The Peaceful Garden A Prairie Vision
A long contemplative piece extols garden life as a sanctuary for body and spirit. It argues that modest plots, seeds, and care yield beauty and food, with native plants favored to save costs. It notes favorable spring prospects and cites ideas from Annette Thomas and Bliss Carmen on building walled gardens from local stone.
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Prairie
Annette Thomas
Erskine
Alberta
England
Bliss Carmen
Heaven
Half of Americans Carry Life Insurance
About half of the U S population currently holds life insurance. The figure reflects widespread recognition of financial protection for dependents and long term financial planning.
Migration To Britain Influx From Ireland Rises Says Commons
The Calgary Herald reports figures from the British House of Commons show rising immigration into Great Britain from Ireland. The Home Secretary cites total net Irish Sea immigration last year at 20 000 to 22 000, up from 11 000 in 1934.
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Calgary Herald
House of Commons
Great Britain
Ireland
Dominions Secretary
Irish Sea
Oak Park Enforces 100 Doughnut Frying Limit
An old Oak Park ordinance restricts residents to frying no more than 100 doughnuts in one day. The rule reflects long standing city code applied to home cooks and small eateries alike.
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Oak Park
Albanian Princesses in New York Feel Loneliness in Big City
Three Albanian princess sisters of King Zog visiting New York confess homesickness and emotional strain from the vast, unfamiliar metropolis. They admit crying at night and yearning for their remote homeland, illustrating how exile and crowded city life can intensify loneliness.
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King Zog
New York
Woodstock
Parchment Sack Uncovers 16th Century Treasures
A Chancery Lane bookseller bought a sack of old parchment from a rag and bone man. In the haul he found a 1543 deed signed by Edward VI, a seal of James I, a long Papal Latin document likely an annulment, a James I drawing of the king, and a Meath land transfer with George II portrait.
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Chancery Lane
Hampstead
Edward VI
James I
Meath
George Iit
Manchester Guardian
Army and Navy Prepare Mobilization Plans for Rapid War
The United States outlines plans to mobilize over 2.9 million men within four months of war. Training for 50 officers from Army and Navy personnel, with 875,000 Army and National Guard and about 300,000 recruits in the first month. The Navy would field around 290,000 to 333,000.
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United States Army
Giant Ninety Foot Model Whale Nears Completion
At the Natural History Museum a ninety foot model whale, the largest in the world, is nearing completion. The project uses two tons of timber and two hundredweight of nails. Data for the scale plans comes from naturalists and scientists aboard the Discovery, now still in the Antarctic.
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Natural History Museum
London Daily Sketch
Antarctic
Ticks Survive Months Without Water Or Food, Scientists Say
Scientists report ticks can live eight months without water and up to three years without food, highlighting their extreme resilience and potential survival in arid or resource-scarce environments.
Frock Pattern 4746 Promises Flattering Summer Dress
Anne Adams presents pattern 4746 a slenderizing dress with fluttery capelets a soft bodice and pointed revers. Choose chiffon or voile for a dainty look or georgette for formal wear. Sizes 34 to 48 require 4% yards of 39 inch fabric and 20 cents. Mail order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Old Hats Mark a Long Arch of a Shaping Mind
Professor Sir Flanders Penne of University College London continues excavations at Tell Aijul after a long career since 1880. At 21 his hat size was 6 1 2, at 40 7 1 4, at 50 another quarter added, and now hats must be made to measure in his pursuit of the ancient world.
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Pearson
Sir Flanders Penne
University College
London
Tell Aijul
Sir Flanders
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Sleep Time Will Consume Decade Span By Age Seventy
The statement notes that an average 40 year old will have spent ten years asleep by the time he reaches age 70. It presents a broad estimate of daily rest as a portion of lifetime.
Naval race looms as naval powers weigh 35000 ton limit
Britain United States and France near invoking the London treaty escalator clause to build battleships over 35000 tons citing Japan as the trigger. Signatories would consult before exceeding the limit if circumstances require. Japan has not provided information on its plans.
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Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
Surviving Members of Borden Cabinet Dwindle Over Years
The 1937-38 Toronto Star notes only two survivors remain from the 1911 Borden cabinet after five deaths. Recent losses include Sir Robert Borden at 82 and Hon. Martin Burrell at 70, who had served as parliamentary librarian since 1920.
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Canada
Borden
Robert Borden
W. J. Roche
Douglas Hazen
George Perley
Martin Burrell
Toronto Star
Manufacturing Miracles and Plastic Moulding
Modern plastics enable mass production from small granules using injection moulding. Canada employs machines turning granules into finished items like combs and more, signaling a new era in manufacturing. Horse drawn traffic in London has fallen 66 percent over a decade.
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Canada
London
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Masom Uiedes
Mca St
Toronto, Camaba
Britain
U.S. Army Plans
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
the National Wall Coating
Sir Flanders Petrie
Naval
Orden
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