japanese group at the Pacific Relations Conference. Dr. Inazo Nitobe supported the gift accepted by E. J. Tarr, Sir Robert Falconer, and W. M. Birks. The large piece measures about 30 by 3 feet and is said to endure for nearly a thousand years.
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Japan
Canada
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Inazo Nitobe
E. J. Tarr
Winnipeg
Robert Falconer
Toronto
W. M. Birks
Montreal
Juppo Araki
Canad
Advertising for a girl assistant on St Catharine St office
A Montreal contractor, John H Baxter, received 460 replies for a sole advertising post. Applicants ranged from former office and factory managers to architects lawyers and graduates from McGill and Toronto Universities, seeking seven dollars a week.
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St. Catharine St
John H Baxter
Montreal
Arts
Science and Engineering
McGill
Toronto
Faraday Building to Host 32 Million Subscribers in London
Faraday Building in London will serve over 32,000,000 telephone subscribers once complete. The 11 storeys cover 109,000 square feet and feature automatic timing devices, stopwatches on exchange panels, traffic signal lamps, and spotlights for safe routing. Plans include extending serve ice on demand to inland long distance routes and adding a new toll exchange for 1,000,000 subscribers with Carter Lane services moved to the enlarged international switchboard.
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Faraday
London
Faraday Butting
Europe
Continental
Ink
Continental Exchange
Faraday House
Carter Lane
Caterpillar Tunnels Hard Oak Aboard Goat Hawk Moth
A London Spectator piece by W. Beach Thomas notes a Goat Hawk moth caterpillar chewing through very hard English oak. The soft mouth tissue suggests a chemical mechanism, potentially producing a substance to soften cellulose. The author recalls historical forecasts by Mr. Hidane about future breakthroughs in such natural processes.
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W. Beach Thomas
London Spectator
Hidane
Lens Made In Layers Offers Unbreakable Glass For Spectacles
British opticians report a layered lens that resists breaking when struck with a hammer and withstands 500 hours of UV exposure. It endured boiling to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and oven baking before being frozen for test verification. The invention aims to remove the fear of wearer injury from shattered lenses.
Rewards Not So Meagre in Pullman Wheat Contest
A local wheat contest in Pullman Washington saw the winner receive three gallons of ice cream from fellow grain growers. The scene suggests that rewards in agriculture may not be as meagre as recently portrayed.
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Meury Star
Pullman
Wash
Bes
Junior
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Betty Barclay
Jonathan
David
Sauls
Abner
Iarael
Saul
Lowell
Thomas Hughes
Canadian Institute of Internation
Affairs
Aberdeen
Scotland
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