London Food Imports Reach Record Proportions in 1930
Provisional figures for 1930 show London consuming about 25 million two pound loaves weekly. The city imported 1 400 326 tons of wheat and 218 000 tons of flour, 120 000 tons of cheese, 145 000 tons of bacon and hams, 723 000 tons of eggs, 169 000 tons of butter, 660 000 tons of chilled and frozen meat, and 111 000 tons of dried fruit. Tea imports topped 491 million pounds and sugar 874 thousand tons, reflecting London’s large overseas demand and reliance on the port to serve England’s needs.
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London
Gorgonzola
Australia
New Zealand
South America
England
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Eastern Cemetery of the Sahara in Egypt Fascinates Travellers
Eastern travelers approaching Cairo encounter a vast sandy valley city dubbed the Eastern Cemetery or Cemetery of the Sahara. The townlike necropolis features domed tombs and the Mosque of Kaithey, with wealthier mausoleums and poorer quarters, richly furnished interior chambers, tapestries, and silk hangings.
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Egypt
Cairo
Sahara
Kaithey
World’s Laziest Man Uncle John Proved It In 36 Ways
A humorous vignette features Uncle John in a lazy mood. Mrs John asks the time and the reply is a mix of bumbling inaction and a quip about the clock being inside the house. The scene playfully highlights his reluctance to move.
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Uncle John
John
Bells of St Mary le Bow Reach Repair Appeal
The historic Bow Bells of Dick Whittington fame are silenced after a steeple shock from the Silvertown blast of 1917. The rector appeals for 15000 pounds to repair the tower and restore the bells for ringing again.
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Dick Whittington
Church of Mary-le- Bow
Cheapside
Silvertown
Handsome Looks Mask Poor Judgment, Says Wise Adage
People admire a welllooking man when he shows good sense but the proverb argues that charm cannot replace sound judgment. The saying highlights the clash between appearance and prudence in public perception.
First Canadian Railways Began With Horse Power
The July 1836 Laprairie to St John’s line marked Canada’s first steam era start, initially aided by horses. It grew from 15 miles and a five to six ton engine to Canada’s vast network of about 41,500 miles, employing nearly 190,000 and a $250 million wage bill today.
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Manion
Canada
Laprairie
St Lawrence
St. John’s
Richelieu
Canadian National
St John's
Quebec City
St. Andrew’s
Bay of Fundy
Upper Canada
Coburg
London Gore
Toronto
Bradford
Toronto Star
Demonstration Trains Promote Better Farming Across Canada
From 1930 to early 1931 six lecture and demonstration trains ran on Canadian National lines, drawing 45 700 farmers. Trains partnered with federal and provincial agriculture departments and institutions to promote improved methods. Local runs in Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec logged numerous stops and thousands of attendees and soil tests.
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Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Departments of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
National Railways
Quebec Department of Agriculture
A Good Trader To Brooklyn Trades Up Local Goods
Lester Green, a fruit farmer, hauled ten barrels of apples to Brooklyn and failed to secure a fair cash price. He bartered through flour and meat then returned home in a Model T Ford with dinner, a coat for his wife, a pipe, tobacco, five gallons of goline, and 50 cents in cash.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Lester Green
Calendar Behind the Lecturer Sparks Lively Exchange
A lecturer apologizes for speaking long as no clock is present. He laments the missing watch, and an audience member quips that a calendar behind him keeps time. The brief exchange highlights humor in a small classroom setting.
Jinx Claims Road Fix With Quirky Promise
In a council skit, Jinx jokes about solving traffic through an odd vehicle idea. The exchange with Elinx hints at a lighthearted approach to urban transit discourse.
Abolition of lieutenant governor posts urged in Canada
Liberal candidate Captain Elmore Philpott told the Hamilton Kinsmen Club that Canada has an overly costly government structure with ten parliaments and ten royal representatives. He proposed abolishing the lieutenant governor position and shifting constitutional duties to provincial chief justices, urging BNA Act amendments to redefine Dominion provincial powers.
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Elmore Philpott
West Hamilton
Hamilton
Canada
Britain
New Zealand
Irish Free State
Burnt Sugar Cake Instructions Note Sugar Caramelization
Recipe fragment describes burning one cup of white sugar until brown then adding boiling water, cooling, and mixing portions into cake batter and icing. Other ingredients include sugar butter eggs vanilla water flour and baking powder with steps to bake and top with warmed sugar glaze.
Dumfries Children Favor Jove and War Films
Schoolchildren in Dumfries surprised interviewers by naming film preferences. Ninety eight percent of boys chose Jove films while ninety four percent of girls preferred war murder and fighting. The observation was made in Scotland.
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Dumfries
Scotland
Value of fish as a healthful food for all seasons
Scientists note fish contains essential health nutrients including Vitamins A and D iodine and calcium in higher amounts than many foods. Canadian fish products are available year round fresh frozen smoked dried pickled or canned offering varied meals without monotony.
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Fisheries New Bulletin
What Could You Expect About Women Drivers
A survey shows women are responsible for fewer accidents than their share, challenging the belief that men are more skilled drivers. The piece notes women drive more cautiously, due to history and detail-oriented work, and sometimes outperform men despite fewer opportunities.
Noise Abatement Might Start At Home Says Doctor
Doctor Robert Marche, a French government expert on deafness, says constant high pitched conversation by a wife could be grounds for divorce. He predicts city noises will force dependence on artificial hearing within 50 to 100 years unless urban noise is reduced.
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Robert Marche
Bachelor Uncle Chats About Baby and Father
A brief exchange shows a bachelor uncle pressing a new father about his six week old baby. The father responds that the baby is well and he has not spoken yet.
English Language Standardization Says US and Britain Converge
A university English professor argues in the Saturday Review that English is uniting across the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand. American variants appear in new dictionaries and pronunciation shifts blur old divides. The center of English is moving toward shared usage reducing prior separations between American and British speech.
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England
William A. Craigie
Oxford
University of Chicago
Saturday Review of Literature
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Craigie
Great Britain
British Dominions
Turn Slack Hours Into Garden Wealth
The article urges using spare work hours to grow a garden in any space from backyard to large plots. A few seeds and some effort can yield vegetables for family meals and future provisioning, with planting dates checked against the calendar for steady work over days.
Seemed Like Hard Luck in a Travel Bag Tale
A traveler complains of bad luck as his bag resurfaces just as the railway company offers compensation. He quibbles over value, arguing the bag isn’t worth ten dollars while the timing brings fifty dollars into dispute.
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Bromley
Crowned Tomb Unopened Near Cairo Revealed by Prof Hassan
A tomb unearthed by Prof Selim Hassan near Cairo holds a mummy wearing a gold crown and a full set of jewelry. The crown measures 24 inches in circumference and is fixed by two gold lotus leaves joined with a chalcedony, and the tomb remains untouched by thieves.
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Selim Hassan
Cairo
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